Hi all, I thought I'd just write the list and let everyone know what we are working on, what has been acomplished, etc. As you know, Brian Berry took us a great leap forward with his manuscript this past summer. It provides a great basis for our research. Granted, there are a lot of holes, but we're working on them. John Littleton and his father Pherril are still a mystery as is the William Littleton who married Sarah Cottingham. Finding those two would tie together several huge lines. I'm still stuck on my ggg gf, John Wesley Littleton who went to OH from Loudoun Co, VA. Still can't find his parents. We have a lady in Onslow Co, NC who has discovered all of Tucker Reed Littletons research and is slowly piecing all that together. Since we know some of the MD and VA Littletons went to Onslow, this is a great find and should help tie a lot together. I have several lines I'm trying to link up, mainly a Florida group that came through GA from NC and VA, another group in Vermont, a new group from Baltimore, and several misc families. I also wanted to let the list know that my little mailing earlier this week worked pretty well. We have about 10 new subscribers and are closing in on 120 total. Cool!! Several of these new people have lines that need tracking back and I hope they post their lineage to the list so we can all dig in and help. WELCOME ABOARD. I also want to thank everyone who wrote me with nice compliments about our little newsgroup here, but I can't take any credit. LITTLETONs are just great people. I don't have any trouble with this list because of the people, not because of anything I do. (well there is Scott HA HA) Just teasing Scott, if you would stay home and quit running off to all those neat places I want to go, I wouldn't pick on you. Oh yeah - enjoy Maui this month. Also, Dr Harry Littleton in Birmingham called me last night and we had a great talk. He has stumbled across a few more tidbits on Pherril, Ferrill, whatever, that might help pin him down. He is going to make Pherril his project for this year. More on this as it developes. Scott Littleton is spending a month in England this summer and will be looking for our mysterious John who appeared in Accomack Co, VA in the mid 1600's and started the line that all or most of us come from. We know he is related to Col Nathaniel Littleton from back in England but so far don't know just how. Just a word of advice on research to the new members. You can find just about all you need to know on your ancestors from present back to the mid to late 1800's by looking for death certificates, birth records, obits, etc. If you are stuck with say your grandfather and know where he died or was born, start there. Start with what you have and work backwards. These records are available for every state, county and city in the US, a LOT on the internet. Learn to use the internet as it's a very valuable research tool. Also, every state and county has a web site and many have newsgroups just like this one where you can subscribe and ask questions and see if someone will look up stuff for you. It works real well. I just did it this week and someone looked up 6 death records for me in Baltimore. There are also newsgroups for various areas, cities, etc. Check out the ROOTSWEB web site for all the newsgroups that exist. And PLEASE feel free to ask questions, make comments, whatever on here. We're all here for one purpose. I know there are many on here that have never posted but that's OK, just feel free to post if you want. Everyone is very helpful. Well, enough of this babbling, back to research. I hope everyone had a GREAT Holiday season and New Year. Now get out there and DIG for info. Terry Littleton (listdad)