This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: flexor18 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/8744.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi there Christy, Actually Ann Swells is Ann Burgess. She married John Sells, but when the name was translated the "E" looked like a "WE" I have a picture of her and John Sells at their old home place. Her parents are Francis Burgess and Jane Dawson. She met Thomas Elliott through his brother William who married her sister Eleanor - this is where Ellender Elliott gets her name from. She used her married last name when she married Thomas Elliott. Thomas' first wife was Mary Chew who is kin to the Burgess' and thus the brothers Thomas/William met the Burgess girls while visiting. Francis Burgess's father is Samuel Chew Burgess - kin to Thomas Elliott's first wife Mary Chew. If you do a search online, her portrait is listed. Many thanks, David Elliott Direct line to Thomas Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>