This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebraNowell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1223.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This family can be traced back to Robert & Rose Dunbar of Hingham MA. This is not my family. I'm taking this info from "The Descendants of Robert Dunbar of Hingham, Massachusetts" by Ann Theopold Chaplin, pub. 1992. It's out of print but available at many major genealogy holding libraries. The line goes: 1. Robert Dunbar b. c1630 prob. Scotland and Rose ? 2. Peter Dunbar and Sarah Thaxter 3. James Dunbar and Experience Haywood 4. Josiah Dunbar and Silence (Edson) Packard 5. Josiah Dunbar and Martha "Patty" Russell 6. Chester Dunbar & Roxy Ann ? 7. Lodema b. in NY c1833 That's all the info the book provides about Lodema. Ann sites sources for the children of Josiah & Martha. "Vital Records of Pelham, MA to the Year 1850", "Pelham VRs 33" and Pension File said 9 children. Ann only lists 6 children. A recent find not included in her book is John Dunbar b. c1793 & Hannah Pettingell. I'm keeping a database for Clan Dunbar of this major US family and would like to add your family info from Lodema down to you. The current Clan Dunbar Chieftain also descends from Josiah & Martha. You can contact me off list with the additional info. DunbarDNA AT gmail.com Debra Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.