I have a HALE in my family. William Hale of Staffordshire, from the mid 1800s. I don't really know much more than that. He was the first husband of my grandmother Sara Jane Atkins Hale. Alice ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:37 PM Subject: WESSEX-PLUS-D Digest V03 #39