Les, WNY stands for Western New York. As for the Brokaw names, I haven't really begun to research this line yet as they are a secondary line. Someone who could probably help you would be my cousin Annette Campbell, she is more directly related to the Brokaw line. Her addy is : [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . I will forward your email to her and she will expect your email questions. Vicki in WNY Researching these names: ARWINE, BAKER, BARRETT, BENVANSCHOTEN, BRANDOW, BROKAW, BUTLER, CARNES, CROWE, DEAN, FERRIS, GOLDEN, HAVENS, HENDERSHOTT, HOXTER, HUBER, ISAMAN, JENKS, KELLEHER, KNAPP, KOONTZ, LUNDRIGAN, MAKELEY, MCDERMOTT, MEHLENBACHER, MERRITT, NEU, NORTHRUP, O"CONNOR, OSINCUP, OXX, PATTERSON, POWERS, QUICK, RAHMLOW, ROBERTSON, ROBINSON, ROOT, RYAN, SLAUGHTER, STOCUM, WADE, WHITE, WILCOX, WRIGHT, VAN OXX, YECKLEY, YOUNG, ZIMMERMAN.