This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FO.2ADI/161.3.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Vic, No, I haven't run on Rachel yet. I have a number of places to look though. In scanning my notes, I did see Orphena A. Searls who was a Sciotoville Postmaster December 21, 1899. Is there any connection there? Wyatt Chamberlin was my gggreat-grandfather. In reading more last night, I discovered that there were many Marys who were nicknamed Polly. I wonder if it's like Peg being a nickname for Margaret or Bill for William. Yes, I still live in the area. I'm about two miles or less south of Dan White hollow. There's a White cemetery in Minford that has several of the pioneer White's graves. In our library we have a book that lists the names on tombstones for all of the known cemeteries in Scioto County. I'll check that out next week. I'd love to compare notes on the Whites with you. We also have a White Family history in the local genealogical area of the library. I, too, am trying to make the Mayflower connection and Abel and Seth are the stumbling blocks. I'm finding that there were many Abel Whites. I found one reference on a Woodstock, CT website that had a marriage record for Abel White m. Rebecca Solace, Jan. 26, 1778 in Woodstock, CT. This was listed under the 1st Congregational Church of Woodstock. Another thing that might help you...Scioto County was formed from part of Adams County and Washington County. You might try looking on the Adams County website. I was told that when looking for courthouse records dated before what Portsmouth has can be found at West Union. I found a reference for Anson Chamberlin for property sold as listed in Belpre, Washington County. Adams is west of Scioto, Washington was originally the eastern part of Scioto all the way to Marietta, I think. I'll get back to you next week about the Searls-White information. Thanks for writing.