I can remember years ago finding the type of date you mention below, and thinking that perhaps it represented when an event happened, versus the date that it was recorded. When you're just starting to learn, you pick up all sorts of odd notions. Janice [log in to unmask] writes: By the 18th century it was not uncommon for clerks to employ the style 1732/3, but they did not always, and so I frequently turn forward or backward through a record book to ascertain whether the clerks or recorders changed the year between December and January or between March and April. **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html