Donna: Thanks for the note. My Huffman line, we believe, was originally a Hoffman line. However, virtually all records from my Huffman's counties/parishes of origin have been destroyed. We can only go back confidently to a John Huffman, who fathered Warren Huffman in Pike Co., MS, ca. 1835. Conjecturally, John's father was 1812 veteran Daniel Huffman. Conjecturally, Daniel's father was John Hoffman of Hoffman's Creek, St. Helena Parish, LA, just about thirty miles from Daniel's residence in Pike County. John d. 1805, leaving a will that mentioned a mature son Daniel and a minor daughter, Polly. We cannot currently go back any further in our Huffman/Hoffman line. Note that in 1805, St. Helena Parish, LA, was a part of Spanish West Florida. All pertinent records from that area are located in Madrid, Spain, to the best of my knowledge, and are in Spanish. Thanks again for the note! Hope your Huffman/Hoffman research has been going better than mine! (Of course, my "free" time is now almost wholly devoted to the 43rd MS Infantry.) -- Jim H.