This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vbriananderson Surnames: BYFORD, GOODING,McGONIGAL, ANDERSON, HOLT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/1649.1.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary: It appears that we have a lot of connecting lines. My great,great, great grandfather was Patrick McGonigal and his daughter-in-law married a William Byford in the arly 1800s in what was then Rutherford County, TN. I also think that the McGonigals and the Andersons had some business dealings with the Goodings which is another line that your Holts married into. I know that Patrick McGonigal came from Augusta Co., Va originally but I have never been able to identify his wife, Barbara, but she seems to have Maryland connections because at leeast two of their descendants married women with surnames, Dorsey & Yates, that have or could have Maryland roots. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.