I've also found Armitages at Milnsbridge where Sarah's stepmother Emma HARPIN was a maid in 1871. Hi Andy......sounds like the age old story that has been retold so many times that the players get muddled. I was always told that my grandfather first immigrated to New Orleans before settling in New York state. When I started this lark, I found that it was my grandmother's father who first went to New Orleans.....there is always a grain of truth, but the story tends to get muddled. Merry Christmas......mary lou **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

At 00:30 18/12/2007, you wrote: >.....there is always a grain of truth, but the story tends to get >muddled. So true! Many Thanks, Andy