Hello all - I thought I woudl take advantage of the flurry of activity on the List to ask (plead) for any help on my brick wall ancestor... I have an Archibald West who married Betsy Denny in Wayne Cty, KY in 1829. They leave for IN and when his wife has a child there 9 months later, he (M. Perry West) lists his mother in all documents as Elizabeth Worley............. My question continues to be - are these women one and the same? Why would she be called Denny - because she was an orphan raised by the Denny family ? Because she was a widow of a Denny? She is buried in Hendricks County, IN with other Worleys nearby and Alexander Worley and his wife Sally Downey seem to have come to IN with Archibald and his wife..... so is Betsy Denny really Betsy Downey? Ugh. ANY insight or ideas VERY gratefully accepted... Janet
Hello, Janet. Me again. I just found on Ancestry that Archibald West was married twice. First to Betsy Denny and then to Elizabeth Worley, who was supposedly the mother to his children. Perhaps, Betsy died before she gave birth to any children? Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: kywayne-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kywayne-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of my3graces@comcast.net Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 5:06 AM To: KYWayne@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYWAYNE] Wayne Cty ancestors - brick wall Hello all - I thought I woudl take advantage of the flurry of activity on the List to ask (plead) for any help on my brick wall ancestor... I have an Archibald West who married Betsy Denny in Wayne Cty, KY in 1829. They leave for IN and when his wife has a child there 9 months later, he (M. Perry West) lists his mother in all documents as Elizabeth Worley............. My question continues to be - are these women one and the same? Why would she be called Denny - because she was an orphan raised by the Denny family ? Because she was a widow of a Denny? She is buried in Hendricks County, IN with other Worleys nearby and Alexander Worley and his wife Sally Downey seem to have come to IN with Archibald and his wife..... so is Betsy Denny really Betsy Downey? Ugh. ANY insight or ideas VERY gratefully accepted... Janet ------------------------------- 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