Replies to various folks: John--Thanks for the clarification. Becky-- I was being facetious, glad we embrace the rogues in our family tree. Interesting find concerning "fornication" 17 th century Somerset Rates of prenuptial pregnancy in the Chesapeake colonies were as follows: Percent of First Births Within ------Place -------------Years -----_7 mos._----- _8 mos._ -----_8.5 mos._ -----_9 mos._ Somerset County, Md. 1665-95 ---23.7% -----32.9% -----34.2% -------36.8% Immigrants Somerset County, Md. 1665-95 -----9.5% -----19.0% -----19.0%------- 20.6% Natives Sources: Menard and Walsh, "Demography of Somerset County," 23 Bests, glenn