This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Atreegrowsinbrooklyn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7226.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Cathy, I did a bit of checking and see that you have a tree on ancestry with a number of primary source documents for Eliza Birdsall. Was there something else that you were looking for? I happen to have some folks in my tree that spelled the name as Birdsell but I do believe that they are all related and that Birdsell was just a variant spelling of the name. One of the people on my tree is Ellwood Birdsell Lowden and I believe he was named after his father's boss Ellwood Birdsell rather than being related to a Birdsell. But I could be wrong about that. In your research have you ever found any Lowdens or Loudens in your tree? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.