Martha Wacker wrote -- > The legatees of John Christian who died in Franklin co. GA > were his wife Mary; James, John, Abda, Robert B., Gabriel, > Reuben, Drury, and Rufus Christian, William Oglesby (mar > Mary Christian) and George Stovall (mar Nancy Christian). > This is proven by Franklin Co. probate records. There are > indications that the first two might not have been the children > of the widow Mary, but of a previous wife. Volume XII (July 1988) of "The Christian Family Chronicles" doesn't list James as a son of John and Mary. Could you (or someone else on the list) please post a brief synopsis or quote fo these probate records that do mention James? I'd really appreciate it. I'm also interested in the mention of a previous wife for John. Mary BRYANT was born in 1746 to James BRYANT and Mrs. Clare (---) TRABUE, widow of Antoine [source: Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. 4 pp. 191-192 (1981)]. This family was of Manakin Town and were Huguenots. So, for her to be the mother of James (who was born 1760-1770 per the 1830 census but probably more like 1760-1762 based on the birth of his first son, William B.) is a bit of a stretch. She would have had to marry John CHRISTIAN at about age 14-16, which is not rare. And she could have named her first-born son James after her father. But it does call for a bit more research. And finally, I think that John CHRISTIAN was actually born prior to 1739, which does fit with a marriage at about 1760. He is named first in his father Robert's 1749 will, which implies that he was the oldest son. In 1765 he sold the l and he inherited, so he must have been at least 21 by then. That means he was born no later than 1744 rather than the 1748 date listed in "The Christian Family Chronicles" Volume XII pg. 1104. And, if he was the oldest child of the 5 mentioned in the will, then he was probably born at least 10 years prior to his father's death. Anyone care to comment on this? I look forward to some discussion on this. Vickie Elam White I