As a brand new subscriber to the list, I thought I would introduce myself. I am a descendant of Revolutionary War drummer boy George Benjamin Bridges, b 12 Feb 1762 in Ellizabethtown, NC, d 20 Oct 1834 in Jarvis twp., Madison, IL. George m Nancy Edwards in 1788 in Newberry co., SC. As best as I have been able to determine, George moved to KY ca 1798. He, his sons and daughter then moved into Illinois ca 1811-1814, settling in the St. Clair and Madison county areas. They are my 4G grandparents. Three of George's sons then moved to Harrison co., MO in 1848, where they help found the town of Eagleville. My direct line, however, stayed in St. Clair county until the present generation. George had a brother, William, who settled in Kentucky. Some of William's children, in turn, moved into Sangamon county, Illinois in the early 1800s. As a family historian, I am trying to trace as many descendants of George and William as possible - down to the present day. George's and William's ancestry is somewhat vague - with some suggestions that they may be grandchildren or great grandchildren of Charles Bridges, a limner who emigrated to America but then returned to England, leaving a son and daughter on this side of the Atlantic. Paintings attributed to this Charles Bridges hang in the Great Hall of William & Mary College. If this list has a moderator, I would appreciate a private e-mail letting me know the rules, norms, etc. Jim Bridges St. Clair Co. IL Gen Web Project Coordinator 4 Capital Drive Washingtonville, NY 10992-1342 e-mail: jimbridg@frontiernet.net http://www.frontiernet.net/~jimbridg/stclair.htm