Don't go by the averages. My mother (age 90) knew a woman from around Belvoir, who had her last child at 54. Mother still remembers the lady's name. My grandmother, Martha Woolard Harris, had her 17th child at age 44. She had one child three months before her 40th birthday and three more after the age of 40. My other grandmother, Lucy Ayers Roberson had her 9th child at the age of 44. She had two after the age of 40. I believe people lived healthier lives and were fertile longer then than now. Jo Prytherch ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [NC-PCFR] ST. JOHN'S PARISH > Dear Bill: The listing that you gave me re: St. Peter's Episcopal Church > in > Washington gave me many new dates and a few names. In other words it was > great to get. There was a Mary Ann Gambreleng and an Ann Cambreleng > listed - > it is my guess that one of these is in error and Cambreleng rings a bell > for > me, but could be wrong. > > Also, Ann Blount Meyers is listed - probably this should be Ann Blount > Myers > (spelling of last name) who was a daughter of John Brewster Myers and Mary > Harvey (Polly) Blount and the dates I have for her are consistent for her > months and day but 1830 instead of 1850. Ann died before she reached one > year > old - but had she been born in 1850, her mother would have been 44 - > mighty old > in those days to still be having children - so I am guessing that that is > erroneuous. > > Thank you so much for taking the time (I sure hope you didn't go to all > the > trouble to type this up from scratch ) to get this information to me. As > I > may have mentioned, I am going to go by St. Peter's one of these days and > see > what I can find about what they have documented - and will get that to > you. > Thanks again - you certainly are generous with your time, your > researches, > and the Genealogists in Pitt County and very lucky indeed to have you. > > > John > > > ==== NC-PCFR Mailing List ==== > Post to this mail list at: [email protected] > Visit the PCFR website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncpcfr > Browse our rich collection of old family photographs, private documents, > and public records. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >