Hi Leslie and List, I will send you my Shaw information so you can check it out. I'm really interested in your JAMES connection. My G Grandmother was Mary Elizabeth James b Newport Aug 12, 1836 d.Newport Mar 7, 1936. As far as the other RI surnames go, is you have one of them you usually have many of the others! :) Here is what I have on the Shaws, just my direct line. I have all the siblings etc of all of these generations. If you think we connect I can send you all of that. 1. Thomas Shaw m Elizabeth Longbottom 2. Abraham Shaw (1585-1638) m Bridget Best 3. John Shaw ( 1630-1704) m Alice Phillips 4. Deacon John Shaw (1653-1717/18 m Hannah Whitmarsh 5. John Shaw( 1689/90- 1726) m Sarah Burell 6. John Shaw ( 1710-1778) m 3rd wf Susannah Richards 7. Silence Shaw (1756-1790) m Eliab King Let me know if we have a connection. Susan