Hi David, > I don't show a Jonathan on my list Thanks! I corrected my email to the Killingworth list, but forgot to correct it here. I, too, do not have a Jonathan as a son of Josiah, sorry about that. > The name elNATHAN is so curious and unusual, but joNATHAN is rather common. Unfortunately, the name Elnathan isn't that curious in Killingworth at the time. According to the same Barbour collection there are several Elnathans. I only looked at a handful of the records but I found that the name runs heavy in the Hurd and Stevens lines, but it's also in the Griswold, and Smith lines as well as others, especially in that 1700-1800 range. > I wonder if Jonathan is > also born in 13 April 1703 and > had a son named Hiel. Yes, Jonathan was born April 13, 1703, and I agree that they are probably one and the same (I doubt they were twins). It does make it more difficult to get into colonial organizations though when names don't match. Jonathan had no children according to the Barbour collection, and Elnathan never married (I see a problem there <grin>). I played with some period script and the period Js didn't tend to drop below the line -- it's possible that the name is Elnathan, which is why I wrote to the Middlesex County folks to see if anyone can send me a copy of the original marriage record so I can see what I think the name is. I do strongly believe that it's Elnathan, but from an outsiders point of view (i.e. lineage societies) I can see how they might have a problem with this. To them, who's to say that that Mary Hull married a son of Josiah? Here are the Elnathan Stevens from Killingworth according to the Barbour Collection Elnathan Stevens son of Josiah, born Apr. 13, 1703 Elnathan son of Elnathan and Mary b. Jan. 28, 1729 Elnathan Jr. m Surviah Williams Nov. 25, 1754 and Hannah Burrus Nov. 27, 1766 Elnathan son of Elnathan and Hannah b. Dec. 6, 1770 And of course Hiel, son of Elnathan & Mary b. March 22, 1737 Thanks, Linda.