This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Immigration Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mYSBAEB/298 Message Board Post: This is also my line. Back in Nathaniel's days, middle names were rare. I never heard of his middle name being Joseph unless you're talking about another Nathaniel who was born in the U.S.A.