My STONE/STEIN family came from Germany in the 1700's and settled in the (what is now) BUCKS County PA area. Check the early Bucks cemetery records, if your Stein's were from that area. Rich in TAMPA James Benny Cooper wrote: > I have been told by one of my mom's cousins that our STONES > originated in Germany in the 1700's and the orginal name was Von > STEIN. Has anyone else come across this name in their STONE > research? James Benny [email protected] -- \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) +------------------oOOo- (_) --oOOo-----------------+ |W*elch,W*ittwer,M*auchly,Z*immerman,S*tone,Z*eigler | |R*yf,A*mstutz,L*ewis,H*ardee,T*yson,S*chochli,W*eber| |Z*urfluh,S*pychiger,M*osser,A*mstutz,N*euenschwander| |N*ussbaum,S*hitz,H*enry,M*osteller,A*bel,M*ay,F*ish | |M*allory,M*etzger,M*organ,T*immons,B*rooks,L*eichti | |F*ields,C*herry,M*oore,R*ouse,McG*owan,M*oye,C*orey | +-----------------------------Oooo.------------------+ I'm ( ) Richard Welch .oooO ) / [email protected] TAMPA ( ) (_/ \ ( Searchin' \_)