Do not mix squirmy grandchildren, a laptop keyboard, and a lovely glass of red wine. You end up with a puter with hiccups...no M, P, L, or space bar...sigh...glad to be home... We have in Charles Co MD... Charles County Court Records, Liber M, page 122 28 Sep 1686; cattle mark; James Rigon this means he was born by 1665...to be 21 in 1686...that's the latest he was born. However, he has three kids by this date... so it is probably more practical to say that James was born by 1660. then we have: Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 then James Regon 15.119 I £3.6.0 Dec 10 1696 Appraisers: Patrick Anderson, Evan Jones, and finally, James Regon 16.247 A CH £3.6.0 Apr 1 1698 Administratrix: Joan Regon, wife of John Wood, Not a whole lot of information. Please keep in mind that Joan XXX Rigan , as a widow, had 6 children from ages 13- down to 4. This is not an old lady. She was probably about 30 -32 when James died. I am trying to keep track of the Rgn half siblings in this mix. John Wood married 3 times, and I question who the mother of his various offspring are. Also, keep in mind, that the Rgn children are with their mother...where she goes, they go also...geography, geography... Between 1705 and 1706 John Wood, who still sits in Charles Co MD, gives away portions of the 2900+++ acres he owns in Stafford Co VA....this is just across the Potomac folks...so is Fairfax co and Westmorland probably less than 1 -1/2 hours by sail. John Wood gives dau. Mary and her hubby Edward Williams 400 acres, Dau Elizabeth and her hubby John Killingsworth 400 acres, and his son John Wood Jr 400 acres, and the daughter of James and Joan Regan, Mary and her hubby Samuel Durham 200 acres. Okay, blood is thicker than water. I believe these three Wood children are all by John Wood's first wife, Mary XXX. John has 5 other children and 2 more wives. The children are Jane, Elijah, Anne, Hannah, and Sarah. The wives are Joan XXX Regan Wood and Margaret Philpott Wood. ( remember, it is Elijah Wood who married Jane Powell, daughter of Grace XXX Powell, leaves kids when both Elijah and Jane died young.) we know bupke about Anne, Sarah, or Hannah. John Wood Sr's will is dated 1709, but finally filed 1716. Did John died in 1716, or did it take until 1716 for the last child to come of age and the estate to be settled? John Wood has at least 1500 ++ acres to go in Stafford for his 5 younger kids and Margaret and HER HEIRS gets a lousy 50 acres? I'm thinking Margaret is not the mother of those 5 kids, Joan is. Anyone care to comment? === Wood, Jno., Sr., Chas. County, 5th Jan., 1709; 6th Apr., 1716, To wife Margaret, extx., and hrs., 50 A., between Goose and Nanjemy Creeks, on N. side Rotterdam. To son John, daus. Mary Williams and Eliza: Killingsworth, I shilling each,, they having received their portions. To child. Eliah, Jane, Ann, Sarah and Hannah Wood and their hrs., residue of land in Stafford County, Virginia., also personal estate. Test: Mark Attkins, Jno. Ragon, Edward Chapman. 14.106, John Woods son John died in 1713, but this will was not changed. I think the estate of John Sr was held from file till all were of age, and that John SR actually died in 1709 when it was written, not the 1716 filing, but we need to see original...fat chance! Not unusual though. I am working my way toward the identity of Grace Powell and or Joan XXX Regon and William Powell Riggin. Yeesh! As a note of interest, Mary Wood Killingsworth/Chillingsworth left the estate her father gave her to Grace Powell's daughter Jemima Derrick, not her full sister Eizabeth ( bro John was dead), or any of her half siblings...why? Mary Wood Killingsworth, Grace Powell and Elijah Wood all died one after another in the same year. Why was Elijah's mother in law the executor? Was there no one else? Mary's husband Edward was already dead. Grace's husband Richard was dead... hmmm Now we come to a funky complication...Elizabeth XXX Wood, widow of John Wood Junior, was Admix. of his estate. John died young, leaving one child, a son named John Wood ( III) Hold that thought. John Wood, Jr. 34.236 I CH £52.6.6 Aug 19 