Gordon, Can you fill in some dates and places for the John Reid you asked about. John and Mary are such common names, and Alexander is a name often used in the Reid family. I would be able to find several instances in my family of a John Reid son of Alexander with a wife Mary. Russ Reid -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 10:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: John Reid Hi Don, Is the John Reid whose wife was Mary the son of Alexander Reid? Alexander Reid was my gggg grandfather and his son John Reid was my ggg granduncle. Gordon Reid Hale Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas ============================== Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi