Yeah, that really is a shame, since if it had been done properly, it sure would have given us a bunch of info, that apparently we don't have access to today....maybe in a couple of generations the State archives will have more records scanned and online...those state archives in the East have some real trouble sharing their records with the public...I don't understand that, maybe they don't have the records...:) Char ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Linda J. Coate" <[email protected]> To: "Charlotte Coats" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: [COATES-L] William Coats and Rachel Budd Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:27:14 -0400 This is definitely true. Rachel Ann was listed as Budd in the Old Coates Genealogy which was reasearched by a "professional" genealogist in the early 1900s for a Coate family. It was absolutely riddled with errors and couldn't have been researched by anyone who knew what they were doing. Much of it looks like it was literally made up. Linda _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/