Perhaps, since it may be helpful to some readers of this web site, I should outline the surnames of my Quaker ancestors. The following is a listing of those of which I believe have had some direct association with the Society of Friends: My father's ancestors lived primarily in England until the Standing family came to Iowa in 1870, followed by the Nicholson family about 1887. Some of the families did not become Quakers until after 1800. These are the families from my father's background who were associated with the Society of Friends: STANDING - Sussex/Surrey, Lancashire, to Iowa. WICKS - Surrey CHEAL - Sussex SAYERS - Sussex/Surrey STEDMAN - Sussex/Surrey WALLER - Sussex/ Surrey SHAW - Sussex GRIMER - Sussex STENNING - Surrey TYNDALL - uncertain, south Eng. HAYLER (hAYLOR) (HAYLLER) - Sussex/Surrey PAYNE - Somerset, Surrey, Southwark (south London) HUNT - Surrey BAX - Surrey SMITH - Sussex CONSTABLE - Surrey FOX - nw Yorkshire PHILLIPS - nw Yorkshire NICHOLSON - Sussex, Yorkshire, Ireland, Durham, New York state, Iowa. My mother's ancestors tended to be Quakers in America from Colonial times, some having been Quakers when they left England or when they came to America from the English settlements in Ireland.: MENDENHALL (MILDENHALL) - Wiltshire, Eng. to PA,W VA, NC, OH, IN, IA. STROUD (STRODE) - Wiltshire, Eng. MARIS - Worcestershire, to PA PIERSON (PEARSON) - Bristol, Eng. to DE, PA ? DIXON - n.Ireland to DE BEESON - Eng.to DE, PA, W VA, NC GRUBB - Cornwall, Eng.to PA via NJ THORNBROUGH (THORNBURY) (THORNBURG) - n. Ireland to DE, PA, W VA, NC BROWN - Bucks Co., PA, to VA, NC LARGE - Norfolk County, 'Eng.to- MASS, PA BATCHELDER - Eng., to n Germany, to MASS WING - Eng., to Holland or n. Germany, to MASS SWIFT - Essex, Eng, to- MASS DUNGAN - Middlesex,Eng., to RI, PA WEAVER - Somerset, Eng. JONES - PA, NC, SC, GA BARNETT - Lower VA to NC, OH, IN, IA HUTCHINS - Lower VA to, NC, OH, IN WATKINS - Lower VA. COX - Lower VA to NC TRENT - Lower VA COOK - Cheshire, Eng.to PA, NC, SC, OH, IN, IA NORMAN - Cheshire, Eng. UNDERWOOD - MD to DE to PA, HARRY (decendants of Harry Thomas Owen of Wales), to PA BRINTON - Staffordshire, Eng.to, PA BAGLEY - Staffordshire, Eng., BIDDLE - Staffordshire, Eng. WRIGHT - NJ, PA, MD, NC, SC, OH BOWATER - Worcestershire, Eng., - PA, VA. MAUNDER - London,Eng. to PA WELLS - VA, NC TILTON - Gloucsstershire, Eng.,to MASS, Brooklyn, NY, NJ PEARSALL -Eng.,to MASS TERRY - NY, NJ HARBERT (HERBERT) - NJ, ?VA, SC HENDERSON - Scotland to VA, NC, SC, IN, IL THORNTON - Lower VA?, NC, SC HOLLINGSWORTH - n Ireland, to DE, VA,SC, OH REA (REE) - n Ireland CALVERT - n Ireland to PA, DE GLASSFORD - n Ireland ROBINSON - DE McKAY (McCOY) - NJ, MD, VA BROWNE - NJ HADLEY - Ireland, DE/PA, VA, NC, IN, IA GREGG - Ireland, DE COOKE - Eng., , PA FOX - Eng., PA BROWN - Bedfordshire/Northhamptonshire, Eng. to PA DICKEY- Ireland?, to NC CLAYTON - Sussex, Eng. - PA LANCKFORD - Hampshire, Eng. ROYALE - Scotland, - PA THOMPSON - Yorkshire, Eng. - NJ, PA, NC, IN HUMBLES - County Durham, Eng. HARLAND (hARLAND) - County Durham, Eng. - n Ireland, DE, PA DUCK - n Ireland HOOPE - n Ireland HEALD - Cheshire, Eng. - PA DONBOBBIN - Chishire, Eng. BANCROFT - Cheshire, Eng. JANNEY - Cheshire, Eng. EVANS - PA, NC LINDLEY - Eng. to County Carlow, Ireland, PA, NC, IN PARKE - County Carlow, Ireland CHAMBERS - Yorkshire, DE, NC DOBSON - Tollerton in Yorkshire MILLER - County Armagh, Ireland, - Chester County, PA IGNEW - Ireland, to PA ALLEN - Dublin, Ireland - PA, NC COX - Chester County, PA, SCARLET - PA RICHARDS - Oxfordshire, Eng., - PA CORBETT - Staffordshire, Eng. to PA BARKER - DE, NC, IN NICHOLS - DE TOWELL -- DE, PA, NC, IN RICE - NC? Submitted by Herbert Standing, Earlham, Iowa. **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)