Carolynn, I'm really ready for some of that California sunshine! We've had three days with lots of rain, and the ground is saturated. My skin is starting to wrinkle like a prune, and I'm not THAT old yet. :-) I'm about ready to stretch out on a blanket by the fire, look at the night sky, do some visiting about all our Armstrong lines and circles (well, we hope there are no circles), perhaps discovering new helpful leads for our searches. My blanket is spread, my zorries are off- pass me some of that fresh fruit, would you- and let's get down to it. My earliest Armstrong seems to be Joseph, a tenant farmer in Graitney or Dumfriesshire, Scotland. I have no date for him, but his wife was Janet Wilson, b. in Scotland. They were amy have been abt married Feb 15, 1744 in Graitney. Janet died in 1766. That fire is so relaxing! Their children: Sibylla; Richard who m. Catherine Eliz. Schafner fr. Nova Scotia; John; Andrew; Elisabeth; Joseph, Mary b abt 1764, and Mary b bef Oct 8, 1766 in Graitney. Do you hear the crickets? My direct ancestry comes through Richard and Catherine's son Francis 'Frank' who m Mary Barnes Gilliland in Nova Scotia and their son Charles Ansley Armstrong who m Sibyl Chute in Nova Scotia. Their dau Mary Elizabeth m Edward Judson Foote. And their dau Carrie Jo was my maternal grandmother. Well, I'll put more wood on the fire before I shove off. Thanks for having me! Jill __________________ "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." Gypsy saying