I just sent a message to the list about David Sylvester's website. I think it is a good site and a discussion group of researchers is a great idea. However, in some of the links David has there is information that the original name was Bon Coeur and the Bunkers of America were originally descended from French Huguenots. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TRUTH to this legend. The Bunkers were in England long before the Huguenots existed. More specifically, Roger Bunker, the ancestor of both the Charlestown and Nantucket Bunkers, was there before the Huguenots existed and was definitely NOT A HUGUENOT. We have less information about James Bunker's ancestors but it is unlikely that he was a Huguenot either. We are presently running a DNA surname project which may help us understand the relationships between several different Bunker ancestors. Also, please remember that we have German Bunkers, Holland Bunkers, and Chinese Bunkers. The source of the names is different in these cases. It would sure be great to see all the different original Bunkers tracked down. I do not mean this as criticism of David's site or his efforts to provide links to other sites. In the past several people believed there was a Huguenot connection. We have since disproved that idea. I think David's site can lead to a lot of interested discussions and exchange of information that will be helpful to all of us. Bette