I've found clear indications that lots of folks were in far SW VA long before there were by tradition supposed to be folks there. There has to be enough population to justify carving a county out of the larger one in order for the Gen. Assembly to do so. Tradition has movement down the Valley, but what's to stop folks from going east across the Blue Ridge? Loudoun County certainly has a good number of folks by the 1720's who were Quakers from PA. Lyle To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html