Hi there Foxlover and anyone else I wonder IF people are REALLY serious about who they say were married to whom. OR are they speculating to see if someone else will verify the statements. Perhaps, they are using their speculations to try to get the correct sounding parents etc., and then go about documenting the information. Whatever we are all doing - we have to stop and think a little more, check dates more carefully, or get some dates, THEN try to document information before really taking it on as correct. I did learn a lot by putting out some speculation and seeing the interesting replys, however now I have something to work with and will now, quit the speculation and search for documentation. It appears that many people have searched in vain for the actual parents of Col. Ninian BEALL, (from professional genealogists doing it for 80 combined years). From what they told me there were two Ninian Bealls and the "big boy" Col Ninian was not married to Elizabeth Gordon, he was married to Ruth Moore. That is verified by a history book, listing early marriages. It is far too easy for people to take families that are of the correct dates and match them up to whoever. I have always thought the dates of the births of "supposed" Col. Ninian's children, show that the people were NOT all in that same family. However, I don't know and it would all have to be documented before I add any of the info to my database. I have seen mention as to the Beall/WARMAN connection in the history books where they say Mary WARMAN who m. John WATKINS was a descendent of Ninian BEALL and owned land in Prince George's County. (That statement at the time of her marriage to John Watkins about 1715) Since the Col. died in 1717, I and my whole family have missed the "date" problem. If Mary Warman was a descendent of Ninian BEALL - it MUST have been another Ninian and not the Col. or he had already given her property in Prince George's County. Whatever, it appears that Warmans are somehow connected to the Bealls, but it will take some work to find out which Ninian. Actually I have seen several Ninian Bealls, and the dates all have to be established. Maybe that would be a good place to start. Beverly > From: Foxlover <Foxlover@aol.com> > To: BEALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BEALL-L] Re: Okay Folks Listen up What is up here > Resent-Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 11:46:33 -0800 (PST) > Resent-From: BEALL-L@rootsweb.com > > To whom it may concern > I have watched the last few days to see what would happen on a couple of > points > here they are i need to know the truth > > 1. I have seen on this list that the parents of James Beall that married Mary > ann Edmonstone where James Beall and a Sarah Pierce. Where did this info come > from? > I have not seen this before! I have as the parents of James Alexander Bell and > his wife Elizabeth Combs Which is Correct??????? > > 2. Also i have see on this list that the Sarah Beall that married Samuel > Magruder was not the daughter of Ninian Beall and his wife Ruth Moore. If so > who where her parents?????????? > > Sincerely > RAY >