As long as I have been researching the Mellott family that resides in Monroe County, Ohio, I have always had Abraham Mellott (s/o Theodorus Mellott and Elizabeth Trembley) being married to Nancy Mathews. I am not sure where I saw it the first time, but on a previous occasion I had seen her last name as Mathess. Well, I recently did some research in Woodsfield and according to the Birth Record Book, Abraham J. Mellott's mother was Nancy Mathess. I just went and locked at Angeline Mellott Foughty's death certificate and sure enough, her mother is listed as Nancy Mathess on it as well. Looking at the 1840 Census Index, you find Abram, Ezekial, and William Mathess, along with Jesse Mathews all on the same page as Theodore Mellott, Abraham Mellott's father. I am curious if anyone has evidence to support the Mathews surname because it certainly looks as if her name was Mathess otherwise. Scott Byrd Chesapeake, VA