In a message dated 1/9/2007 8:22:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > mentioned...Rachel's Grandfather George Pownall had a sister, Abigail who > married a William Paxson. > Some of you might wish to visit the archives of the PAXSON/PAXTON lists at Rootsweb. There is an excellent index by Martha Paxson Grundy, well documented, with information on the various relationships among the families. I am descended from William and Abigail Paxson. Anne in FLA. ([email protected])