Hi Derby and all Cuz's, Well, that was interesting, :) Thanks Derby for sharing. This is I believe is a repeated error and has been repeated so many times.. and it is a "real stinker" to bury. :) When George and his wife left England they were staunch " Puritans," and became members of the First Church, in Dorchester , Ma. They joined shortly after their arrival. So that throws OUT the Quaker theory. If George ever became a Quaker it had to be years after his arrival.. I still question whether he ever was??? Many of his descendants were, but GEORGE-1 ??? Does anyone have any documentation that George & Catherine were Quakers, ever??? When the Founding Father's George & Catherine amongst them came to Mendon, Ma., and a Minister was settled, and the first "Meeting House" built, all atteneded what was then the First Church or Congregational Ch.; The word "Meeting House" makes many think these were Quaker Churches.. but all First Churches were called "Meetig Houses" . I stand to be corrected, of course. :) Would like to hear more on this subject, Happy New Year, Alice >American Biographical Library >The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans >Volume 3 >Daughters of America; or Women of the Century >Chapter XI: Women Lecturers. >S. H. Dekroyft >page 327 >The blind woman speaker, "Mrs. S. H. DEKROYFT, familiarly known as 'The Blind Authoress,' is of the seventh generation from the distinguished Quaker, George Aldrich, who came to this country in 1630, with a company of his persecuted people. > >Derby Gordon MailTo:derby@penn.com alicep@ma.ultranet.com " Message From Massachusetts"