Hi, Listers-- I am new on this list. Our family just found another surname: HARKNESS. Margaret is found in the Gilchrist Memorial Church records, Kortright, Delaware Co., NY. She is married to Robert Henderson (1787-1870) Both are buried in the Church cemetery. The HENDERSON children are located in birth/baptismal church records. My family connection is maternal: Robert HENDERSONand Margaret HARKNESS, their son James b. 23 Oct., 1815/Bapt.23 Jan 1816 m. Esther MCCRACKEN; their son Robert Henry Henderson b. 16 May 1840 DelawareCo.,NY-d. 24 Dec. 1906 Delta CO m. Nancy Mordana NORTON (b.7 Spt 1846 Steuben Co NY d. 17 Jly 1922 Delta,CO)..m 26 Dec. 1864 Blue Earth,MN--resided Algona,KossuthCo,IA, Delta,CO; their dau Edna Electa HENDERSON b.20 Jly 1887 Algona,KossuthCo.IA.res.Delta,CO, Tacoma,PierceCo,WA 1919 and to Cashmere,ChelanCo.,WA;1944/or/1945.d.2 Oct. 1978, m. Bert Arthur RIDLEY(b.17 Mar 1877 Clear Water Village, MN, d. 8 Jan. 1951) 21 Oct.1908 Delta,CO; their dau Evelyn Blanche RIDLEY b. 20 Spt 1912 Delta, CO,d. 29 Dec 1994 Wenatchee,Chelan Co.,WA, m. James Forrest RANKIN 25 Jly 1931,b. 2 Feb 1906 (KS) d. 3 June 1992, Peshastin,Chelan Co.,WA,-res. Pierce Co.,WA from 1910 at Firwood School District. Eatonville (at Silver Lake), Puyallup and 1943 rem to Peshastin, Chelan Co, WA), their dau Nola Lois RANKIN b. 6 June 1935, m. Sheridan Lewis PAYNE 25 April 1959, b. 7 Dec. 1933---five children, one grandchild (m). Any help researching the HARKNESS surname and the other newly found surname MCCRACKEN will be appreciated. Anyone out there researching these two names? Thanks for listening! Surnames (updated11/23/99) PATERNAL--PAYNE(1935WA->MO->VA/WVA),DYER(KENT,ENG.1828) DEAN,BELCHER,WISER,CHILDS(? COTTON. MATERNAL--RANKIN(1935-->IMM 1839) ,NEFF(H-LINE),LOPER,COLE,DEWITT, WOLFE, BUSER, CLOMAN,MARKS, CULBERT,EDMUNDSON, RIDLEY(CAPT. MARK),DAY,CONGER,POND,FAIRBANKS,ROBINSON,BOWIE,WEBBER,SMALLEY, STROUT,HENDERSON,NORTON. MCCRACKEN,HARKNESS,MADDISON Snail Mail Address: 1122Glenwood Ave., Wenatchee, WA 9880l Tel:509-663-1410