In a message dated 1/28/00 9:03:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Genewelch@aol.com writes: << and the Witherspoons have Welch connections >> Yes, Gene, I completely omitted Lucy Welch. Sorry about that. Does your wife's line include Judge Archibald Shaw or Thomas Lynch Shaw? I have very little on this name, although, I have some gold coins, a pair of gold-rim glasses, a pen knife and a pen from my gg grandfather Archibald. Bob