Hello Elise, Could you give me the names of Catherine parents? Thanks, Marianne On Sat, 20 Oct 2001 09:27:56 -0400, PIATT-L@rootsweb.com wrote: > Hi, Ed, The world was pretty small in the early days and there wasn't a > large pool of possible spouses to choose from. In my line I have some > cousins marrying: > Robert Piatt (1830-1883) s/o John of Daniel of John of Jacob of Regnier m. > his cousin Catherine Canby (1828-1888) d/o of Robert of Daniel of John of > Jacob of Regnier; they were the parents of my great-grandfather Dr. Louis H. > Piatt of Boone Co., KY. Elise Greenup Jourdan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ed pyeatt" <ned_ludd@webtv.net> > To: <PIATT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 2:55 AM > Subject: Re: [PIATT] Elizabeth Hannah Piatt, brn 1828 > > > > Anita - > > Brothers marrying sisters, etc. may > > not be so far fetched, after all. In the > > Pyeatt (Piatt) lineage we find, about > > 1700, the brothers, Jacob and Thomas > > Pyatt marrying the Hull sisters, Mary and > > Mercy, respectively. Then, in about 1790, > > the Pyeatt brothers (Maj.) Jacob and > > James married the Finley sisters, > > Margaret and Catherine, and emigrating > > as a group to (what is now) Arkansas > > in 1810. Then we find the son and daughter of (Maj.) Jacob and Margaret, > > John and Mary marrying Martha (Patsy) > > Carnahan and her brother, Samuel. > > The grandsons of (Maj.) Jacob and > > Margaret, John, Andrew (my ggf), and > > their nephew, Peter, marrying the > > daughters of Thos. H. Tennant, > > Margaret, Miranda (my ggm), and > > Nettie Tennant. These marriages > > span the family history from New England > > to North Carolina to Arkansas. > > On my mother's side, we have my > > gf, C.H.Roberts wed to Alice Hay, > > who bore him the first four of his eight > > children. She died in 1910, following > > the birth of my uncle, Chas. Roberts. > > C.H. Roberts then married Alice Hay's > > sister, Ninnie Lou Hay. I suppose that, > > should Ninnie Lou (Hay) Roberts have > > died, Clyde H. could have married the > > remaining Hay, Flora. > > I doubt seriously that these were > > all that isolated, as marriages went, > > and may still happen. There was strength > > in numbers in the past, and the group > > loyalty would be enhanced by sibling > > marriages. In fact, that is probably > > still the case. Don't discount it as a possibility, the evidence is > > right there, in the family history. > > Keep searching, and be prepared for > > pleasant and interesting surprises. > > Ed > > > > > > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > > The PIATT mailing list archives can be searched at > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/PIATT-L/ > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > ==== PIATT Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner (that's me, Christine!) at > xinegirl@gateway.net > with any questions, problems, or suggestions! > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/