Hi BROWN List: I'm new to the list and like all of us, I'm searching for new branches for my tree. I have already traced my lineage back to 1580, but I have lots of empty space where info is missing. My BROWN line starts with Ellen BROWN, B. 1 Aug 1853 in Eden, N.Y. Ellen was the daughter of Lorenzo BROWN and Clarissa Ann NYE. Ellen's siblings were George Lyman BROWN, Julia A. BROWN, and Eugene L. BROWN. Lorenzo was married first to Diana CONANT and they had two children, but my line connects to his marrieage to Clarissa Nye. Ellen BROWN was my great grandmother and she married my great grandfather, Sidney G. HICKOK in 1872 in Coral, Michigan. Sidney was a Civil War Veteran. Going back from Lorenzo; his father was James Brown who married Nancy BRYANT. James Brown was the son of Hope BROWN and Ruth HOSMER. Hope BROWN was the son of Jotham BROWN and Hepsabath ROBBINS. Jotham was the son of Col Josiah BROWN and Abigail MOORE. And Josiah was the son of Jabez BROWN and Deborah HAYNES. Well, lets see now if any of you out there discover a connection with what I've said so far. Most of the early data goes back to Sudbury, Concord, MA. I also have done research on the HAYNES line, the HOSMER line and the HICKOK line. I'm hoping to hear from some new cousins out there. Warmest Regards, John Claude GUMMOE