Crystal, The Batten name just popped up for me.....I have Battens in my tree also....female ones..... Have you seen Professor Jim Batten's books on his Batten family? They may help. Carol MY Lines: PRIDGEN,LOFTIN,BRIGHT,GRAY,GRAVES,RUFFIN,BROWN,BATTEN, PITTMAN,HOLLAND,HARPER,BRUTON,WILLIAMS,OATES,LEWIS HUSBAND'S LINES:MARTOCCIA, HUSTON,KNOWLES,WALKER, DAVIDSON,ELLIS,FERGUSON,GILES,HARDEMAN,HARDING,Howland,HYSEL, MENEFEE,PERKINS,Tilley,VIVIAN,BROWER,CHEEVER,DEMING,TREAT, FROST,GRISWOLD, HOWLAND, HUSTON, LAUNCE, LEWIS,PAYNE,PENDLETON SHERMAN,SMITH, STOUTENBOURGH,THACKER, TILLEY, UNDERHILL Carol