This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZZB.2ACI/2774.1.1.1 Message Board Post: No, I am not. Sorry I can't be a match and assist you in your search. I have over 500 names in my data base of research in the family line and Bates is not one of them. Mark