Hi All, I know this is a long stretch as this family was not in NJ, but I know that branches of the Skidmore line did appear in Morris and Essex Counties, and I'm hoping someone on the lists has the resources to help me out! I am hoping someone can connect this Skidmore line back to the immigrant Thomas: Willet Samuel Skidmore d. bef 1920 m. 6/18/1876 Christ Presbyterian Church, Hempstead, Mary H. Elison. They had, among others: Willet S. Skidmore b. c 1884 m. Harriet L. b. c. 1889. They had (as of the 1920 census for Nassau): Florence b. c 1907, Mary/Evelyn b. c 1910, Willet b. c 1914 and Vernon E. b.c 1915. Vernons line is the one I am following. Last week I was helping my sons Boy Scout den create their family trees. It turned out that a near neighbor had one of the same names (Skidmore) that appears in my tree, and we thought it would be a great lesson to the boys (and to us) as to how closely the world is related if we could show the connection between our families. My own Skidmore line ends with Jedidah b.c 1624 (daughter of Thomas the immigrant), so the information I have on the line ends early! I believe this family appears in the book "Thomas Skidmore (Scudamore),1605-1684, of Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, and Fairfield, CT; his ancestors and his descendants to the 9th generation" by Warren Skidmore, 1980, but I am unable to get to Boston to take a look at it for quite some time. Would some kind soul help with the line of descent? Thanks so much, Kathleen Pantano _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com