Hi Joy. I pulled a great card Joy. The men in the Waring family were great writters. I have the memoirs of William Griffith Waring (a cousin of mine and grandfather of the famous Fred Waring of the Pennsylvanians), the diary of my Great Great Grandfather Thomas Waring who came to the USA in 1805and the diary of my Great, Great, Great Grandfather William Waring who came to the USA in 1806 at the age of 57. These records and the accompaning Wills and marriage records took me back to 1722. I went to the IGI and found the records for this Edmund Waring b. 1722 in Herefordshire and for his father William Waring, his father Andrew Waring, and his father Andrew Waring. I made a friend in Herefordshire England who researched the original Parish records and confirmed the births, and also supplied me with the Wills to confirm the information. Another friend in England sent me the marriage certificate for William Waring and Gwynllian Handcorn. I was stuck here for 6 years until another friend clued me into the book "The Atkinson's of Roxy and their related families." This gave me another generation back, with the confirming Wills and genealogical charts that put a LOT of the pieces together. I'm now stuck there and praying for another break. William Griffith Waring didn't record the generations beyond Edmund Waring b. 1722 because as he said "it has already been written down back 12 generations." I have yet to find that. I did discover that there was an ancient Waring Bible that I have been searching for 15 years for that was in the possession of my Great Uncle John that disappeared from his room at the home shortly before his death two years ago. That may have some answers if I ever get ahold of the Waring that stole it. See? It's easy. Now I run a Waring research group to help other Waring's find their answers. I have had better luck though in connecting familys that had lost touch than I have in breaking down walls. Hopefully I can find more answers in the future. Renee L. Waring