Hi, These are names that connect to NY / Long Is. back into the 1600's of my families. Some are Dutch origin and others not, but married in. Most / all moved into New Jersey. If you feel a relationship, please contact me. :-) Okay, here it goes - GOULDER (basically in Gravesend, LI), LAENEN // VANPELT // LAEN, VANBORKELOO (not sure if on LI) & various spellings, DAWS / Dawes, GERRITS, VANDYKE AERSIN (step grandmother name), SMIT, WILLEKENS, KLAUS, HORTMAN (not sure if on LI) but in NJ, DRAKE (step grandmother name), YEATS/Jeats, WILLEMS, JOHNSON/Jansen - twice in the Laenen and Hoff names married in..., STOUT??? mar. into Hoff name or THATCHER. How's that for a whole slew of persons and I'd say that we may / might be more related than just BUCKLEY... The Goulder changed to Golden in NJ from Monmouth Co. to Hunterdon Co. Digging is soooooooooooooooooo much fun. Other names that eventually linked in by the mid 1800's are CONOVER & OPDYKE (both with various spellings) & READING. Thanks for you response, Ruth in Illinois