Sheila Bates wrote: > > I am trying to find information on Henry N. Bates. > He is believed to have been born in MA in 1803. > He married Mary Lillie of Damascus,PA on April 16, 1826. > Mary Lillie was the daughter of Jonathan Lillie, son of > Jeremiah and Rachael Thomas Lillie. I have no doubts that Iris will add more comments as this is her line. But I have a problem with the problem.... Jonathan son of Jeremiah was born according to Iris' records in 1794 and his wife Eleanor Hendrickson was born abt 1804 http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/fgs_scr.cgi?2560 Thus it would not be possible for Mary to be Jonathan's daughter, if she were having children in 1827. I probably do not have all of the records for Jonathan's siblings but that would be a more feasible explanation. http://www.dsdata.com.au/cgi-bin/fgs_scr.cgi?2559 > Henry N. Bates and Mary Lillie had three children born in Damascus. > Rhoda Satina, born 1827 > Erastus Spelman, born in 1830 > Jonathan Calvin born in 1833. > The family moved to Illinois about 1839 Fred -- _-_|\ Frederick W. Myers [email protected] / \ 187 Mondurup St Mt Barker WA 6324 Australia \*.-._/ Perhaps your most distant relative :-) v http://www.dsdata.com.au/genealogy/nepa