Norma It is nice to have someone else researching the same mystery. The marriage record in Warren Co. KY has Sarah listed with surname Darnal and then someone drew a line through the Darnal and wrote "daughter of Elizabeth Gilmore" I think my John Gilmore who married Katherine "Katy" Darnell was a brother to your Andrew. The Darnell Genealogy has Sarah listed as sister of Katy, daughter of Benjamin Darnell and Polly Henson. The people are all mysterious and not well documented in the genealogy. When John and Katy took out their marriage license on Dec. 9 in Warren County, Joseph Gilmore signed as security for John. Later, when Andrew Gilmore son of Richard Gilmore took out a license to marry Sally Gilmore, daughter of Elizabeth Gilmore, Sally's consent was given by her mother who couldn't appear, but sent John Gilmore as a witness to her letter. Likewise, Richard Gilmore gave consent for Andrew and couldn't appear so his letter was witnessed by John Gilmore and William Darnel. (William was a brother of Benjamin) Was Sally a Darnall and a sister of Catherine and also a daughter of Elizabeth Gilmore? I suppose that is still possible if their parents had died and Elizabeth was an adoptive or foster parent. I have found no census or land records of Benjamin and Polly around the time. However, when Benjamin's father Nicholas Darnell wrote his will in 1823 in Henry Co. TN, he listed Benjamin as a son, so he was apparently alive somewhere even though I haven't found where he was. Perhaps if Polly had died he might have left his daughters with one of the Gilmores. Here is what I have in my notes on Andrew's family. I corresponded with someone in this line a few years ago. I believe he lived in Colorado Springs. FAMILY GROUP NO. 96.2? Husband's Full Name: Andrew GILMORE Birth: ca 1805 Kentucky Marr.: 28 Oct 1822 Warren Kentucky Father: Richard GILMORE Mother: Elizabeth WILSON Wife's Full Name: Sarah DARNALL Birth: ca 1807 Kentucky Father: Benjamin DARNALL?? Mother: Mary (Polly) HENSON?? Children: 1. Anderson R. GILMORE born ca 1828 Warren Kentucky mar. 6 Feb 1851 Warren Kentucky to: Isaphine HARDCASTLE 2. John W. GILMORE born ca 1831 Warren Kentucky 3. Andrew GILMORE born ca 1833 Warren Kentucky 4. Jane GILMORE born ca 1836 Warren Kentucky 5. Catherine GILMORE born ca 1838 Warren Kentucky 6. William GILMORE born ca 1840 Warren Kentucky 7. Sarah GILMORE born ca 1846 Warren Kentucky 8. Joseph GILMORE born ca 1848 Warren Kentucky Son Anderson R. moved to Missouri where his daughter Josephen was born in 1864. Josephen's family was located in Dade County in Missouri. Could number 8 could be the Joseph living near John Gilmore's family in Porter Township, Christian Co., in 1860? Ted Stout teds@hgea.org At 06:52 PM 12/8/98 EST, you wrote: >Hi Missouri GILMORE cousins! There are gaps in my lineage and some of the >bigger ones are: > >1) Maiden name of Sarah UNKNOWN who m. Andrew GILMORE (b. abt. 1795 KY) in >1822 in Warren County KY. > >2) Documentation that one of Andrew & Sarah's children was William F. (or T.) >b. KY 1840 (m. Frances UNKNOWN). > >3) William F. & Frances had 3 children born in Missouri: William Jasper (my >line), Sarah & Andrew. What happened to Sarah & Andrew? > >Who else is researching the Richard GILMORE line? > >This was a great idea to post our GILMOREs who came into Missouri. Many >thanks! > >Norma ALLEN/GILMORE/ARMSTRONG/YOUNG >noyng@aol.com > > >