A son of my 5th gt grandparents, Richard Mattingly and Eleanor Hinton was named William, born about 1788, likely in Maryland or enroute to Kentucky (the family settled in Breckinridge Co.). William reportedly married Nancy Cummins and then settled in Jasper County, Illinois. He is found there on the 1840 census with a male child the right age to have been Sonya's ancestor, William, born 7-24-1821. During the 1830 census William was in Lawrence County, Illinois, also with a child in the right age bracket as Sonya's William. The only two children named in Richard Mattingly's will of 1833 were daughters; Sarah and Mary Ann. William obviously had sons (at least four of them). Whether they survived and what their names were, is a question I have no answer to. Is there anyone knowledgable of William Mattingly and Nancy Cummins? ***************** sonya essman wrote: I am still trying to find history on my William Mattingly. He was born July 24, 1821, he died January 9 1879 in Burlingame, KS. He married Sarah H Kline in Wisconsin. His children are Edwin Dale, Jack Thompson, Sarah, George Temple, Edson L. and a Mary These children were born near Hazelgreen Wisconsin On Edwin Dales, death certificate it has his father as William C Mattingly, born near Lexington, KY His son George Temple, was in Company K Thirty First Wisconsin Infantry. I sent off to the National Archieves for the records. I heard back and they said there was a pension file and gave me the number but the records were with the Veterans records and I would have to send to Wichita, KS which I am mailing the form today. George Temple died in Topeka, KS July, 1928 George Temple had a son W. C. that is buried in Topek, KS cem. George Temple also had a son Charles E that died in Compton California, in Sept 1928 All census records but one state William was born in Kentucky. One census record has Missouri.The only record I can find with a middle initial is Edwin Dales death cert. which has his father as William C. Edwin Dale died in Topeka, KS June 1940 William's daughter Sarah married name was Johnson and in 1928 she was living in Compton, California.