You would probably have better luck finding Brierlys in the Shannon Cemetery in Mason County than in the Maysville Cemetery. Most of them lived in the Sardis area. --- "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to > this mailing list. > > Surnames: Williams Briarly Brierly Amos Owens > Garrison Reid > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.mason/3033.2.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Abraham Williams is not listed in the "new part" of > the cemetery listing. However, there is this > mention in the court records (pg 181): > > Page 4 - September Court, 1832 > Abraham Williams produced his declaration with the > depostition of George Briarly attached and the > certificates of Walker Reid and Conquest W. Owens > attached thereto, which were sworn to in the opinion > that he said Abraham Williams was a Revolutionary > officer and served as he stated. And George > Briarly, Walker Reid and Conquest W(yatt) Owens are > credible persons, and their statements are entitled > to credit. > Abraham williams, born 1747 Baltimore (now Harford) > county, Maryland; served as 2nd Lieut. 1776 under > Capt. Benjamin Amos. See: Pension Claim: "Maryland > Survivor." > > Page 4 - September Court, 1832 > George Brierly (Briarly) produced his declaration > with deposition of Abraham Williams and the > certificate of Thomas Mountjoy and George Mefford > attached thereto.... > > George Brierly, born 1757; died Bracken county, > Kentucky, 9-30-1833; enlisted from Harford county, > Maryland, and served under Capt. Benj. Amos and > Second Lieutenant Abraham Williams. (and more on > George Brierly & his wife, Mary Garrison) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to KYMASON-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL