Dear Members, My name is Ron Penfold and I live in Minot North Dakota. I am a descendant of Thomas George Penfold. He was my GGGramdfather and was born on Dec 22, 1817 in London or Sussex, and died May 27, 1888 in Massilon Iowa. He lived in Buffalo NY for several years and married my GGGrandmother Elizabeth Parry in 1844. I am stuck at trying to go back beyond Thomas. I was given a tip by Ken, one of the list members, to approach the problem at a different angle and maybe someone might be able to connect with this approach. There is an 1844 Buffalo City Directory of a Thomas and William, both Sailors living at 48 Indiana Street. There is also a record of William Penfold and Maria Chapman being married on Sep 22 1847. The 1850 census has William and Maria living in Buffalo NY. His occupation was listed as a Ships Carpenter. They had two small children named Frank and John. There were other Penfold's living in the Buffalo/Niagra area in the 1850's and they might be related. Philip Penfold,born about 1821 S.G. Penfold about 1820 William Penfold about 1826 Peter Unkown Does anyone have any information that might shed a light on these New York Penfolds? I am particularly interested in William and Maria. I think they might be the key in me going back further. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks and Sincerely-Ron Penfold _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail