This reminds me of all the John Wesley "Somebodys" as well. My religious background/knowledge has always been somewhat lacking, but I remember a few years ago being perplexed by all the John Wesley Whatevers I kept coming across, until someone pointed out the original John Wesley's religious significance to me. Thanks for the Lorenzo Dow info! JCC ---------- From: Sue Cook[SMTP:SCook@dlr.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 5:06 PM To: KYLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: The 'Original' Lorenzo Dow Hi Everyone! Earlier this week, I got into a conversation on the Virginia Roots list about the circuit-riding preacher, Lorenzo Dow. Lots of us have a Lorenzo Dow 'Somebody' in our data. Since I have a lot of information about the 'original' Lorenzo Dow, they asked if I would post a web page about him. He was born in 1777 in Coventry, CT. Well, I ran home from work Monday and put up the Lorenzo Dow page after supper! I hope you find it interesting. He was something! I can just see him jumping out of a church window onto a horse and riding away shouting that he would be back one year from the day! He did, too! The site is: http://www.acun.com/dentons The link to the article about Lorenzo Dow is about half way down the first page. I hope you enjoy the stories! Blessings! Sue Montgomery-Cook