This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beasley Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/plC.2ACEB/230.232.450.499.1.1 Message Board Post: Contact: [email protected] << His name is Leonard McCown, and he is probably the best authority here. This is an ongoing controversy, and I trust he can help. Good Luck Mike in CA PS: That was an old post and reflected the best-known data at the time.