This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davies, Nokes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HNR.2ACEB/1327 Message Board Post: Our family are descendents of Thomas Davies but, his wife was Pheobe Nokes. I know Davies is a very common name among the Welsh people. And Thomas seems to be a family name for Davies, makes it very difficult to trace families. I can not seem to get beyond Thomas E Davies. Did your Thomas come to America on board the ship Marmaduke? Came to New Orleans and up the Mississippi to Missouri. Our Davies did. wishing you the best of luck in your search. Maxine Davies