Subject: Got thrown for a LOOP! on this MATTHEW McCAW, b 1787, Girvan, Ayr, who was FEMALE, later referred to as MARTHA! ( married , & had children ) Guess they were worried they would not have a MALE heir!! Ruth

> Subject: Got thrown for a LOOP! > on this MATTHEW McCAW, b 1787, Girvan, Ayr, who was FEMALE, > later > referred to as MARTHA! > Guess they were worried they would not have a MALE heir! Much more likely that the clerk just misheard the name of the child. Anne