Ok Paul and William, I think you answered my question well that there is no evidence to say who is who.I had a note that a Phillip died 1821 in Nelson Co and left a will.Have you guys seen that will? Joe Mattingly -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:37 AM Subject: Re: [MATTINGLY] Phillip Mattingly > >From what I have seen, this Phillip Mattingly was sponsored at his >baptistism by Peter Mattingly, son of James (d. 1745). There is no >indication who his parents were. As Peter was his sponsor, it is unlikely >that he was Peter's son. The fact that his baptist is recorded but that >his parents' names are not, makes me think that he may have been an orphan >of one ot Peter's brothers His brother Thomas died in 1762 and left a >widow Margaret Mattingly who is also named as a sponsor of Phillip's >baptism. There is some indication that Peter did have a son named Joseph >and one named Ignatius. Interestingly, a Joseph (according to Rev Webb's >Catholicity of KY) was also with Phillip at Pottinger's Creek in 1785. >There are later documents that show that this Joseph may have been the one >to marry Henrietta Taylor (and she may have been a Boone, widow of ____ >Taylor). There is later records of a John B Mattingly also being at >Pottinger's Creek. I agree with William, in that there is no evidence to >substantiate that this Phillip was the Phillip born in 1761. However, in >view of the fact that we don't come across the name Phillip again except >for the grandson of Ignatius Mattingly (father of the 3 Mattinglys that >came to KY), son of Zachariah Mattingly (and this Phillip had apparently >died by 1823 in MD), there is good reason to believe that he may have been >one in the same. There was a Thomas and Phillip Mattingly that enlisted in >the Rev Army in 1778. The above Phillip would have been 17 at the time and >could qualify. Who the Thomas Mattingly is with him, I don't know. > >Paul Mattingly >Atlanta, GA > > >==== MATTINGLY Mailing List ==== ><Z>WELCOME TO THE MATTINGLY GENEALOGY GROUP<Z> >We also have the [email protected] >Your Host Website http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney >Rootsweb Host http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/m/a/MATTINGLY/ >To Unsubscribe or contact the List Owner [email protected] >mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscrib e >mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscrib e > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >