My .PAF program is going to be so delighted with me, it will probably stop with those "Look Dummy, this date is Not Standard pop-ups... " I get VA-ROOTS by Digest and I don't know yet if any of the personal replies were also sent to the list, none look like they were doubly-addressed; so for anyone else befuddled suchly, the gist of what I learned today from the gracious folks here is that New Year's Day in the Julian Calendar or "Old Style" [the O.S. after some dates] used prior to 1752, and maybe a bit longer by the Mormons, was March 25th.. ....so 7ber <iii iiii> would likely be September, if like me, you've forgotten your highschool Latin & that 7=Sept and 8=Oct, etc., and on top of everything else in that switchover year to the Gregorian Calendar everything got goofy of course losing a bunch of days or gaining them depending on your perspective, which probably explains why we do the 1730/31 thingie before 1752, not that nobody could remember their own birthdays. [I am also grateful to Henry for his inquiry which caused me to dig up those mysterious parish registers today and remember what I'd neglected to ask a long time ago.] Thank you, all of you, for your help. Cynthia . ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html