"I have never written to this list before, just kind of "lurked" in the background and enjoyed the postings." Welcome to the family Cindy!! :D It's always nice to have new members, especially when they've been lurking and we've lured them out! ;D I don't have any Armstrongs from NY, mine are all Aussies like me, but I do have some Willeys (yes, it IS a name, not just something they give everyone! lol) up there somewhere. Sadly they're related to a cousin of mine who went down on the Titanic! :( It certainly made my tree more interesting than just convicts! lol So I DO have some American rellies out there somewhere, I just have to find the elusive bunch! ;D My Armstrong connection is a legal one ... I was adopted by an Armstrong descendant. Marilynn's offered to adopt me again so I have even better ties, but I'm not sure she'd be happy about that or regret it later! lol She's more of a Mum to me than my own mothers (bio and legal), she doesn't need to adopt me, she's "got me" for life now anyway! ;D Take care, Robyn. IBSSG Stockbridge, Georgia, USA Honey's Home of Genealogy www.robsfamily.com