Brenda I got a chance to go through your material this after and this is a rush to judgement. I believe we are dealing with two separate but related families as shown below. The easy way out is to change the birthdays to match and give old Isham three wives. Zechariah would not have given two sons the same name and Moore does not seem to have named anyone Isham. I assume you are number 87. Got to run for the weekend Joe Matlock Descendants of Isham Elias Matlock Generation No. 1 1. ISHAM ELIAS1 MATLOCK was born Bef. 1765 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1818 in Franklin County, Missouri. He married MARY SARAH HUNTER. Children of ISHAM MATLOCK and MARY HUNTER are: i. MARY POLLY2 MATLOCK, m. JOHN WYETTE, 13 June 1806, Washington County, Kentucky. ii. JOHN MATLOCK, b. Bef. 1784, Washington County, Kentucky; d. 1877, Arkansas or Pineville, Missouri; m. (1) MARY POLLY JEFFERSON, 18 May 1801, Washington County, Kentucky; b. 1788, Virginia; m. (2) SALLY ELIZABETH WHITE, 03 March 1798, Washington County, Kentucky. Notes for JOHN MATLOCK: John's attachment to this family is not proven. iii. ROBERT MATLOCK, b. 1785, Washington County, Kentucky; d. 1845, Crawford County, Missouri; m. MARY CARPENTER, 18 December 1805, Adair County, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1840, Crawford County, Missouri. iv. WILLIAM MATLOCK, b. 1792, Kentucky. v. THOMAS MATLOCK, b. 1793, Washington County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1870; m. MARGARET ARTHUR, 19 July 1816, Washington County, Kentucky; b. 1798, Virginia; d. Aft. 1880, Missouri. Descendants of Isham - Isom Esua Matlock Generation No. 1 1. ISHAM - ISOM ESUA9 MATLOCK (ZACHARIAH8, MOORE7, WILLIAM6, JOHN MOORE5, JOHN4, GEORGE3, JOHN THOMAS2, WILLIAM1) was born 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 27 November 1874 in Crawford County, Missouri. He married (1) NANCY ELLEN HAILE 1808 in Washington County Tennessee, daughter of MESJACK HAILE and MARY BUCKINGHAM. She was born 1787 in Baltimore County, Maryland, and died 1860 in Phelps County Missouri. He married (2) MARY C. BUCKINGHAM 1820. She was born Abt. 1785. More About ISHAM - ISOM ESUA MATLOCK: Military service: War of 1812 CPL Enlisted 1st (Wears's) Regt. East TN Vol Militia 18 OCT 1813. Discharged for wounds received 18 Jan 1814 Children of ISHAM MATLOCK and NANCY HAILE are: i. JOHN10 MATLOCK, b. 31 January 1809, Washington County Tennessee; d. 02 November 1899, Phelps County, Missouri; m. MELINDA ELLIS, 12 April 1826, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee; b. 10 March 1810, Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 27 December 1898, Elk Prairie, Phelps County, Missouri. This family is buried in the Morris Cemetery in Phelps County.. ii. ELIZABETH STRANGE MATLOCK, b. 17 June 1811, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 25 October 1884; m. MATTHIAS COFFMAN, 13 June 1833; b. 06 August 1806; d. 25 October 1862. iii. WILLIAM MATLOCK, b. 18 November 1813, Boone's Creek Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1872, Crawford County, Missouri.; m. LYDIA MCKENNY, 26 July 1846, Washington County, Tennessee; b. Abt. 1829, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1870, Crawford County, Missouri. This couple is buried in the Matlock Cemetery St. James Missouri.. Notes for WILLIAM MATLOCK: William was a school teacher and a Quaker. iv. JAMES MILLER MATLOCK, b. 1817, Baltimore, Maryland or perhaps Washington County, Tennessee.; d. April 1898; m. (1) SARAH ELIZABETH JONES, Abt. 1858; d. Abt. 1857, Tennessee; m. (2) LUTITIA MISSOURI GIIBSON HUFFMAN, 01 December 1859; b. Abt. 1837. Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH JONES: Contracted tuberculosis and returned to Tennessee to die. v. JESSE HAILE MATLOCK, b. 1821, Boone's Creek, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 10 June 1895, St. James, Phelps County, Missouri. He donated the land for the Matlock Cemetery, St. James, Phelps County, Missouri.; m. (1) ELIZABETH ADAMS; m. (2) MARTHA PERRY, 20 December 1845, Crawford County, Missouri; b. Tennessee. Notes for JESSE HAILE MATLOCK: Jesse was a life long Quaker. The Matlock Cemetery is located in the Matlock School District about 2 miles from Naomi Matlock HAACKES home at St. James Missouri. Jesse donated one acre for the Cemetery. Eight generations of Matlocks, or more, are buried there. Jesse's parents are buried there, also Isham MATLOCK and wife, Nancy HAIL. In 1922 the Matlock family bought an additional acre adjoining the cemetery. vi. JEROME MATLOCK, b. 1826, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1874. Children of ISHAM MATLOCK and MARY BUCKINGHAM are: vii. THOMAS BUCKINGHAM10 MATLOCK, b. 01 July 1823, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 03 October 1890, Mansfield, Wright County, Missouri; m. ELIZABETH ANN BETSY MCKINNEY, 20 August 1846, Carter County, Tennessee; b. 13 November 1829, Tennessee; d. 28 July 1908, Mansfield, Wright County, Missouri. viii. DAVID BOONE MATLOCK, b. 1831. >>> <[email protected]> 09/14/00 04:04PM >>> Here is some of what I found and some people sent me. I included all just so I could hopefully find someone to find the mistakes. I included more than you needed probably but would really like to get the correct Isham and his parentage. Brenda