Thanks for the info on Jacobus. I was told the opposite. So if James is Jacobus........Could be a lead to Jacob Fraley. What do you think? -----Original Message----- From: Swimref@cmc.net <Swimref@cmc.net> To: FRALEY-L@rootsweb.com <FRALEY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [FRALEY-L] Re: Frederick and Chloe FRALEY >Hi, > Just a quick note. Johannes is John in German. James is Jacobus, or a >variant of it. > >Kevin Fraley > >At 07:25 AM 8/12/99 -0400, you wrote: >>I think they might be a clue in the Brenton/Brinton idea. It had to start >>somewhere. There usually is some reason for those legends. I have not been >>able to find anything. >> >>I have found quite a bit of info on Henry his line. See no connection to >>our Frederick. >> >>I would like for everyone to share their ideas on Chloe's ancestry. Some >>believe she was a Bryan related to Daniel's wife Rebecca. I tried that >>route and found nothing connecting. Some say a Donally. No luck there >>either. I have been researching all the Chloe's I run across and a couple >>of maybes, but they are far fetched. >> >>I think if we look at the spuoses of Fred's children we may have some clues >>as to where they came from. I have a tendancy to think Maryland. I have >>worked on Mary Fraley and John Jones for a long time. I finally found Mary >>Jones living with children in Alabama and she listed her birth place as >>Maryland. But I am not sure she is the Mary Jones I need. Trail ran cold. >> >>Do we know what the B stands for in Frederick's son James B Fraley. >>According to naming patterns, that could be the initial of Chloe's maiden >>name. ALso if James was the first son, possibly named after Frederick's >>father, then his father might have be Johannes, Johanne, etc. These are >>German versions of James. >> >>There was a traveling minister in the area about the right time, whose last >>name was Brittain. I thought Chloe might have belonged to him. Just a >>thought. I could never find any link. >> >>Please share your thoughts. One of us may be on the right track. >> >>Penny >> >> >>============================== >>Share your family tree with loved ones through a FREE private website at >>MyFamily.com! >>Get started today at http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWText1 >> > > >============================== >Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! >Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp >