Judith, you may be right. John and Grace Mattingly could very well be this Luke's parents. I am looking for more proof. __________________________________________________________________________________ Fr. Burkey that is a great idea about contacting Thompson researchers. Of course Eleanor has descendants as well as Luke. I sure hope you can solve this puzzle. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Charley, Luke assigned his Spanish Land Grant to Clement Hayden, another one of my ancestors: Clement Hayden/Luke Mattingly---640 Acres, on Bois Brule Creek, just north of Brewer, MO. "In 1806 Joseph Tucker 'swore' claimant arrived in fall of 1803, went back and returned with his family in beginning of 1804, then moved onto same tract of land and raised a crop and had inhabited & cultivated to this day, and was prior to 20 Dec 1803 actually cultivated & inhabited by one Luke Matenly, and the said Luke did in Jan 1804 acknowledge to witness that he had sold his improvement right to said claimant, Hayden, 1000 arpens granted." There are 3 entries on the 1828 Perry Co, MO Tax List that shows Luke Mattingly being the original claimant to land now taxed to George Fenwick, James Manning and William Tucker--640 acres total. William Mattingly is taxed on 640 acres. Barton & Jeremiah Mattingly were each taxed only on horses and cattle. Evidently they owned no land at that time. Loretta