tough Missouri ancestors? let me count...fingers, toes...oops, ran out of digets....but I have some really, really, really tough ones. Alia (Gilbert) Peyton, wife of Thomas Peyton of St. Francois Co., MO. did she actually die in Kentucky? is she the mother of all of Thomas's children, or did he remarry in St. Francois (or some other county?) when did Thomas die? here's the family group, still a bit uncertain regarding some of them; Thomas PEYTON Birth: ABT 1773 in ,Tennessee Death: ABT 1840 in ,St. Francois,Missouri Note: !1788-1790 purchased land in Sumner Co., Tennessee on Dickson Creek Father: Robert PEYTON b: 1730 in ,Prince William,Virginia Mother: Ann GUFFEY b: ABT 1735 in ,Amherst,Virginia Marriage 1 Alia GILBERT Married: 16 NOV 1791 in ,Sumner,Tennessee Children Gilbert W PEYTON b: 1793 in ,Tennessee Mary PEYTON b: 1797 in ,Kentucky Susan PEYTON b: ABT 1799 in Kentucky John PEYTON b: 1 MAY 1800 in ,Kentucky Samuel PEYTON b: ABT 1802 in ,Kentucky Sarah PEYTON b: 1805 in Kentucky Ruth PEYTON b: ABT 1810 in Kentucky A M PEYTON b: 1811 in Kentucky Abraham PEYTON b: 1815 in ,Indiana Eleanor PEYTON b: 1816 in ,St. Francois,Missouri William R PEYTON b: 1820 in ,Missouri I descend from John, aka Jonathan. John Higgins wife Eliabeth. what I can't find is who his parents really were, or anything about them. supposedly he had a brother Phillemon and parents John and Miriam, but others say his father is Phillemon (but never provide sources or proof when requested.) his family group; John HIGGINS Given Name: John Surname: Higgins Sex: M Birth: 22 DEC 1776 in ,Tennessee Death: 20 MAY 1840 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Burial: New Wells,Cape Girardeau,Missouri birth year on tombstone said to be 1778-damaged date? Father: John HIGGINS b: 1733 Mother: Mariam b: 1735 Marriage 1 Elizabeth BLACK b: 22 DEC 1786 in ,Virginia Married: 1802 in ,Tennessee Children Elizabeth HIGGINS b: 29 NOV 1802 in ,Jackson,Tennessee Philemon HIGGINS b: 17 DEC 1804 Margaret HIGGINS b: 12 JAN 1807 in ,Illinois Rebecca HIGGINS b: 11 FEB 1809 in ,Illinois John Lofton HIGGINS b: 2 MAR 1811 in ,Illinois Catherine HIGGINS b: 24 DEC 1812 in ,Illinois David W HIGGINS b: 2 DEC 1814 in ,Illinois Lodoisky HIGGINS b: 2 JUN 1817 in ,Illinois Louisa America HIGGINS b: 28 FEB 1819 Josiah H HIGGINS b: 25 SEP 1821 in ,Missouri George H HIGGINS b: 12 NOV 1823 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Susannah Jane HIGGINS b: 20 AUG 1826 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri I descend from Elizabeth, who married John/Jonathan Peyton. the children of Jonathan Peyton and Elizabeth Higgins were; Elizabeth R PEYTON b: 14 MAY 1825 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Thomas Benton PEYTON b: 23 NOV 1826 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri John Perry PEYTON b: 28 OCT 1828 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Samuel F PEYTON b: 15 SEP 1830 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Emaline Narcissa PEYTON b: 6 JUL 1832 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Mary Jane PEYTON b: 18 SEP 1834 in Cape Giradeau,Cape Giradeau,Missouri Phillemon Higgins PEYTON b: 7 APR 1837 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Lodosky Elizina PEYTON b: 3 JUN 1839 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri Warren Speagle PEYTON b: 16 MAR 1845 in ,Cape Girardeau,Missouri I have a lot to share on these lines, if anyone's related or thinks they might be. lots of surnames that tie in. some cousins still in MO. lots of missing cousins, still. Cornelia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:38 PM Subject: Missouri-D Digest V01 #98