Thanks, friends, for looking. However, there is another piece to this puzzle: At times, in some of his earlier years, Robert M., seems to have gone by the name "Robert M. Miller" -- a loooong and complicated story, by itself. Sure appreciate your time and effort and your willingness to help ! Carole In a message dated 6/9/2011 2:11:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: We have Halifax Personal Property Tax Lists from 1782-1821 so I looked for a Robert Ferrell to see if there was anything that might be of interest. I started with 1817 as you indicated for the receipt. There is a Robert Ferrel listed in the 1817B tax list. I went back to 1813 and forward to 1821. I found a lot of Ferrels but no more listings for a Robert. I just checked the "F" surnames which would be the most logical place for his listing. That wasn't much help, sorry. Steve (and Bunny) Binns Genealogy dot Com Scanned Virginia Microfilm Images on CD Virginia Tax List Club http://www.BinnsGenealogy.com/ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html