Hi-- The DYER family re to in the list is in my husbamd's line, his mother's maiden name, Seraph Leola DYER b. 1909, still living, m. to Roy Kenneth PAYNE,Spickard,MO,(PAYNES OF Tazewell,VA to Spickard, Grundy Co., MO to Wenatchee, Chelan Co., WA. These DYERS were David James DYER B. 1828 KENT, ENG, grandfather to Seraph Leola DYER....Father was David James DYER III...from the midwest to probably OR to WA shortly after the turn of the century last Here is an overview ..give you a picture to fit your paintbrush into...... Connection on my mother's side, the RIDLEYS, is where Mark RIDLEY (son of Thomas b. ca 1685, son of Capt Mark--Barnstsble 1600s) was married to Mary STROUT and had issue: Mary, 1707-1728, Ann 17 Mar 1710-1712, Ann 19 Jly 1713, Thoms Jr. 3 Dec. 1715, James (my line) 1717, Sarah 10 Apr 1720, John 6 May 1722, Mark 21 Aug 1724, Thankful 25 Nv 1726, Betty and Mark, twins 16 JAN 1728, DEBORAH 13 MAY 1731. ALL BORN Truro,MA Some of the RIDLEY GIRLS, I believe maerried into the DYERS AND POSS the STROUTS. MY James RIDLEY married two of the SMALLEYS AND I am from the second family, Mary SMALLEY (her lst husband was George BOWIE, James lst wife was Mary's cousin Ruth SMALLEY. FROM THERE ....Mark 1757 m Abigail WEBBER...next William 30 Jn 1783-19 Oct 1860 m Mary BOWIE 19 MAY 1807...THEN Moses Linscott RIDLEY 17 SEPT 1814 Bowdoinham, ME m. Huldah Olive ROBINSON b.15 JLY 1813 Cumberland, Windham Meeting House--d. 1854...then my greatgrandfather/CivilWarVet Alvah Kimball RIDLEY 1840-1889.(m. Mary Elizabeth DAY in MN)..THEN my grandfather Bert Arthur RIDLEY b. 17 Mar 1877, m. l Oct 1908, d. 8 Jan 1951 (MN-C0-WA) m. Edna Electa HENDERSON,d/o Robert Henry HENDERSON-Nancy Mordana NORTON, s/o James HENDERSON AND ???, Kossuth Co., Algona, IA...THEN my mother, Evelyn Blanche RIDLEY, 20 SEPT 1912- Dec. 1994 m. James Forrest RANKIN 2 Feb1906-3 June 1992 (RANKINS of LONDONDERRY, IRELAND-PA-KS-WA. THEN MY Depresseion and WWII years Generation, MY children, My one grandchild. Nola Payne in Wenatchee, WA Surnames: PAYNE,DYER,DEAN,BELCHER,WISER, COTTON;RANKIN,NEFF,LOPER,DEWITT, WOLFE,BUSER,CLOMAN,CULBERT, EDMUNDSON,RIDLEY,DAY,CONGER, POND,FAIRBANKS,ROBINSON,BOWIE, WEBBER,SMALLEY,STROUT, HENDERSON, NORTON,MADDISON,(PTL) Alternate Email Addresses: NLPfromWA@webtv.net, NLP-COLONIES2WA@webtv.net, mompayne2@hotmail.com