Hello Grace, Couldn't get through to you at your e address of Ivan;Boman@ha... Thank you for your AMAZINGLY rapid response to my posting. It's good hearing from you. The thing is, though, that I haven't traced my line back any further than my father's grandfather - he'd be born in Scotland about 1850. And though I feel sure it's possible some of the family emigrated in the previous century I don't really know. You're asking about a Susannah Templeton who was already in America in 1780 . I'm ever so sorry. Good luck in your search. Catherine