In a message dated 8/16/1999 10:42:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << David - I am a descendant of the following line of Gillespie's > (according to my brother, who previously did research) > > Thomas Gillespie & Naomi Thompson > Robert Gillespie & Martha Edmundson >> To David Gillespie......I have Thomas Gillespie & Naomi Thompson in my file, but the only wife I have for their son, Robert, is Sarah "Sally" Thornton, and I have nothing on their children. Do you know if your Robert was married more than once? My GILLESPIE Line of Descent: Thomas GILLESPIE b: unk d: NC m: Naomi THOMPSON b: unk d: NC Isaac GILLESPIE b: NC m: Mary Ann McGUIRE b: NC Lydia GILLESPIE b: NC m: James DURHAM b: NC Mahala T. DURHAM b: TN m: Lytle M. P. ABSHER b: KY James Madison "Bob" ABSHER b: TN m: Sarah G. BARBER b: unk (TN or KY) Emily Pearl ABSHER b: TN m: Thomas Newton "Nute" SCOTT b: KY Ruby B. HARVEY b: KY m: William V. HARVEY, Sr. b: AR William V. HARVEY, Jr. b: KY (me) I'm willing to swap files on my direct line in return for your's, but I can't help you a much with info on your direct ancestors. Bill