Have to admit I havent been paying much attention to the many Breedlove messages. I have a great deal of confidence in Marilyn Owen's research. Olive Breedlove Smith of FL who did research about the time Hope Breedlove started, is deceased, also Dorothy Rylander of Lubbock, TX, but the following I received from Dorothy in 1965: Essex Co VA 11 July 1710, payment to Edw Moseley by Charles Breedlove. 2 May 1724, deed bk 17, pg 322, Thos & Constant Edmondson, his wife, Charles Breedlove and wife Mary sell to Thos Fitzjeffries a parcel of land in Essex Co Va. 50 ac of woodland, part of a patent of 185 ac granted to John Webster, decd, now belonging to Constant edmondson and Mary Breedlove, heirs from Mary Webb, decd, dau of John Webster, with all houses, etc. 10 June 1701, will of Phillip Parr, 30 Dec 1699, proved Essex Co Va, to eldest dau Judith Parr, land in Middlesex Co Va, formerly given to her by her grfather, Thomas Allaman. To dau Mary Parr, my manor plantation to dau Constant Parr and w. Judith Parr, all the rest of land, exec: father in law ? Allaman, bro in law, Richard Covington. more about Judith Allaman. 21 Feb 1758 will of Charles Breedlove was lost, Nathan Breedlove was admr, John Dyke, sec. nothing else in records. Ch of Charles and Mary Parr Breedlove BELIEVED to be: 1-Nathan Breedlove, will Essex Co Va, 31 Oct 1774 2-Allaman Breedlove 3-James Breedlove shown in rec as bro of Nathan, may be father of the Charles Breedlove who m Sally Fletcher,(elsewhere there is info on this Charles) anc of Miss Eula Haskew of Brownwood, TX. there was a James Breedlove in Lunenburg Co VA by 1746 4-Robert Breedlove, Lunenburg Co VA 1751, land grant in Charlotte co VA of 400 ac 5-Thomas Breedlove m Sarah, lived Spotsylvania Co VA, Orange and Albemarle Cos. 6-Mary Breedlove m Peter Tribble 7- ? dau who m a Mann? There was an Allaman Mann in Amelia Co later, may have been other daughters. Ch of Thomas and Sarah Breedlove (within the last few years of course we have learned that Sarah was Sarah Broadus, dau of Richard Broadus and Bridgit Vaughan. Thomas in Col Francis Taylor's co in Revolution. 1785 census Albemarle Co Va. Thomas had 11whites, another rec says 12 wh persons-believe the following to be their ch: 1-John Breedlove b 5 Apr 1752 (from pension rec) drafted Culpeper Co VA, 1782, moved to Ohio 1833 2-Charles Breedlove, Col Francis Taylor's Co in Rev. m Theodosia Clevenger, after the war 3-Thomas Breedlove , Culpeper Co 1785, one poll 4-Cornelius Breedlove b 1765 -1800 census in Albemarle Co Va, 1 poll, says William is his brother 5-William Breedlove b 1761, in Rev m 1785, Mary Watts, Simpson Co Ky, 1833, lived Warren Co Ky, his bro Martin helped him get pension, recd land in Ky, 1835- (Hope this is all correct as he is Marilyn Owen's ancestor) 6-Phillip Breedlove, Culpeper Co 1785, 1 poll, served 21st Culpeper Militia 7-Benjamin Breedlove b 1762, Orange Co Va enl Albemarle 1781, age 19, dark hair, grey eyes, 5 ft 8 in tall, bro of William 8-Madison Breedlove m Judy Buckner, 1785, liv, Albemarle Co Va 9-Martin Breedlove 1771 (born, bro of Wm. m Eliz Carr - dau of Thomas Carr and Anne Sanders--lived Warren & Simpson Cos Ky ancestor of Ellen Byrne Just wanted to share the earliest info I collected- for better or worse--that was 35 yrs ago. Ellen