I would like to point out a collection of web pages, the subject of which is Smith/Smythe families in Medieval England. Therein you will find a web page targeting Captain John Smith of Jamestown. There you will find more information on said Smith than you might want. Go to http://www.zipworld.com.au/~lnbdds/home/smythcaptjohn.htm Other web pages are linked to this one, or you can go to www.google.com and search “Voyages in Time” together with Smythe. Also, I believe it is reasonable to assume that the family of Isabel Smythe was connected with London. Furthermore, it is possible that her family was associated with one of the cities Guilds that backed the Virginia Company. Such an association might help to explain Richard and Elizabeth’s motivation in moving to Jamestown. Betty Pace wrote: I know that the movie "The New World" was not especially accurate regarding Capt. John Smith and the early days of Jamestown. There is a book which claims to present the salient and truthful facts about John Smith and his role before, during and after the Jamestown colony. I can't determine whether it has flaws of scholarship, but it is very readable and does seem to give good background to the colony in the days of Richard & Isabel. "Captain John Smith: Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream." by Dorothy & Thomas Hoobler. Pub'd 2006 by John Wiley & Sons. The dustcover credits the authors with other notable books on history, some award-winning, especially the series on "The American Family Albums," dealing with the cultures of various American ethnic and racial groups. Betty Pace --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail goes everywhere you do. Get it on your phone.