Hi, I have enjoyed reading all of the emails and hoping to find a thread to one of my lines. So far, it hasn't happened. I have Burdge in RI in the 1660's/1670's. That is as far back as I have been able to trace them. I would like to find out if they arrived then or came out of Massachusetts. My grandmother was called Dutch within the family, when she got her Dutch up. She and her sister did not speak for 60 some years and died never speaking to each other again. Also, have DeWitt, Van Tassell, Lomerson and possibly a few others. My brick wall is Elisabeth DeWitt m Philip Anthony, 1st, in Sussex Co, NJ. I believe she descends through the family from the Tarreytown area (Fillipsburg Manor?). I have the family going on back, but need proof of her parents. My Cummins(Comyns) may be Haguenot. I do have some Paletines. My ancestors came over in the 1600's/1700's settling throughout New England and New Jersey. My family still resides in NJ. Pat ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.