Prompted by recent emails concerning maternal lines, I thought I would see what I could do with my own ancestry. My earliest ancestor in the female line is one Mary HOOKER, who married at Droxford in Hampshire, 22 Sep 1751, to John SHAYER or SHOYER. Initially I tried a Google search on the words "Hooker Droxford"........... Ooops, not a good idea! LOL Happy New Year! -- Nancy McLaughlin Woodend, NZ [email protected]