Hi All; I have been getting quite a chuckle reading the messages on cousins. At the risk of starting a debate on creationism, when I tell folks about my tree I often tell them that it is a wonder that some of us aren't still hanging from the trees by our tails. We all know that we can not change the behavior of our ancestors so we may as well get a laugh. Now to the reason I am writing. I am wondering if there is anyone out there who can help me. I have been trying to track down records of my gr-grandfather. We have always known of him as JOHN THOMAS GREENO. However, I have recently found out he was not born with that name. Here is what I have on him: JOHN THOMAS GREENO. Born Jan 27, 1859 in Kempt or Cheverie, Hants, N.S. On his marriage record to Ellen Jane CAREY, he lists his father as Major (no last name), a Sea Captain, and his mother as Sarah Ann (no last name). I have most of the information on their descendants. After searching many years for a birth record for John Thomas GREENO, I learned from a cousin that his birth name was JOHN THOMAS BROWN. I was told he had 2 brothers, William and Charles, and 1 sister Sadie, and their parents were Hibbert and Priscilla BROWN. In the NS vital stats on line I found a death record for a PRISCILLA BROWN on 16 Aug 1870 at age 54 at Cheverie. Possibly this is my Priscilla. In the index to 1871 census for Hants I found a John Thomas GREENO age 12 at the home of Nathan Lake. Also found a Herbert (Sic) and Sarah Brown with 4 young children, Wm and Chas. among them, along with a DAVID BROWN age 16 and MARTHA BROWN age 14. In the birth records of the younger children Silas Hibbert Brown and Sarah Ann Greeno were married 29 July 1863, too early for the older children. I am wondering if John, David and Martha were children of Priscilla and went to live with this family when their mother died. I doubt if this Hibbert is their father but maybe he is a relative. I've found no record of Sadie. Does anyone know of this family??? I will be in NS in the vicinity of Hantsport in July and was wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction to search for any of these records. John is not listed in the vital stats but I was wondering if there are any parish records I could check and where they might be kept. I know that many records have been lost over the years but I am still hopeful. If so, you can contact me personally if you wouldn't mind. Sorry for the long winded explanation but this is getting a little frustrating. Regards, Deanna