I don't remember seeing this message from Bev about the DRAPER family. As luck would have it, I just checked my mail before we go out the door for 2 weeks, and found this response. Now I'll be wondering all the while I ski down the slopes if there are several messages waiting... ;-) I think I may have some information about one of the daughters, Ruana. Ruana DRAPER was the 3rd wife of Henry Lill RINCH. At the time of this marriage, 19 May 1876 in Bowmanville, she was said to be the daughter of James DRAPER and Malind. She was 60 and a spinster. She died 25 Jun 1890 Bowmanville. (Henry was 78 at the time of this marriage!) I have other information for Benedict DRAPER who married Mildred RINCH (the daughter of Henry, in the above paragraph). Benedict and Mildred married 26 Dec 1842 Newcastle District. Benedict was the son of James DRAPER and Molenda McNALL. I have wondered if Benedict and Ruana were brother and sister, but because these were not direct ancestors, the importance of discovering the details wasn't so high on the list. I will be interested in comparing notes when I return... Karen in Abbotsford BC >On 14 Feb 00, at 5:36, B. H. Davis wrote: > >> My family is JAMES DRAPER 1786-1864 who moved to Bowmanville with >> his 2nd wife OLIVE TUCKER 1800-1864 from Lachute area Quebec. >> His children were: >> JAMES, HENRY, LANSING, BENEDICT, HARVEY, ROWENA, JOHN, >> STEPHEN TUCKER, CYRUS, JOHN LUTHER, CLARA, ADELAIDE, >> CLOSING, MARY J. > >Hi Bev; > >Sorry about the delay in my replay, but, busy as usual! > >In the Durham County Marriage Registers - 1858 - 1869, I found the >following: > >Franklin SOPER, 22, of Cornwall, born CW, s/o Harvey and Jane, >married Aug 1, 1865 to Mary Jane DRAPER, 19, of Bowmanville, born, >CE, d/o James and Olivia > >In the Surrogate Court Index for Northumberland and Durham Counties - >1859-1900, I found: > >DRAPER, James of Darlington - #243, 1864 > >> Harvey was my ggrandfather---I have some data on some of the other >> sons but very little on the daughters. Have you run across any material in >> your search? > >There are quite a few listings in the Durham County Newspaper Index - >regarding Harvey: > >DRAPER, Harvey of Bowmanville - daughter Maggie died on Feb 10, >1906 in Brandon, Manitoba, aged 47 years > >DRAPER, Harvey - sold his house in Bowmanville, Sep 17, 1868 > >Hope that this might be of some help to you. > >Kind regards >Kathy Witheridge >Sarnia, Ontario, Canada > >--------------------------------