My goodness. I expected a few, if not a lot, of flames. Cross my fingers, have not received a flame yet. Have instead received numerous positive replies(over 150 of them as of this writing). To those of you who asked questions, I will reply individually. To all of you, may I say, "Thank you." Some of you have asked what lines I am researching(one or two of you even wondered if I really was in to genealogy). I am a rootsweb sponsor and listowner at rootsweb of the following lists: Cornelius-L; Mabe-L; Flinchum-L; and Sloat-L. I have also recently added the GenConnect Boards on CORNELIUS and GAYLORD( hello, CT Puritans). I am ususally in the background until "behind the scenes" books such as the new Ralph Emery book disclose the efforts of those behind the stars. May I use my 15 minutes of fame to ask all of you to please support Rootsweb. If you do not know how to do that, write me personally and I will point you in the right direction. Before menitoning the lines that I am researching, I have to state that I have no financial interest in Ralph Emery's book and am just in a small part (3 pages) of the 310 total pages. The book talks about the lives of many artists and those around them. Some of you have asked me how to get a copy. Most bookstores have it and I know you can buy it online at Amazon.com. It has a 5 star rating there. http://www.amazon.com The title is "The View From Nashville," by Raph Emery with Patsi Bale Cox A few of my lines are as follows: (and, boy, do I need help on some of them) Cornelius(VA-NC-KY) Sloat/Sloot(Ontario-MI-IL-MS) Burnham(England-ME-IN-KY-NE) Kennedy(N.Ire-PA-IL) Flinchum(England-VA-NC-KY) Morrow(PA-IL) HAY/HAYS(VA-KY) Gaylord(Eng-CT-NY-MI-IL-MS) Thompson(Ire-VA-KY) Appleby(N. Ire.-PA) Nichols(NC-KY) Hart(Ontario) Moon(NC-KY) Green(NY-Ontario) Adams(VA-NC-KY) Hutchins(Eng-MA-VT-NY) TILLEY(VA-NC-KY) Rice(Eng-MA-NY) McQueen(VA-NC-KY) Dutcher(MA-NY) Mabe(VA-NC-KY) Farnham(Eng-MA-CT-NY) Tincher(VA-KY) Hitchcock(Eng-CT-NY) Dunlop(NC-KY) Scott(?-CT) Pinegar(Deu-VA-NC-KY) Stark(NJ-PA) Barker(VA-KY) Davis(Eng-MA) Robinson(?-TN-KY) Tracy(Eng-CT-NY) Wood(VA) Sifers(Deu-PA-OH-MO-IL) Hamilton(VA-KY) Hinton(KY-MO) Allendell(KY) Pitt(Eng-VA-MO) Cadman(USA-Ontario) States and counties of particular interest: MO: Lincoln, Ralls and Pike IL: Pike and Winnebago MI: Sanilac, St. Clair, Tuscola KY: Clay, Laurel, Jackson, Garrard, Breathitt, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Madison, Owsley, Barren, Lincoln and others VA: Loudon, Faquier, Lee, Augusta, Albemarle, Kentucky and many others TN: Washington, Johnson, Hawkins, Grainger, Harden, State of Franklin, Jefferson, Sullivan and others MS: Bolivar IN: Boone, Lawrence and others NC: Stokes, Rowan, Surry, Ashe and others PA: Bedford, Franklin, Washington, Huntingdon, Cumberland MA: Essex, Middlesex and others CT: Hartford, New Haven and others ME: Lincoln NY: Chautauqua, Orleans, Chemung, Renssalaer, Washington, Monroe, Cayuga and others WV: Greenbriar Ontario: Middlesex, Lincoln, Norfolk And many, many more. My earliest known immigrant is Edward SPALDING who arrived in VA 1619, survived the James Citie Massacre, and was in the census of 1623. Have many ancestors who arrived in MA and CT in 1630's. Some of them were descendants of European Royalty. As a result, I have found ancestors as far back as the year 528. Also, I have several ancestors who were "illigitimate." I guess skirt chasing is nothing new, thank goodness, or I wouldn't be here. Isn't genealogy fun? Most embarrasing? I guess it would be my Puritan ancestor, William POTTER, who arrived in America in 1635, was convicted and hung for the crime of beastiality in 1662. If you do not know what beastiality means, good! Don't ask. I do have a lot of blanks, most of those in 1700's in VA, NC, TN and KY on my Dad's side. Same time frame in Ontario, VT, NJ and NY on my Mom's side. Good luck to all of you in your genealogical quests. Better get back to my Cornealogy. Happy hunting! Stan