Hi List, My Silkworth ancestor shows up in Ulster County, New York about 1740, having apparently dropped from the blue as there is nothing I have been able to find on the family in England. There are a few, 30 or so in the IGI, but no connections. Does anyone know how this name came to be? It's sure not common. If anyone has a suggestion for pursueing it in England, I'd love to hear it. And I've been told that uncommon names are easier - dream on! Phyllis