Stanley, Fran, Don, and Paul... Thanks so much for your responses to my email regarding the origins of Magdelaine Baptiste who m. Jean-Baptiste Montpierre. What you sent confirms what I thought... and for now the alleged Native origins of Magdelaine will remain an intriguing, but (thus far) unsupported hypothesis. If anyone finds out any more about either of these folks, do let me know... they've been a mystery for some years. cheers, Gordon