Hi Rooters... More help I hope for someone...(not me :( all the recent books I got for my shop have some tidbit for someone... HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS BEFORE 1800: Source: Connecticut State Library. Vol. 4, number 1 page 46. Town of New Haven-Center Church Crypt Cemetery: HOWELL: Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph HOWELL and Hannah d. 5 Aug at age 1 yr. Eliabeth, daughter of Joesph HOWELL and Hannah d. 21 Aug 1779 age 11 mo. Hannah, wife of Joseph HOWELL d. 19 June 1787 age 39 Joseph, son of Joseph HOWELL and Hannah d. 5 September 1777 age 2 Timothy son of Joseph HOWELL and Hannah d. 9 September 1771 age 4 mo. I'll post more as I run across it if you'd like me to continue. Sierra -- Ye Olde Collectibles Shoppe http://www.angelfire.com/biz/yocs/index.html For genealogy on Boynton, Howell, Drew, Morgan, West, Notter, Hanks, Putnam and many others -- http://www.geocities.com/~family_treez