>From John Rathbone at jrathbon@dreamscape.com G'Day, Everyone! A day late and a surname short. I have looked at all your submissions and have two conclusions: 1) I am unable to help anyone with their particular brick wall (or strong headwind!) and 2) the reverse is also probably true! However, here are the names, in modified format as suggested: (BTW, I use the term "originating" to indicate my earliest citable contact with the name.) LANGWORTHY Originating in Widdecombe, ENG, emigrating to the area of Plymouth, MA in 18th century, ending up with Orthello Sidney, William Franklin, Floy Pearl, Claire, and Rose LANGWORTHY in Hamilton, NY until mid-1940s. POPE Originating in Plymouth, ENG and ditto re: emigration, ending up in the Edmeston, NY area in 1930s and 40s. EVANS Originating in Yeovil, ENG and emigrating in late 19th Century to Gloversville, NY. All golvecutters, a number of sons of this family so emigrated, but went to different parts of the US and lost contact with each other. SOULE, George As in "Mayflower immigrant", but very little is known of his lineage or life back in ENG. RATHBONE, John Originating in Liverpool, ENG, b. circa 1814, emigrating to New London, CT circa 1845, iron-worker or shipwright, in business on Gold St. BAILEY, Almira m. above J. RATHBONE c. 1850, later divorced and moved to the Hamptons on Long Island. Interesting story. CRAWFORD, Harriet N. According to census, from PA, c. 1830-1850. m. to son, John, of above John RATHBONE.* I would like most to find out about this mystery lady and her family, because family ties to the southern states** is apparently through her side of the family. FENNEKOHL, George William Frederick (anglicized) b. 1875, Lesum-nach-Bremen, GER, emigrated to New York City, NY, owned HOllings (later the Terminal) Hotel in NYC, died 1935. SHULTZ, Wilhelmina ("Minnie") b. 1879 in Jersy City, NJ, 2nd m. to FENNEKOHL (1901), daughter of Adolf (or Otto) SCHULZ and Elizabeth MEYER. Note different spelling of surname -- these are documented and are compounding the problems of research. It also appears that most of these folks (except for George Soule, who was indentured to a man who took him along on the Mayflower) either swam, rowed, or sailed their own small craft to North America. Or stowed away or "jumped ship." I have yet to find one on any passenger list. * Noting a point made earlier in someone's twx, the first-born son of each of these families was named "John" from about 1814 through 1936. I have no sons; my younger brother's son is "Jason" and his son is "Jack"; my daughter's first born is "Ian". And so it goes. Nothing proven, no point made, just a flyspeck on the parchment of family traditions... ** Typical of most of my research, I have found a relative who remembers being taken for a trip to the Chicago Fair in the 19-teens and continuing on a trip through the south "to visit a lot of relatives" -- but can neither remember their names nor where they visited. "I was a kid -- what would I remember about that? The fair was great!" (He was about 12 or 14 at the time!) -----Original Message----- From: bill@dr-fox.com <Bill@Dr-Fox.Com> >BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THE OTHER LIST MEMBERS ANY SIGNIFICANT >(OR INSIGNIFICANT) FIND YOU HAVE MADE. IT HELPS OTHERS TO PRESS ON >WITH THEIR OWN SEARCH. > I guess these are insignificant enough! [;>)) But who knows, maybe it can help someone...