Were your Austins in Maryland at all? Were they Catholic? Here is my line: Descendants of Austin 1 Austin .. +Mary b: 1696 d: Aft. 1776 .. 2 Thomas Austin d: Abt. 1762 ...... +[1] Charity Kendrick .. 2 John Austin b: 1739 ...... +[1] Charity Kendrick ...... 3 Zachariah Austin ...... 3 Amelia Austin ...... 3 John Kendrick Austin ...... 3 Hezekiah Austin ...... 3 Amos Austin ...... 3 Jonas Austin ...... 3 Alexander Austin ...... 3 James Austin b: 1770 Harper's Ferry, VA/ WV d: July 23, 1850 Sacred Heart, Union Co., KY .......... +Ann Nancy Howard m: Abt. 1790 d: December 12, 1833 St. Rose, Washington Co., KY ...... 3 Austin b: Aft. 1774 Francine Conn Halter