I'm sorry, I have to comment ... At 02:50 PM 02/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: >So, take your pick, an ancestor born in/at/on "South Branch of the Potomac >River" may have been born at the now abandoned town of South Branch (a very >small chance I should think without a definite comma in the correct place >and accompanied by additional indicators), or maybe within Wappacomo Manor >(this is much more likely, especially with additional indicators), or maybe >anywhere along the entire length of the SB of the Potomac River including >areas some distance away from it on either side. Please *carefully* watch the phrase "on South Branch" vs "on the South Branch". They are different places, but the "the" gets omitted in extracts far too often. While we're at it, don't forget to pay attention to whether you're reading a legal document or a family letter. Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://bottonycross.purpleflowers.net (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)