Dear Linda, In response to your private e-mail and on the FAY-D list, here is your line with OPF #'s ([OPF # ] 63) DAVID [FAY Sr. 4], b. Southboro. [MA], Mar. 5, 1755, d. May 7, 1806, m. Jane Ward,[OPF # 63-W1,] res. S.[outhboro, MA], soldier in the War of the Revolution. He saw an Indian (who was fighting for the British) approaching him while on picket guard, he shot the Indian and took his gun and hatchet. This incident rep.[orted] by S. D. Fay of Oxford, Wis., who has seen the hatchet. 8 chil. 1. Sally [(Fay) Collins 5], b. Aug. 13, 1880, m. John Collins. 2. Mehitabel [(Fay) Chamberlain 5], b..., m. Eli Chamberlain of Southboro [MA] 3. Hannah [(Fay) Chamberlain 5], b. Oct. 15, 1785, m. William Chamberlain. 4. Lois [Fay 5], b. Jan. 17, 1791, d. young. 5. Nancy [(Fay) ? 5], b. Nov. 20, 1791, m. ... 6. Polly [or Mary (Fay) Hatch 5], b. June 12, 1794, m. Mr. Hatch. *7. DAVID [Fay Jr. 5], b. Aug. 22, 1796, m. Rhoda [FAY, OPF # 121-3], dau. of Jeremiah Fay [OPF # 121], b. June 6, 1799, res. Grafton [MA] 1 son. .....1. Otis [Fay 6], b. ..., m..., res. G.[rafton, MA], 1 dau. ..........1, Irene [Fay 7], b...m.... 8. Lincoln [Fay 5], b. May 9, 1799 ([OPF # ] 259). (Fay, Orlin P. FAY GENEALOGY: JOHN Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants. Cleveland, Ohio: Press of J. B. Savage, 1898: 233). From your line of descent, I would say that Otis Fay 6 had at least two children. ([OPF # ] 121) JEREMIAH [Fay Sr. 4], b. Southboro, [MA], Jan. 31, 1768, d. May 5, 1827, m. Lydia Bemis. A farmer, res. S.[outhboro, MA], then to Westboro, [MA], again to S.[outhboro, MA], & in 1812 to Hopkinton [MA], in 1818 to Natick, [MA], in 1819 to Framingham [MA] & to Grafton [MA] 1821. 13 chil. 1. Lyman [Fay 5], b. Oct. 9, 1797 ([OPF #] 426). 2. Jeremiah [Fay Jr. 5], b. May 26, 1798, d. Young. [+] *3. Rhoda [(Fay) Fay 5], b. June 5, 1799, m. David Fay [OPF # 63-7]. 4. Aaron [Fay 5], b. Jan. 26, 1801 ([OPF #) 429]. 5. SUSAN [(Fay) Wheelock 5], b. Oct. 25, 1803, m. Oct. 26, 1825, Samuel W. Wheelock 1 son. [1. son Wheelock 6] 6. Mary Bemis [(Fay) Fay 6], b. June 26, 1804, m. John Russell Fay [OPF # 573/p. 59] (See his record). 7. NEWELL [Fay 5], b. Apr. 22, 1806, d. Dec. 7, 1880, m. Caroline Moore [OPF # 121-7-W1], m. 2d Eveline Phillis [OPF # 121-7-W2]. He was a Col. in a Pa Regt. in the War of the Rebellion [Civil War], wounded in the seen day's fight before Richmond. One son served with him during the war, res. Philadelphia, Pa. 2 chil. .....1 A son [Fay 6 /OPF # 121-7-1], soldier, see above. .....2 A dau. [Fay 6 OPF # 121-7-2] /page 238 8. Lowell Brigham [Fay 5], b. Jan. 19, 1808 ([OPF #] 436). 9. SAMUEL FOSTER [Fay 5], b. Nov. 27, 1809, m. 1833? Sally Taft. 2 chil. .....1 A son [Fay 6/ OPF # 121-9-1] .....2 A dau. [(Fay) Brown 6 /OPF # 121-9-2], m. Mr. Brown. 10. Simeon Daniels [Fay 5], b. Mar. 26, 1812 ([OPF # ] 440). 11. GILMAN W. [Fay 5], b. July 2, 1814, d. Apr. 20, 1860, m. Nancy Morse. 2 chil. .....1. John [Fay 6/ OPF # 121-11-1], res. Upton [MA] .....2. a dau. [Fay 6 OPF # 121-11-2] 12. Nancy Lewis [(Fay) 5], b. July 29, 1816 ([OPF # ] 444) 13. SARAH LEWIS [(Fay) Fisher 5], b. Apr. 28, 1820, d. Mar. 1849. in Newark, N.J. One of the best educated women in Mss. Preceptress in a High School. She m. Oscar Fisher 1 son. .....[1. son Fisher 6] (OPF, 1898: 237-238) In your case, there are a number of children who are not given names in Orlin P. Fay's book. Therefore, the Orlin P. Fay Number becomes vital in distinguishing these individuals in a computer program until you can find names for them. Your line, when you get OPF's book, will be found as: John Fay Sr/1[OPF #1] page 13-19 David Fay 2 [OPF # 6], p. 19, 227 Robert Fay Sr 3 [OPF # 8], p. 227; 228; 284-285 David Fay Sr. 4 [OPF # 63] p. 228; 237-238 David Fay Jr. 5 [OPF # 63-7], p. 237-238 Otis Fay 6 [OPF # 63-7-1], page 237-238 David Fay 2 [OPF # 6], p. 19, 227. Edward Fay 3 [OPF # 9], p. 227; 229 Jeremiah Fay 4 [OPF # 229], p. 237-238 Rhoda (Fay) Fay [OPF # 121-3 / 63-7-W1] David Fay Jr. and Rhoda (Fay) Fay were second cousins, a not unusual marriage pattern at that time. I have seen many Fay cousin marriage in this book. Your cousin, Mary (Fay) Nelson 9