In a message dated 9/18/99 7:10:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, marcompro@juno.com writes: << .I assume John is related to Richard Seymour, husband of Mercy Ruscoe...have you checked the Seymour family book for a citing? I think it has a catchy title like,"Richard Seymour & his descendants" Shirley Hulett >> hi Shirley , you assume corect , It is John 3 , John 2 Richard 1 and the title is ' A History of the Seymour Family ... by Donald L Jacobus and George Dudley Seymour , Who did not cite their sources !!!!!!! descendant of John Steele and Rachel Talcott (John was the first magistrate --ie town clerk-- of Hartofrt and Mercy RUSCOE Seymour's second husband) Shirley !! , you have me a bit confused , ..... never mind ! .. Rachel is John `s first wife ?? , right ....? , Phil