I'll check it out. Thanks for the response. Jan n a message dated 12/30/2004 3:23:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gflanagan@adelphia.net writes: Jan, In most of the records I've found the name is spelled Kean, though I have seen the Cain spelling too. I'm often glad for soundex. :) Not sure if there is any connection between these Cains and my Keans or not, but might be worth checking my data on Charles kean and descendants at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=flanaganfamily&id=I0239 - I also have some Kean graves in one of my cemetery indexes at http://cemeteries.flanaganfamily.org/ [in Bethel and Mt. Hope cemeteries, Charles Kean is buried in the Kean cemetery]. As I said, not sure if there is a connection, but the William Riley caught my attention. G. O'Flannagain