Nel wrote: Since Martha married Tom Cottrell in 1709, and with no evidence of Hackers in this time frame, I think we can safely say she was a Hatcher Thank you very much, Nel. You are a heck of a lot more adept at this than I am. I will stick with your assessment of the situation, and keep Thomas Cottrell I's wife as Martha HATCHER, written in pencil, of course. Charlie Weaver