I think we have a link Bob; give me a few days to check it out. Thanks for the info. Bob Schulz wrote: > I have a Mary Laws that married Elijah Cottingham, her father was an Elijah > Laws who died in 1814. > I believe that Elijah had a son named Joshua Cottingham, who might have > been your Joshua's father or uncle? > > Elijah was the s/o William Laws and Sarah Bevans, d/o Rowland. His > father did not leave him any land in 1729, which may mean that he was still > a minor. By 1748, Elijah patented LAWS ADDITION in Worcester Co. MD. > Elijah d. 1794 and had 7 ch. named in his will. (William, Elijah, Joshua, > Mary Cottingham, Martha Givan,[mine], Rachel Coulbourne, and Rhoda Laws). > > Do we have a link? > Bob Schulz > > > > >Looking for siblings or parents of Joshua Laws, born Nov. 7, 1821, place > >unknown, died January 14, 1896, buried near Chesapeake City, Maryland; > >lived near Glasgow, Delaware. > > > > ==== LAWS Mailing List ==== > Reminder: If you change e-mail addresses, unsubscribe from the old one and subscribe again with the new one.