I've seen material that strongly suggests that William of Maryland is the son of Sir Isaac, and brother of Isaac the Quaker. For the PRA folks, that would effective combine two groups. I know there was a William, brother of the Q, but can't prove that these two Willies are the same. Perhaps Carolyn and I are closer cousins than we think. Jim Cookman ----- Original Message ----- From: <keenebj@juno.com> To: <AMXROADS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 1:29 AM Subject: [AMXROADS] William Pennington of MD and some Robards/Roberts of VA-KY > Hi Carolyn, > It seems like you recently made reference to a William Pennington of MD. > I am trying to get some data on the > Pennington's of MD and haven't been very successful. Does anyone have > any proven data or even some clues, on this William or the other MD > Pennington's? > > Also, I'm trying to find info on John Robards/Roberts of Goochland Co. VA > who m. Sarah MARSHALL, and their son, > also John. After John, Sr's father, William Robards, died ca 1783, per > instructions in his Will, his widow and much of his family, moved to > Mercer Co.KY. However, my John and his family went to Mecklenburg Co.VA > for awhile and Sarah Marshall Robards was there in 1805. John was dead > by then but I can't find a Will in Mecklenburg Co.VA. After that, Sarah > and her family reportedly moved to Henderson Co.KY and founded the town > of Robards, KY. However, my proven John (m. Maria POE in Franklin Co.KY > in 1825) died in Mercer Co.KY near the family of William Robards, i.e. > Elizabeth Lewis Robards, sons Lewis Robards (ex of Rachel Donelson > Jackson) > George, Jesse, Robert, William, Joseph, Sallie, Elizabeth Lewis Robards, > plus their families. > > I need to prove that the John who was dead by 1805 whose widow was in > Mecklenburg Co.VA is the father of my John Robards who died in Mercer > Co.KY. It seems likely since his Step-Grandmother and her large clan had > moved there. But why didn't he move with the elder John's widow and > family to Henderson Co.KY, way on the other side of KY? John Sr and > Sarah Marshall did, indeed, have a son named John who was born within a > year of the age of my proven John with wife Maria Poe. I think it looks > pretty good that they are father and son, but the > DAR wants proof. I have a preponderance of evidence, not proof. Any > Robards/Roberts researchers > on the list? I also find interesting that William stipulated in his 1783 > Will that his widow and family was to move to Kentucky and he provided > the money for this in his Will. He and 6 of his 8 sons received > thousands of acres of land for their RW service. Oh, there was another > son, James, who migrated to Granville Co. NC, right below Mecklenburg > Co.VA. There were three sisters and the eldest was Jean/Jane Robards > MOSBY. I think she was in Granville Co.NC also. The elder John's > half-sister Sallie m. John JOUETT who was some kind of RW hero for riding > and warning Washington or someone, that the enemy was coming. I think. > Their son was the famous KY artist, Matthew Jouett. The last sister, > Elizabeth Lewis m. William BUCKNER. > > Thanks, > Barb T > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >