I am a direct descendant of Isaac Clendenon (1768-1834) and his wife, Hannah. The parentage of Isaac Clendenon is known, as is much about his descendants. It is also true that his wife was named Hannah, but there is considerable doubt about her parentage--even her surname. It is widely accepted--erroneously, in my opinion--that she was Hannah Worrall, a daughter of Thomas Worrall and Lydia Vernon. I accept that Hannah, the daughter of Thomas Worrall and Lydia Vernon, did not marry Isaac Clendenon. But who was Isaac's wife? Isaac and Hannah Clendenon were living in Pennsville, Penn Township, Morgan County, Ohio, during the 1830 US Federal Census. Both were in their 60's at the time, and both Isaac and Hannah died in Pennsville: Isaac at age 66 in 1834 and Hannah at age 90 in 1857 (from Hinshaw). What is interesting is that the very next household to Isaac and Hannah in 1830 is that of 'Benjamin Worrell', whose age is given as 80-90 years. Next to him is 'Thomas Worrell', whose age is given as 20-30 years. I have no idea who the younger Thomas Worrell is; but Thomas Worrell, the one who married Lydia Vernon, and who, together, have long been credited as the parents of Hannah, the wife of Isaac Clendenon, had a brother, Benjamin, whose age in 1830 would have been about 87. One further thing: in the 1850 US Federal Census, Hannah Clendenon was still living in Pennsville, Ohio, in the household of her son, Isaac. She was 83 years old. Now, I do not propose to make any particular connection here, except to point to the obvious fact that those living near a family in a census are frequently relatives, but consider this: (1) genealogy is replete with stories--some true, and others not; (2) many stories contain a grain of truth, however changed over time; and (3) investigations must begin somewhere ... :-) So, all of this, to me, begs some questions: 1. What if Hannah Clendenon's maiden name really was Worrell/Worrall? 2. What if she were the daughter, not of Thomas Worrell/Worrall, but of his brother, Benjamin? 3. Does anyone have any verifiable information about the marriage and family of Benjamin Worrall? I have unconfirmed information that Benjamin married Elinor Morris ca. 1766 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. This information should be in the minutes of one of the Quaker meetings of the time, perhaps Exeter or Chester MM. I have no information whatever about their family, and my own data are inconveniently in storage at the moment, due to a move. (The problem, of course, is that my interest in genealogy is not packed away, like my data!) I hope someone can shed some verifiable light on this continuing puzzle. Best wishes, Lawrence Bouett San Diego, California