In a message dated 2/9/2006 10:52:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, Janvm1030@aol.com writes: No, not at all did I intend to imply that I thought there was but one immigrant ancestor of ours, Amor Via. I do believe that we all descend from him. Janelle, Thank you for your reply. Although it does appear that the lines of the Albemarle County Via's go back to Amer, this is still an assumption and I didn't want to miss seeing any other possibilites. One of the things that still concerns me is - was William a brother of Robert's? Let me first say I believe these lines are all connected. However, it is so easy to make incorrect assumptions. I know our assumptions regarding William being Amor's son has some logical explanations behind it. However could William have been a son of Robert? The thing that nags me a little is that William showed up in the processioning records so many years after Robert did. I don't have the records in front of me but it seems like Robert first appears in the processioning records in about 1715. William does not appear until 1731. Sixteen years is not that big of an age gap especially if Robert was the eldest in the family and William the youngest. However, if Amor and wife died by about 1716 or so that's a long time between William appearing in the records. It has always bothered me that in these same records there is no mention of Via orphans. If William were underage that's how he would have been referred to. Just some additional thoughts to throw around. Judy