Norah, I saw with interest that you follow LECATES & ELGATES. I have been able to connect the original LECAT/LECATT family to LECATES, LEGATES, LEKITES, LEKATES, LEQUATTE, LECOUNT but not to ELGATES. Have you found a direct connection between ELGATES and any of the others? Any information you have would be greatly appreciated! My mother is a LeCates. Lloyd Matthews The Woodlands, TX Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:39:27 -0500 (EST) From: EMSCRS@aol.com Subject: Re: [LDR] TAYLOR of Sharptown To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <4f6f7.76d599f8.3de743df@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" In a message dated 11/27/2012 12:43:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lenorah123@comcast.net writes: HI TERRY AND ELIZABETH, ITS ME, NORAH, AND I THOUGHT I'D TRY TO PUT IN A LITTLE INFO AND SEE IF IT HELPS. I HAVE HASTINGS, RUARKS, CALLOWAYS, ELLIOTTS, GORDYS, PHILLIPS, TAYLORS, HITCHES, RECORDS, BYRDS, COOPERS, HOUSTONS, LECATES, ELGATES, ROBERTS, ETC .......... MY GR GRDMOTHER WAS MARY FRANCES TAYLOR BORN IN THE BARREN CREEK AREA. HER FATHER WAS LEVIN JAMES T. 1826-1915 FROM SAME AREA, HIS FATHER WAS WM TAYLOR 17795-1850 AND HIS WIFE MARY ANN BYRD, HIS DAD LEVIN TAYLOR 1760-1838, GEORGE TAYLOR 1737-1803, AND ELEANOR ROBERTS, ABRAHAM 1700-1745, JOHN 1664-1698 NORTHHAMPTON-ACCOMACK VA, AND LAST ABRAHAM TAYLOR AND DEBORAH KERCHINE 1630-1689. ABRAHAM ARRIVED IN AMERICA ABOUT 1646. IF YOU LOOK ON THE GHOTES WEBSITE YOU WILL FIND THE TAYLOR TREE.. I HAVE 6 JOHN TAYLORS WITHOUT MIDDLE NAMES AND A COUPLE WITH MIDDLE NAMES. BRUCE TAYLOR WAS A BIG HELP TO ME WHEN WORKING ON THE TAYLORS AS HE HAS EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THEM AND THE CALLOWAYS IN MY HASTINGS TREE. HE'S A WHIZ ON THE TAYLORS AND HE CONNECTS ON MY LINE WAY BACK IN THE JOHN TAYLOR- ELEANOR ROBERTS SECTION IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. ELIZABETH, GLAD YOU ARE NO LONGER SUBMERGED. ARE YOUR COOPERS AND BRADLEYS TIED IN WITH THE BUNCH ON SHARPTOWN ROAD WHERE THE BRADLEY GRAVEYARD IS? MY EX HUSBAND PAUL COOPER AND I HELPED CLEAN UP UNDERGROWTH AND AND SET UP WHAT STONES REMAILED. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE WOOD STONES UP THERE THAT WERE UNDER THE LEAVERS AND ROTTENING BUT THERE ARE SOME STONES UP THERE. THE BRADLEY DAUGHTER MARRIED A COOPER AND THAT WAS PAULS GR-GRANDFATHER OR SO I THINK. I HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN SOMEWHERE. ITS RAINING IN MY CORNER OF PENNSYLVANIA BUT AT LEAST NO SNOW. KEEP 'EM STRAIGHT DOWN HOME. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP. GOD BLESS, NORAH HASTINGS COOPER COLLINS ***********************************************