I've checked a book out of the library regarding researching your Female ancestors...it's pretty basic...but we're on the right path with some of these...I'll send some more info through on it as I read it...but one thing it suggests in research is journals or letters ... I've not run across this in the Coats' family ...anyone else know of any journals they might have kept...? Char ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com