Don't know about the rumor, but the spelling I've seen is Quantrill (v. Cantrill); my Looney is a Mary Ann(e?) Looney who married an Alexander Hayes Huston in 1895, 1896 or 1897 in Sacramento CA and I have nothing else on her, unfortunately... She was my father's grandmother. Frankly, I'd find it a kick to be related to the James' -- just for the sheer shock value to some fuddy-duddy family members :) Mary Tebbetts