Dear Kristin, Where is Devon? Is it anywhere near Hampshire county, or Portsmouth? Regards, Paul Crawford. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristin Slater <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 12:07 PM Subject: [PYLE] Re: English Pyles > Perhaps this is a good time to point out that there was a large > number of Pyle families living in Devon, England and which > can be researched certainly back to the 1600's and earlier. > > Exeter library holds many records of these families. These records > cover Exeter and the villages of Devon. Most of the families were > involved in agriculture and when times were hard many left for > the US from Bristol and Cardiff especially in the late 1800's. > > For some reason these families seem to be ignored in favour of > the Wiltshire records but are certainly worth looking into. > > Kristin. Kent. UK > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > All genealogy discussion lists can be found at: > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html > Copyright 2000-Author retains copyright >