Hi Irene, we are leaving in a couple of hours for Wisconsin, taking the train and will be gone until the 16th of Oct. Our 50th anniversary and class reunion celebration and we are looking forward to it. I sure wish I could say that we have been able to find out where Thomas White, Yerxa and others have been found. I decided to write a book with the information we do have and see if someone has those families - I have a theory on the names but that was not provable. but it makes sense - 3 of us hired a researcher in New Jersey, But, she said I should go back and read my NJ History. I was certifiied, as she was, as a researcher and I think it is possible. The name Brass comes from many places, not just dutch. White is from all over - Yerxa was from NY Courtland Manor..I think that Thomas was a son of Thomas White - that he gave up NJ in the Rev. war and moved to NY - his father (?) made a will but no one can find it, I have it written - if a person says no too everything - we run out of people. and in genealogy, things are not as we all think- have to try - and I am. I am saying it wrong but I do have it written down - NJ records are all mixed, not much really survived and lands. wills were recorded but not all of them. if you are interested in my theory and why, let me know and I will send you a copy. for discussion. No, I am not in the Yerxa line but my friend is and so we look for all of our names, thanks for writing Jean R