diff --git a/src/NewcoinAddress.cpp b/src/NewcoinAddress.cpp
index 7cf62467e..60de45be0 100644
--- a/src/NewcoinAddress.cpp
+++ b/src/NewcoinAddress.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ void NewcoinAddress::setAccountPublic(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vPublic)
 
 void NewcoinAddress::setAccountPublic(const NewcoinAddress& generator, int seq)
 {
-	CKey	pubkey	= CKey(generator, seq+1);
+	CKey	pubkey	= CKey(generator, seq);
 
 	setAccountPublic(pubkey.GetPubKey());
 }
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ void NewcoinAddress::setAccountPrivate(uint256 hash256)
 
 void NewcoinAddress::setAccountPrivate(const NewcoinAddress& generator, const NewcoinAddress& seed, int seq)
 {
-	CKey	privkey	= CKey(generator, seed.getFamilyPrivateKey(), seq+1);
+	CKey	privkey	= CKey(generator, seed.getFamilyPrivateKey(), seq);
 
 	setAccountPrivate(privkey.GetPrivKey());
 }
@@ -646,9 +646,18 @@ bool NewcoinAddress::setFamilySeed(const std::string& strSeed)
     return SetString(strSeed.c_str(), VER_FAMILY_SEED);
 }
 
-void NewcoinAddress::setFamilySeedGeneric(const std::string& strText)
+bool NewcoinAddress::setFamilySeedGeneric(const std::string& strText)
 {
-	if (setFamilySeed(strText))
+	NewcoinAddress	naTemp;
+	bool			bResult	= true;
+
+	if (naTemp.setAccountID(strText)
+		|| naTemp.setAccountPublic(strText)
+		|| naTemp.setAccountPrivate(strText))
+	{
+		bResult	= false;
+	}
+	else if (setFamilySeed(strText))
 	{
 		// std::cerr << "Recognized seed." << std::endl;
 		nothing();
@@ -663,6 +672,8 @@ void NewcoinAddress::setFamilySeedGeneric(const std::string& strText)
 		// std::cerr << "Creating seed from pass phrase." << std::endl;
 		setFamilySeed(CKey::PassPhraseToKey(strText));
 	}
+
+	return bResult;
 }
 
 void NewcoinAddress::setFamilySeed(uint128 hash128) {
diff --git a/src/NewcoinAddress.h b/src/NewcoinAddress.h
index 6ea8fa1e2..a5eedb5f7 100644
--- a/src/NewcoinAddress.h
+++ b/src/NewcoinAddress.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
 	//
 	// Family Seeds
-	//
+	// Clients must disallow reconizable entries from being seeds.
 	uint128 getFamilySeed() const;
 	BIGNUM*	getFamilyPrivateKey() const;
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool setFamilySeed(const std::string& strSeed);
 	int setFamilySeed1751(const std::string& strHuman1751);
-	void setFamilySeedGeneric(const std::string& strText);
+	bool setFamilySeedGeneric(const std::string& strText);
 	void setFamilySeed(uint128 hash128);
 	void setFamilySeedRandom();
 };