The following info was published by The Illinois State Journal Company, Springfield, Ill. - 1870 "The territory of Illinois was organized into a county, by the legislature of Virginia on the 12th of December 1778, and John Todd was appointed Lieutanant Commander there of, by Patrick Henry, the Governor of the state of Virgiinia." Patrick Henry served as Governor of Virginia twice, 1776-1779, and 1784-1786. So John Todd was appointed during Henry's irst term in office. What I am interested in is, who is this John Todd. I have a list of Todd's I found on Roots Celler, but no John. I also have a Robert Smith Todd, b. 25 Feb 1791 in Lexington, Fayette, Ky and married Betsy Humphries. As I remember, they were the parents of Elizabeth an Mary Todd. Elizbeth married Ninan Edwards, and Mary married Abraham Lincoln. Now my question is who is John Todd as he was apparently borrn earlier than Robert Smith Todd, and what is his connection to the Todd Family. Anyone having any info, I would very much like to hear from you. Thanks., Jerry Margrave [log in to unmask] . To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html