Trying this again - for some reason the e-mail that circulated back to me had no content! I'm researching the following NO families: Direct line Elliott (from NC/SC/Virginia ... possibly via Ireland?) Keller (from Bavaria) Kern (from Bavaria) Collateral lines Morris Sexton Schlater Eisler Fotta (or Folta?) Patterson Sandericker Dusang Thanks Lorraine (in Australia)