In a message dated 97-07-18 21:15:37 EDT, WALLACE-L@rootsweb.com writes: << WE are Wallaces from the north and we have a legend in the family that one of Argyle Wallaces son"s escaped with the original Sir William Wallaces son and a nurse maid to France after he was drwn and Quartered. It is also said there has been a william Wallace as the first grandson from that time to now at least in our family. There is today still a tradition of doing this. >> -------------------------------------------- YES ..... my grandma, Eleanor Wallace, had a statue of Sir William in her basement and really knew the history well - she virtually forced my dad into naming my brother William -- and she won, my brother Bill is alive and well in Northfield, IL, engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Elizabeth Crown [the Henry Crown family -- of Forbes list fame]. I think they are marrying in June 1998... oh, well.... we'll leave that puzzle for our kids to have fun with! Anything you can provide on our line to Sir great ** 26 grandpa would be immensely fascinating! Even Judge Caleb ? Steven Wallace