--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sue McLaughlin <suegca@sierratel.com> This family has been discussed recently. Atlhough this is not my direct McCourtney line, here is some of the info I have accumulated on them. All corrections, additions welcome! Alexander Jr was born 8/3/1806 and married Nancy Ball. Their children were: 1. Comfort McCourtney, named after her paternal grandmother, b 5/11/1826 in Ballwin, St Louis Co, MO (Ballwin was named after Nancy's family---it's a suburb of St Louis), 2. Mary Ball McCourtney b 10/23/1828 d 10/27/1875 in Pulaski, MO, married William Kelsey Huff on 4/8/1847 in Pulaski 3. Peter Alexander McCourtney b 4/21/1830 in Ballwin, m Susan White in St Louis on 8/20/184 ` 4. Margaret McCourtney b 12/13/1831 in Ballwin 5. Nancy McCourtney b 11/4/1833 in Ballwin, married twice: James Madison Wilson and Stephen Thomas Brook 6. Sarah Catherine McCourtney b 11/26/1835 in Ballwin, possibly married Jacob Adams 7. Frances McCourtney b abt 1838 Sometime after 1838, Nancy Ball McCourtney died and Alexander McCourtney Jr remarried, to Emelia Mathews. Their children were: 1. John McCourtney b 1845 2. Marian McCourtney b 1846 3. Martin McCourtney b 1848 in Pulaski, d abt 1929; married Elizabeth Thompson and Ida unknown 4. Dorcas McCourtney b abt 1852, married unknown Riden, possibly buried Big Piney 5. James McCourtney b abt 1858 Sue