In a message dated 2/29/2008, johnlsaywhat@aol.com writes: << Arnold family makes some claims abt their lineage back to Ynir king of the brits.But never really proved it. >> In fact, the royal Welsh ancestry claimed for William Arnold in 1879 (NEHGR 33:432-38) has long since been demolished (see NEHGR 69[1915]:64-69; _Rhode Island Historical Society Collections 14[1921]:33-49, 68-69). See an authoritative, though brief, discussion of these articles in Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., Melinde Lutz Sanborn, _The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume I, A-B_ (Boston, 1999), 89-90. A more detailed discussion may be found online at _http://www.squidoo.com/familygroupsheetalbertarnold_ (http://www.squidoo.com/familygroupsheetalbertarnold) . Gene Z. **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)