In a message dated 1/30/2008 4:17:31 AM Central Standard Time, edwirvin@yahoo.com writes: To Velma: You should be proud of your descent. Your family is about as old as it gets in Virginia. The Stith's married into the Bollings and Randolphs. They descended through Jane Rolfe, the granddaughter of John Rolfe and Rebecca Rolfe. (Pocahontas). You can't get much farther back than that. The Roosevelts claim descent from these folks. My Scotch-Irish did not show up until the late 1720's, a hundred years later. ****** Yes, I am, Edwin. However, some of those you mentioned are not in my direct line. But the Randolphs are. I have several other well known families in Va. of which I am quite proud. I guess this is not the place to name them. This is why I would so love to visit Va., but I doubt if that will happen now. Who were your Scotch-Irish families? Irvine? Were they in the Bedford area? I hope your friend gets it worked out. If nothing else, I would do the subscribing a second time. Thanks, Velma **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489