Thanks, Darral for your reply.....will save it to my FRENCH folder for further reference. Jan -----Original Message----- From: darral lawson <lawsdar@earthlink.net> To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 13, 2000 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] Will of JOHN FRENCH, MD >Jan > >don`t rember if I ever responded to you, >The willborne was said to be from rev william willborn a half/step brother >just a lead no proof >Darral > >Janice Chastain Lund wrote: > >> Interesting to note that you have the name "Wilburn" as a middle name and I >> have a George Wellborn French in my family tree. >> >> I have been wondering if anyone knows more about the WELBORN / WILBORN >> family and if that would help me find clues to where Samuel and George >> Hedges FRENCH were before Kentucky....perhaps I should check out Fincastle >> County, VA! >> >> Any help appreciated! >> >> Jan Lund >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: darral lawson <lawsdar@earthlink.net> >> To: FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 4:24 PM >> Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] Will of JOHN FRENCH, MD >> >> >This is my line >> > >> >any help will be appreciated >> >James Wilborn French son of mathew is my gggrandfather married margret Day >> >giles co Va he was born in fincasle co then 1770 died 1841 giles co va >> have >> >photo of margret >> >Day French abt 1880 Waren co tenn she died 1890 Warren co tenn. >> >any help on the french line before John C is needed >> >Darral Lawson >> > >> >Jaculene Masters wrote: >> > >> >> > I have a copy of the will of James French, but not John's. >> >> > Jackie >> >> >> >> I have a John C. with brothers James and Joseph and sister Esther, >> probably >> >> originally from MD See my message re possible connection with John the MD >> >> from MD. Lost track of James after he was placed under guardianship of my >> 5g >> >> grandfather Matthew in 1753, Winchester, Frederick Co VA. Matthew dies in >> >> Giles Co 1814 and another Matthew French is in adjacent Tazewell Co and >> 1850 >> >> census shows his mother Elizabeth and his sister born in MD though then >> >> living with him. He dies 1859 or there abouts. Any possible connection >> with >> >> either Mathew and your James?? >> >> >> >> Oh, yes--and there are several MDs among elder Mathew's offspring--it >> does >> >> seem genetic sometimes, doesn't it? The last known:ggg grandson French >> >> Smith, MD Spanish-American war. >> >> >> >> Jackie >> >> Seattle >> > >> > > >