John Lyon wrote (in part): > Again, we should reinforce that, when using secondary compilations such as the > various Wright volumes, absence of evidence is hardly evidence of absence. Those > books are simply a collection of entries drawn from various material and hardly > pretend "completeness". Most of the original records found in the State Archives > (DE and MD) are not represented here. Non-appearance of a person in Wright means > "does not appear in Wright", not "never lived in Somerset". ============================================================== Points well taken, John. And thank you for the further "heads up". Joe Lake