Donna I just got around to reading the last issue of Dick Eastmans newsletter, and your article was very good. While I am not an expert on Dutch research I have been indexing the Vanderpool newsletters for a while, and they contain a LOT of Dutch names as the Vanderpools were some of the earliest to settle in New Amsterdam. Marytje or Marytie are both very common names in the index. For those of you that do not get Dick Eastman's newsletter, here is the plug: This newsletter relies solely upon "word of mouse" advertising. If you enjoy reading these articles, please tell others to go to http://www.eogn.com. Donna's article was in the paid version of the newsletter, but since we are not suppose to advertise I won't put the cost here. I know Donna does not benefit from the article (other than the prestige of having written for Dick Eastmans newsletter), sometimes the appearance of a conflict of interest is as bad as a true conflict of interest. Charles