The following came from parish registers from the Somerset Archive, United Kingdom. YEAR of event appears first... Births: 1661 Jan 25 Samuel James - parents: Caroli and Alicia JAMES 1664 Aug 25 Maria James - parents: Caroli and Alicia JAMES Bridgwater marriages 1661-1700 1666 Jan 13 George JAMES married Elizabeth Tole 1685 May 31 Thomas JAMES married Magdalen Newman Marriages: 1714 Feb 24 - William JAMES married Jane Thorne Deaths: 1663 Sep 11 Samuel JAMES 1668 Jun 21 Christopher JAMES FYI - Somerset is a county in Southwest England, south of the country of Wales. For a map see _http://www.somersetgateway.com/info/map.htm_ (http://www.somersetgateway.com/info/map.htm)