For all of those interested, I just received the death certificate for Nancy Mathews Mellott, wife of Abraham Mellott. The primary objective of obtaining this was to get a clue as to who her parents were. It lists her father as UNKNOWN and her mother as Garrett Mathews. This is obviously a mistake as Garrett is a man's name. There is a Garrett Mathews in Jackson Twp, Monroe County, Ohio in the 1840 Census and he does have a daughter in the 10-15 age group which corresponds with Nancy's birthdate of 7 May 1828. This is probably the same Garrett Mathews who is found in Guernsey County, Ohio in 1820 and marries a Rebecca Bendure (Bender) in 1817. It seems he moves a lot because I think he is the Merret Mathews that is in Belmont County, Ohio in 1830. His final location seems to be Washington County, Ohio in 1850. I've done some surfing in search of more information, but have not found a link to Nancy. I do think this line may go back to an earlier Garrett Mathews of New Jersey, who is a Revolutionary War Vet. Any thoughts or information would be helpful. Scott Byrd Pensacola, FL