This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: donitaharrington Surnames: Puffer, Evan's Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/347.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It has been many years since I posted the whereabouts of Clarissa. Last year an Evan's descendant contacted me after reading a post and not knowing that Thomas and Virginia had adopted Clarissa. In the deep research this man hae received an e-mail from a twin who's mother had been adopted by thomas and Virginia. It appears her mother had been raped by Thomas. Further investigation showed that thomas had been a pedophile. His first rape that was known was that of his adopted daughter, Clarissa Carolin Puffer, in which he impregnated her. After Clarissa's baby died, she was returned to the Poor shouse where she died. Thonas raped a couple of more women, but it was his very own niece from England who he raped on the ship coming back from England that became his downfall. She did go to the authorities and her mother came over from England to testify that she was his niece. Thomas Evans ahd been taken to court once before for another girl's rape, but he was found not guilty. With! his niece though, he ended up confessing when he realized that his reign of raping had done him in. there was too much evidence against him and his lawyer advised him to confess. He was sent to prison, sighning over his property to his wife. He and his wife never got a divorce, but they never lived together again. June L. Beckwith Beckpuff54@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.