Bette wrote: <snip> > 4) were RAY and RANSOM families relatives ? <snip> Worth S RAY [connection to RANSOM unknown] produced volumes of Southern genealogical material, including excerpts from all manner of archived and public sources. Included is a genealogy of the Peter RANSOM family of Virginia. The collected research papers of Worth S RAY are microfilmed, available on 33 rolls through the LDS Family History Centers, films # 0823959 - 0823992. The RANSOM information is in vol 7, pp 104-105, with notes taken from W&MQ 10:265; vol 30 p 50; vol 7 p 104; vol 103 p 21 [quoting W&MQ 14:130]. There may well be more RANSOM info in this treasure trove. I tried to summarize this material in an article in RANSOM RESEARCHER #1 [Feb 1993], p 23. Mike RANSOM P O Box 1754, Albany OR 97321 mransom@peak.org 541-926-1199 RANSOM FAMILIES: http://go.to/ransom 1843 Wagon Train: http://travel.to/1843