Hi everyone! 'Trust that everyone had a nice Christmas and now are eager to begin a new, fresh year? I'd like to inquire of you'all just what we (collectively) know about the geographical origin of our REEVES surname and its spelling variations. Bessie Reeves Hoke, of Carlisle, IN and co-author of the 1985 (now out-of-print) book "Our Reeves and Related Families, 1490-1985," reported that the first known "REEVES" was Robert RYVES (c1490-1560). He was a French Huguenot refugee that fled France <1545 and settled in Dorsetshire, England and it's from him that many of the U.S. REEVES's (especially those that followed the NC>GA>TN path) are derived. The info on Kim Waddle's web site (http://______) appears to collaborate this geographic origin. However, my family and others have long believed (admittedly, without evidence) that our "REEVES's" came originally from Wales. Can anyone shed any light on this, albeit minor, descrepancy on geographic origins? Are both "right?" Greg Reeves REEVES-L Listowner greg@rapidnet.com ------------------------------