Hey y'all, Who posted this info, or the link thereof? I just wanted to thank you for it in case I forgot to do so and to give you credit for it where I added it to my Montgomery file as an interesting bit of history. It is especially interesting to think that a retired Roman soldier began the Montgomery line. It begins with the following: ------------------- "History of the Montgomery Family: A noble Roman was the root >From which Montgomeries came Who brought his legions from the war And settled same upon an hill 'Twixt Rome and Spain Gomericus by name; >From which he and his offspring do Their sir-name still retain This is a narrative in rhyme from Glasgow, 1770, referring to the origin of the name Montgomery. The name Montgomery derives from an ancient Norman family, who held the Castle of St. Foy de Montgomery near Lisieux, in France. Tradition asserts that the name can be traced back to a Roman commander called Gomericus. Gaelic Name: MacGumerait Motto: Garde Bien (Watch well) Lands: Ardrossan and Kintryre One theory for the origin of the name Montgomery follows: Among the Viking chieftains who ravaged Europe in the 9th century was Gomeric, son of ....................."