This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOH.2ACIB/2029.3.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.2.2 Message Board Post: Karen, There are several people working on the Cains' in NJ. Some seem to think that the Cain's came from the Isle of Man and others say they came from England. Maybe over the years people have gone to the English side because most people don't know where the Isle of Man is. It's in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland. It's almost the same distance from Wales and parts of Scotland. I have been doing a great deal of research lately about the Isle of Man and there have been Cain's there since about the very early 1500's. Many left the island and moved to Liverpool for work. With the DNA testing that is being done, it's a pretty good bet that the Cain name was originally from Northern Ireland. But there may have been people who left very early on and carried the name over to England. But it's a pretty safe bet to search in that part of the world. Hope this helps you some. Shirley