To answer Kili's question: Kili, If you have a particular area of research that you think someone else may have information, post that QUERY to the list. You may, or may not, get a response, but it's worth a try. The persons on the list may not have researched the area you seek. You could also share your FORBES research with us. Here's my ancestral line. I am one of the 7th great-grandsons of James FORBES of Scotland, and East Hartford, Connecticut. I ascend the following line: James FORBES c.1635-1692 + Katherine James FORBES 1677-1753 + Sarah WILLIAMS Jonathan FORBES 1707-1787 + Abigail FILLEY Nathan FORBES 1755-1833 + Thankful HALE Amos FORBES 1780- aft 1852 + Lucy TRESCOTT Nathan FORBES 1815-1866 + Mariah PAUGH Wilson Alfred FORBES 1854-1914 + Hester Ann ARNOLD Nathan Hale FORBES 1887-1948 + Ruth Anna STIVERS Nathan FORBES 1926-1996 + Barbara E. ZITZOW Kenneth L. FORBES 1955- Ken Forbes Puyallup, WA