Hello Cousins, I was thinking again, o no, we are in trouble. We know that Francis that married Frances Bush was born abt. 1754. He didn't get married to Frances Bush until he was 43 years old in year 1797. My belief is that he was married before her and had kids. But, can anyone locate his first wife? Back then, getting married at age 43 was un-heard of. My belief is that he had a son Elijah. Years 1770-1780 according to Census Records. They are on the same Census Record in Monroe County WV listed beside each other which means probably neighbors. Francis would have been ages 16-26 when he had Elijah. My list of hopefuls, 1. Will of Francis (Rev. War) 2. Will of Frances Bush Meadows (wife) 3. Will of first wife of Francis desparately trying to find list of kids. My theory is that Frances Bush was younger than Francis is why she lived much longer than he did. Also my theory is that the reason he had so many kids (Rev. War record) is because of first and second marriages. Any and all info would be appreciated. Thanks cousins, Cousin Robin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com