Dan, I have always wondered if my Jesse Burris's second wife, Matilda McClain (b. abt. 1811 in VA; married Jesse in 1843 in Wayne county, KY) is related to Mordecai. Have you ever run across any information on that? It may be that McClain was her married name, not her maiden name, as she had a daughter Vianna McClain who married, or at least lived with and had a child with Stewart Gragg. Do you know if Matilda might have first been married to one of your McClains? Thanks! Diane

Diane, So neat to hear from someone outside the family who sorta kinda validates the info I have. Thanks for the question! Short answer is I don't know off the top of my head. I will have to look it up (and I will). I do know Mordecai was married to a Dabney while in Virginia and that the Dabney family (including Mordecai and his wife and kids) moved to Wayne County shortly after he returned from fighting in the War of 1812. I will scour for a "Matilda." From what you have provided, I wonder if she might have been Mordecai's daughter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Parrish" <dianesparrish@mac.com> To: <kywayne@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:05 AM Subject: Re: [KYWAYNE] Wayne county will index? > Dan, > I have always wondered if my Jesse Burris's second wife, Matilda > McClain (b. abt. 1811 in VA; married Jesse in 1843 in Wayne county, > KY) is related to Mordecai. Have you ever run across any information > on that? It may be that McClain was her married name, not her maiden > name, as she had a daughter Vianna McClain who married, or at least > lived with and had a child with Stewart Gragg. Do you know if Matilda > might have first been married to one of your McClains? > > Thanks! > Diane > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >