http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/regicide.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0817372.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Stuarts_index.htm http://www.patpnyc.com/par-cwcw.shtml http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/English%20Civil%20War Many of us have ancestors from Devon, England and the records there prior to 1640s are really few and far between. The reason for this is the devastation during the English Civil War. Above are several sites I have found that tell a bit about this war. I am sure there are many more. Bette