This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4YB.2ACEB/249.1.1 Message Board Post: It could be that my Emma Atwell and your James Atwell are related, since their birth years are only two years apart. Unfortunately, the only thing I know about this Atwell family is that Emma's mother's first name was Mary. Also, Emma and her husband (John Clark) had several children, and the first child was named James, which could be a clue. Do you have any other information about your Atwell family, such as James Atwell's parents names?