their relocation to some other area knowing of the Torah obligations that had to be fulfilled, it was unlikely they would leave the area

Yeah, which is why it would take an angel to get it to work.

I have to have a break long enough to concentrate on trying to connect all those pieces - as you no doubt already know.

Totally agreed! I'm blessed when I'm able to have time to do so! For many years I left many of these unsettled, but recently I've been blessed to receive new resolutions in 1-2 hours when I focus on a specific question and use past and present resources.

Thanks for the stories Mac. My extended family has a 17th-century Massachusetts branch but I don't claim the same for my main lines.