Doris, In a PYLE book I have at home it states that Jehu m. Rutha Lindley 8 Aug 1786. Rutha b. 7 Jan 1768. Jehu's sister Sarah married a Lindley. Could that of been Thomas Lindley Sarah married? Patrick. On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:27:34 -0700 "Catherine Monticue" <kmonticue@uswest.net> writes: > Doris, this is my family and thanks for the information ! > > Catherine S. Monticue > Denver, CO > Web Designer > www.webkhat.net > Family History Web Site > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monticue/index.htm > Genealogy: Confusing the Dead & Irritating the Living > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doris Haynes" <dhaynes@door.net> > To: <PYLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:10 PM > Subject: [PYLE] Update on Case in Equity > > > > I've recently gotten the microfilm with the Case in Equity that > is > > printed > > on page 1020 of the Pyle Book as John Pyle vs Thomas Lindley and > James > > Newland. On the file folder JOHN PYLE is typed on the label. > Once I got > > inside and looked at the handwritten document is was clearly Jehu > that > > brought the suit. > > On paragraph 2 it has printed in Pyle book . " Among his sons: > John, > > Samuel, Nicholas, William and John, your Orator." If this had > been John, > > he > > wouldn't have named himself twice. > > On page 1021, 11th line down it says, "...your Orator, his > youngest > > son..." > > then in the 2nd paragraph, same page, ..."And your Orator sheweth > that at > > the time of execution of said Deed he was an infant under the age > of > > twenty-one years, to wit of about sixteen years of age and then > living > > with > > his father..." > > > > This was obivously not John but Jehu. Also notice he named Samuel > before > > Nicholas. The Pyle book has Nicholas born 1748 and Samuel 1758. > It is > > widely written that Nicholas volunteered for the War of 1812 and > fought in > > the Battle of New Orleans which was Dec, 1814 to Jan 1815. If > Nicholas > > were > > born in 1748 he would have been 66 or 67 at the battle. > > If their dob were reversed it would seem more likely Nicholas > would have > > been born in 1758 and 56-57 at the battle and more credible. > > > > It has been widely questioned why Col. John did not name Samuel in > his > > will. > > I've found that he died intestate in Greenville County, SC in Nov > 1787. > > > > Doris Haynes > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > > List archives can be found at: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > Copyright 2004-Poster retains copyright > > > > > > > ==== PYLE Mailing List ==== > Not sure how to sub/unsub? Contact Sara at > pyle@airmail.net > Copyright 2004-Poster retains copyright > > > " THE SEARCH GOES ON "