I am aware that there are numerous members of the Friel family who are still residing in Queen Anne's County, MD. My Grandfather was born in 1890 to Pamela Whiting and Matthew Parris, and he lived at the Whiting farm in the early period of his life. I'd like to hear more about the farm and the sailing ships; also about the circumstances of the Whiting involvement in the Caracas area of Venezuela (the birthplace of my Great-Grandmother).