Thank you, Frank I had explored his page, but was somewhat overwhelmed. Your pointers will help and I'll try again. Will also post to Quaker list. Have been 'lurking' there as had read of possibility of the Quaker background in Ratcliff families. Hey, maybe first step to success! [email protected] ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Dorothy, > Have you ever visited Donald Ratcliff's home page? It is > http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Campus/1719/index.html > (snip) > 1 Aug 1772, Ann Ratcliff and daughters Sarah, Elizabeth and Ann received on > Certificate from Lower Falling Creek MM and transferred to Cane Creek MM > (102c). > > This sounds suspiciously like it could be your Elizabeth. If she were b. in > 1758, she would be 14 in 1772 and still living with her parents. As you > probably know, these Ratcliffs were Quakers and referred to themselves as > "Friends." I don't know where this Friends Meeting House was located but at > least it was in NC, somewhere in the vicinity of Kinston. >