You two got me thinking about a name I see a lot...Francis Marion!!! Was there a famous "Francis Marion" somewhere in history? Lots of people have that name. Thanks for any info! Jan -----Original Message----- From: John C. Carter <spiff@atlantic.net> To: KYLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com <KYLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, October 08, 1998 6:20 PM Subject: RE: The 'Original' Lorenzo Dow > This reminds me of all the John Wesley "Somebodys" as well. My religious background/knowledge has always been somewhat lacking, but I remember a few years ago being perplexed by all the John Wesley Whatevers I kept coming across, until someone pointed out the original John Wesley's religious significance to me. > Thanks for the Lorenzo Dow info! > JCC > >---------- >From: Sue Cook[SMTP:SCook@dlr.com] >Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 1998 5:06 PM >To: KYLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: The 'Original' Lorenzo Dow > >Hi Everyone! > > Earlier this week, I got into a conversation on the Virginia Roots >list about the circuit-riding preacher, Lorenzo Dow. Lots of us have a >Lorenzo Dow 'Somebody' in our data. Since I have a lot of information >about the 'original' Lorenzo Dow, they asked if I would post a web page >about him. He was born in 1777 in Coventry, CT. > Well, I ran home from work Monday and put up the Lorenzo Dow page >after supper! I hope you find it interesting. He was something! I can >just see him jumping out of a church window onto a horse and riding away >shouting that he would be back one year from the day! He did, too! > The site is: http://www.acun.com/dentons The link to the article >about Lorenzo Dow is about half way down the first page. > > I hope you enjoy the stories! > Blessings! > Sue Montgomery-Cook > > >