My deepest apologies to Keith Townson....I was right in that he descends from Joseph B. Patterson, but it's not the Joseph Sr or Jr I spoke of in the first email. Keith actually descends from the Joseph B. Patterson, son of John Patterson, Jr...the younger brother of Joseph B. Patterson, Sr. So that makes at least 3 Joseph B. Pattersons! Why couldn't they have come up with some original names, or something? Of course, I have room to talk....I named my son after me! Sorry, Keith. Wes Wes Patterson 648 Lantern Ridge Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (336) 760-9657 mailto:[email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4422/gen.htm http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/t/Charles-W-Patterson/index.html