Thanks Brenda, I have seen that marriage date before now that you mention it. That would support theory number two. I still need to fill in some of the holes though. If John Sr. did get married again in 1701, who was it to? Best, James > -----Original Message----- > From: Brenda Avila [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 6:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MATLOCK-L] > > > The other thing wrong here is the Marriage date for John and Hester, > according to William Watson Will dated April 1689 William named > his daughter > Hester Medlock and willed her/John some land in which later, after John Jr > died and Hester remarried Mark Anthony, this same land was sold: > > -"Hanover Co, VA, Court Records 1733-1735" by Davis: abst bk pg > 13. P.36-37 > 5 Dec 1733 Mark Anthony of St. Pauls Par., Hanover Co.,planter, and > Hester his wife to John Clayton of Williamsburg, James CityCo., Esqr.; for > twenty shillings; 50 a on branches of Mattadequin Creek in St. > Pauls Par., > Hanover Co.; part of a tract granted to one William Watson late of James > City Co., dec'd., by patent 8 Oct 1672 whereby sd. Watson by > his Last Will and Testament bearing date 15 April 1689 devised to the sd. > Hester by the name of Hester Medlock and to her heirs forever. > Mark (x) Anthony > Hester (x) Anthony > Wit: Thos. Prosser, Ben Walker, Jam. Power > > So to me the marriage date of 1701 is wrong... Now the question > is How many > Children dis John Jr and Hester have before George born June > 1701? Thats 12 > years... Brenda > > > > ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== > To find out who has homepages on the Gerards, visit this link > http://www.surnameweb.org/ ~ if you have a website, be sure to post an > ad letting us all know it on this site; TIP; use multiple spellings! >