Henry, The information on William Longbottom from the LDS seems incorrect. 20 Feb 1733/ 18 July 1733 are the dates that the will of William Longbottom was dated and recorded in Surry Co., Va. SURRY CO VA WILLS ESTATE ACCOUNTS AND INVENTORIES 1730-1800/ by Lyndon H. Hart, III. The William Longbottom of the above will had children:James, William, Samuel, John, Tommos and a child in esse. Wife Jean. This William also married Jean/Jane Jones, d/o Arthur Jones. Arthur Jones died in Surry ca 1715. Various mentions are made of his daughters and their husbands are made in Surry Co deeds. Jane -----Original Message----- From: Harvey L. Bottoms <HarveyBottoms@Compuserve.com> To: BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com <BOTTOM-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 7:01 PM Subject: [BOTTOM-L] William Longbottom >I ran across this in the LDS site. > >William Longbottom born 1733 Christened 18 Jul 1733 (Possibly makes him too >young for the 1748 deed) in Surry County, Virginia. Married Jane Pennington >probably Sussex County, Virginia. Children were William who was born prior >to 1759, James who was born prior to 1763, Unknown who was born prior to >1865 and Samuel who was born before 1761. > >This leads us to possibly look for an elder William who purchased the land >from the crown. This William would have been sixty-seven years old in 1800 >which is very feasible. The younger William would have been forty-one so he >would be a possibility as well. > >Harvey > > > > >==== BOTTOM Mailing List ==== >Jim Strickland's Family tree. Photo album Picture of his Grandmother >Who was a Bottoms. >http://www.slip.net/~jimstr/album.htm >