Dear Breedlove Researchers, I'm responding to Tom King's posting on the wives of Thomas Allaman. First, thank you, Tom, for the Matthews Co. land entry describing land formerly belonging to Hugh Gynn, which bordered land of Thomas Allaman. I had never seen this entry, and it deserves a closer look. Somewhere I have additional information about the Armestead family, also mentioned in that deed. What is of the greatest interest to me though, is that you mention that the first wife of Thomas Allaman was named, Judith. This is news to me. What is your source for this? What I have for the wives of Thomas Allaman is as follows: Middlesex, VA Deed Book 3, part III, 1693-1703, pp. 138-139: ". . .Thomas ALLIMAN of Kingston Parish Glocestr: County for love & ye naturall affection I have and beare uto my well beloved Daughter Judith ye wife of Phillip PARR of the county of Middlesex. . .a tract of land in Middlesex County. . ." The deed goes on & says if Judith dies the land is to go to Judith, her daughter and if the daughter Judith dies without heirs to Mary the daughter of the elder Judith. I have a copy of the original deed and will post a full extract of it, if anyone is interested. The deed is signed by Thomas [mark] Alliman & Contiten [X] Alliman & is dated 6 Sept. 1686. The first name for "Contiten" is not written very clearly--it DOES look like "Contiten", but since Judith & Philip Parr named a daughter, Constant, I am assuming that Thomas Allaman's wife was ConStiten [Constantine]. But Contiten must have died for in the same deed book on p. 253, Thomas Alloman of Glocester County sold to William Churchill of Middlesex County a plantation in Middlesex. Thomas said that Sarah his wife would acknowledge the said land. Then the Middlesex County Court in 1700, pp. 384-385 says: "Wee present Mary Alloman for haveing a Bastard she previously being a Servant of Mr. Corbin Griffin, now wife of Thomas Allomin. February 3, 1700." So now the wife above is named, Mary. However in the Gloucester County, VA Overseer's Contract in 1707, Sarah Allman, widow, negotiates a contract with with her Overseer. So it appears that Thomas' widow's name is again, Sarah. So do we have four wives? 1. Contiten; 2. Sarah; 3. Mary; 4 Sarah. Actually, I think the name, Mary is a mistake. In the Virginia Colonial Decisions, "Barradall's Reports", in the squabble over Thomas Allaman's estate, it mentions that he married TWICE. It doesn't mention the name of either wife--only the names of the children he had by each wife [Judith by the first marriage; John, Thomas & William by the 2nd marriage]. So I am curious about your source that Thomas Allaman's first wife was named, Judith. Now I remember one Armistead reference. It was in 1682 when the wife of Thomas ALLMAN & the wife of Richard LONGEST were arrested for cutting up tobacco, and their husbands refused to post security for their good behavior. John Armistead arrested the ladies to answer to "the Governor & Councel att Middle Plantation. . ." Marilyn Owen