The LVA web site includes one page from a "Bickley family Bible record, 1736-1761," consisting of a list of births followed by three or four "sureties" for each birth. The image is at http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/Bible/24163/index.html, and a transcription is at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/bibles/vabibles-4.txt Could "surety" simply be the writer's way of referring to godparents, or does this refer to some other concept? By the way, I'm not researching the Bickley family, but rather a few of the Pollards named as "sureties" near the bottom of the page. Thanks. Scott __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html