In a message dated 6/26/00 1:04:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mindream@earthlink.net writes: << FRENCH/ HOWE- Book 8 FRENCH/ PURDY- Book 8 FRENCH / STEPHENSON- Book 8 KELLY/ FRENCH- Book 8 KELLY / SHEETS- Book 8 French/Howe Micah French, b. 27 APR. 1765 Taunton, Ma ,d. 6 Jan 1821 Clark Co., m Jan 1787 Sarah Howe, b MA, ch : 1. Son unkn. name b. 15 October 1787 VT 2. Luke b. 25 Sept. 1789 3. Micah Jr. b. 6 APR 1792, d. 14 ?Jun 1889 Story Co. IA, m. 4 Apr 1821 Clark Co. Azubah PURDY b. 15 May 1799 NY, d. 4 Feb, 1882 4. John b. 1794, Dumerston Vermont m.15 Apr. 1819 Clark Co. Oh Ann Stephenson b. Va, D/o David and Martha(MCCLURE) STEPHENSON. 5. Polly, b. 22, May 1796 6. Rhoda, b 11, Aug 1798, d. 27, Apr. 1865 Story Co.., IA, m. 23 Mar 1820 Clark Co. Nathan Kelly, b 12, May 1794 Fleming Co., Ky d. 16 Jun 1838 Hamilton Co., IN, s/o James and Catherine (STEWART) KELLY 7 . James, b 3 Sept. 1800, d. 29, Nov. 1820 Clark Co. 8. Sarah, b. 2, Sept. 1802 d. 18, July 1811 Clark Co., 9. Tuman b. 13 August 1804 10. Barzilla, b. 11, Aug. 1807 11. Child named Unkn. b&d 13 June 1809 >> I have 3 Barzillia French's in my line. one b sep 6 1735 the son in 1765 then his son Tristrum Coffin in apr 21 1793 and his son Barzillia b nov 5 1826 . That name is not one you see every day. Bill French