In a message dated 8/22/01 4:46:17 PM Central Daylight Time, marlerjc@SLU.EDU writes: > Anyone, > > What's the current state of knowledge concerning Rachel JONES, often said > to have been the wife of Thomas HARVEY (1730)? > Jack, I'm not sure what you want to know about this family, but while Thomas Harvey and Rachael Jones is not my direct line, I do know something about this family. (I am descended from a brother of this Thomas Harvey) Thomas Harvey did marry Rachael Jones. I know a little about Rachael Jones. I know a lot about Thomas Harvey's siblings and parents. And I know a lot about the descendants of Thomas Harvey and his wife, Rachael Jones. Rachael Jones was a sister of Margaret Jones who married John Harvey who was a brother of Thomas Harvey. This Thomas Harvey was born about 1750......not born 1730 as I understood you to imply. By the way......I am also interested in the MARLER family......Maybe we could compare notes on the Marlers directly with each other. John B. Windham Metairie, Louisiana jbwindham@aol.com