The HARKEY (Herch, Herche, Herche Der Junge) mail list is now up and running. Welcome! You should have already gotten full details on how to unsubscribe. Just send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. Or, you may surf to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist/surnames/surnames-c.html and scroll down to HARKEY-L (or HARKEY-D, the digest version), and unsubscribe yourself. Please, if you have questions, drop me an e-mail and I'll get right back to you. In advance, thank you for your patience with me; as a new list maintainer, I don't know nothin' 'bout this stuff. Current subscribers: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] If you know others researching these surnames, let them know about the list please. You will notice that I expanded the surname list to include some obvious antecedents or variations on HARKEY. I have obtained the names and addresses for bout two dozen additional World Family Tree (WFT) submitters, and I will attempt to find any with e-mail addresses from the net directories. So far about one in five has e-mail. I have also assembled a single Family Tree Maker file with nearly all of the Harkeys from the first 7 WFT CDs, and I will do searches for names for you all. If you want to integratethe HARKEY branches of your trees into this, please send a WFT file or GEDCOM to me at: Craig Crouch 5307 Hawkhaven Court Rocklin, CA 95765 To kick-off the maillist, I recommend that we all introduce each other, and summarize our research interests. I know... let's talk about me! I live in Rocklin, CA, near Sacramento, with my wife Paula (her passion is quilting) and nearly 7-year-old son Morgan (trucks and cars!). I am employed by Sacramento County as their drainage engineer, which has been more excitement this year than I like. I got interested in genealogy just two years ago, and was seriously infected this time last year. Now, the routes taken on family vacations are skewed towards County court houses and old family locales. The internet is the only thing that really makes genealogy possible for me though, since I've some years to go before I can travel at will. I have found the community of genealogists on the internet to be as personable and patient as those I meet at the Family History Centers. I am searching for the ancestors of Mary Y. HARKEY 1. Mary Y. HARKEY, born Abt. 1792 in Tuscaloosa, AL; died 1860 in MS. She married (1) Matthew PITTMAN. He was the son of Matthew PITTMAN and Keziah WILLIAMSON. Children of Mary HARKEY and Matthew PITTMAN are: i. John Harkey PITTMAN, born Abt. 1808 in Mecklenburg, NC; died Bef. 1860 in Choctaw, MS. ii. Elizabeth PITTMAN, born Abt. 1810 in NC; died Abt. 1891. iii. James William PITTMAN, born 14 Jan 1812 in Mecklenburg, NC; died 27 May 1892 in Llano, TX. iv. Sarah PITTMAN, born Abt. 1815 in NC. v. David J. PITTMAN, born Abt. 1816 in Mecklenburg County, NC; died 24 Mar 1883 in Youngsport, Bell, TX; married Comfort J. BROOKS 01 Mar 1866 in Sevier, AK. vi. William Nelson PITTMAN, born 15 May 1822 in Mecklenburg, NC; died 27 May 1879 in Navarro, TX. vii. Evan Alexander PITTMAN, born 14 Jun 1823 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, AL1; died 04 Jul 1888; married Tobitha Pamelia EZELL Abt. 1851 in Sevier County, AR. I am content to work on background on the surname until the "break" comes on this line. So, how about it? Please share a bit about each of you and the current bit of grit in your genealogy oyster. Craig