I wrote this to another researcher who contacted me off the list but the topic was brought up again, so I figured I should respond ON the list: Here is what I wrote to that first person: (Name removed), I'm very aware that families intermarry, I run a RootsWeb mailing list for cousin marriages and have several cousin marriages in my ancestry. The reason why I don't think this is the case is that I've got families that cover a wide area, different social structures and so far I've found no evidence that any of them are related. My ancestors on my Mother's side that I found in Dick's files were moneyed people in Yorkshire, England (WILKINSON) that later aligned with English Royalty My ancestors on my Father's side that I found in Dick's files (MOORE) were not moneyed people and lived in the southern areas of England in the Devonshire area (I understand there may be/could be some common ancestor between these two families way back... [added note: this family's research goes back to 1567 with no trace of MOORE that I can find in it] - if so, I'd like to find it) The ancestors on my Husband's side that I found in Dick's files (SAUVE dit LaPLANTE, SAUVE, LaPLANTE) were French Canadians and immigrated from France. There should be NO common link between this family and the two listed above. See why I'm perplexed? Thanks for asking, Betsy Hale Orlando, FL