Thanks to Sandra Ferguson's posting of will abstracts for somebody else, I think I have discovered something about one of my ancestors for which I'd like confirmation and which may provide a way to find out more about another line. The widow Ann WAY of West Caln, daughter of Peter KERLIN and Mary CLOUD, died Dec. 27, 1816. Her executors are James YEARSLEY and son-in-law Abraham JEFFERIS, who is also called step-son-in-law in the posted abstract. Among her heirs are grandchildren Lydia, Hannah, Joshua and Way JEFFERIS. These appear to be the children of my ancestor Abraham JEFFERIS (1763-1822), apparently the executor mentioned above, and his first wife, Martha WAY (1768-1797). However, according to the Quaker genealogist Gilbert Cope, Martha WAY is the daughter of Joshua WAY and Lydia CHANDLER. If Ann KERLIN is the second wife of Joshua WAY, this all makes sense. She would be stepmother to Martha, who was already dead by the time Ann made out her will. It also would mean that Ann remained close to her step-son-in-law even after he married a second time, to Ann SHARPLESS Carter, and had four more children. My first question: Can anybody confirm, including dates and location, that Ann KERLIN is the second wife of Joshua WAY, whose first wife was Lydia CHANDLER? A quick search with an Internet search engiine indicates Ann KERLIN may herself have been previously married to a Joseph BISHOP. Second, I'd like to know more about Ann KERLIN's ancestors. The reason is as follows. I am descended from Abraham JEFFERIS and Ann SHARPLESS. Their granddaughter and my great-great grandmother, Hannah Bennett JEFFERIS, married William K. KERLIN in Wayne County, Ind. There is reason to believe that William KERLIN's line in this country goes back to southeast Pennsylvania via Tennessee and Virginia, but we have been unable to confirm it. Peter KERLIN may provide a backdoor way of finding that confirmation. -- Karl Seitz