Thanks for posting this - you've filled in quite a few gaps in my information! A couple of comments, though: >................. 3 Col. Henry T. Ratts b: 14 October 1770 in York Co., >PA; then to Rowan/Davidson Co., NC; to Washington Co., IN in 1823. He was a >hatter by trade. d: 30 December 1833 in Salem, Washington Co., IN >Age at death: 63 >..................... +Barbara Winkler b: 1769 in York Co., PA m: 02 >March 1790 in Washington Co., IN I think they must have married in North Carolina rather than Indiana. From the information on the children's birthplaces, it would suggest that they were in Burke Co. NC by 1791. Gottfried Ratts has only one male over 16 in the 1790 census (himself), but two under 16. Could one of those two be Henry, not yet married but perhaps actually a bit older than 16? I don't see Henry listed anywhere in NC in 1790 as a head of household himself. >................. 3 Godfried Ratts, Jr. b: 23 February 1778 d: 01 >December 1840 Age at death: 62 >..................... +Elizabeth Gobble b: 02 October 1783 m: 12 >January 1799 d: 30 January 1861 Age at death: 77 >........................... 4 Mary Ratts b: 1801 d: 17 January 1852 >Age at death: 51 est. >........................... 4 Catherine Ratts b: 1804 Catherine's dates are 6 Nov 1802 - 10 Oct 1877, according to Walt Wilson, e-mail to me 1/2/00 >........................... 4 Valentine Ratts b: 05 October 1805 d: 27 >July 1886 Age at death: 80 I had his death as 1866 rather than 1886, but no firm documentation. Is 1886 definitely correct? >............................... +Mary ?? Ratts b: 1806 d: 17 January >1852 Age at death: 46 est. Note that this death date is identical to Mary Ratts, his supposed sister. I suspect that one of these is incorrect, but I don't know which. >........................... 4 Cynthia Surotha Ratts b: 15 August 1808 > >d: 18 November 1817 Age at death: 9 >............................... +Joseph Hiram Thompson b: 01 February >1810 d: 23 July 1873 Age at death: 63 She can't have married if she died in 1817 at age 9. Walt Wilson gave me several additional children for Godfrey and Elizabeth, some of whom seem to match those you list for Henry (Burrell R., Obadiah) but with different dates. I don't have documentation for any of this - can anyone confirm? >................. 3 Margaret Ratts b: 30 May 1798 in Rowan (now >Davidson) Co., NC d: 11 October 1870 in Washington Co., IN Age at >death: 72 I show this Margaret as the daughter of Henry Ratts and Barbara Winkler, not as Henry's sister. I have 14 children listed for them, spouses for some but very few dates. >................. 3 Elizabeth Ratts >..................... +John Cope I also have more information on their descendants - would you like this? >................. 3 Mary Nona Ratts b: 1782 in Rowan (now Davidson) Co., >NC # This one isn't in my files. However, I show Gottfried Ratts as the father of Anna Maria Ratts, ca. 1785-1841, m. Daniel CLICK in Rowan Co. NC in 1807, and I have more on their descendants. Elizabeth Harris NCGenWeb project: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/ Winston-Salem NC area genealogy: http://users.erols.com/fmoran/