Hi Everyone... Just purchased a copy of Family TreeMaker Deluxe III and it shows the parents of Wm. Sumpter as Nicholas & Katherine Mathews. Appears this fallacy is going to keep going until all of us give up on finding the real parents. Haven't looked too much further but it does have a huge SS data bank - through 1996 so if you know the name and birth date and approx. date of death, I'd be glad to do look ups for you (as time permits). The page is set up as follows: NAME/DATE OF BIRTH/PLACE ISSUED/DATE OF DEATH/PLACE OF DEATH Not all of the above is required, but some or part of it is helpful... Again, looks like FTM blew it for accuracy. Take care... Beverley Sumpter