Hi. Cammie: You would pick a LONG one.<g> What I have on John and Nancy are mostly names,some dates (need a lot of fill-ins) And, actually this is Dot Avery's lineage but between the both of us (Dot?) you may be able to connect somewhere:CHILDREN/b.dates/sp.,etc.:Thomas J.b.1800 sp. Rebecca Mosley b.1803 and, sp. Sarah Robertson b.1804 (2) Sarah Hatley Breedlove b.1802 sp.William Segrest (3) Frances L. b.1804 sp.Samuel Bledsoe (4)Lewis Parker B. b.1805 sp.Martha Segrest b. 1818 had Benjamin Breedlove b.1845 and Caroline B. b.1848 (5) William Jackson B. b.1806 sp.Mary Taylor had William Jackson B.b.1828 Montgomery,Talledega,Al. sp. Laura Funderburg b.1833 had Elbert Wilkins Breedlove b.1849 sp. Eugenia Sara King b.1855 had Francis Marion B. b. 1878 sp. Virgie Lucille Bush b.1888 Elbert's Sister: Henrieta Breedlove b.1851 sp. Daniel Harville b. 1847..Other sibblings: Eva Breedlove b. 1853 sp. Daniel Whitfield b. 1849; Emma Breedlove b. 1855 sp. William Powell b.1851; Laura Ella B. b.1857 sp. William Pope Wesson b. 1853; Ida B.b.1860 sp. Robert (Bob) Taylor b.1856; Willie Breedlove b.1861 sp. William Sam Jinks b. 1858; John Shelly Breedlove b.1864 sp. Jesse McFee b.1868; Daniel Michael Breedlove b.1868 sp. Willie Christiana Ham b. 1870 they had; Harvey Malone B. b. 1890 sp. Ella Carlow b.1894; Horace Franklin Breedlove b.1893 sp. Margaret Loretta McDonald b. 1905; William Sheppard Breedlove b.1895 sp. Lizzie Saxon b.1899 and sp. Maude Freeman b.1899; Samuel Henderson Hutto Breedlove b.1898 sp. Mattie Ree Combs b. 1902; Nannie Laura B. b.1900 sp. Henry William Croteau b.1898; Jessie Daniel Breedlove b.1904; (L) Breedlove sp. living and one more living ; and another sibbling: William Walter Breedlove b.1870 THEN we go back to child #(6) Martha Breedlove b.1806 sp. Wilson C. Nubanks (7) Elizabeth Breedlove b. 1806 sp. Peachy Bledsoe b. 1802 (8) Joseph Marion Breedlove b.1814 (9) Benjamin Franklin Breedlove b.1816 sp. Martha Scoggins b. 1820 had; James Benjamin Breedlove b.1881 sp. ?? had "Living child" (10)Mary B. Breedlove b.1808 sp. James Taylor b. 1795 had. Timothy Taylor b.1821. NOW-- I have a loose sp. MURPHY that belongs to someone??? (Dot?)Good Luck!!! Happy Trails and all that....( Old Bruce the jolly Scot is making his rounds--<g>) Regards, Willette---- Original Message ----- From: "Mike M Breedlove Jr." <breedlovem@mindspring.com> To: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [BREEDLOVE-L] Fw: Benjamin Breedlove and wife Mary Watkins > Willette, I am Cammie Whitehead Breedlove. I'm researching my husband's > roots.His family is from the Montgomery area, therefore I think we may be > able to tie into John Breedlove m. Nancy Parker who died about August of > 1833 in Montgomery. If you have any further information on his descendents I > would appreciate it. I recently researched my Grandmother's name of Burnett > with another relative and got connections back to Robert The Bruce in > Scotland. What a thrill! Thanks for the help. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Willette Smith <willette@bigisland.com> > To: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [BREEDLOVE-L] Fw: Benjamin Breedlove and wife Mary Watkins > > > > Dot; If my memory serves me (will look it up later) Old Henry Watkins Sr. > > had two wives and a long list of children,etc. with each one of them, it > was > > about 40 pages.. could be it was ANOTHER Mary Watkins they were refering > > to..?/ Willette > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dot Avery" <dottiea@mhonline.net> > > To: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> > > Cc: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 10:05 AM > > Subject: Re: [BREEDLOVE-L] Fw: Benjamin Breedlove and wife Mary Watkins > > > > > > > Dear Willette, > > > The problem is the Worsham genealogy ( a new one) does say that Mary > > > Watkins was married to Joseph Worsham prior to her marriage in 1762 to > > > Benjamin Breedlove and Hope Breedlove had said this also but gave a > > > marriage date of 1759 which I rather doubt as i found the marriage as > > > mary Worsham, widow to Benjamin Breedlove 1762 in Luenenburg Co, VA > > > Martha Kahn made a statement that mary, d/o William Watkins 1st married > > > Joseph Worsham, a wealthy may , many years her senior. but then the book > > > states that Benjamin Breedlove was made guardian of the children, the > > > oldest born 1745 which is nuts. I think that Joseph Worsham was married > > > prior to his marriage to mary Watkins if that is the case but can find > > > no kind of proof for any of this other than a marriage record for Mary > > > Worsham, widow and Benjamin Breedlove. > > > I really hate these things as they make no sense. > > > There is also 2 Richard Worshams who went to war. One was Joseph > > > Worsham's son born in 1745 and John Worsham and Sophia Watkins son > > > Richard. One of these Richards settled the estate of Benjamin Breedlove > > > in 1793 when he died in Greene Co, GA. I have these papers. But which > > > one? > > > So you can see my problem. I wrote to Dorothy Tuttle and larry Washam, > > > co-authors of the book to no avail. I do not even then they were upset > > > over all of this. BUT, BOY I AM!!! > > > My best, > > > Dottie Avery > > > Willette Smith wrote: > > > > > > > > Dot: I'm not sure I quite understand what your post is infering. If > > you're > > > > implying Mary (Watkins) Breedlove was FIRST married to Joseph Worsham > I > > find > > > > that questionable..given her age (18) when married to Benjamin. There > > was a > > > > Capt.John Worsham b.1731 m. 1754 to Sophia Watkinsb.1736 d.1780 Also > in > > > > William Watkins Will 1784 spoke of his grandson Richard Worsham ("if > he > > > > comes back from the war'") I have not done research on the WORSHAM's > > > > however, only a brief look-up because of their prominence in Ga., and > > some > > > > association with the WADE's there. Regards, Willette. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Dot Avery (by way of Tom Jones)" <tomjones@toad.net> > > > > To: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 8:04 AM > > > > Subject: [BREEDLOVE-L] Fw: Benjamin Breedlove and wife Mary Watkins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Dot Avery" <dottiea@mhonline.net> > > > > > To: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 4:40 PM > > > > > Subject: Benjamin Breedlove and wife Mary Watkins > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I am very intersted in getting in touch with ALL who descend from > > this > > > > > > line. > > > > > > I would like your input on this family. In looking at the Worsham > > > > > > genealogy I cannot make any sense out of our line and connection > > with > > > > > > Mary's supposed first marriage to Joseph Worsham. Either we have > > some > > > > > > vital errors or the Worsham book does. > > > > > > PLEASE contact me. > > > > > > Dottie Avery > > > > > > dottiea@mhonline.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >