I am at a dead end and need help. I have an Edward Thursby who married an Ann Sasscer on January 25, 1786 in Prince George’s County. Thanks to the help of several people I have learned much about the Sasscer family including her ancestry but Edward Thursby is a complete mystery. From what I can determine the Sasscer family own a lot of land in PG and after Ann was married her father, William Sasscer, gave them land that later became part of Washington DC. They named a son, William T. Thursby most likely after her father. I believe they also had a least one daughter whom I believe is the Amy in the following DC marriage record. MITCHELL, SINGLETON marr. THURSBY, AMY 06/02/1820 Because early census records don’t give much information I haven’t discovered anything about Edward Thursby. Edward is in the 1790 and 1800 census but in the 1810 census the listing is Thursby, A. MD PRINCE GEORGE'S CO. WASHINGTON HUNDRED 010. From this I figure that Edward has died (or is gone) but I found no will. Ann dies in 1828 with a will leaving everything to William and William’s first born and only living grandson at that point also named William but with Edward as a middle name. Edward is the mystery. I think that William Sasscer wouldn’t have let his daughter marry a nobody who just suddenly shows up out of the blue. Was one of Ann’s brothers in the Revolutionary war and maybe Edward was a fellow soldier he met making Edward from another place all together (i.e. not Maryland). I doubt that Edward had just arrived from England/Scotland/Ireland and been allowed to married Ann. We had just finished the war and that doesn’t feel right. HELP! Any ideas? Any ideas of where I can begin a search. I am at a dead end.