To those interested in the above union: I emailed Mike Harrington about the Mary Whilden question. This was his reply: >>>Ann -- The confusion is understandable. We're dealing here with two Mary Whildens. The elder was born in MA about 1687. She was a daughter of the John Whilden who brought your family to SC. The Mary who married Dubose, however, was a granddaughter of John Whilden by his son, John, Jr., making her a niece of the Mary born about 1687. See the discussion under "--Third Generation" at about p. 87 of my Notes. Regards, Mike<<< Quoting from the Harrington manuscript pg 87: >> The will of John Whilden [II] (born ca. 1683 in MA) cites five daughters, including Mary, who married about 1730 John Dubose (born ca 1694/1799), a Santee River planter and brother of Elizabeth Dubose Whilden.<< Mike also gave permission to copy his Whilden manuscript with the understanding that this is not a final draft and he doesn't want it to land in some records repository. Therefore, I will get some complete copies made and will be glad to send them out to those interested. Best regards, Ann in GA