Thanks for that info. I had wondered about different time frame -- I just can't imagine that many people being here at that time. In a message dated 9/3/03 7:25:27 PM, MR5X95@aol.com writes: << I was reading my nephew's new history book over the week-end, (he's a jr. h.s.) guess the population in the colonies in 1775? SURPRIZE::::::2.5 million. that's a lot of Couch, Crouch, Counts, Koonse and everthing else in between. Vic >>