This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bkbarraclough Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bratton/57.236.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Was your mother by any chance Dorothy Bratton Bretz from Ryde? If so, her parents were our neighbors when I was a child. I didn't know Dorothy, but I heard my mother and aunt speak of her. I did know Ed and Mary and the boys - Bruce, Bill, and Jim. Jim married my mother's cousin Kathryn Stephens and Bruce's wife (Mary)'s sister Romaine married my grandmother's brother Foster Miller. Since I started working on family history, I've found out that we are distantly related, both thru the McKinstry line and also thru the Moist-Miller line. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.