Hello Fellow Listers, I am Faye Kennedy Irvin and, like many of you, enjoy history and research. As for having a degree, my poor father thought I was going to major in BOYS at Florida State so we were both pleasantly surprised when I stepped off the stage at graduation time with a degree in history. I was not a teacher because I had the wit to know I probably wouldn't have been a good one. Instead, I worked many years as a senior medical underwriter for Prudential Ins. CO. But, all the time, my love was history, genealogy and research squeezed in between raising a family and being a wife to a great husband. My father and husband had a rich Uncle named Sam [U.S. Navy] who sent us on many free trips, so I have been able to indulge myself in travel and history. We live in Orange Park, Florida now. Is this an area where I research? Don't be silly. That happens only in the movies. I am researching Geekie [a Scots name], Kennedy, Robins, Rolfe and Word plus associated families. The areas are Perry County, Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, Leake and Smith County, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Gloucester, Virginia and oh, yes, Texas. Not a Floridian in the group. I look forward to this list and Mr. Wylie, I stand in awe of your family knowledge and your generosity in sharing the information. Always searching, Faye