Most of the Melillos of Atripalda were descended from either Ippolisto Melillo or Pasquale Melillo  who were both born around 1710 and were probably brothers Nevertheless  because several sons and grand-sons of Ippolisto were both prolific and married several times  his line quickly becomes rather muddled and uncertain  I have done my best to sort things out! Ippolisto Melillo was  among other things  my great x6 grandfather