Hello Everybody, I would not normally do this, but since our list is relatively new and has no activity I am requesting all subscribers answer a roll call by sending a message to the list telling us who you are and what Stroup family you are researching or are interested in. I will start it off: My name is Bill and I am a descendant of Matthias Stroope who came to Baltimore from Germany (but he was Dutch). He was an experienced iron master who built and operated iron furnaces. He and his offspring had iron furnaces in Maryland, Lincoln county, NC, York county SC, several places in Georgia and Alabama. Most of the family settled in northwest Georgia, mostly in Walker and Catoosa counties. I have extensive information on this line and will be glad to share. For those of you who have not yet found the GenConnect Information Boards I will list the URL's: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/queries http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/wills http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/biographies http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/bible_records http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/deeds http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/obituaries http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/s/t/STROUP/pensions These boards are places where you can post information that you are willing to share relating to the board subjects. All queries on all boards should be posted on the queries board and not in the individual boards themselves. Thanks to all, Bill Williamson, listowner STROUP-L/D mail lists STROUP GenConnect Boards