This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hyde Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4Yk.2ACIB/1038 Message Board Post: Etta, Just thought of this. I have a book that tells about the Hydes that were pirates along the North Carolina coast. I know I bunch did not live on the coast but a smart pirate would not live at the sceen of the crime. I will make a note on my list.....to email you the pages about the Hydes....it may fill in some gaps for you. Nikita