There is a will in the Index of Garrett County Wills for Stephen W. Friend showing the will to be between 1873 and 1895. There was also a son named Stephen W. Friend. The 1849 death date looks like a plain typo. Art Grady "K.Fitzgerald" <gmakf@earthlink.net> wrote: Hi there, Rebecca Sines (Mar.21.1819 ~ Mar.03.1887) is the daughter of Susan Sines (d/o John Henry Sines & Abigail Elizabeth Wolfe the d/o George Jacob Wolfe & Nancy Isabella Cameron) Some say Rebecca's father was a House, that's why you sometimes see her listed as Rebecca House. Some say Susan wasn't married to House, that Rebecca was illegit so Rebecca's name was really Rebecca Sines. Susan eventually married Samuel Wilhelm (s/o Sophia & Frederick Wilhelm) and had children by him. Some list Rebecca among them as Rebecca Wilhelm. ~ I list Stephen Willis Friend as: b:Mar.18.1818 not 1764 d: Dec.17.1894 not Mar. 23, 1849 (He & Rebecca are buried in the Sang Run Cem.) ~ According to my notes: In the 1850 census Stephen is listed as S.W. age 32 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1850/glades/0043b.gif) In the 1860 census he is listed as Stephen W. age 42 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1860/district-2/0630.gi f) In the 1870 census he is listed as Willis age 52 (see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/md/allegany/census/1870/dist-14/0422b.gif) In the 1880 census he is listed as Stephen age 63 (Rebecca is always listed as one year younger) ~ Also I have this note in Rebecca's file: FRIEND, Rebecca, d. 3/3/1887, 67 yrs, 11 mos, 10 days "...Leaving her husband & 4 surviving children to mourn her loss..." ~ Bye for now, Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Thompson To: Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:30 AM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] friend/sines > Stephen Willis Friend m. Rebecca Sines 1839. You may also see Rebecca > listed as Sines, House and Wilhelm. > > Stephen Willis Friend was the son of John Friend, Jr. and Elizabeth Ward > Friend > > A friend who registered with the DAR used the name Rebecca Sines on her > application. > Stephen Willis, b. 1764 at Friendsville MD d. Mar. 23, 1849, at Sang Run, MD > married Rebecca Sines b. 1819 d. at Sang Run, MD Mar. 3, 1887 m. July 16, 1839. > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now