Both my wife and I are tracing back our "roots."She (the Carters) have decent data as far back as the 1600s.The Cavedos on the paternal side hit a wall about 1800.On the maternal side we got back to the 1700s.We have researched family bibles, conducted interviews, viewed grave yards, searched internet census records, visited court houses & state archives and used a few search engines.Any data provided will be useful.