In Oct. I posted a pedigree showing 3 successive generations of Shepard women who married 3 successive generations of Wilson men in the late 18th and early 19th c. and who lived in NY. I wondered what the relationships among the Shepard women were. On a whim I ordered the will of a Thomas Shepherd of Montgomery Co., NY and hit a genealogical jackpot: TWO of Thomas' children are my 3rd-great grandparents because their children married each other (first cousin marriage). So, here's a new pedigree and a new question: Was there a pattern here? Was Mary Shepard, (1772-1826) wife of the Rev. William Wilson, perhaps a sister of Thomas Shepherd of Montgomery County? Anyone out there have any ideas? Diane Wilson Flynn Descendants of Thomas Shepherd 1 Thomas SHEPHERD b: Abt. 1770-1775, perhaps in Monmouth Co., NJ d: Bef. 1 Oct 1811 in Charleston, Montgomery Co., NY ............+Margaret SCHENCK b: 21 Apr 1774, probably in Monmouth Co., NJ d: Aft. 2 Oct 1811 in Charleston, Montgomery Co., NY m: 1790-1795, either in Montgomery Co., NY, or Monmouth Co., NJ ........... 2 Sall SHEPHERD ........... 2 Katharine SHEPHERD ........... 2 John SHEPHERD ........... 2 Hannah SHEPHERD ........... 2 Cornelius SHEPHERD ........... 2 Eleanor SHEPHERD ........... 2 Polly SHEPHERD b: 9 Mar 1796 , prob. in Charleston, Montgomery Co., NY d: 2 Dec 1825 in town of Lysander (village of Plainville) Onondaga Co., NY ................+William WILSON, 2nd b: 12 Sep 1789 in VT d: 10 May 1864 in Lysander, Onondaga Co., NY m: 14 Apr 1816, prob. in Town of Lysander, Onondaga Co., NY. He was the son of the Rev. Wm. WILSON and his wife, Mary SHEPARD ..................3 [2]Horace WILSON b: 27 Jan 1823 in Wilson's Corners (Plainville), NY d: 17 May 1899 in Meridian, Cayuga Co., NY .......................+[1] Charlotte Jane SHEPHERD b: 17 June 1824 in Meridian, Cayuga County, NY d: 13 April 1894 in Meridian, Cayuga Co, NY m: 29 Sep 1847 in Cato, Four Corners, Cayuga Co. NY ........... 2 Rulef SHEPHERD b: Abt. 1797 in Montgomery Co., NY d: 31 Oct 1863 in Meridian, Cayuga Co., NY ..................+Nancy A. HOLMES,(?) b: 4 Mar 1793 in Montgomery Co. NY d: 14 Jul 1881 in Meridian, Cayuga Co., NY m: 16 Sep 1818 in Montgomery Co. NY .................3 [1] Charlotte Jane SHEPHERD b: 17 Jun 1824 in Meridian, Cayuga Co. NY d: 13 Apr 1894 in Meridian, Cayuga Co., NY .......................+[2] Horace WILSON b: 27 Jan 1823 in Wilson's Corners (Plainville), NY d: 17 May 1899 in Meridian, Cayuga Co., NY m: 29 Sep 1847 in Cato, Four Corners, Cayuga Co., NY