In a message dated 11/13/2000 4:37:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > My vote is to keep things the way they are. > > Andrew Sefton > Yorkshire > England > For what my input is worth, I SECOND IT! The list was set up for research of Edward-1 progenitor of the Reavis/Revis family in America. Since it appears we no longer connect the Reavis/Revis surname to his original "surname", believed to have been Ashley or Cooper. It is pointless to continue researching along those lines. This was so stated by Fenton Reavis, Elmo Reavis, and and Marie Reavis Hall; and after ALL of my reseach, I concur. I did not when I began, because of all the records I found, was sure would find a connection; but as I have stated, all have been connected to Edward-1 (for clarification purposes, John E 1797- 1879..likely but not yet proved, g'son of George-3; he was in same area and same time period, if not George's son James, perhaps his son John). That is where my research and my co-researchers Don and Ben's, has been directed; descendants of Edward-1; and not finding any other Reavis/Revis that did not connect. I do have many I am work- ing with, but so far, have found no other lineage. The only other option to learning his original surname, which is thought to be either Ashley or Cooper, would be to try and research that aspect in American records. *Barb