I believe it's correct to say that they were second cousins. It's a little complicated, but if you want details, you can look at my posted family tree. <A HREF="http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2598920&id=I531405028">http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2598920&id=I531405028</A> Donna Finnerty Rhyne Raleigh, NC Researching Finnerty, Garvin, Mathewson, Gunn, Ballard, Dwyer, Connery, Tobin in New England, and Rhyne, Lamothe, Crellin, Brandt in LA, MS, and NC