In a message dated 7/17/01 7:17:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, JoChurchD@aol.com writes: > . I have > good reason to suspect early Barfield connections to my Horn, Miller, > Brewer, > Cook, and Hayes lines. But not an ounce of proof so far.... > > Howdy Joe Church Dickerson! I was happy to see Hayes listed in your line. I have an old love letter written by Lucinda Hayse (That is how she spelled it), her spelling left a lot to be desired :-) It was written in 1846 (or could be 1886) can't really tell. She speaks of gaddys mill. She wrote the letter to my great grandfather :-) She braided a long length of her hair to make a circle. In that circle she cut out red material to resemble a rose and green material for the leaves. The paper was hand cut to have designs at the top and bottom. I have it framed in an 18x15 frame in such a way that both sides of the letter can be read. I would love to know more about this young woman :-) Do you have any clues? I will try to scan it but I really don't think it will work. Thank you so very much for the information on the Barfields :-) That was a whole lot more than I had to begin with :-) Jane