In a message dated 8/11/00 7:53:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jcarter@zoomnet.net writes: > Mary Obedience Clay . I have a lot on > the Belchers and have just recently found stuff on the internet sites on > the Clays, but not how Mary Obedience fits in. I have that she was b. > 1703-1710 Va, d. 1770 Chesterfiled Co, Va, m. 1730-1732 to Richard > Belcher probably in Henrico Co, Va. Their daughter Anne who married > Peter Blankenship Sr, is my line down from there. Where did you get the proof that this Anne married Peter Blankenship, no one in the Blank group has this to my knowledge! Also as far as I know no one has the mother of Mary Obediance Clay. This is what I have, please make additions or corrections Descendants of Mary Obedience Clay 1 Mary Obedience Clay b: 1714 in Virginia d: 1770 in Chesterfield Co., VA Number of children: 6 . +Richard Belcher, Sr. b: 1710 in Henrico Co., VA m: 1732 in Henrico Co., VA d: October 1763 in Chesterfield Co., VA Number of children: 6 Father: John BELCHER Mother: Elizabeth FROGLEY .... 2 Anne Belcher b: 1730 in Henrico Co., VA d: Abt. 1765 .... 2 Isham Belcher b: 1732 in Amelia/Henrico Co., VA d: January 1823 in Tazewell Co., VA Alt. date: 1798 death in Wythe Co., VA Number of children: 3 ........ +Elizabeth Clay b: 1734 m: 02 June 1759 in Franklin Co., VA d: Aft. 1793 Number of children: 3 Father: Mother: .... 2 Richard Belcher b: 1734 in Henrico Co., VA .... 2 Phoebe Belcher b: 1735-1738 in Franklin Co., VA d: 26 July 1810 in Giles Co., VA Number of children: 14 ........ +Mitchell Clay b: Abt. 1736 in Franklin Co., VA m: April 1760 in Franklin Co., VA d: April 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles Co, VA Number of children: 14 Father: William Mitchell CLAY Mother: Martha Anne LEWIS .... 2 Elizabeth Ann? Belcher b: 1742 in Henrico Co., VA d: 1820 in Tazewell Co., VA Number of children: 11 ........ +Richard P Bailey b: 1735 in Lancaster, England d: 1818 in Tazewell Co., VA Number of children: 11 Father: James BAILEY Mother: Lucy SIMMS .... 2 Benjamin Belcher b: 1749 Did you know each of these names has a list at Rootsweb <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist">User Mailing Lists Hosted by RootsWeb</A> Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith]