Hi Alistair. Thanks for your response with that info, regarding the recent Banffshire Board posting "Re: Geddes family". That posting's topic involves GEDDES from Edinburgh, with no (known) connection with Banffshire (yet!). I'm continuing the discussion off-board because of my own PENTLAND research in Edinburgh, which involves a GEDDES there. I don't have anything to indicate a linkage to your Geddes/Littlejohn line, but being always on the lookout for connections, can you add any detail from the OPR like witnesses and places? That said, I have a couple of references to Rottenslough involving my CLARK line, which I'll add as grist to your mill! 1. "December 5th 1754 Clark - Janet daur to Charles Clark & Janet Ramsey in Muirycrook was baptized, witnesses John Weir in Lonhead & James Clark in Rottenslough" - Rathven OPR. 2. "December 6th 1754 Clark - James Clark & Jean Smith in Rottenslough had a child baptized named Alexander witnesses Alexr Smith yr & Alexander Robertson in Conage" - Rathven OPR. It is likely James CLARK is a relative (so far unresolved); my own ancester James CLARK [5xgt-gdfather] was in Mains of Buckie at the time with wife Elspet ANDREW and family until they removed to Raemore in Deskford in 1771. My Clarks were also at Muirycrook and Connage, even earlier. And one of mine Isobel GEDDES from Clashendamar, Fordyce I believe married (yet another) James CLARK: "Clark Geddes : August 6th : James Clark in Burnside brought a testificate from Deskfoord of his being contracted to Isabel Geddes & married Sept 20th" - Rathven OPR 1726. I find I have this possible reference to your GARDEN family too, where John Clark & Margaret Robertson are my 6xgt-gdparents: bpt 20-5-1739: "Alexander son to John Clark & Margaret Robertson in Muirycrook was baptised witnesses Alexr Gordon [Garden?] your in Freuching[?] & Alexr Robertson in Conaghed" - Rathven OPR [difficult to read]. Anything to make a linkage there? I hope you don't mind that I've copied this reply to the Banffshire List. I'm looking for a linkage between my CLARKs (my earliest reference being the 1726 marriage of John CLARK Woodside and Margaret ROBERTSON/ROTSON Connage) and another line of CLARKs who were nearby at Carnoch and Arradoul (one of whom - Archibald CLARK - had moved to Slogmahole in Fordyce by 1709). Regards Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: ALISTAIR MACDONALD > Hello Howard, > I missed the beginning of this thread but what I have may add something to > the grist of the Geddes mill. I have in my GARDEN line a Janet Geddes born > in Buckie in 1763, the daughter of Alexander Geddes and Janet LITTLEJOHN. > She married Alexander Garden in Rathven in 1782. Alexander was born in > Rottenslough in 1764. > Does this fit in? > Alistair