Hello, Just wanted to offer an FYI to this week's poster that there was a Capt. Charles RANLETT of New England. He spent most of his life at sea and retired to Billerica, MA. There is a street in the town named after him. He is mentioned in this on-line book: http://books.google.com/books?id=jtYSJeIFBFAC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=%22Capt.+Ranlett,++Billerica%22&source=bl&ots=XswoibwiGn&sig=gME98aN4GAq5AI0GexgMndM_s4M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SwEEUtWCHqH84AP8tYC4AQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Capt.%20Ranlett%2C%20%20Billerica%22&f=false This Capt. Ranlett is mentioned in other books, including the "history of Billerica." Betty (near Lowell, MA, USA) (on Lists and Boards for 12 yrs.; now an Admin for 10 Lists and 5 Boards, including CAN-USA-Migration and CORKILL)