Judith, I am going to adopt your findings/beliefs on William C Mattingly. Since I no longer believe he is William Charles Mattingly, there is no reason to have him as a son of Jeremiah who had no son named William. The William C Mattingly b. abt 1807 fits with well with Leonard Mattingly, Jr and Ann Cissell since no one can find anything further on a marriage to an Unknown Monarch. Not sure why I had his birth as abt 1790 but that is also more than likely wrong. Besides that puts him closer to my Alvey's since Mary Mattingly, William C's older sister married Philip Alvey, half brother to my James Alvey. While I would bery much like it to be true, I'm not sure I can agree with William Mattingly who married Ann Bullock as the son of John Baptist who married Elizabeth "Fenwick?". The only William Mattingly listed in all the proceddings that followed John Baptist Mattingly's death posted by Karen Fowler was in a proceeding wehre he was given $51.20 after 9/1835. William Mattingly died abt 1832 if this is the same one who married Ann Bullock and the above proceeding does not mention the award going to the heirs of William Mattingly. There was mention that Gabriel Mattingly was authorized agent for William Mattingly but that didn't usually mean he was deceased. Any other thoughts?? I was able to get your post of the will of William Mattingly to show on Rootsweb adn Ancestry. See below. ------------- William Mattingly Signed: February 24 1832 Proved: March 26, 1832 I this day being in my propper mind but in a debilitated state of health in my bodety think it propper to make my last will and testament. Be Known to all whoon it may concern I now in the first place give to my wife Ann Mattingly my negro woman Sharlott and the third of her increase from this time with my mare and farming utentials and all my stock of hogs and one cow & two yearling calves and also all my house hold and Kitchen furniture to be hers foreve against all other claims. I now in the second place give to my son Thomas Mattingly two Negro girls Viz Harriet & Margaret and the other two thirds of Shartts increase to be his forever against each and every other claim or claims whatsoever. And in the third and last place I leave Samuel Bullock as my executor to my will as witness my hand and seal this 24th febuary 1832. William + Mattingly (((Seal))) Test Presley O. Hockency Richd L. Buckler ****************************************************************************** ********************** At a County Court begun and held for Washington County at the court house in Springfield on the 26th day of March 1832 this last will and Testament of William Mattingly decd. Was produced in full court and proved by Richd. L Buckler the Subscribing witness thereto and therefore ordered to Record in will book IE page 113 Teste John Hughes Sr. cwc ****************************************************************************** ********************************* Transcribed from a photocopy of the original Washington County, Kentucky court record by Judith A. Burger May 24, 2000. The photocopy, courtesy of Lynne L. O'Brien, was good with occasional ink blots. I made no corrections of spelling or punctuation. The surname of Presley O. Hockency is not certain. ------------- Bob Alvey > It's too easy, but it looks like that William/Ann Bullock and William died > 1832/Ann with son Thomas could be one and the same, and they/he could be the > son of John Baptist/Elizabeth of Washington Co. died 1817 (Will). What a > BEAUTIFUL merge! What do you think? JB >

". William > Mattingly died abt 1832 if this is the same one who married Ann Bullock and > the above proceeding does not mention the award going to the heirs of William > Mattingly. There was mention that Gabriel Mattingly was authorized agent for > William Mattingly but that didn't usually mean he was deceased." Bob I have to agree with you. Although William son of John Baptist/Elizabeth "Fenwick" would have only been about 10 years old when John Baptist died in 1817 and would have needed an agent, if he was dead in 1835 when some sort of settlement was achieved, I believe that he would have been designated as such. I sure would like to see a copy of those original documents though. I appreciate your posting the will again, and would like your formula for opening them one you get them on the screen. Sometimes they open, and most of the time they don't, and yes I'm trying to hold my mouth right as I click/double click/right click/left click. Sounds like a square dance, doesn't it? Jay, thanks to you I'm going to merge William/Ann Bullock and William died in 1832 (will) with wife Ann and son Thomas. While Thomas may have been a child of a previous marriage,(willed slaves) I don't believe that we can necessarily be certain of his being of age due to that. There are too many instances where even unborn children were willed slaves and real estate etc. to say that for certain. However if we assume that the Ann Bullock marriage was a 2nd/3rd marriage, maybe we can find this William in Maryland or Nelaon County much earlier, and my speculated birthdate of abt 1807 can be discarded. JB