I messed up here and have gotten several e-mails about this, so I think I'd better send a message to the list. Edward Howrey's Samuel is clearly the same Samuel under discussion. Same marriage to Maria Roseboom, same list of children, etc. I was asking about Edward Howrey's statement that Samuel had a wife Sarah. Edward Howrey's notes don't mention Samuel's wife Mary Sifford. When I reported that Edward Howrey called Samuel a son of Jacob Howry and Susannah Wax, I meant to indicate that his information was not entirely trustworthy. I just didn't write clearly. I expected everyone else to make the same leap I did - that since Samuel was not the son of Jacob Howry and Susannah Wax, Samuel also might not have had a wife named Sarah. Sorry for the confusion. Justin C.S. Howery Denver, Colorado jhowery@tde.com http://www.members.tde.com/jhowery -----Original Message----- From: Max and Sammie Leap [mailto:thewoods@yuba1.yubacoe.k12.ca.us] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 2:48 PM To: HOWERY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [HOWERY-L] Howery marriages Thanks Justin, and everyone I do believe that Edward Howrey (of Howrey & Simon fame) must have been talking about another Howry family of a different age. According to what I find, Daniel HOWRY married Susannah WAX 23 November 1801 and Jacob HOWRY Jr married Martha GRIEST 15 January 1803 all in Botetourt Co., VA. That is if you can believe what is posted on www. Also, Samuel Howry born abt 1770 didn't marry Mary Sifford until 1792. Incidently, there is an Index of Virginia marriages 1740-1850 that can be accessed (free) for the next few days. There are a few Howery/Howrey/Howry marriages listed. Go there and have a look around. <http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3723.htm> (you might need to remove the brackets here) Sammie Dobbins, CA Justin C.S. Howery wrote: > > Phil Howry (of this list) recently sent me some notes from Edward Howrey (of > Howrey & Simon fame - the DC law firm). I don't know how reliable Ed's > information was but he lists James, John, and Joseph as children of Samuel's > first marriage. However, he calls their mother Sarah. He also guesses that > Samuel was son of Jacob Howry and Susannah Wax. I'm curious about the source > for the name Sarah as a wife of Samuel. Was Edward Howrey confused or did he > have additional information that we don't have?