Hello, I was just given some of my mother's handwritten notes from when she started researching her family tree about 30 years ago. In the notes I found a reference to a Mr. George CLARK/E. It seems he was originally? from MA, but moved to CA where he owned "an orange grove." This was probably in the early 1900's. He was probably related to .. William and Mary CLARK/E, who my grandmother thought for a while were her .. birth-parents. We have no idea why she thought this. Both William and George CLARK/E were probably directly related to Mrs. Mary Anna (CLARK/E) DEXTER, who was born in Westport, MA, in 1837. She was the daughter of James CLARK/E of Little Compton, RI, and Westport, MA, during his adult years. I do not know where or when he was born, but suspect the 1790's. All I know about my grandmother's official information was found in her Adoption File which I had opened in Cambridge, MA, a few years ago. She was born in Feb. 1889 in Boston, MA, and was "a foundling." In Mar. 1892, she was adopted by John and Mary (CLARK/E) DEXTER. They were Age 55 at the time, possibly 59 and 55, depending on John Dexter being born in Killingly, CT, in 1833. When she was "a foundling," she was given the name, Daisy WATROUS. So, I don't know why she would have been given that name, if she was born to William and Mary CLARK. If I let my imagination run wild, I could say that John and Mary DEXTER's teen-age daughter (unknown name) got pregnant in 1888, by way of a CLARK relative. Perhaps they married later on ??? I can find out ..no.. information about the married years of John and Mary DEXTER, and, as a result I don't know how many children they had. But, there are hints that they might have had a son who was much older than their daughter. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) "There are two lasting bequests we can give our children; one is roots, the other is wings." Hodding Carter, Jr.