I have a Moses McKay, a cousin to my line of McKays, in Clinton County OH or there abouts, who was also involved in the underground railroad...I keep expecting to see some type of Coats/McKay connection in OH...<g>...although my line of McKay's were disowned from the Quakers in VA and never reinstated... ____________________ BEVANS, BIVANS, BIVENS, BIVINS, COATES Posted by Cynthia Porcher <chollp@bellsouth.net> on Wed, 13 Jan 1999 Surname: BEVANS, BIVANS, BIVENS, BIVINS, COATES BEVANS/BIVENS/any phonetic spelling I am looking for info re Abel BIVENS who was listed in the US Census for 1840 in Caesar Creek Twp, Greene Co, Ohio. Another source indicates that Abel Bivens/Bevans' home was a stop on the Underground Railroad in the early 1840"s. ",,,on the road beyond New Hope Church in the early 40's there stood the humble homes of the late Abel Bevans and Joseph Coates, which were in those days stations on the underground railway." Any info on Abel Bivens (any spelling) or any of his ancestors or descendants would be greatly appreciated. I believe that he was the brother of my 3G grandfather. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com