Could not Joseph COOPER ( the father of James COOPER who married Ann LEWIS in 1840 in Hawks. ) just as easily be any one of the following culled from the IGI ? : 1. J.C. - Christened 1/3/1756 -Hawks. -father Thomas - mother Martha . 2. " " 12/9/1762 " " Alexander " Mary COOPER ? ( married 2/10/1759 at Hawks. ? ). 3. Josep(h?) C. " 20/1/1765 " " Joseph " Elizabeth WEEKS ? ( " 27/4/1746 " " " ). Is anyone able to tie together the following Joseph Coopers also culled from the IGI ? 1. J.C. - Christened 27/5/1670 - Hawks. - father John - mother ? 2. " " 14/9/1695 " " Jn " Martha. 3. " born circa 1731 " married Ann RITCHENS - Hawks. - 18/12/1760. 4. " married Mary BAYLY/BAILEY/BAYLY-FLETCHER at Hawks. - 17/4/1720. There are also a number of Joseph COOPERS listed in the IGI as having been hatched, matched or dispatched in the Parish of Horton which The Pond Dipper tells me is just a splash away. Cheers, Roderick Cooper