I was told today by a cousin that my Elwell family (of Salem and then Maine) connects to John Howland. Does anyone know if this is true and what the connection might be? I have looked briefly at my database and cannot see where yet, but ... If true, this would be my 12th Mayflower ancestor. I would love to find out. The quickest way to check would be to just see if there are Elwell names in the Howland Silver book. If not, I will pursue other avenues. Thanks! And thank you all for the kind words of congratulations for the membership I was awarded for my Brewster connection. Blessings, Father John _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.