Brightstar , All I can say is Thank you , Thank you , Thank you , . I have not only been searching for my Husbands slave ancestors for a long time but also for my Cherokee roots with no luck until your postings. Now I have connections to both families and I can't begin to thank you enough , I only hope that you will know how much this means to those of us who have had a long search . Please keep up the postings as you said a little gibberish is worth it if the information is there for future generations . Please lets not have our children go through what we have trying to find our roots. Again many thanks for all your time and work posting this for the list. Sincerely, Teresa Thompson Williams