Ancestery and Geneology is a fun thing to research. The furthest back we can reliably track is to Thomas Downs, my g-g-g grandfather. We know his fathers name, Noah Downs, and where he lived, but when we go to there, we have a Noah Downs living there 10 years apart, seems workable... until you then get the Obituary for him in the middle of those 10 years. Turns out, Noah died in 1804, and ANOTHER Noah moved into the area, or was his son who took over the head of household. **boggle**