This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.pettis/371.723.729/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I read your posting and am very curious. I grew up in Warrick county and a descendant of William Levi Scales from NC, GA. The "family story" that was passed down through our branch tells that we were exiled from Scotland for being horse thieves. The story also goes that we opposed Mary Queen of Scotts and were exiled for political reasons. Even more interesting is that our ancestor was brought or taken to a penal colony. I always wondered if that wasn't Oglethorpe's colony in South Carolina.