Just thought of another thing which has given me difficulty with this Daniel Pittman and David Pittman line. In cursive handwriting the names David and Daniel can be easily mistaken for each other. Sometimes the humps of the V in David will be mistaken for an N. Also if the EL is squished together in Daniel or if they fail to close the top of the last "d" in David. Those of you with either a Daniel or a David in your research might want to search for the other if at first you fail to find your David or Daniel. There are some good articles online about deciphering old writing. Just to name a few you might check the following. Hope that helps someone out in their research Marie B. http://www.amberskyline.com/treasuremaps/oldhand.html http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/syft/begintip/syftmg0047.htm http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/76_reading.html?Welcome=1006222829 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1