I have been watching this Bruce List for many, many months waiting for lightening to strike and it has with three postings in the last couple of weeks regarding my wife's ancestors (I'm the genealogist of the family). These postings were: Douglas Parker = son William Bruce s/o James Bruce Sr s/o John Bruce of Winchester Va Harman Clark = son James Bruce Jr s/o James Bruce Sr s/o John Bruce of Winchester Va Jo (near Atlanta) = son James Bruce Jr s/o James Bruce Sr s/o John Bruce of Winchester Va add to the list my wife Charlotte Terry = daughter Margaret Bruce d/o James Bruce Sr s/o John Bruce of Winchester Va Margaret Bruce married David Cox - they had Margaret Ann Cox who married William Friend McMahon Sr -- etc. I have lots of data regarding this Cox - McMahon connection. This McMahon was also descended from the McMahon line which brought forth the Margaret McMahon who was the spouse of our James Bruce Sr. All of the information I have on the John Bruce family came from the book entitled "JOHN BRUCE of THE SHENANDOAH" written by Violet Laverne Bruce and privately published in 1987. I am very much interested in opening a dialogue with all persons who have an interest in this JOHN BRUCE line. I would particularly be interested in any and all data regarding the parentage of John Bruce and the sources of information. Our daughter has an Englishman for a husband and lives in London. On trips there I have researched at the Public Records Office in London and also at the Scottish Registers Office in Edinburg -- at those times, I was researching my McCulloch line and did not have the Bruce connection to investigate. We plan another trip to the UK in May so hope that, with my new connections here on the Bruce List, I can develop a Bruce research plan to work on at that time. With Best Regards Don D. Terry 2116 Vista Ridge Drive Kerrville Tx 78028-9137 e-mail ddterry@hilconet.com