This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UEB.2ACE/10.19.79.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Herbert -- The 1698 date is loosely based upon a court statement made by Robert Lambert in 1784 indicating that he was 83 years old. I have seen this date listed 1698-1702, but use 1700 myself. As for the Father's name being John, I have seen no documentation that supports that conclusion.