diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 43d5dd3..5b4fd8f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# BGmisc 1.3.2.1
+* Added ability to pass additional arguments to the ped2FOO functions
+
 # BGmisc 1.3.2
 * Added some more tests of identifyModel.R
 * Modified tests to be MKL friendly
diff --git a/R/buildPedigree.R b/R/buildPedigree.R
index 5139730..bba0250 100644
--- a/R/buildPedigree.R
+++ b/R/buildPedigree.R
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #' @param momID character.  Name of the column in ped for the mother ID variable
 #' @param dadID character.  Name of the column in ped for the father ID variable
 #' @param famID character.  Name of the column to be created in ped for the family ID variable
+#' @param ... additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}
 #' @details
 #' The general idea of this function is to use person ID, mother ID, and father ID to
 #' create an extended family ID such that everyone with the same family ID is in the
@@ -25,14 +26,17 @@
 #'
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2fam <- function(ped, personID = "ID", momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID", famID = "famID") {
+ped2fam <- function(ped, personID = "ID",
+                    momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID", famID = "famID",
+                    ...) {
   # Call to wrapper function
   .ped2id(ped = ped, personID = personID, momID = momID, dadID = dadID, famID = famID, type = "parents")
 }
 
 .ped2id <- function(ped,
                     personID = "ID", momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID",
-                    famID = "famID", type) {
+                    famID = "famID", type,
+                    ...) {
   # Turn pedigree into family
   pg <- ped2graph(ped = ped, personID = personID, momID = momID, dadID = dadID, adjacent = type)
 
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ ped2graph <- function(ped,
                       momID = "momID",
                       dadID = "dadID",
                       directed = TRUE,
-                      adjacent = c("parents", "mothers", "fathers")) {
+                      adjacent = c("parents", "mothers", "fathers"),
+                      ...) {
   # Check ped/data.fram
   if (!inherits(ped, "data.frame")) stop("ped should be a data.frame or inherit to a data.frame")
   # Handle adjacent argument
@@ -171,7 +176,8 @@ ped2graph <- function(ped,
 #' for creating paternal line IDs
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2maternal <- function(ped, personID = "ID", momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID", matID = "matID") {
+ped2maternal <- function(ped, personID = "ID",
+                         momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID", matID = "matID",...) {
   # Call to wrapper function
   .ped2id(ped = ped, personID = personID, momID = momID, dadID = dadID, famID = matID, type = "mothers")
 }
@@ -189,7 +195,9 @@ ped2maternal <- function(ped, personID = "ID", momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID",
 #' for creating maternal line IDs
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2paternal <- function(ped, personID = "ID", momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID", patID = "patID") {
+ped2paternal <- function(ped, personID = "ID",
+                         momID = "momID", dadID = "dadID",
+                         patID = "patID",...) {
   # Call to wrapper function
   .ped2id(ped = ped, personID = personID, momID = momID, dadID = dadID, famID = patID, type = "fathers")
 }
diff --git a/R/convertPedigree.R b/R/convertPedigree.R
index 4f5e204..4dc6f4d 100644
--- a/R/convertPedigree.R
+++ b/R/convertPedigree.R
@@ -204,8 +204,11 @@ ped2com <- function(ped, component,
 #' @inherit ped2com details
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2add <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE, gc = FALSE, flatten.diag = FALSE, standardize.colnames = TRUE,
-                    tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE) {
+ped2add <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE,
+                    gc = FALSE,
+                    flatten.diag = FALSE, standardize.colnames = TRUE,
+                    tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+                    ...) {
   ped2com(
     ped = ped,
     max.gen = max.gen,
@@ -226,7 +229,13 @@ ped2add <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE, gc = FAL
 #' @export
 #' @aliases ped2mt
 #'
-ped2mit <- ped2mt <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE, gc = FALSE, flatten.diag = FALSE, standardize.colnames = TRUE, tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE) {
+ped2mit <- ped2mt <- function(ped, max.gen = 25,
+                              sparse = FALSE,
+                              verbose = FALSE, gc = FALSE,
+                              flatten.diag = FALSE,
+                              standardize.colnames = TRUE,
+                              tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+                              ...) {
   ped2com(
     ped = ped,
     max.gen = max.gen,
@@ -246,7 +255,11 @@ ped2mit <- ped2mt <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE
 #' @inherit ped2com details
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2cn <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE, gc = FALSE, flatten.diag = FALSE, standardize.colnames = TRUE, tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE) {
+ped2cn <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE,
+                   gc = FALSE, flatten.diag = FALSE,
+                   standardize.colnames = TRUE,
+                   tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE, tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+                   ...) {
   ped2com(
     ped = ped,
     max.gen = max.gen,
@@ -266,6 +279,7 @@ ped2cn <- function(ped, max.gen = 25, sparse = FALSE, verbose = FALSE, gc = FALS
 #' @inherit ped2com details
 #' @export
 #'
-ped2ce <- function(ped) {
+ped2ce <- function(ped,
+                   ...) {
   matrix(1, nrow = nrow(ped), ncol = nrow(ped), dimnames = list(ped$ID, ped$ID))
 }
diff --git a/man/ped2add.Rd b/man/ped2add.Rd
index 7cc056c..075faf6 100644
--- a/man/ped2add.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2add.Rd
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ ped2add(
   flatten.diag = FALSE,
   standardize.colnames = TRUE,
   tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE,
-  tcross.alt.star = FALSE
+  tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ ped2add(
 \item{tcross.alt.crossprod}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using Crossprod function for computing the transpose}
 
 \item{tcross.alt.star}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using \%\*\% for computing the transpose}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Take a pedigree and turn it into an additive genetics relatedness matrix
diff --git a/man/ped2ce.Rd b/man/ped2ce.Rd
index f4c1efa..b4e3db1 100644
--- a/man/ped2ce.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2ce.Rd
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 \alias{ped2ce}
 \title{Take a pedigree and turn it into an extended environmental relatedness matrix}
 \usage{
-ped2ce(ped)
+ped2ce(ped, ...)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{ped}{a pedigree dataset.  Needs ID, momID, and dadID columns}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Take a pedigree and turn it into an extended environmental relatedness matrix
diff --git a/man/ped2cn.Rd b/man/ped2cn.Rd
index b31a164..b14ba30 100644
--- a/man/ped2cn.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2cn.Rd
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ ped2cn(
   flatten.diag = FALSE,
   standardize.colnames = TRUE,
   tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE,
-  tcross.alt.star = FALSE
+  tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ ped2cn(
 \item{tcross.alt.crossprod}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using Crossprod function for computing the transpose}
 
 \item{tcross.alt.star}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using \%\*\% for computing the transpose}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Take a pedigree and turn it into a common nuclear environmental relatedness matrix
diff --git a/man/ped2fam.Rd b/man/ped2fam.Rd
index 49a7471..4dbc9aa 100644
--- a/man/ped2fam.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2fam.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ped2fam(
   personID = "ID",
   momID = "momID",
   dadID = "dadID",
-  famID = "famID"
+  famID = "famID",
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ ped2fam(
 \item{dadID}{character.  Name of the column in ped for the father ID variable}
 
 \item{famID}{character.  Name of the column to be created in ped for the family ID variable}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \value{
 A pedigree dataset with one additional column for the newly created extended family ID
diff --git a/man/ped2graph.Rd b/man/ped2graph.Rd
index cf90526..13c191d 100755
--- a/man/ped2graph.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2graph.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ ped2graph(
   momID = "momID",
   dadID = "dadID",
   directed = TRUE,
-  adjacent = c("parents", "mothers", "fathers")
+  adjacent = c("parents", "mothers", "fathers"),
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ ped2graph(
 \item{directed}{Logical scalar. Default is TRUE. Indicates whether or not to create a directed graph.}
 
 \item{adjacent}{Character.  Relationship that defines adjacency in the graph: parents, mothers, or fathers}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \value{
 A graph
diff --git a/man/ped2maternal.Rd b/man/ped2maternal.Rd
index 3822684..88106fb 100755
--- a/man/ped2maternal.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2maternal.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ped2maternal(
   personID = "ID",
   momID = "momID",
   dadID = "dadID",
-  matID = "matID"
+  matID = "matID",
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ ped2maternal(
 \item{dadID}{character.  Name of the column in ped for the father ID variable}
 
 \item{matID}{Character.  Maternal line ID variable to be created and added to the pedigree}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Add a maternal line ID variable to a pedigree
diff --git a/man/ped2mit.Rd b/man/ped2mit.Rd
index 4f84579..ad4fd49 100644
--- a/man/ped2mit.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2mit.Rd
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ ped2mit(
   flatten.diag = FALSE,
   standardize.colnames = TRUE,
   tcross.alt.crossprod = FALSE,
-  tcross.alt.star = FALSE
+  tcross.alt.star = FALSE,
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ ped2mit(
 \item{tcross.alt.crossprod}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using Crossprod function for computing the transpose}
 
 \item{tcross.alt.star}{logical. If TRUE, use alternative method of using \%\*\% for computing the transpose}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Take a pedigree and turn it into a mitochondrial relatedness matrix
diff --git a/man/ped2paternal.Rd b/man/ped2paternal.Rd
index 719097d..16a9e35 100755
--- a/man/ped2paternal.Rd
+++ b/man/ped2paternal.Rd
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ped2paternal(
   personID = "ID",
   momID = "momID",
   dadID = "dadID",
-  patID = "patID"
+  patID = "patID",
+  ...
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ ped2paternal(
 \item{dadID}{character.  Name of the column in ped for the father ID variable}
 
 \item{patID}{Character.  Paternal line ID variable to be created and added to the pedigree}
+
+\item{...}{additional arguments to be passed to \code{\link{ped2com}}}
 }
 \description{
 Add a paternal line ID variable to a pedigree