Joan, In Will Abstracts of Montgomery Co., I have this: Will of George FREAS, Whitemarsh, 9/14/1808; proved 4/10/1809, 3:118. Wife Sarah Sons: Samuel, Simon, Jacob, George, daus: Mary, Elisabeth SNYDER, Catharine (FYE); and more... Diana in AL at audiana at msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Gabrie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: [PAMONTGO-L] FREAS, George, William, Catherine > Hello, > I've been updating my family info and 2 posts on this site from May has me > confused and I would like some clarification and sources please. The > following are the posts: > > "Tacy Amanda (Freas)...George Freas, grandfather, married Barbara Wolf, > and > their children were; John, George, Samuel, Jacob, Benjamin, Daniel, > Joseph, > William, Mary...and Catharine who married William Freas..." > > "Freas, Joseph, subject, of German extraction, his father, George Freas, > married Barbara Wolf... > > Freas, Jesse, The great-grandfather of Jesse, was was from Saxony. His son > Simon, of Whitemarsh township. He married to Margaret Rapin, born in 1773 > and died in 1863, adescendant of Paul da Rapin de Thoyras. The children of > Simon and Margaret Freas, were William, David, Anna, Charles, Nicholas, > Sarah, Elizabeth, Philip, Henry, Elizabeth2, David2. > > William of this number was born Dec. 27, 1796 in Whitemarsh, he was a > blacksmith. He married Catherine Freas. Children; Jesse W. and a daughter, > Barbara Ann, who married Philip Cressman of Phila." > - ---------------------------- > I have a copy of the 1834 will of George Freas, Jr. from the Phila > Archives > in which he states his wife as Barbara and his children as Samuel, Daniel, > Joseph, Mary, Catherine and William. > > I have a marraige record from Boehm's church for William Freas and Rachael > Clare dated 1821. Their children are Margaret C. (mar. Jesse Jarrett > Kirk), > Thomas and Allan. All five are buried at Boehm's along with a Hannah Freas > and Margaret C.'s unmarried sister-in-law, Mary Shoemaker Kirk. > > Is Catharine Freas a first wife and Rachael a second? > What is the source for Catharine Freas marrying William Freas - or can > anyone clear up this confusion? > > Regards, Joan > ______________________________