Hi Herman, and Cousins on the List; The information I wrote about is in regard to Puritan immigration, their attitudes/motivations, paths, and settlement in Maryland in the midst of the English Civil War which took place in the 1640's. Some persons were transported, but in this period they were usually transported as servants, not for having committed some criminal offense. Being transported meant they didn't have the fare, and that someone who paid their way could claim a headright (50 acres at that time.) The persons here spread out into other parts of Maryland and in Cecil County and Delaware, did later join with the Swedes and Finns from the Upper Delaware. But, this effort is about trying to begin at the beginning -- examining the Maryland Puritans to establish an understanding of them, rather than of their descendants. That's what we've been talking about, that's down the lineage road! The methodology pages will also demonstrate how to establish true databases, that can be set up to manipulate information and make comparisons. People have gotten in the habit of calling their genealogy software results "databases." I want to show how to take a fact, put it into a table, and see if the fact fits with other facts for the same named person. The other thing I want to show is methodology for better Chronologies, which many of you do already to help determine identity. This is my idea of how to establish identity, rather than letting a machine make same named people into one person. I hope this will help people make their own databases for their own localities and history, using the methodology demonstrated for these Puritan types -- who didn't seem to remain Puritans very long, by the way. Herman, one of these days I hope you'll share the scope of your library with us. (Maybe let us know if you'll do lookups or copies??!!) You must have a truly wonderful collection of books. Love, Your Cousin, Carolyn Carolyn McDaniel cmacdee@centurytel.net ========================================= --- Visit American Crossroads --- http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~amxroads --- Visit Backcountry Crossroads --- http://www.backcountrycrossroads.com