For those of you searching Jr.'s and Sr.'s another list I am on have been having an interesting thread on the subject.... I was busy deleting the responses when I realized that those of us on this list that are chasing Moses might benefit from this discussion.... I copied two for you ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I can go one better! In the 1700's and even the early 1800's, particularly Virginia, Junior did not necessarily mean there was ANY kinship. Only that there were two people of the same name living in the same area, and it was a means of differentiating the two. Of course, most usually there was a kinship; father-son, grandfather-grandson, or even an uncle-nephew. I think it goes back to the old days in England, when single names were common, and you had Henry, the elder, or Henry, the younger. With the passage of time elder became Senior, and younger became Junior. Confusing to say the least! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In days gone by, "Junior" was also, occasionally, used to distinguish anyone who was younger than an older living male with the same name... usually living in the same area. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paulette Williams I hear ethereal whispers persuasive,soft and still, "Daughter,if you don't remember us,who will?"