This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TGw.2ACEB/129.1 Message Board Post: The wife's middle name caught my attention. Do you know if this was her birth name (maiden name)? Although it is very close to Pauling, it is phonetically close to Polan, Poland, Poling, Polen, Pollin, etc. which are variants of a very large family that appears to have dispersed from New York (Long Island). Some to NJ and remained. Many to Maryland (where few stayed). Several before 1780 to Loudoun Co., VA. Later to Hampshire, Randolph, Harrison and neighboring counties of WV and many to Ohio. Any more information about her that may be available would be appreciated.