FARRAND/FERRAND - 1500's France (D'usson,D'husson, prior to leaving Clermont-Ferrand)>England>New Jersey >Vermont/Michigan/Illinois "Gabriel de Clermont was the second son of Bernardin, Vicount of Tallard, and Anne de Husson (otherwise Ferrand). One of his brothers, named Julien, seigneur de Thoury, also embraced protestantism. He died of the plague in Orleans, with one of his sons, leaving as his heir Gabriel de Clermont, seigneur (lord) of Thoury, who was later gentleman of the bedchamber of Henry III." LONGFELLOW - siblings, ancestors, & descendants of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow MARKOE - 1700's St Croix, Virgin Islands>Philadelphia PA MEADS - Kentucky>Camden County, Missouri MCWILLIAMS - Revolutionary War from Scotland>Belmont County, Ohio>Pike County Illinois>California (Julia Child and I closely share this line, but not cooking skills) MCMENEMY - St. Louis, a LIVING aunt of my DH. MARNIN - Ireland>St. Louis - my DH has a sister who married into them That just about covers it for those letters... Lisa Farrand Kemp