Dear Mary FAY Nelson, Your E-mail of 01/04/2000 crossed in the mail with my E-mail with above subject.. Your message I am referring to is the one where you sign off by saying if one is a FAY with Irish background, then the Orlin P. FAY book would not help. Where do the Orlin P. FAYs come from? England? I never received a reply to my 01/04/2000 E-mail to you, and just want to make sure that I understand that the O.P. FAY book would be of no use in searching for an Irish FAY from Galway (1853) to Boston (my GGrandfather). To refresh your memory I am the FAY that was born in Washington, D.C. Thanks for your help....Fay FayAnna711@aol.com Dear Mary FAY, I found your 12/19/99 E-mail interesting. My husband and I were both born in Washington, DC in the 1930's, so I was surprised to know that there were so many FAY's in that area to warrant a regular gathering. We also lived in Silver Spring, MD and Arlington, VA, respectively. We have lived in So. Florida since 1960, so I would not be available for these get-togethers, but I am most interested in any FAY info. Re the Orlin P. FAY book, what is your fee for a look-up? Would you suggest I try and find a copy of it or is the book available in libraries or stores? What is the exact title? I could not find anything by author on Amazon.com. I was named after my maternal Grandmother, Mary Elizabeth FAY-Martin from Boston, MA, whom I never knew. My maternal GGrandfather, Martin FAY, emigrated to Boston, MA in 1853 from Galway, Ireland, and M.E. FAY-Martin and Andrew FAY are the children of Martin FAY and Annie M. FALLON. I have researched Martin FAY and family but I have not found any Ireland info, but I believe I have most research on his life in Boston, MA area, where he lived and died. (His occupation was "Marble Cutter".) I do not know if Martin FAY already had family in US when he emigrated to Boston, MA in 1853, so I don't know if I am a descendant of John FAY of Marboro, MA (1600s). Any further info you can provide would be welcome. Hope your move goes well and you are in good health for the new year. Will be waiting to hear from you after 1/15. Thank you in advance. Fay FayAnna711@aol.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com