>> Is that Benjamin Patrick Hicks b. 1814 d. 09/1866 That you are looking for ? He is my gg grandfather Please e-mail me if it is. << That is certainly he. Have you any idea who his parents were? Any proof that his wife was really Permelia Anna Sills? From which Sills family? (I think most likely William, but only by elimination.) I'd love to exchange with you. ....BettyC