Is there any one out there researching a BATES family from England then moved to the Portage are of Cambria County, PA? BATES married into these familys - BENNETT, TANSLEY, VANDMERGLE/VANDMERGEL, MAUK, MORIARTY (and other various spellings), KEENAN. I have also seen these surnames - HAAS, SILVERMAN, WIARD, MONTROY. If so, please contact me. Marta Silverman Norton Longmont, CO