I just wanted to remind people that there was a very large German line of THOMAS families descended from Michael THOMAS of the Germanna Colony in Culpeper Co., VA. He had a very large family, some say as many as 25 children, many of them sons. Some of his sons went to Pa., others went to Eastern Ky (Mason and Lewis Counties). While there was some research claiming that the Mason/Lewis Co. THOMAS families were actually of English descent, the Germanna Records (which are extensive) demonstrate this is in error. If you have THOMAS families which you cannot connect, try checking out the Germanna Records. I've found the GERMANNA-L list to be of exceptional help, especially since one of the members has a huge file of information and is writing a complete history of the colony. Sue