Hi Joyce, Thank you for responding. I just found this response from you to my initial inquiry to this group. [Hi, Kathleen In any of your records, do any of your French's come from Connecticut? Joyce DameFrench@aol.com] Indeed they do! Francis French ll, b.1677, Derby, Conn, Israel French, b. 1709, Derby, Conn. David French, b. 1742, Seymour, Conn. David French ll, b.1797, Woodbridge, Conn John Jay French, b. 1799, Woodbridge, Conn. He may have lived in New York, but he eventually moved to Texas, and that is the end of this line in Conn. I am planning to go to Conn. soon to confirm this information, as I have no idea who gathered it. Do you know these Frenches? I hope this response to the list works. I am not quite sure how it is done. Kathleen