KTrouvat wrote: > > Hi Betty and All, > > I have John Hightower and Mary Bryan in my database as collateral lines. I'd > surely appreciate knowing their birth and death dates and places if you have > them! > > Regards, Karen Trouvat Karen, Okay, It's not great stuff, but I got it because I have a Thorn ancestor who married a Hightower so I somehow heard from lots of Hightowers. Here's at least part of what I have: A chart which shows: Eleanor Hightower who married Greenham Dodson was dgtr of John Hightower and Mary Bryan. Mary Bryan's parents were Thomas Bryan, Jr and Elleanor Winnifred. Thomas' parents were Thomas Bryant, Sr and Mary Wright. I have no dates on this information, but I have the following below the chart: "Although further research is needed to support this lineage, the following material is taken from "Edmond Nelson-Jane Taylor Family History" by Mansel H. Nelson, Pub 1970, per Research by Mary Jan Hollingsworth of Salt Lake City, UT. Note the book was published in 1870 and possibly has corrections and additions to be made. "Elinor Dodson Taylor's (dgtr of Greenham and Elanor) great grandfather was Thomas Bryan Jr died 1718 in Richmond Co, VA. His wife was Elleanor Winnifred? (records very dim). Thomas was son of Thomas Bryant, Sr and Mary Wright, daughter of Thomas Wright and Mary _______. Mary Bryan, daughter of Thomas Bryan, Jr and Elleanor, married John Hightower, son of Joshua Hightower, who came from Ireland to Virginia. Mary and John Hightower lived in Farnham Parish, Warsaw, VA; their children were born in Richmond Co. " 1686 Land Deed of Thomas Bryant Sr to son, Thomas Bryan Jr. Old Rappahannock County, VA records, 1681-1688 pp 243-244 Abstract: Know all men by these present that I thomas Bryant for . . . (the normal legal language) to Tho Bryant Jr his heirs (etc.) one hundred acres of land adjoing to the land of Mr. George formerly belonging to Mr. Griffin being part of a patent of three hundred acres of land, etc. Thomas Bryant Senr (etc.) bearing date the 14th day of March 1663. Witnesses were Wm. Colston and signed in presents (sic) of Alex Newman, Edw Croker, Richard R Rice. Hope this helps. Betty Dotson (probably used to be a Dodson) Renick