Hi, Clyde: As an expansion of what you said, not a correction: 1. It is not that Capt. William and Ann have been proved *not* to be the parents of the three KNOWLTON men who settled at Ipswich. It is that their parentage is unknown. 2. This is not a matter of not having "quite enough" evidence to satisfy some obsessive-compulsive personality type. Even by a more lenient standard, such as "common sense and no serious discrepancies", this part of the traditional family history collapses on examination. 3. Good luck in your search! Many have been looking for the ancestry of "our" KNOWLTONs on this side of the Atlantic, with no luck, for decades ... centuries, even. But when I say "good luck" I am *not* being sarcastic. If you succeed, your many KNOWLTON cousins, half-step-semi-cousins and just plain barnyard relations will be more than ecstatic, I assure you. Darrell -----Original Message----- From: Vanderbrouk <rpckvv@swbell.net> Sent: Feb 4, 2004 1:06 PM Kathleen, No one has ever been able to prove a link from the three Knowlton boys who settled at Ipswich, MA ca. 1640 to Capt. William and Ann Elizabeth. Regards, Clyde Vanderbrouk -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Prior [mailto:kathleen.prior.b@bayer.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:21 AM [snip] Until now I thought this was the one line was finished with! :-) Well if it isn't then I guess I am in search of Benjamin's true parents. Thanks for any help! Happy Hunting! Kathy Prior Darrell A. Martin a native Vermonter in exile in Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com