O.K., all you Ramey descendents out there, listen up! I have some serious stuff here. No Ancient Egypt or anything like that. Sure would hate to take up the valuable time of that college kid out there. Here goes: John Ramey 1753-1834 who married Edith Browning, fought in the Revolutionary War in the Battle of White Plains. This battle was fought in 1776 near White Plains, New York. American General, George Washington, lead a force against British troops under Sir William Howe. Washington had lost New York City to the Brisish late that summer and withdrew to White Plains. Howe launched strong frontal and flank attacks and captured Chatterton Hill after severe fighting. Howe decided to wait for reinforcements before pressing his advantage. His hesitation, however, allowed Washington to withdraw across the Hudson River to New Jersey and save his army from destruction. In other words, he ran like mad. If he had stayed and lost the battle, which he probably would have, John Ramey might have been killed. As a result, those of us who are his descendents, would never have been born. Literally thousands of us. Something to think about. We can also say that our ancestor knew George Washington. Makes you want to treat us with a little more respect. Right? Lois Arthur in Indiana [email protected]