This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XIQ.2ACIB/189.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Gary, I will keep my eyes open, when researching Coulson's in Suffolk, for your William. Maybe William named his children after his parents. Being so young and probably very homesick, this might be what he did. How long did he serve before he was freed? Funny thing but my Mother's brother was William Coulson, as were others over generations back. Bye now and take care, Elizabeth.