This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oRB.2ACI/668 Message Board Post: I have been looking for the parents of Catherine HOLTON, who married Henry WEISS 17 Dec 1846. (Thanks to all who replied to me previous query). I believe I may have found them and would like to know if anyone can verity this or send me back to square one, if necessary. I believe her parents were John HOLTON and Sarah BIDDLE. Sarah's mother was Catharina PETERSON (married name). My reasoning is... I found mention of the will of Catharina PETERSON, dated 26 Jan 1856. She mentions several children and grandchildren. She leaves proceeds of her estate to the children of her deceased daugter, Sarah HOLTON. In addition, she specifially excludes her grandaugther Catharine WEISS. She also leaves part of the estate to, among others, a son, Abel BIDDLE. To me, this indicates that Catharina was married at least once before she married Mr. PETERSON, and that Sarah's name maiden name was probably BIDDLE. I did find a marriage record for Sarah BIDDLE and John HOLTON, 10 Oct 1818, which would be an appropriate time for Catherine HOLTON"s parents. I than did a search of the marriages for Catherine BIDDLE and found her married to Abraham PETERSON 22 Jan 1831. The only Catherine I could find married to a BIDDLE was a Catherine FLANAGAN married to a William BIDDLE 6 Jan 1803, but for this to me Catherina PETERSON, Sarah could not have been much more than 15 when she married John HOLTON. I do have more names from the will, but don't if they are children or grandchildren of Catharina Peterson. If anyone can connect to any of these people, or would like more info...please email me at sea_dragon99 at yahoo dot com or reply here. Thanks for reading this. Kim