Hello one and all... The pages continue to grow! This week: 1) we have new charts from Theresa Dewhurst and Sheila Dewhurst who suspect they are very close to connecting lines - see if you can help them out! Here are charts for Thomas Dewhurst, Gentleman of Cotton Hall, Lower Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire, England http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/tdewThom1743.htm & the Descendants of William Dewhurst & Betty Crossley of Blackburn & Chorley, Lancashire, England http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/tdewWM1773.htm 2) David Freeman has added some more background data regarding the symbols on our shield and their relationship rooted in Christianity. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/dewhurstname.html Don't forget to take a look at the Dewhurst signet ring photo posted on the middle of the page! 3) Wendy Dewhirst has added birth and death data to the charts for Joseph Dewhirst and Isabella Musgrave in the descendancy of William Dewhirst and Hannah Nicholson http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/dewhirstwm.html And, from what she said, Wendy has found what she calls a "treasure trove of Dewhirst ancestors" in Bradford cemetery listings. Hopefully, she will post the data on the list when she has time! I am beginning to see a pattern which certainly "fits" in my line... I suspect we are a pretty independent bunch which may be why we didn't keep close contact with other family members as we went on with our lives. We also may not have been the best at writing things down... there appears to be LOTS of undocumented oral tradition. On the other hand, we did some moving about in the 1800s, but it looks to me that once we settled, we are still pretty much wherever we landed or where we never left ;] I suspect that most of us are either "stuck" in the late 17-1800s, or cannot go further back than 1700. David's data suggests Dewhursts in England as far back as 1300. Gee, if we can all sort out our 17-1800s, we can put our heads together from there back ;] Happy hunting one and all! Jana