This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bbffrrpp Surnames: Lewis, King Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/5982.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi again, I did a little more on-line searching yesterday, and found out there was a line of "Horace LEWIS" going all the way back through 1800's. The earliest mention in census records was in 1860, which had new information for me. It mentioned Horace H. LEWIS, b~1823 in Cambridge, MA. He died in 1902 in MA, and the record stated that his parents were born in England. The names of the parents were William LEWIS and Martha KING. And a record stated they had come from Co. Herefordshire, England. I checked out that county, and it is only a few miles from .Wales. and it borders on Co. Shropshire. And, Co. Shropshire is where I can trace my LEWIS ancestors back to. So, there is a small possibility that the 2 sets of LEWIS ancestors (of my friend and I) can be "distantly related" - possibly during mid-1700's in that area. I checked the archives of the ENG-HEREFORD List this morning, and the LEWIS name is mentioned many times. So, I just joined that List so I could post a query. Betty (near Lowell, MA) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>