My HOLTZCLAW Ancestry It happens three ways (so far!) thanks to cousins marrying. First line: Hans Jacob HOLTZCLAW – b. 1683 in Trupbach , d. 1760 in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Anna Margaret OTTERBACH (Otterback) 07 Aug 1708 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen. [Both Hans Jacob and Anna Margaret were immigrants in the 1st Germanna Colony.] John HOLTZCLAW – b. 1709 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen, d. 1752 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married Catherine RUSSELL abt. 1729 in Virginia. Josiah HOLTZCLAW – b. ca. 1742 in Virginia, d. 1816 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Susannah ?. Charles HOLTZCLAW – b. 20 Nov 1783 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. 25 Sep 1849 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Clement WELCH 04 May 1815. Elizabeth HOLTCLAW – b. abt. 1821, d. After 01 Jun 1880. She married James Withers PAYNE 06 Aug 1841 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Robert Gordon PAYNE – b. 1852 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. 15 Mar 1913 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He married Mary Lewis HOLTZCLAW (his mother’s niece or his 1st cousin) 23 Dec 1874 in Culpeper County, Virginia. . Susan Anna PAYNE – b. 22 Mar 1879 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. after 1930 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She married Henry Franklin PAYNE 30 Dec 1897 in Washington, D. C.. Mollye Elizabeth PAYNE – b. 07 May 1900 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, d.. 29 Jun 1968 in Washington, D. C. She married Lucian Walker BOWEN, Sr. 30 Aug 1918 in Washington, D. C. Lucien Walker BOWEN, Jr. – b. 30 Jun 1919 in Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, d. 22 Jul 1989 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married Jane Marie DRURY 10 May 1958 in Washington, D. C. Me ===== Second line. Note it is the same from Hans Jacob to Charles: Hans Jacob HOLTZCLAW – b. 1683 in Trupbach , d. 1760 in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Anna Margaret OTTERBACH (Otterback) 07 Aug 1708 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen. [Both Hans Jacob and Anna Margaret were immigrants in the 1st Germanna Colony.] John HOLTZCLAW – b. 1709 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen, d. 1752 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married Catherine RUSSELL abt. 1729 in Virginia. Josiah HOLTZCLAW – b. ca. 1742 in Virginia, d. 1816 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Susannah ?. Charles HOLTZCLAW – b. 20 Nov 1783 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. 25 Sep 1849 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Clement WELCH 04 May 1815. Frances HOLTZCLAW – b. 1819 in Virginia, d. ?. She married Andrew Jackson HOLTZCLAW 17 April 1851 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Mary Lewis HOLTZCLAW – b. 1852 in Virginia, d. bef. 08 Aug 1895 in Virginia. She married Robert Gordon PAYNE 23 Dec 1874 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Susan Anna PAYNE – b. 22 Mar 1879 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. after 1930 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She married Henry Franklin PAYNE 30 Dec 1897 in Washington, D. C.. Mollye Elizabeth PAYNE – b. 07 May 1900 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, d.. 29 Jun 1968 in Washington, D. C. She married Lucian Walker BOWEN, Sr. 30 Aug 1918 in Washington, D. C. Lucien Walker BOWEN, Jr. – b. 30 Jun 1919 in Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, d. 22 Jul 1989 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married Jane Marie DRURY 10 May 1958 in Washington, D. C. Me ========== Third line: Hans Jacob HOLTZCLAW – b. 1683 in Trupbach , d. 1760 in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Anna Margaret OTTERBACH (Otterback) 07 Aug 1708 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen. [Both Hans Jacob and Anna Margaret were immigrants in the 1st Germanna Colony.] John HOLTZCLAW – b. 1709 in Oberfischbach, Nassau-Siegen, d. 1752 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married Catherine RUSSELL abt. 1729 in Virginia. Josiah HOLTZCLAW – b. ca. 1742 in Virginia, d. 1816 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Susannah ?. Bennett HOLTZCLAW – b. abt. 1791 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. bef. 1844 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He married Nancy PORTER 17 Dec 1812 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Andrew Jackson HOLTZCLAW – b. 06 Aug 1819 in Virginia, d. 1892 in Prince William County, Virginia. He married Frances HOLTZCLAW (see Line 2) 17 April 1851 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Mary Lewis HOLTZCLAW – b. 1852 in Virginia, d. bef. 08 Aug 1895 in Virginia. She married Robert Gordon PAYNE 23 Dec 1874 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Susan Anna PAYNE – b. 22 Mar 1879 in Fauquier County, Virginia, d. after 1930 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She married Henry Franklin PAYNE 30 Dec 1897 in Washington, D. C.. Mollye Elizabeth PAYNE – b. 07 May 1900 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, d.. 29 Jun 1968 in Washington, D. C. She married Lucian Walker BOWEN, Sr. 30 Aug 1918 in Washington, D. C. Lucien Walker BOWEN, Jr. – b. 30 Jun 1919 in Brandy Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, d. 22 Jul 1989 in Crofton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He married Jane Marie DRURY 10 May 1958 in Washington, D. C. Me ===end. Okay, my brain is done and have to get ready for church then attending a baby shower luncheon...more Germanna lines later or this coming week... -- Kathleen Bowen Simons Falls Church, Virginia Imagine keeping it simple: Worship, Community & Service at Image Church ( http://www.imagechurch.com; listen to Pastor Chris Rhodenhizer's thought-provoking messages by clicking on the Audio link!) Listen to a beautiful song, "Feel the Ocean Calling," by Roderick C. Simons: http://www.myspace.com/roderickcsimons