Thanks Al. There is a myth about early, early pioneers in the colonies that stumbled across a tribe of Indians. These English pioneers were reportedly stunned to hear the tribe speaking Welsh. Like I said, it's a myth. But there are pockets of Welsh families in settlements in colonial America, notably in Pennsylvania and North Carolina...and the one I found in Buckingham Co., Va. But Why? They were not being flogged or burned at the stake because of their religion. Why Buckingham County? Of course, there may have been other Welsh settlements in Virginia. There may have been many such settlements...all speaking a Celtic tongue similiar to the Scotch-Irish migrating down from Pennsylvania. Thanks for the info. Jerry Nathan Rice, Spring, Texas.