If you mean the Benjamin Harris (1673 -1716), the English bookseller and writer who was the first journalist in the British-American colonies, I doubt my Benjamin was named for him. Some notes I've seen say they were Quakers. Harris wrote "argumentative pamphlets in London, especially ones attacking Roman Catholics and Quakers" according to my encyclopedia. QUOTE OF THE DAY There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness" -- Mike Shaw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Shaw" <lshaw@nwlink.com> To: <SHAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [SHAW] Letter of the Week - B- Larry > I have a suspicion that my Benjamin was named after his mother's father, > whom I believe to be Benjamin Harris. > > There is a lot of similarity between our parallel lines and it would not be > at all surprising if there is a connection somewhere. > > Larry Shaw > > > > ==== SHAW Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe: SHAW-L-request@rootsweb.com > Place the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. > >