Hi Shannon, Yes I am familiar with William Springate who married Dorcas Gritton. He is the ancestor of my half sister, Elizabeth (Springgate) Lowry. William is the youngest child of William Springate and Catherine (unknown). William and Catherine had 8 children: Ledea or Lydia, Margaret, John, Mary, Sarah, Anny and William. Ledea married Jacob Bright in Lincoln Co, Kentucky. They had 11 children Margaret married 1) James Lyons and had 1 child. She married 2) John Burks and had 3 children (whose names I don't know). John married 1) Sarah Egbert in Mercer Co, Kentucky. They had 9 children. He married 2) Mary Jane Hamilton. They had 4 children. Mary married Edward Armstrong in Mercer Co., Kentucky. They had 4 children. Anny married Elijah Driskell in Mercer Co., Kentucky. They had 11 children. William married 1) Dorcas Gritton, daughter of John Gritton and Jane (unknown) in Mercer Co., Kentucky. They had 4 children. She died in 1818. William married 2) Elizabeth Mann in Mercer Co., Kentucky. They had 3 children. William died on 24 Aug 1865 in Jersey Co., Illinois. My half sister is through the second marriage. I do have quite a bit on the Springate's if any one on the list is interested. Bev Reinhardt Fruitland, Idaho Shannon Lorenz-Hatch wrote: > Is anyone familiar with William Springate he married Dorcas Gritton > according to marriage records in March 1809 > Who is William Springate > > ==== KYMERCER Mailing List ==== > For an impressive amount of Mercer County KY family data, refer to Pam Carey Durstock's Mercer County KyGenWeb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymercer/

Hi, Bev I have a question. You have William Springate marrying Dorcas Gritton, daughter of John Gritton and Jane unknown. Is this the John Gritton of the Revolutionary War? If so, I believe that his wife was Elizabeth. I have seen much speculation that her surname was Hoagland, and everyone seems to be searching for verification of that. They had the following children: Rhoda Rosanna, Aaron, Jesse, William, John R., Nancy, Dorcas (b. 1789, d.1818-23), Delilah, Amos, Levi, Jacob, and Mary. William married Jenney Jane Lipsey 27Jan1804 Mercer Co. Is this your same Dorcas? What is your source for the name Jane? Maybe we can get this Hoagland thing straightened out! Anne