I have gone back through my material and found what I have on Russell Blakeley. I have come to the conclusion there are two Russell Blakeley's who have done genealogical work. The first one wrote a book on Blakeley genealogy in 1899. The second one is the one we're having the problem with. He was alive a few years ago and may still be alive. He lived in Florida and I called him by telephone about four different times. Each time I got an answering machine and left a message but I never received a reply. By that time I think he had been discredited and would refuse to answer phone calls concerning genealogy. I have a copy of the first Russell Blakeley's book but I have no copy of anything produced by the second Russell Blakeley. The book by the first Russell Blakeley is well done and well documented and agrees with the conventional wisdom that Thomas and Samuel were not brothers. If anyone has a different take on the subject I would be glad to discuss it further. Ed Blakeley