I found a reference to my possible 5 grt grand pa and his wife in the 1966 edition on page 626. " James Smith, b. 7-7-146 d 9-30-1779 m Sarah Hewlett MM Pvt NY. " Could somewone please check the "An Index to the Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers 1784-1811." for some sort of confirming or continuing information. My family records only show a James smith whose wife is Sarah Hewlett and is listed as a sarjt. They have at least one daughter, Sarah who married thomas Soper. My family lore says that james smith crossed long island sound but I do not know which way or why. so he could have been from CT or NY. any ideas are much appreciated. valerie in hot so. fl. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com