This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welch, Blackshear, Merritt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5R.2ADI/955.1.2 Message Board Post: Richard and Abigail are also in my line! I am thrilled to find someone that connected Abigail with the Blackshear name. Do you have any more info on Richard or Abigail?