Here's one of my Quaker branches about which I don't believe I've ever seen any discussion here on Quaker Roots: The Case family of Long Island. I'm descended from a John Case (d.1703/4) who is believed to have arrived on the ship Dorset at Newport, R.I., about 1635. According to an old Case family genealogy, he first lived with his brother, Thomas, who had immigrated earlier. I don't know whether my John was a Friend, but apparently Thomas was. Dr. Increase Mather thus speaks of him in 1681: "There went down about a moneth since three mad Quakers, called Thomas Case's crew, one man named Denham, belonging to Newer-Snicks, and two women with him belonging to Oyster Bay; these went down to South-hold, where they meet with Samuel Banks of Fairfield, the most blasphemous villain that ever was known in those parts. These joining together with some other inhabitants of South-hold of the same spirit, there went into their company a young merchant named Thomas Harris, who was somewhat inclining to the Quakers before (he belonged to Boston); they all go about him and fell a-dancing and singing, according to their diabolical manner." (Source: Life of John Case, by A.P. Case) Is anyone familiar with this Case family? Mark