Hi, Kate Hogan, I think that I've written you before, but not about these surnams. I'm wondering aobut your FAIRBANKS, FISKE, PALMER, and (this one particularly) TAINTER. I have a Charles TAINTOR, from South Wales, went to New England (I don't know the year), was settled in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, d ca 1658 @ Fairfield, CT. (Wife unknown). He had a dau, Marie TAINTOR, who marr John BANKS, b cas 1608 @ Yorkshire, England, d 1685 @ Fairfield, CT. He prob came to America in the Mary and John, ca 1630; was one of the first settlers of Windson CT., rem to Fairfield, CT. He and Marie TAINTOR m ca 1640. He m 2) Mary Fitch, widow of Thomas SHERMAN. Does any of that ring a bell with you? I've yet to find anyone else looking for this family, and really would love to! Best, Barbara ADAMS, ANGELL, ARMSTRONG, BABCOCK, BADCOCK,BAKER, BALDING/BALDWIN, BANKS, BARKER, BASSETT, BERNON, BIRDSALL, BLACKBURN, BOURNE, BROWNELL, CADMAN, CADY, CLEVELAND, COFER, COOKE, COOLEDGE/COOLIDGE/COLLYNGE, CORBIN, DARBE/DERBY, DAVIS, DEKLYNE/DECLEIN, DELL, DEXTER, DRANE, ELLISON, FAIRBANK/FAIRBANKE/FAIREBANKE, FIELD, FINLEY, FISK/FISKE, GREGORY, HAIGHT/HOYT, HARRIS, HATHAWAY; HEGEMAN, HOSKINS, HOWARD, KIP/DEKYPE, LISPENARD, LIVERMORE, LOSEE, LYON, MAKIN, MARCH, MARSHALL, MOORE, MORSE, NASH, PAINE, PALMER, PEARCE, POPE, POTTER, POWELL, ROBERTSON, ROSS, RUSSELL, SHERMAN, SMITH, STOKES, SYMONDS, TAINTOR, THORPE, TOURTELLOTTE, UPTON, VERNEY, WALKER, WANS(H)EAR, WARREN, WEBB, WHIPPLE, WHITE, WHITNEY, WILBORE/WILBUR, WILLIE, WINN, WINTHROP, WRAY, WRIGHT.