Bob Peavy, et al: Here is the way it is in my records. I do not recall having ever seen an actual photocopy of this ledger page. I do, however, remember that on reading/copying it and noting its source I gave this "snippet of material" a lot of credibility when I first saw it. The syntax however, I think I recognize as my own so I will not place it in quotes: In the instance of Hester Wilder Mock, in 1794 a Burke County Court Record book with remaining blank pages was sold to Harry Wilder, who then began to record daily business transactions of sundry nature. Next Wilder's son Isaac Wilder inherited the book and used it for even more varied purposes, one of which was to record the births of various Wilder family members. Listed (among others) are the name and birth dates of Hester Wilder's children by Meredith Poythress: George Washington Poythress b. 13 Jan 1819 John White Poythress b. 13 Jan 1821 Henrietta Poythress b. 7 Dec 1823 Sarah Edwards Poythress b. 14 Nov 1826 Isaac Edmon Poythress b. 28 May 1828 In my original records, I recorded this as "Hester Wilder's children by Meredith Poythress, Jr., likely (and sinfully) editorizing with respect to the "Jr." which at the time I felt sure was correct. I now have serious doubts on this and am leaning to your version which has Meredith Poythress, Sr. as the husband of Hester Wilder Mock. I will leave "Jr." or "Sr" unstated (as I suspect the original did) and let the reader make up his or her own mind. Also to be noted is the fact that husband Benjaman T. Mock, Hester's sons, and Grandville Beville are not suprisingly given short shrift in this account. Best, Maynard Poythress