Jack, I really like this phrase that you used: "...do you want to build your family history on facts? Or on someone elses fantasy." I think that many people just want a relatively coherent story that seems plausible and that takes their line as far back in time as possible. I'm guilty of this sort of leaning myself, but I always manage to stop myself somewhere short of William the Congueror. I think that there are times when the preponderance of evidence strongly suggests a way to bridge the gaps that we all have, and I don't really fault people for making those best guess assumptions. But I think that when we communicate our information to others we should try to make it clear that this is what we have done. That is, we should state clearly what is documented vs. what is just a best guess assumption. Joe Anderson _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®: Chat. Store. Share. Do more with mail. http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_hm_justgotbetter_howitworks_012009