My wife's anctestry includes Rosannah Whaley who married Samuel Poppleton, down through their son Samuel (II) who married Caroline Osborn in Vermont. Sam (II) and Caroline Osborn worked their way west through NY and ended up in Richland County OH. While there are rumors of Rosannah being descended from an Edward Whaley, we haven't any hard and fast connection. The name "Whaley" appeard two generations later in the family, when Sam (II) and Caroline Poppleton's daughter Lydia Poppleton Thornton named one of her sons John Whaley Thornton. Happy to share what little we have, and looking forward to adding information and ancestors... Thanks in advance. George Payne Linthicum MD ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.