I wonder if it is spelled Bird? We have an Or Co Wisner/Carpenter/Runyon - MA/NY Leland/Melvin/Brooks descendent, several generations down that has Bird (Harry Bird Melvin) as a middle name and we know not why. There are Birds in NJ. Phoebe in CA ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.