Hi List My I lodge my thanks to ALL those persons who answered my request for information over the last few days, it is very much appreciated and has given me various sources to follow up for quite some time to come.....THANKS Now that's out of the way with sincerity, I forgot to mention any CHEEK relatives or inter-married descendants from the Rhode Island area are most welcome to contact me for our mutual research & information, remembering that I can track my roots from RI back to 1538 or thereabouts in Somerset, England, or alternatively I am part of the CHEEK DNA project which is endeavouring to connect CHEEK's in the US back to their roots in England.... I am sure that I'll be back in touch in due course with further requests, however, for the time being, happy researching.... Best regards David Cheek - Adelaide - Australia Protected by Norton Anti-Virus 2006 Transcriber of Parish Registers in South West Somerset and FreeBMD