As far as I know, this is not my Hyde family. I stumbled across this book for sale at www.abe.com . "Memorial of Alvin Pinney Hyde Born March 10, 1825 Died February 5, 1894." I'm not sure that is the official title, but another statement contained in the ad is "an eminent member of Hartford, Connecticut Bar." The middle name of PINNEY is what intreged me. I am researching the PINNEY family from my father's side and I have some information on the HYDE family from my mother's side. Her HYDEs and his PINNEYs were both in Connecticut in "the beginning," but I have never seen a connection of the names before this. Does anyone have any information on this Alvin P HYDE? Judy, in NC New England Families: Alden, Allen, Barden, Blood, Bradford, Buckland, Eastman, Etheridge, Frost, George, Hyde, Moseley, Packard, Pinney, See, Swetland, White Northern Ireland Families: Crawford, Piercy I trace my family history so I will know who to blame......... --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th