Thank you for the response. I had thought that was probably what had happened at an earlier time. It turns out that the Marshall relative was probably a 2nd or 3rd cousin. Probably at an earlier time, that people were not able to figure those distinctions, so they just called people Aunt or Uncle. Thank you Mary. -----Original Message----- From: WEARLY <WEARLY@aol.com> To: hancock <hancock@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Feb 15, 2013 5:41 pm Subject: Re: [HANCOCK] Margaret Louisa Marshall Hancock In my family adults in the family were called Aunt/Uncle. My mother's cousins were called Aunt June & Aunt Iris. The children of my first cousin have grown up calling me Aunt. Therefore that Marshall could be a distant cousin or in law of the family and be called Uncle. I hope this helps. Wandra Wandra P. Early, daughter of Helen R. Robinson, dau of Minnie Stella Hancock dau of James Madison Hancock, son of Fleming Hancock, son of Absalom Hancock of Halifax and Patrick Counties, VA In a message dated 2/3/2013 12:49:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, graylwolfe@aol.com writes: Hi all, I know this will not mean anything to you folks, but it is my line and I have gone over the brick wall!!! My John Hancock who originated in SC, probably Edgefield County and his father John Hancock of SC and possibly from VA are my ancestors. My John Hancock lived in Talbot County, GA. His father John Hancock and his two brothers Oliver & James Hancock lived in Talbot County, GA. The older John Hancock's sister-in-law, Martha Oliver Hancock also lived in Talbot County, GA. The older John Hancock's nephew, Bennett Hancock also lived in Talbot County, GA. My John Hancock married Margaret Louisa Marshall in Talbot County, GA in 1841. Margaret Louisa Marshall was the daughter of David Marshall and Frances A. Stewart of Jones County, GA and Talbot County, GA. That was my brick wall for over 30 years. Suddenly, David Marshall has a father an mother. The father was David Marshal, and he married Rebecca Baker in Warren Co. NC in1793. Someone in New Orleans had researched this and found it. There are a lot of Marshalls in Warren County and Halifax County, NC. I already have that research. One of the Halifax County, NC Marshalls lived about 10 miles from my John Hancock in Talbot County, GA. I have tried very hard to make a connection to him because of something my mother said. She said, "I went to the Marshall house (William B. Marshall) with my parents when I was 8 years old (1923)" My mother said that her mother, Lizzie Lou Hancock Kersey called the old man who lived in the house, "Uncle" That has baffled me for many years becaus! e there was no way he could have been an uncle. If indeed my David Marshall is related to William B . Marshall, they would be second or third cousins. I am still working on my male Hancock cousins to do the DNA. Maybe someday. I have been reading with great interest about William Brown and Lucy Simmons of Jones County, GA. I have tried to make a connection there, but I don't think there is a connection. Here is what I know on the Browns of Jones County, GA and the Simmons of Hancock County, GA, Jones County, GA and possibly Crawford County, GA. My Brown was Bazel Brown. His parents were William Brown & Elizabeth Hammack of Hancock County, GA. There are many references that say it was Elizabeth Simmons. Her sister Catherine, married William Simmons. They lived in Jones County, GA. After Elizabeth's husband, William Brown was killed during the 1812 war in TN, she came back from TN and lived next door to William Simmons and her sister Catherine, Hammack Simmons. After William Simmons died about 1828, Catherine and Elizabeth moved to Crawford County and/or Upson County, GA. Thank you for all the work you have done on the Hancocks. ------------------------------- Join our DNA Project at: http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Hancock (Scroll down to place your order) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HANCOCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- Join our DNA Project at: http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Hancock (Scroll down to place your order) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HANCOCK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message