Thanks very much Cassie! That's a lot of great information. I think most of us who have collected Hitt family data have the older generations, leading back to the Germanna colony in VA and back to their German ancestors, but less on many of the more modern branches such as the one you describe. I for one am interested in following all branches to their present generations. If any of the Franks end up marrying a Beaty, let me know -- I've always thought that my wife and I were related <smile>. Let me know if you'd like information on the earlier generations of this line -- perhaps you already have it? Do you subscribe to the Germanna mail list? Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Cassie <cassie@icountry.net> To: HITT-L@rootsweb.com <HITT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 8:10 PM Subject: Re: John Hitt >Hi, >Yes I do manage to cover a lot of territory, especially with my computer. >Sure makes ancestor searching a lot easier. [...clipped..]