Indeed, there were Carys in Coleraine up on Catamount Hill. There are still Cary descendants in the area- including the folks who own one of the antique stores on route 2 near Shelburne(forget the name of it- sorry! but I can describe where it is if you go visiting). The Carys were also closely connected to the Nichols family, and they had a very active family association for a number of years. I don't think it is active any more because the association papers were donated to the Colrain Historical Society. They are up in the attic of the Pitt House (home of the CHS). Aaron Cary was famous for having brought over Italian bees for honeymaking in the 19th century. His honey was so good that descendants of his bees are now widespread and any honey you get in Franklin Co. has an excellent chance of being from his bee family. They also had a cider mill. I know there is a family in the area with some great information on Aaron Cary history. If interested in persuing, I would have to refer you to someone who can remember who the family is as I don't recall their name. (arg) Contact me offline for that. The Carpenter family still has presence in Colrain as well, though the Carpenter I know lives in Texas and comes to stay at the family homestead a few times a year. He is still devoted to all things Colrain. I would be wary of any of Lois Patrie's genealogies. My own research of the few Catamount families she documented showed a lot of errors. I am so far more impressed with Mrs. Cram's work. Both are available at the Colrain library. In fact, the Colrain library has a small but decent genealogy section- a folder for each family. Most of the major families of Colrain have a folder. I lost track of the original questions on Carys, but be assured there is a lot of info out there on them. Sarah Johnson Catamount Hill Association __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com