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Martha Barnes

F, #8215

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Name	Martha Barnes was also known as Martha Palmer.
Marriage	She married William Palmer in 1641, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, ConnecticutG.

Child with William Palmer b. About 1590, d. April 1670

Son	Joseph Palmer+ b. 1642, d. 14 December 1726

Julia Ann Stewart¹

F, #8216, b. 29 January 1830, d. 9 June 1899

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Father	Levi Stewart b. About 1804
Mother	Abby Powell b. 1810

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Name	Julia Ann Stewart was also known as Julia Ann Ghormley.
Birth	She was born on 29 January 1830, in Roachdale, Parke County, Indiana, USAG.
Marriage	She married James Ghormley son of Michael Ghormley and Margaret Laverty, on 28 December 1848, in Parke County, Indiana, USAG.
Death	Julia Ann Stewart died on 9 June 1899.

Children with James Ghormley b. 10 March 1825, d. 1 October 1882

Son	Francis Marion Ghormley+ b. 12 October 1849, d. 10 December 1930
Son	John Fletcher Ghormley b. 16 July 1851, d. 21 January 1935
Daughter	Mary Eva Ghormley b. 1853
Son	Justus Miles Ghormley b. 7 August 1855
Daughter	Elizabeth (Jane) Ghormley b. 1857, d. 1867
Daughter	Melinda b. About 1859
Daughter	Josephine Ghormley b. 1862, d. 1887
Son	Lincoln Ghormley b. 1867, d. 1941
Son	Michael Ghormley b. About 1869
Son	Albert Ghormley b. About 1871
Daughter	Bertha Ghormley b. About 1873
Daughter	Ella Ghormley b. About 1875

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Michael Ghormley¹

M, #8217, b. 7 February 1796, d. 30 August 1875

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Father	James Ghormley b. 29 September 1772, d. 11 December 1850
Mother	Elizabeth Cunningham b. 9 June 1769, d. 27 April 1808

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Birth	Michael Ghormley was born on 7 February 1796, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USAG.
Marriage	He married Margaret Laverty on 14 December 1815.
Death	He died on 30 August 1875.

Child with Margaret Laverty b. About 1800

Son	James Ghormley+ b. 10 March 1825, d. 1 October 1882

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Margaret Laverty¹

F, #8218, b. About 1800

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Name	Margaret Laverty was also known as Margaret Ghormley.
Birth	She was born About 1800, in Parke County, Indiana, USAG.
Marriage	She married Michael Ghormley son of James Ghormley and Elizabeth Cunningham, on 14 December 1815.

Child with Michael Ghormley b. 7 February 1796, d. 30 August 1875

Son	James Ghormley+ b. 10 March 1825, d. 1 October 1882

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

James Ghormley¹

M, #8219, b. 29 September 1772, d. 11 December 1850

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Father	Hugh I. Ghormley b. 2 March 1733, d. 1 November 1813
Mother	Mary Catherine Covington b. 1736, d. April 1803

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Birth	James Ghormley was born on 29 September 1772, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USAG.
Marriage	He married Elizabeth Cunningham daughter of Charles Cunningham and Margaret, on 1 November 1791.
Death	James Ghormley died on 11 December 1850 in Parke County, Indiana, USAG.

Child with Elizabeth Cunningham b. 9 June 1769, d. 27 April 1808

Son	Michael Ghormley+ b. 7 February 1796, d. 30 August 1875

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Elizabeth Cunningham¹

F, #8220, b. 9 June 1769, d. 27 April 1808

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Father	Charles Cunningham b. Before 1743
Mother	Margaret b. Before 1747

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Name	Elizabeth Cunningham was also known as Elizabeth Ghormley.
Birth	She was born on 9 June 1769, in Cirdeville, Ohio, USAG.
Marriage	She married James Ghormley son of Hugh I. Ghormley and Mary Catherine Covington, on 1 November 1791.
Death	Elizabeth Cunningham died on 27 April 1808 in Cirdeville, Ohio, USAG.

