As have many others, I have been working on Bartholomew's line attempting to link our 1715 Bartholomew Austin to the Bartholomew Austin who was executed in Virginia in the 1680's in the Tobbacco Cutters Rebellion. That is when I discovered that there are other Austin lines with Bartholomews as well. I propose some coordination of efforts. It seems with the internet we have the perfect tool to prevent duplication of valuable search time and to share information. Anyone who is interested in joining a search group to assist and share information on Bartholomew Austin please email me. If we could look and see in what direction we each are going and, for some novices like me, get some ideas from the more experienced as to specific sources for us to do the leg work and check out we may be able to make better use of our time and prevent duplication of efforts. Some may be better at different types of research and investigation, while others may be located in areas that have resources not widely available. Let me know what you descendants of Bartholomew think. Bob Austin