Meg, Thanks I will write her today. Robert Lappin (1769-1862) married Elizabeth Kirk(1770-1834) (daughter of Joseph Kirk and Judith Knight), a Quaker in Nottingham Meeting House, and for some reason the Quaker's were not happy with the marriage. Another Lappin also married a Quaker and had the same problem. Then one of his daughters married a Quaker and they wouldn't even give her a last name in the records. Don't know what happened. He and his family moved to Belmont County Ohio around 1815. Elizabeth died there and he died many years later in Morgan Co., Ohio where he was living with a daughter, Rachel Todd. If he was in trouble, he probably owed money. They family, at least the ones I have traced, have gone on to be upstanding citizens and known for keeping their word and paying their debts. We have been told conflicting stories of his past. One granddaughter of his said that he was born at sea and sang German songs with an Irish brogue. One note says his mother was a McMullen from Ireland. Another says that his father was Paul Lappin who was in the Revolutionary War - although I think barely as not much about him. If his father was Paul, then he couldn't have been born at sea. Another said he went to Ohio first and family came later and when they arrived he was covered with hair and living in a hut as it was such a wilderness. There were quite a lot of people in Ohio at that time, so don't know if this could be true either. Believe he was a brother of Samuel Lappin who went to Tuscarawas County as they all used the same names back and forth, but can't pin that down either. Only thing we are pretty sure of is that Lappin came from France and were Huguenots who fled to Ireland. There are lots of Lappins in Ireland. It means rabbit in French and one who has big feet in Russian. The ones in Russia were Jews. The family has always been Methodist or First Christian as far as we can find, except for the children who married into the Quaker faith. Just a little more information on this family. Children were Ruth (Wadsworth), Mary (Ogden Gray), Alice (Daniel Montgomery), Ann (John Starbuck), Knight (Martha Morris), Robinson (Phoebe Starkey), Rachel (William Todd), Judith (Joseph Fisher) and Samuel (Eliza Patton). Ruth Wadsworth - have no idea where she went, although may have later married a Kirby Mary Gray- went to northern Illinois or southern Wisconsin - can't find yet Alice Montgomery-went to Wayne Co., and have some on this family Ann Starbuck - stayed in Belmont Co., Ohio and have some early information on family but not much Knight - went to Illinois. Have quite a bit on family. His descendants became well-known preachers. Robinson - my line, have a lot on it. Have a few holes, but pretty complete Rachel Todd - Choquill family traced this line very well several years ago Judith Fisher - last known in 1850 in Vinton County, Ohio Samuel - went to Iowa and have no connections with any descendants. Thanks again, Jerilyn