Don, that is a very interesting piece of research. So I will ask you. Have you submitted your DNA to our French Project? We would love to see what your Richard's Y-DNA looks like. <g> http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/ Julia French Wood In a message dated 1/24/2007 10:59:45 PM Central Standard Time, flynx.pip@verizon.net writes: Interesting, my earliest FRENCH ancestor was Richard b. abt. 1567 in Terling, Essex England, married unknown woman, only known child was Richard (2) b. 29 Dec 1597 in Terling, Essex, d. abt. 1670 in Coggeshall, Essex, married Elizabeth FULLER (19 Jan 1606-07 in Coggeshall, Essex, d. abt. 1627 in Coggeshall), they had a son Richard (3) b. abt. 1627 in Coggeshall, Essex, d. 14 Dec 1688 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Mass., married (1) Martha DANFORTH (b. abt. 1629, d. abt. 1659 in Billerica, Middlesex Co. Mass.), they had two children, Joseph in 1649 & Samuel 13 Jul 1653, and when Martha died, he married 2nd, Martha BEARE no children known, and so on. If memory serves me correctly, I descend from Sgt. Samuel, son of Richard (3) and Martha DANFORTH, who is my 6th great grandfather, or so it is currently written. Don French, Southern California