Diane, There is a list of French plantation owners that lived in Cuba in 1843 available in CubaGenWeb. Visit http://www.cubagenweb.org/french/french.htm Ed At 05:15 PM 3/31/2005, you wrote: >Dear Ed, I forgot to mention that my ancestors came from either Spain or >France and from this land grant started a sugar cane or a tobacco >plantation or >possibly both in Cuba.Sorry I overlooked this vital information. Thank >you.Diane > Ed Elizondo Webmaster: http://www.Cubagenweb.org Administrator: Cuban Surname Bulletin Board & CUBA-L list