Gail, I am not sure what question you are asking about Richard Ingram, but I will be happy to answer if you will clarify what you mean by "who Richard Ingram belongs to in this notation." But in brief, three children of Thomas Avera, Sr., testator of 1761, Johnston Co NC, married three children of Richard Ingram, testator of 1780, Johnston Co NC. Thomas Avera, Sr. died young leaving a pregnant wife and several orphan sons. Richard Ingram died 20 years later and much older leaving grandchildren. In his will, Richard Ingram, named two of his daughters as Elizabeth Avera and Zilpha Avera. William Avera and Samuel Avera were witnesses to Richard Ingram's Will. Both had been orphan sons of Thomas Avera, Sr. when he died and there are guardian records to document all of this as well as a Marriage Bond for Samuel Avera and Zilpha Ingram. Samuel's brother, William Avera, married Elizabeth Ingram. Mary Avera, an older daughter of Thomas Avera Sr, married John Ingram, the son of Richard Ingram. John Ingram died without a will in 1781, Johnston Co NC. His Estate Papers survive in the NC Archives. Mary Avera's marriage to John Ingram in Johnston Co NC was documented by Bussey researchers based on material from personal papers and a old Ingram/Bussey Family Bible donated to a genalogical library in AL. Bussey researchers were interested because Thomas Ingram and John Ingram, brothers and grandsons of Thomas Avera, Sr (1761) and Richarch Ingram (1780) and orphan sons of John Ingram and Mary Avera (1781) married two daughters of Hezekiah Bussey in Lincoln Co GA around 1800. William Avera and Elizabeth Ingram Avera moved to Cumberland Co NC not long after Richard Ingram's death. I have documented all of this from court records and land transactions. There is no mistake about this despite the fact that it is not in keeping with some early DAR records. For those who are interested in DAR affairs, and I am not one of them, should know that Richard Ingram is a DAR Patriot and his military service during the Revolution is documented in the Court Martial Minutes from Johnston Co NC. Also, I have posted an annotated transcription of Thomas Avera, Sr's 1761 Will on the Johnston Co NC Gen Web pages. Hope that this helps, but if anyone has information to share about these matters please let me know. I am eager to learn more and to revise my thinking if I have made an error. Franklin Ingram ----- Original Message ----- From: Gail Hopkins Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 8:46 AM To: NCJOHNST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCJOHNST] Esther Avera Hello, copied a portion of an e mail about Averet line. I am wondering if anyone knows who Richard Ingram belongs to in this notation. THANKS Gail Ps looking for Nancy Ingram's line she was m. to Samuel Thornton b. 1828 son of David Thornton from Sampson lived in Wayne co. NC. Samuel Thornton lived in Johnston co. NC also. In the meantime you might want to know that William Avera, the son of Thomas Avera, SR, testator of 1761, married Elizabeth Ingram, the daughter of Richard Ingram, and not a Sarah Pritchet. Also, one must be cautious about using DAR data for Avera/Averyt/Avery Patriots from Johnston CO NC. I have found a number of significant errors in this particular material.<br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>