Pat, The way the will reads, I am guessing that Matthew had a brother named Ephiram; no doubt Ephiram, Jr.. Ephiram & Rachel are parents of Matthew who md. Constance Whicker. Then she md. 2nd Reuben. I don't have Ephiram, Jr. in file as I could be wrong interpreting the will. Glad all is well. Hazel On Sun, 18 Jan 1998, MRS PATRICIA A RAY wrote: > > -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- > > > Date: Saturday, 17-Jan-98 04:00 PM > > > > From: Hazel \ Internet: ([email protected]) > > To: [email protected] (Unlisted Name) \ PRODIGY: (patray) > > cc: [email protected] \ Internet: ([email protected]) > > > > Subject: Re: [CREWS-L] Constance WICKER > > > > Pat, > > Sorry about your dilemma! First...James and Amelia did not have a son > named > > Matthew. (I hope I never said they did in my early days. If so, it was > in error > > or where-ever that came from.) Matthew Crews (son of Ephiram & Rachel > ) and > > Reuben Crews (not brothers) simply married the same woman but at > different > > times. Constance Whicker simply had 2 husbands both with the last name > of > > CREWS. I have very little knowledge of Matthew's parents other than > what I > > wrote you of in his father Ephiram's will. (Do you want that again?) I > have no > > knowledge of the two Ephirams you spoke of. Hazel > > > > On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, MRS PATRICIA A RAY wrote: > > > > -------- REPLY, End of original message -------- > > Hazel, > It's no big deal. I was just a little lost. So now I'll remove > Matthew as a child of James & Amelia and add him as a child of Ephraim & > Rachel. I don't have an Ephraim & Rachel but will also add them. If > you sent me data from Ephraims' will then I'll find it again. Don't > bother to re-send. I have lots to go through as I'm entering data. > I'll run across it soon. > > Thanks, Pat > >