GLFanning@aol.com wrote: I have Thomas Oliver b 1765 Morebattle d 1838; married to Jane Baptie 1811 in Southdean. I can find no further records on her. To me, Baptie is such an unusual name--Scottish, maybe French? Is anyone working on Baptie? They had children: George William Thomas Andrew James Oliver b 1821; m 1848 Elizabeth Hunter John Alexander Isabel Robert and one more daughter I have these Bapties in the same general area. Jim Higgs Plainwell, Michigan Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 BAPTIE was born Abt. 1756 in Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland. He married JANET STODDART September 29, 1781 in Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland. She was born Abt. 1760. Children of WILLIAM BAPTIE and JANET STODDART are: 2. i. BARBARA2 BAPTIE, b. Abt. 1782, Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland. ii. ELIZABETH BAPTIE, b. January 19, 1785, Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland. iii. ISOBEL BAPTIE, b. May 28, 1783, Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland. iv. JEAN BAPTIE, b. January 03, 1791, Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland. v. MARGARET BAPTIE, b. June 20, 1787, Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland. Generation No. 2 2. BARBARA2 BAPTIE (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1782 in Melrose, Roxburgh, Scotland. She married WILLIAM ROBSON August 18, 1809 in Southdean, Roxburgh, Scotland. Child of BARBARA BAPTIE and WILLIAM ROBSON is: i. ISOBEL3 ROBSON, b. Abt. 1811, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland; d. October 08, 1889, Sprouston, Roxburgh, Scotland; m. ALEXANDER TAYLOR, February 12, 1830, Southdean, Roxburgh, Scotland; b. 1810, Scotland; d. January 22, 1877, Linton, Roxburgh, Scotland.