I am cross-posting to CROSS-L, PETERS-L, and ENGLAND-L as I think this note might interest all three groups. I am descended from Thomas Peters of Anderson County, Tennessee and his wife Sarah B. (Jenny) England. In the pension application of Thomas Peters for his service in the War of 1812 is a statement signed by Milly Cross which says that Milly was at the wedding of Thomas Peters and Sarah B. (Jenny) England in 1812. I have been trying to figure out who Milly Cross was. Some of you all may already have this information, but if so I could not find it in the archives of the various lists. It appears to me that Milly Cross was Amelia (Milly) England, sister of Jenny B. (Jenny) England and sister-in-law of Thomas Peters. Amelia (Milly) England was born about 1807, so she would have been about five years old when she attended the wedding and about 65 years old when she signed the affidavit. Amelia (Milly) England married Jesse Cross, b. about 1804 in Tennessee, and it appears to me that this is the same Milly Cross who attended the wedding. First question: can anybody confirm that my guess about Milly Cross is correct? Second question: can anybody shed any light on Jesse Cross? I have nothing on his parents. I am descended from Alfred Carter Cross of Anderson County who was born about 1812 in Tennessee and who married Zipporah Peters, and I don't have parents for him, either. I wonder if Jesse Cross and Alfred Carter Cross were related. Note that Zipporah Peters was a daughter of Thomas Peters and Sarah B. (Jenny) England. So if my theory on Milly Cross being Milly England is correct, then then my Zipporah Peters was a niece of Milly England Cross. Jesse Cross and Alfred Carter Cross were the right ages to be brothers. Thing is, there is also an Alfred Cross b. 1810-1820, son of Brittain Cross, in Anderson County at the same time. So even if Jesse was the brother of Alfred, the question would them be which Alfred. But I think it's more likely to be my Alfred Carter Cross than the other Alfred Cross because the sons of Brittain Cross are (I think) fairly well accounted for there is not a Jesse among them. For the 1840 Anderson County, TN census I have Cross Jesse 11001-000010001. Who is the 70-80 year old female? Might it be Milly England's mother Vesta Zipporah Choate who married John England? I cannot find Vesta Zipporah Choate any other place in the 1840 census. Of course, the 70-80 year old female might be a relative of Jesse Cross rather than of Milly England. For the 1850 Anderson County, TN census I have HN 262 FN 262 16th subdivision Cross Jesse 46 m farmer $300 TN, Amelia 43 f TN, John E. 20 m TN attended school, William R. 16 m TN attended school, Sarah A. 6 f TN. Jerry Bryan _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.