Joan wrote: >I too had John's wife's maiden name as Farrar, based on information from another researcher. I have no investment in the Farrar surname, but I'm curious about how you excluded the possibility that John was married to a different Judith Farrar from the one who married Jesse Hays< I didn't exclude the possibility of another Judith Farrar. I searched eagerly for such a lady in the appropriate time frame, but with no luck. I can't be sure she wasn't a Farrar, but I am quite confident that she is not the Judith Farrar, daughter of William Farrar in Granville Co. She remains an "orphan" in my family until I can identify her parents. Rootsweb offers a service to forward any reference in its files that includes a given name, or combination of names. Years ago I requested "Judith and Bowdon", but so far I have not found the one I need. (This message and yours, of course, will be forwarded to me immediately.) Tom Aiken Virginia Beach