Cousins: I just received the below email from James Welch. I'd asked him to lay out what he wanted and I'd share it with this list. ===== THE BOOK WILL HAVE 30 FAMILIES IN IT. ABOUT 200+ PAGES IT IS NOT A FAMILY HISTORY WITH STORIES .IT WILL HAVE BIRTH UP TO ABOUT 1940-50 . WILL TRACE SOME OF THE FAMILIES BEFORE THEY CAME TO CLAY AND WHEN THEY LEFT. THERE ARE 4 FAMILES THAT INVOVE THE GARRARD. 1. GARRARD-DANIEL 12 CHILDREN -GRAND CHILDREN,GREAT GRAND CHILDREN AND SOME GREAT GREAT GRAND CHILDREN. THE CUT OFF POINT BEING BIRTH AROUN 1940-50 (THERE ARE SOME AFTER THAT DUE TO LISTING ALL THE CHILDREN) 2.BURCHELL-THIS FOLLOW SOPHIA GARRARD ( TT DAU) AND HUSBAND JOSEPH BURCHELL 3.PRICE-THIS FOLLOW ELIZABETH GARRARD(TT DAU) AND GABRIEL PRICE 4.BLACK GARRARD.TWO BLACK FAMILYS USE THE GARRARD NAME( IT NOT MY POINT IN THE BOOK TO SAY IF THEY TOOK THE NAME OR IF THEY ARE RELATED BY BLOOD,I WILL LEAVE THAT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FIND OUT) IT IS A FACT THAT SOME SLAVE OWNER GOT THERE FEMALE SLAVES PREGNANT.IT ODD OF ALL THE SLAVE HE HAD ONLY 2 TOOK THE NAME. BEST TO TELL PEOPLE TO EMAIL ME WITH SHORT LIST AS HOW THEY ARE RELATED TO DANIEL. BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT ON MOST OF THE 12 CHILDREN NOW SINCE I WILL BE GETTING THE WILLIAM FROM YOU STILL HAVE SOME HOLES BUT GETTING NEW INFO EVERY DAY OF THE 28 OTHER FAMILES ONLY THE GARRARD AND PRICE FAMILY HAVE I HAD OUTSIDE HELP WITH.AND IT IS GOING TO BE A BETTER BOOK FOR IT. I ONLY HOPE YOU ALL WILL STAY WITH IT AND DO A FAMILY HISTORY ON THE GARRARD. WITH STORIES ,PICTURES. ETC. I COULD ADD A LOT MORE TO IT SUCH AS BIRTH UP TO 1999. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST JAMES jwelch@kih.net ===== Best, Sandi