This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2037.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Myron, That may be a stretch on Barbara as mother. Couple of possibilities- 1.I know from my Diller side that past researches have noted many errors in dates on tombstones from that period. 2. She may be a second wife. The first one (and mother of the children) may have died before the move and be buried in Lancaster County. Have you seen this before ? Found it at the Cumberland GenWeb site - "Wills: Abstracts 1817-1825: Will Book I: Cumberland Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Thera Schwenk-Hammond tsh@harborside.com BOWMAN, JACOB. Frankford. March 30, 1821. I. 202. BOWMAN, JACOB, Frankford. May 15, 1815. March 30, 1821. Sons Abraham, Christian and Samuel. Dau. Mary, decd. Daus. Elizabeth, Magdalene and Catherine. Children of dau. Mary, decd. Dau. Rebecca who is not capable to care for herself under guardianship of sons. Exs: Son Christian Bowman and Martin George, Esq. Wit: John Bear, John Bear, Junr. I. 202." Been so long since I ordered copies I'll have to retrain myself. You'd think the probate would have great detail, especially with the guardianship of Rebecca ; and with this Christian being the Executor. I'll keep looking. David