Dear caveycrew, All of ZH's children were by his first wife, Hannah Knapp. He and Mehitable were married when they were both old folks. ZH's mother is debatable. It is probably Rhoda, since as you mentioned, he named a daughter Rhoda, and none named Elizabeth. Elizabeth's last name is NOT known, the Sension/St.John has not been proven, although often mentioned. For a good source on Rhoda, see NEHGR, Vol. 149, "The English Ancestry of the Merwin and Tinker Families of New England"; July-Oct, 1995, by Douglas Richardson. Dave Hayt hayt@compuserve.com