In a message dated 10/16/00 2:17:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, griffith@freenet.tlh.fl.us writes: > Henrico Co. deed records up until August 17, 1725 list Martha as "Martha > Blankenship". The record from the Orphans Court regarding Edward Stanley is > dated October 5, 1725. I would think that Martha and Edward Stanley were > married sometime between August 17, 1725 and October 5, 1725. Stanley's > former wife was Hannah Wilson Clay, widow of Charles Clay. Edward Stanley > lived less than a year, his will was presented in Henrico Co. court on July > 4, 1726 Does anyone have an accurate death date for Hannah, maybe the reason Martha didn't marry until 1725 is b/c Hannah [her Mom?] was still alive? Descendants of Edward Stanley 1 Edward Stanley d: 1726 in Henrico Co., VA .. +Hannah Wilson b: 1642 m: Bef. 1696 d: Bef. August 1706 Number of children: 7 Father: John WILSON Mother: *2nd Wife of Edward Stanley: .. +Martha Clay? b: 1660-1670 m: 1725 Number of children: 6 Father: Mother: Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>