The Old St. Paul's cemetery book reads as follows: In Memory of Elizabeth Fry Was born April 2nd 1772 Died September 12th 1846 Age 74 Years 5 m and 3d Next to her there is another Fry In memory of J. Jacob Fry Who Departed This Life September 20, 1834 Aged 63 Years 2 Mo 7d. There is no indication of any relationship between the two. However he was about a year older than she. There is a will of a Jacob Lutz that mentions this couple. Catawba County Wills book 1 page 71 The Will of Jacob Lutz - 26 Dec 1835; of Lincoln co., NC. Of perfect mind and memory. To Wife, Mary Lutz,.................... To sons Elias, John and Jacob Lutz, deeds of land they have settled on valued at $500 each, Willed in trust to the Executors, land on which Elizabeth Frye now lives for her use until her death, at which time the land should be sold and monies arising divided equally amongst her children. This land with money he has paid for Jacob Frye's debts, estimated worth of $300. There are other legatees and more detail, but this seems to suffice to suggest that the above Elizabeth and Jacob were married and that she is not your Elizabeth. If you prefer to have the entire will I will scan it and send it directly to you as an attachment. Agnes C. On 11/24/04 10:00 AM, "CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com" <CATAWBA-WEST-D-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > From: Anita C Aldrich <ladyfriendly@juno.com> > Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:40:04 -0500 > To: CATAWBA-WEST-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Elizabeth Starr Fry and Elizabeth Smith > > Now that I have determined for sure that the marriage record of Elizabeth > Stark and Philip Fry is Elizabeth Starr, I'm wondering if there is a > death and burial record. I checked the Catawba cemetary index and find an > Elizabeth Fry buried in Old St. Paul's. Does anyone have a copy of the > cemetary book or can you tell me if it's available in the Lincoln or > Newton libraries? Since I've never visited the cemetary, maybe I'll go > this weekend. Can anyone give me directions - from 321? > > Does anyone know the parents of this Elizabeth Smith - bound to Jacob > Starr? I checked the bastardy bonds and guardian papers in Raleigh, but > didn't find anything. > > From the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions Lincoln County, North Carolina > 1809 January-1812 October - Pg 53: July 1810 -- "Ordered that > Elizabeth Smith about four years & six months old be bound unto Jacob > Starr who is to give her one year schooling & $20.00 worth of suitable > property when of age." > > Thanks!!! > > Anita >

I am a descendant of a different Jacob Frey who died in Loudoun County, VA in 1785. There were many other Freys/Frys in Loudoun County and also in Lancaster Co, PA. (and hundreds in the Rhine River area of Germany/France/Switzerland) Interestingly, Some of the ones in that area also married Lutzes. Johann Nicholas Frey (Revoltionary War soldier from Frederick Co, MD who moved to Loudoun County after the war) married Anna Margaretha Lutz (daughter of Jacob Lutz, "deceased") at the Evangilical Lutheran Church in Frederick Couny on Dec 7, 1773. Frederick County served as a way station for the Germans traveling between Lancaster County and North Carolina. The Revs. Stoever (Jr!... after his father died on the return voyage from Europe) and Krug also performed marriages in Lancaster County. Nicholas and Anna Margreth also had a daughter named Elizabeth, but the families tended to name almost all their children with the same names. It is a horrendous mess for later genealogists. I've seen Frey families in Alsace and Switzerland with 8-10 children in a family all with almost identical names as 10 other families in the same area. They seemed to favor a few Biblical names over any others. Gerry Parchman (descendant of Jacob Frey, thought to have arrived in Philadelphia from Alsace on the "Halifax" in 1754) Trenton, NJ