Hi Carol - The problem is that my Catherine was born much after William's daughter Catherine, although the implication that they are one and the same is made repeatedly. My family believes that they were connected to the Ely's, but so far the dates that we have do not compute. I would like to find out more on William's daughter in order to eliminate her or move her in my tree. I do think your Jane could be William's daughter - I show her as born 1818-1823 based on the Ancestral File of Thomas Ely. I also show George's grandmother was Rachel Ely! Brenda Carol Appel Basham wrote: > brenda, looks like your Catherine Ely could be my grgrgrandmother's sister > if they are both daughter to William Ely, Jr. Nancy Napier is mine ancestor > possibly married a george napier. carol