I don't believe so, Lois. At least I've never known there to be a relation between the two names. But I only learned about this surname recently. Do you have Atchley's with similar dates/locations? My "oldest" Ackley came from PA. Come to think of it, perhaps this topic is not relevant to this particular list. (Oh, and I can't resist....) Our gracious List Mom is teasing us with a hint of a "good" brawl of a list somewhere else in Rootsweb-Land. For those of us who let The Sopranos and OU Football satisfy our violent urges, I admit to a WEE BIT OF CURIOUSITY about that bad, bad list to which she refers. Just kiddin'! It sounds ugly and I'm thankful for friendly, helpful lists such as this. ~Sandy (Presently Caught Up in The Sopranos' Hype) ==================== <Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 11:54:32 -0600 <From: "Donald Gilbert" <<Sandy and Malcom; Is it possible that your ACKLEY"S are the same as <ATCHLEY???? LOIS G.