Hi Barbara, Well, I too am related to the Adams, through Henry and Edith Adams' daughter, Mary, who married Fairbanke in 1636. As a side note, I wonder if Arvilla Whitney was the forerunner of my own name, Arvy. Maybe one of her brothers named one of their children Arvy after her and so on down the line, because my 5th ggf just appears out of the blue with that name and every generation since has had at least one in the family. Just a thought. Arvy Whitney Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com