This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Jillaine_Smith Surnames: Taylor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/1105.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dale, Thank you for your swift answer. And thanks, too, for the marvelous work you do coordinating lists, boards and managing those portions of US GenWeb that you do. Nice work. I am curious about James W. Hawes, author of at least #48 (Richard Taylor, tailor, and some of his descendants). I believe I've seen reference to Hawes writing a number of other LCC pamphlets. He cites many other sources throughout #48. I'm also curious about the author (?) of #75, The Taylor Family of Yarmouth, which names no author, just lists C.W. Swift as publisher (I believe he published all of them, didn't he?). #75 lists NO sources. I am relatively new to researching Cape Cod, this particular period, and Barnstable County more specifically, but have thrown myself in to the curious and mysterious "two Richard Taylors" of early Yarmouth. The data about them is horrendously confusing-- many people have mixed them up badly; even more people seem to be relying on conjecture or even blind faith about who they were, who they were married to and which children they fathered. And the more I dig into what records do exist about them, the more confusing it gets. I would very much like to be corresponding with serious researchers of these two, but I have yet to find such folks. (I have found some very wonderful people familiar with the region and time period, though! You know who you are; thank you!) Anyway, I'm compiling what I can, but have yet to find a good format for sharing it yet. In the meantime, I'm posting pieces of the challenges on the Taylor board. Thanks! -- Jillaine Smith Washington DC NEHGS Member http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jillaine Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.