Dale, Thank you. I also understand that Sarah the wife of George Paddock being Giles' daughter is uncertain. In retrospect I see I should not have given the 1596 birth year for Giles. It is from WFT Vol. 2, #2704 for the Rickard family and is classified "Unreliable" with no source given. Also, I note that Judith Cogan, Giles first wife, was said to have been baptized 13 Jun 1594. A 1596 birth year for Giles would make Giles younger than Judith. While certainly possible -- it is perhaps not likely. I found an abstract of Giles probate which only mentions a son John deceased with son John surviving and Giles deceased with sons Gyles and John surviving. Entail in Plymouth was by Gavelkind so they would be his only sons and surviving heirs. I have no dates for Sarah and no daughter is mentioned in the abstract. Either she was not his daughter, did not survive him with heirs or did not get along well with him. Do you have any dates for Sarah wife of George Paddock? Again, thank you for the response. Regards, Bill Churchill USA -----Original Message----- From: Dale H Cook [mailto:radiotest@juno.com] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 9:32 PM To: churchil@koyote.com Cc: MAPLYMOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PLY/MA] 17th century Giles Rickard's children? On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:42:50 -0600 "Bill Churchill" <churchil@koyote.com> writes: > I have the Giles RICKARD born 1596 who married Judith COGAN with the > following children: > > i. Giles RICKARD (born in 1623). > ii. John RICKARD (born in 1625). > iii. Sarah RICKARD. > > Does anyone know if Giles had additional children? Bill - As far as I know he did not. See George E. McCracken, "Early Cogans English and American," NEGHR, 111 [1957]:172. McCracken put a ? before Sarah's name, which seems to indicate that he thought it questionable whether the wife of George Paddock was Giles' daughter. BTW, McCracken does not give a year of birth for Giles, and I have not found one. What is the primary source for the year of his birth? Dale H. Cook USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html