Poking around NEHGS site, I found a reference that only indicated that in 1814 it was reported that Samuel Israel Wells of NY moved to Arkansas. He is not in my database (at least with his middle name) so thought I would pass it on. Bonita \\\|/// \\ ~ ~ // ( @ @ ) ----oOOo-(_)-oOOo---- Just Looking for clues ... Lady Bonita Arizona, USA --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 091023-0, 10/23/2009 Tested on: 10/24/2009 10:08:41 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com