Hi James, You asked me what was PML and how it works . . . .well, if you are a contributor to rootsweb in one of the upper categories (I'm not sure of how high the amount needs to be, but the listmaster should know) you are entitled to a new service of Rootsweb called "Personal Mail List". You can register the names you are interested in and when any of these names appear on ANY of the roots mail lists, you are notified and receive a copy of the e-mail message. The nice part is that you don't have to be subscribed to the list to receive the message. It is a wonderful service and I've had some great hits this way. Try it . . .. I'm sure you'll like it! My original message was" "Althought I'm not subscribed to the MARJORIBANKS list, I do receive notice of postings via PML registration. I know very little of my MARCHBANK line. William MARCHBANK b. ca 1790 married Nancy FRASIER/FRAZER and had 6 children b. between 1812 and 1826. My ancestor, Eleanor was b. in Lancaster Co, PA in 1817. The other children were: Jane, John F., William, Nancy and Hannah. The family was in Jefferson Co, OH by 1820 and William is gone from the census in 1840. Eleanor MARCHBANK married James KIRK in 1843 and they later moved to IA where Eleanor died in 1906." I'm now officially on the MARJORIBANKS list and hope to find some connections to my line. Thanks in advance, Merna McClenathen Goleta, CA