Annette: Thank you for your long response concerning Elizabeth, widow of Gilbert Elam IV, their two children Josiah and Keziah, Elizabeth's remarriage to Archelaus Nunnally, and the unknown fate of Keziah. My source for Elizabeth's second marriage and maiden name, Scott, comes, alas, not from documents but a privately printed genealogy of the Nunnally family. Here it is: Shortal, Joseph Adams, "Nunnally Genealogy", Hampton, VA: mimeo, 1978 pps. 6-7 "4.12 Archelaus NUNNALLY was b in Chesterfield Col, Va. and d 1794 in Powhatan Co., Va. He m Elizabeth SCOTT in Chesterfield Co., widow of Gilbert ELAM IV, by whom she had son Josiah ELAM and Keziah ELAM. Josiah ELAM was raised by his step-father Archelaus NUNNALLY in Powhatan Co. and served in the Revolution, after which he moved to Greene Co., Ohio where he became the progenitor of a large family of Elams. (See "The Elam Family" by Harvey W. Elam.) Archelaus NUNNALLY bought 200 acres of land on the Apponattox river in Cumberland Co., Va. 24 Jun 1771. This area became a part of Powhatan Co., Va. in 1777 where, in 1783, Archelaus was listed as head of a family of eight with seven slaves. On 23 Sep 1782 Archelaus purchased 250 acres of adjoining land from the Burton estate. Then on 5 Oct 1792 he sold this 250 acres, for a token sum, to his son John, who had married a Burton daughter. Issue: (NUNNALLY) In addition I have the section from Harvey Elam's book, "The Elam Family" that has that line you quote of his being sorry about not knowing anything further about Keziah Elam. To add to the confusion, I have a different maiden name for Elizabeth w/o Gilbert IV. Someone else has sent me Ferguson as her maiden name. This Keziah, wife of James Franklin Nunnally, has been a condundrum for over 30 years. Everything points toward Keziah Elam, but nothing actually demonstrates it. I was hoping against hope that something about Keziah Elam's life and marriage might be found in this updated book, "The Elam Family". Thanks and best regards, Barry