Dear Andrew, I have been lurking on this list for a few years, waiting for a sign that might prove my theory. I believe that my Keach family line came from a family line in Scotland that spelled their name ³Mac²Keachan, ³Mac²Eachern, ³Mac²Eacharn, ³Mac²Eachen, ³Mac²Keachen, ³Mc²Kitchin, .....I have seen many variant spellings of this Scottish surname. What is confusing is that there is at least one Keach family line from England. Who¹s to say that these Keach families were, also, originally from Scotland, but decided to change their name and stay in the country ‹ instead of leaving to go to America, Canada and Australia. I am extremely interested in your family line and would like to know if you would consent to a DNA test. Family Tree DNA http://www.FamilyTreeDNA.com info@familytreedna.com The world's first and largest Genetic Genealogy organization I am the Administrator for the Keach DNA surname Project. I can be reached directly at beadsATaspi.net Replace the ³AT² with the ³@² symbol. I get a lot of spam mail, which I am sure is collected by robots harvesting names from genealogy websites. Monica MacKeachan Bead One, Thread Too http://www.bead1threadtoo.com beadsATaspi.net