Whether we like it or not Religion goes hand in hand with the research that we are doing. Early settlers to the Colonies were very Religious and that continued for on for many years. Prior to the years when Cities, Counties, or States started to keep records the Church records are the place to look. Knowing what religion our ancestors were can tell us many things about them. Many religions had certain rules, that if broken, resulted in that person being "Kicked out" of the church. These actions by the Churches split up many families. It seems that the most horrible thing you could do was marry someone who was not a member of your Religion. Thus people started a new Religion based loosely on the same rules created by the Religion they were just "Kicked out" of. Sorry I got kind of carried away there. I will step down now and return to my research. Chet Feathers