I'M NOT SHOUTING, FOLKS. JUST NEARSIGHTED, FARSIGHTED & MIDDLESIGHTED. JACOB, I'VE HAD HOUSEGUESTS FOR A WEEK AND IN PROCESS OF CLEANING UP SINCE THEY'VE GONE. I'M INTERESTED IN ALL THE LUTEN FAMILY THERE IN CHOWAN, BUT ESPECIALLY THE ELDER THOMAS LUTEN AND HIS SON, THOMAS LUTEN, AS THEY ARE SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO MY JOHN LEWIS & LUTEN LEWIS LINE IN THE AREA. THAT'S WHAT I SEEK TO EXPAND AND DEEPEN. PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS GETTING OUT ALL THE DATA I HAVE AND LOOKING IT OVER, BECAUSE I'M SORT OF PRESSED ON ALL SIDES FOR TIME - THINGS CONNECTED WITH FAMILY BUSINESS. I KNOW THAT I CANNOT ADD TO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. EVERYTHING I'VE DONE ON THE LUTENS HAS TO DO WITH THEIR VERY EARLIEST CONNECTIONS IN THE CHOWAN AREA. ARE YOU THE INQUIRER THAT I RECOMMENDED READ THIS REFERENCE (BELOW)? EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE, YOU AND EVERYONE DOING LUTEN RESEARCH SHOULD GET THIS AT THE LIBRARY AND READ IT: THE NC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL VOL XXVI, NO. 4, NOV. 2000 P. 376 - 392 "MADAM ESTHER POLLOCK OF KENT CO., MD, AND CHOWAN CO., N.C., AND THE LUTENS," by John Anderson Brayton I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO EVERYONE WORKING IN THE CHOWAN-GATES AREA OF N.C., BECAUSE THE ARTICLE TOUCHES ON SO MANY LINES. HOPE IT HELPS EVERYONE. KAY G. KLWRAGEG@aol.com