Hi Julie... This is one of those rare times where I can direct some to a site the will yield really great results. I found the following site which takes a family name back many generations. To find your ancestry back to aproximatwly 1017 (yes I said the year 1017!) go to http://www.conovergenealogy.com/. David Kipp Conover has traced the Demaray surname back to the Baron of Bousis in 1017 in Cambray, France. My own link to this surname is that Jane DEMARAY.he married William Hayes WEBSTER the nephew of my great-great Grandfather. Scroll down the left side of the screen til you come to "My Data Base Files." lick on this. It wll show a cartoon. Scroll down the right side of the page til you come to the area called "My Complete Data Base." Click on that. It will show several indexes... Click on "DE LEON--to-- DIEDRICK" Til you find DEMARAY. Chris Bradshaw bradshawchris@home.com Searching for BRADSHAW in Paisley Scotland SMITH/COOPER in Rosedale North Riding Yorkshire HAY in Cruden Bay Aberdeenshire Scotland FORAN/WHITE Buffalo NY and Canada WEBSTER in Wexford Ireland MCDERMID/MCNEIL/TAYLOR IN Argyllshire Scotland GORING/SKILLING in Surrey TAYLOR/FINNIE in Aberdeenshire Irish HENDERSONs in Ontario Irish CAIRNS/CARNS/KEARNS in Norfolk Co. Ontario DOWSON/BARKER/HALTON in North Riding Yorkshire ----- Original Message ----- From: <liljules@uswest.net> To: <ONDURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: February 13, 2000 2:23 AM Subject: Help on research Re; Demaray's > Would like to obtain any information on the Demaray's that > settled in Durham County. > > Samuel Demaray & Greitje Martin is listed in the census of > 1822 - ( Whitby Twp ) > I'm trying to find out out where they were settled > before Durham County. > > Other Surnames connected to the Demaray's are > Varnum - Pickell - Marsh > > Samuel & Grietje had six children > Nicholas b) 5 Mar 1776 > Richard b) 11 Feb 1778 > David b) 11 Jan 1779 > Geesie c. 1780 > Joseph b) c. 1784 > John b) c. 1791 > > Any help regarding these families would be a great help. > > Julie Portner > >