In researching the records of Colonial Gloucester Co., Virginia, I came across the follwing entry for Mathews County land, Gloucester Bk. 7, page 532, dated 30 Oct 1686, deed for 202.5 acres from Col. John Armistead & Mr. John Gwynn, in Kingston Parish, beginning at a mall pine on Eastwar side of a Branch near a Chappell...in line of..old Devident of Land formerly taken up by Col. Hugh Gwin decd. and sold by the said Gwin to Mr. William Armistead, decd...running SWS to line of Mr. William Elliott, Sr, along Elliotts line to line of Thomas Allaman to land o Col. John Armistea & over Gwins Dam to the beginning. While it hasn't been proven, YET, Dolly Gwynn, wife of Edward Broaddus, the grandparents of Sarah Broadus who married Thomas Breedlove, is either the daughter of the above mentioned Col. Hugh Gwin or his son John Gwynn. What I am searching for is possible wives for Thomas Allaman, father of Judith Allaman who married Phillip Parr. In those days to a large extent, people usually married someone who lived in close proximity. The above deed shows that Thomas Allaman lived near William Armistead, William Elliott and Hugh Gwynn. Have not tried to research this William Elliott but have looked for information on Hugh Gwynn for many, many years and have not found the names of any of his children except for one daughter. On the other hand, there is much data on the Armistead family and Judith appears to be a popular name. The above mentioned William Armistead (died 1671)had at least two sons who married a Judith and had daughters named Judith. The two daughters named Judith have marriages accounted for to John West & John Butts, or to Robert "King" Carter. However, it may be possible that one of the wives named Judith may have outlived the Armistead husband and remarried to Thomas Allaman. For the sake of argument, I have placed both Thomas Allaman and his 1st wife Judith's birth as about 1640, with Judith dying about 1670 when Thomas marries again. Thomas is listed on the 1705 Gloucester Quit Rent Roll in Kingston Parish with 842 acres and then dies in 1706 in Essex County. Has anyone else done any research on the Allaman family or have any ideas on who this Judith, 1st wife of Thomas Allaman, might be????? Tom King