Child with James Ghormley b. 29 September 1772, d. 11 December 1850

Son	Michael Ghormley+ b. 7 February 1796, d. 30 August 1875

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Margaret

F, #8221, b. Before 1747

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Name	Margaret was also known as Margaret Cunningham.
Birth	She was born Before 1747, in Cirdeville, Ohio, USAG.
Marriage	She married Charles Cunningham.

Child with Charles Cunningham b. Before 1743

Daughter

Elizabeth Cunningham+ b. 9 June 1769, d. 27 April 1808

Charles Cunningham

M, #8222, b. Before 1743

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Birth	Charles Cunningham was born Before 1743, in Cirdeville, Ohio, USAG.
Marriage	He married Margaret.

Child with Margaret b. Before 1747

Daughter

Elizabeth Cunningham+ b. 9 June 1769, d. 27 April 1808

Hugh I. Ghormley¹

M, #8223, b. 2 March 1733, d. 1 November 1813

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Father

Ghormley Ghormley b. 1700

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Birth	Hugh I. Ghormley was born on 2 March 1733, in County Tyrone, IrelandG.
Marriage	He married Mary Catherine Covington daughter of Covington Covington, in October 1757, in County Tyrone, IrelandG.
Immigration	Hugh I. Ghormley immigrated in 1759. He came to America May 1759 and settled in Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Death	He died on 1 November 1813 in Ohio, USAG.

Child with Mary Catherine Covington b. 1736, d. April 1803

Son	James Ghormley+ b. 29 September 1772, d. 11 December 1850

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Mary Catherine Covington¹

F, #8224, b. 1736, d. April 1803

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Father

Covington Covington b. About 1711

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Name	Mary Catherine Covington was also known as Mary Catherine Ghormley.
Birth	She was born in 1736, in County Tyrone, IrelandG.
Marriage	She married Hugh I. Ghormley son of Ghormley Ghormley, in October 1757, in County Tyrone, IrelandG.
Death	She died in April 1803 in County Tyrone, IrelandG.

Child with Hugh I. Ghormley b. 2 March 1733, d. 1 November 1813

Son	James Ghormley+ b. 29 September 1772, d. 11 December 1850

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Ghormley Ghormley¹

M, #8225, b. 1700

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Birth

Ghormley Ghormley was born in 1700, in County Tyrone, IrelandG.

Child

Son	Hugh I. Ghormley+ b. 2 March 1733, d. 1 November 1813

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Abby Powell¹

F, #8226, b. 1810

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Father	Lewis Powell b. 1763
Mother	Rachel Byrd b. Before 1767

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Reference Number	Abby Powell had reference number 11K6-JVS.
Birth	She was born in 1810, in Kentucky or Tennessee, USAG.

Child with Levi Stewart b. About 1804

Daughter

Julia Ann Stewart+ b. 29 January 1830, d. 9 June 1899

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Lewis Powell¹

M, #8227, b. 1763

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Reference Number	Lewis Powell had reference number 16ZS-SV8.
Birth	He was born in 1763, in Georgia, USAG.
Marriage	He married Rachel Byrd.

Child with Rachel Byrd b. Before 1767

Daughter

Abby Powell+ b. 1810

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Rachel Byrd¹

F, #8228, b. Before 1767

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Name	Rachel Byrd was also known as Rachel Powell.
Reference Number	She had reference number 16ZS-SWG.
Birth	She was born Before 1767, in Georgia, USAG.
Marriage	She married Lewis Powell.

Child with Lewis Powell b. 1763

Daughter

Abby Powell+ b. 1810

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Polly Whitmore¹

F, #8229, b. About 1835

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Name	Polly Whitmore was also known as Polly Cochran.
Reference Number	She had reference number 1HBN-0T1.
Birth	She was born About 1835, in Bladensburg, Wappelo County, Iowa, USAG.
Marriage	She married Artemus Cochran.

Child with Artemus Cochran b. About 1831

Son	Samuel Lutheran Cochran+ b. 17 May 1846, d. 29 May 1922

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

Artemus Cochran¹

M, #8230, b. About 1831

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Birth	Artemus Cochran was born About 1831, in Bladensburg, Wappelo County, Iowa, USAG.
Marriage	He married Polly Whitmore.

Child with Polly Whitmore b. About 1835

Son	Samuel Lutheran Cochran+ b. 17 May 1846, d. 29 May 1922

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).

J. W. Barker, Jr.

M, #8234

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Immigration

J. W. Barker, Jr., immigrated to Deer Lodge, Montana, USAG.

Child

Son	Fred Barker+

John Merritt

M, #8235, b. 10 October 1657, d. 10 April 1726

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth	John Merritt was born on 10 October 1657, in EnglandG.¹
Death	He died on 10 April 1726 in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Alice Merritt

F, #8236, b. 1 January 1659/60, d. 10 June 1680

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth	Alice Merritt was born on 1 January 1659/60, in EnglandG.¹
Death	She died on 10 June 1680.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Joseph Merritt

M, #8237, b. 6 June 1662, d. 12 May 1754

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth	Joseph Merritt was born on 6 June 1662, in EnglandG.¹
Death	He died on 12 May 1754.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Ephriam Merritt

M, #8238, b. 5 April 1664

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Ephriam Merritt was born on 5 April 1664, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Jane Merritt

F, #8239, b. 7 November 1666

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Jane Merritt was born on 7 November 1666, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Isaac Merritt

M, #8240, b. 3 May 1688

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Isaac Merritt was born on 3 May 1688, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt

M, #8241, b. 31 January 1669/70, d. 30 January 1718/19

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth	Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt was born on 31 January 1669/70, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹
Marriage	He married Martha Marshall daughter of John Marshall and Sarah Webb, Before 1694, in Rye, New York, USAG.²
Death	Sergeant Thomas Jr. Merritt died on 30 January 1718/19 in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Children with Martha Marshall b. 1680

Son	John Merritt d. After 1 July 1753
Son	Thomas Merritt+ b. 1694, d. 1748
Daughter	Mercy Merritt b. About 1706, d. 6 May 1721

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.
[S280] Spencer P. Mead, LL.B., Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn. (Harrison, New York: Reprinted by Harbor Hill Books, 1979). Hereinafter cited as Ye Historie of ye Town of Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Conn..

Samuel Merritt

M, #8242, b. 21 August 1672

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Samuel Merritt was born on 21 August 1672, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Elizabeth Merritt

F, #8243, b. 14 April 1683

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Elizabeth Merritt was born on 14 April 1683, in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Stephen Merritt

M, #8244, b. 26 February 1676/77

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Stephen Merritt was born on 26 February 1676/77, in Rye, New York, USAG.

Edward Merritt

M, #8245, b. 10 March 1678/79

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Parents

Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Edward Merritt was born on 10 March 1678/79, in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Rose Merritt

F, #8247, b. 17 April 1674

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Rose Merritt was born on 17 April 1674, in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Robert Merritt

M, #8248, b. 19 January 1689/90

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Robert Merritt was born on 19 January 1689/90, in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Joanna Merritt

F, #8249, b. 18 November 1672

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Father	Thomas Merritt b. May 1634, d. 10 November 1725
Mother	Jane Sherwood b. 3 December 1636, d. 4 January 1694

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Birth

Joanna Merritt was born on 18 November 1672, in Rye, New York, USAG.¹

Citations

[S281] Douglas Merritt, Revised Merritt Records (New York: Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916). Hereinafter cited as Revised Merritt Records.

Elizabeth Bryan¹

F, #8250, b. About 1516, d. 11 January 1553

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Name	Elizabeth Bryan was also known as Elizabeth Welles.
Birth	She was born About 1516, in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, EnglandG.
Marriage	She married Thomas Welles son of Robert Welles, on 28 October 1535, in Whichford, Warwickshire, EnglandG.
Death	She died on 11 January 1553 in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, EnglandG.
Burial	She was buried in Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, EnglandG.

Child with Thomas Welles b. 1512, d. 30 August 1558

Son	Robert Welles+ b. 6 November 1540, d. 24 September 1617

Citations

[S266] LDS, Ancestral File (TM)., CD-ROM (Salt Lake City, Utah: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996), Compiled records. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral File (TM).