Hi Brenda, Here's what I have on my Kellam family from Ryton on Dunsmore. I'm sorry to say I have no information on any Kellams who may have travelled to the States. Our family moved to Canada, where I live, just after WW2 and had lost track of any Kellam relatives many years before that. My GGGGrandmother was Ann Kellam (b. Oct 30, 1808) in Ryton, she married Thomas Dowell (b. Aug 8, 1803) from Bubbenhall, which is a few miles away from Ryton on Dunsmore. Her parents were Thomas Kellam (b. abt 1765) and Elizabeth Baylis, for whom I have no dates of birth. They were married on Dec 29, 1801 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire. In addition to Ann, they had at least one other son, William Kellam (b. Jan 2, 1811) but I'm sure there were more. Thomas' father was William Kellam (b. born in 1719) in Ryton on Dunsmore and married Sarah (I have no info on her). They had at least 2 other sons, George (b. 1750) and William (b. 1752) but I have no other info on them. I know William's father was also named William but I have no dates of birth etc for him. I only know he had a brother named John B. Kellam who was born in Ryton in 1726, but there were probably more siblings. I have a few other Kellam names going back to the 1500's in Ryton on Dunsmore, but no way of connecting them to my direct line, although I'm sure they are related as Ryton is a fairly small town. I hope this stuff helps, although it's a bit sketchy, but it's all I have at present. Let me know if I can be of any help or if you may be related. Cheers, Aimee _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.