Granted.... But, this was a pretty expensive undertaking.......I don't actually know how much passage cost but as many were willing to enter into servitude for years, to have their passage paid, we can assume it sure wasn't cheap. Then, on the other side of the coin are the people like I cited, who not only paid their own passage and that of their family members, but also 12 or more others. That's a huge amount if money to shell out and I was surprised at the number of apparently wealthy people who did the same thing... S. > > "I would imagine that in 1685 one would not want to assume that skilled labor would be available at journey's end and would bring one's own "community" for the job ahead." > > > > > Y