Hello Phyllis, You wrote > > Attached is Jolly research forwarded to me by Paul Brewer for your > information. <snip> > There are no burials at St. Enoder for the time between his > [William's] chr and mar and unless someone comes up with > info to the contrary then he believes this to be correct. BUT THERE ARE!! The following extracts are from the St. Enoder Parish Registers (FP 56-1-2), Burials 1718-1812 Francis, son of James Jolly was buried April 29 1785 William, son of James Jolly was buried May 1 1785 (I've got another note on this which gives the date as May 10 1785) Frances, daughter of James Jolly was buried May 13 1785 One of these days (when I have more time!), I'll go through the registers again to double-check what I have and to look for additional info and clues. It's interesting that all three are recorded as children of James - especially the sons who were about 25 and 20 years old. I've considered the possibility that they belong to a younger James - but could find no evidence to support this. James and Philippa's wills, which mention ALL their children EXCEPT Francis, William and Frances also seem to confirm the link. On the basis of the research I've done so far, I've concluded that the William Jolly who married Jane Harris IS NOT the son of James and Philippa. A few things to consider ........ Has your researcher located a record of death/burial for your William Jolly? The CFHS Burial Index has a William Jolly, aged 79, buried 26 Mar 1817 at Cornelly. Born c1738, this one sounds rather old ......... possibly a relative of some sort given that your line spent some time there in the early 1800s. On the other hand, it's not unreasonable for a man to get married and produce a family in his 50s. What evidence is there for a birthdate of c1765 for William? Is this pure guesswork based upon the assumption (which characterises so much of the so-called "research" in Ancestral File) that men married at age 25?? What did the marriage entry for William Jolly and Jane Harris tell you? Did they marry by banns or by licence? Was he a bachelor or a widower? Who were the witnesses? The first of William and Jane's children were born in Kea. The probate indexes show a couple of wills for Kea Jollys which may turn up some useful information: * JOLLY, Wm., Kea, 1741 * JOLLY, Mary, Kea, 1768 You can order copies of wills and extracts from parish registers etc. from the Cornwall Record Office. Email them for information at - cro@ceo.Cornwall.gov.uk I'm sorry if I seem to be playing the devil's advocate, but the research you've had done doesn't look very thorough - or very professional. Victoria ********************************************************************* Victoria Dunlop Richmond, Victoria, Australia E-mail: victoriad@ozemail.com.au Dead Dunny Website: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~victoriad/ *********************************************************************