Tony I know nothing of the Vernon family, but you are correct about "s.p." ("sine prole") which means died without issue. Guy Lawton On 30 December 2013 10:17, Tony Vernon <tonyvernon4@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > James Vernon b. 13 march 1604 d. 4 April 1675 of Chester, Cheshire, is my > ancestor, by way of his son Thomas, a Quaker that came to Pennsylvania in > 1681. I have seen in many places online that his father was Hugh Vernon b. > 14 October 1583 d. 1621 also of Cheshire. There is some dispute over > Hugh's father. Some have Randle Vernon 1534-1618 as his father, others > have George Vernon 1540-1583. I did find a will for a Randle Vernon who > died in 1618 and ordered it, so I'm hoping that will help. > > Another question I have is two generations up. Thomas Vernon 1504-1580 is > supposed to be the next ancestor up the line. He in turn is the son of a > Richard Vernon. One cousin here in the US suggests that is Richard Vernon > of Haslington. I looked in the Visitations of Cheshire 1580, and it has > Richard with a son Thomas. But there's a notation of 's.p.' under his > name, which I believe means he died with no children. Is that correct? > Unfortunately, the Vernon families are littered with Richard Vernons so > finding the right one is a bit tricky. Some have Thomas as the son of > Richard Vernon of Haddon Hall, who is the right age, but I don't think that > works either. The Vernon line of Haddon Hall died out when George Vernon > had no male heirs so I think that is a false trail, correct? > > Any suggestions as to how to research this would be most appreciated! > Unfortunately, I live just outside Washington DC in the U.S., so making a > visit to local sites is out of the question right now. Online is the way I > need to go for the moment. Please let me know if there are avenues I can > search to try to find these answers. Thanks in advance. > > Best regards, > Tony Vernon > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >