Looking for leads as usual-- A family notebook with entries from 1840 to at least 1855 has the note - "Grandmother Ann BARRETT nee [probably] POPE'. Am not sure of the generation of Ann as a father and his daughter both wrote in book. In my line there is an Ann BARRETT marrying a John BILLINGTON in 1819 at Shrewsbury. Any leads on an Ann POPE marrying a Barrett and having a child Ann born ca 1790 or an Ann Pope having a first marriage to a BARRETT and then my information being on a second marriage? I have an 1863 letter naming a Dr. Barrett -- probably of the Shrewsbury area -- but no further information. I have looked on Ancesty and IGI but not figured anything out. Any leads will be appreciated! Anne in Aurora IL

Hello Ann Seems a long way from Salop, but there is on the BVR disks a marriage of a John BARRETT to an Anne POPE at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England 04 May 1780, which fits in with your timing. LDS FHL Film No. 1041293. The only christening of an Anne I could find with any possible significance to this marriage was: Anne Berrett 22 May 1791 at Andover, Hampshire, father John Berrett, mother Anne. A bit of a needle in a haystack as there are numerous Anne's born to John & Ann Barretts around the country. Anyway, another christening to this family was: Sarah 23 Dec 1793 also at Andover. Don't know if this is of any use to you, or just a red herring. Good luck Graham