Tom, I am sure you have probably already caught this glaring error. However, sometimes what is right in front of us cannot be seen. You say below that "This Benjamin had to have been born about 1741, which is about ten years earlier than the estimated marriage of Thomas and Sarah in 1750...." Before that, you say that he "was 19 years old when he enlisted in 1781..." That makes Benjamin born around 1762 and makes him fit nicely in the Thomas and Sarah family between William (1761) and Phillip (1763). While we still need proof, it makes sense, in my opinion. Carole --[ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ]----------------- On Sun, 1 Nov 1998, tomking wrote: > Edwin Broadus wrote: > > > I am puzzled about some of this information. I had thought that the > > Benjamin Breedlove who married Mary Watkins was the son of Thomas > > Breedlove and Sarah Broaddus. I have also been given information, > > which may or may not be true, that lists the wife of Benjamin and > > Mary's son John Watkins Breedlove as Sarah Nesbitt. What John Watkins > married twice? > > Ed, it has never been proven that Thomas & Sarah Broaddus Breedlove had a son named Benjamin. While there is a Rev. War Soldier by that > name who was 19 years old when he enlisted in 1781, there is nothing showing who his parents are and there is no later record of his > existance. This Benjamin has been named as a son of Thomas & Sarah in many DAR applications with NO proof. Benjamin Breedlove who married > Mary Watkins in 1762 could not be this same Benjamin because of the difference in age. This Benjamin had to have been born about 1741, which > is about ten years earlier than the estimated marriage of Thomas and Sarah in 1750. Benjamin and Mary Watkins had a son Benjamin who married > Lettice Edwards and it is their son John Watkins who married Sarah Nesbitt. Benjamin and Mary Watkins also had a son John Watkins Breedlove > who married Mary Murphey and Nancy Parker. Hope this helps. > > Tom King > Tom, What you said about Benjamin is helpful, although the information given to me did not list 1762 as his marriage date (to Mary Watkins) but rather his birth date. Did you mean 1762 as his marriage date or his birth date? I'm inclined to believe Sarah may have married earlier than some of the estimates given - I would say as early as 1750 or 1751. She was apparently Richard and Bridgett's oldest child (at least, she is named first in Richard's will). This would mean she married while still in her teens. Ed ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE HEADER ----- Return-Path: <BREEDLOVE-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by pimaia3w-ext.prodigy.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA42972; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 13:25:38 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA12400; Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:21:04 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 10:21:04 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 13:19:14 -0500 (EST) From: Edwin Broadus <ebroadus@npiec.on.ca> Old-To: tomking <tomking@freewwweb.com> Old-cc: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BREEDLOVE-L] note from Dorothy Avery In-Reply-To: <363C85B5.1CFA990C@freewwweb.com> Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.981101130229.10655A-100000@nev.npiec.on.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Resent-Message-ID: <"xR8d6C.A.YBD.PaKP2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/620 X-Loop: BREEDLOVE-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: BREEDLOVE-L-request@rootsweb.com