Kelvin L. Kean wrote: > > Carole, > > In searching for Cadwaladers, you might try that spelling. The > spelling you used, Cadawalder, is unusual. I count some Cadwaladers among > my friends and they always spell it Cadwalader, which is also how it's > spelled in place names and elsewhere hereabouts in the Philadelphia area. > But I wouldn't be surprised to see it spelled in a variety of other ways > too. > > Kelvin Kean > Elverson, Pennsylvania - -------------------------------------- Hi Kelvin, That works for me!! ;-) I had tried a couple of spellings, but not the right one. Found a Cadwalader at Valley Forge who shot Thomas Conway in the mouth during a duel. Found a Cadwalader in Wales who has his Welcome message in 6 languages, and the site below. Very interesting. Did your friends trace their ancestors back to Wales? http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/cadtree.htm Carole