Have just subscribed to this list. I think all of us researching the Benjamin Cooper of Philadelphia, supposedly the father of Fleet Cooper Sr should have a look at John Croom's comments on his Web Site: CrooIII's Home Page #7 Hopefully, if there is proof out there this will bring it out. As we all know, in genealogy, if you want to know where your mistakes are, just publish what you have. -- Marianna "Mike" Williams Want to see where I live? http://wintergreenresort.com/ Want to see why? http://www.twnf.org/index.html