1713 Creditors: John Allard, Evan Jones. Next of kin: John Wood. ( this is John Wood III by our interest...there may be an older John in Charles Co, but not of vital interest at the moment) === John Wood, Jr. 36A.244 A CH £52.6.6 #4430 Oct 12 1714 The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #12558. This entry is torn. Payments to: Capt. Thomas Dent, Rev. Mr. William Machonchie, Rev. Scott, George -----, Mathew ----, Charles ----, Edward ----, William Jenkins. Administratrix: Elisabeth Wood. Now here's the funky part, Elizabeth XXX Wood turned around and ( according the the MD Gen Soc. Bulletin , married John Regan, son of James and Joan. Basically, Elizabeth married step brothers. and she and Regan had issue, at least 4 kids and according to the MD Gen'l Bulletin, maybe five kids. Now here's the rub...John Regan died fairly young, leaving Elizabeth with all those kidlets... and no names in the will...but.... we have some clues... John Reagon 10.244 A CH £82.10.3 £91.16.4 Apr 6 1730 Sureties: Stephen Mankin, James Mankin. Payments to: John Howinson, John Smith, Dr. John Chalmers, William Griffen, Elisabeth Sennett, Barnaby Kelley, Samuel Ranson, Alee Mathews, John Suttly, James Mankin, Daniel McDaniel, Edward Brawner. Distribution to: accountant, children (unnamed, minors). Administratrix: Elisabeth Carroll, wife of James Carroll. The above will tells us that John Jr's estate finally finished distribution of his property ( youngest of age) and Elizabeth is now the wife of James Carroll. It also tells us that James Carroll is still in Charles Co MD, so the kids are probably still here also up until now as we find no cash and runs of land before this. I believe he outlived Elizabeth though. As an aside: James Carroll 67.471 CH £90.7.1 Apr 18 1759 Appraisers: Matthew Bearns, John Chapman. Creditors: Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, John Timms. Administrator/Executor: John Burgis, Jr. ===NJL CARROLL, James, age 59, 22 July 1756; CHLR F#3 1756-1757 50:422. CARROLE, James, age 60, 8 Sept. 1756; CHLR F#3 1756-1757 50:652. Then, John Wood II, Elizabeth XXX Wood Regan Carroll's son with John Wood Jr dies.... === John Wood 18.129 A CH £35.10,0 £33.8.11 Feb 21 1740 Sureties: Richard Chapman, James Mankin. Payments to: Anne Ross, Dr. Brown, James Glascock, James Ross, Richard Chapman, Daniel Wright, George Flanakin, John Stephenson, Matthew Barnes, Daniel Dulany, Esq., Samuel Hanson, Walter Hanson. Representatives: mother, 2 half-sisters (unnamed), 2 half-brothers (unnamed). Administrators: James Carrol and his wife Elisabeth Carrol (mother of deceased) Okay, Elizabeth had no children with Carroll...we have his will, so the unnamed half bros and sisters of James Wood are Regans...yeah ! According to the Md Gen'ly Bulletin mentioned and other sources which I have yet to read first hand, Anne Ross is actually Anne Regan Ross oldest child of Elizabeth XXX and John Regan. James Ross is her husb. James Mankin is John Wood III"s uncle in law, married to Jane Wood whom I believe is a daughter of Joan XXX Regan Wood and John Wood SR...she is at least a daughter of John Sr's. We need to keep an eye on the many Mc Daniels and the Rose and Fernandie who appear so prominently...more on them later. ( one may have married a Regan daughter/sister) All this flap is to tell you that the oldest son of James and Joan Regan left a son, who left two sons...grandsons of James and Joan XXX Regon. We do not know their names...one could be a William...odds are, one is a John... I will comment, by the 1790's, the Rgn's have seemingly disappeared from Charles Co MD...However, in nearby Caroline Co is a John and a William Ragan who in 1820 supply a bond for the estate settlement of Richard Talliaferro. The Talliaferros marry into the Newtons, Powells, Berrymans, Woods...you get the picture. I believe the grandsons of James and Joan via John Jr stayed in MD, and that this is them...they...whatever... However, tomorrow we move on to Mathew, and he is a different story.. please fight with me, or add to the proof...I don't really care. BTW, a fellow researcher objects to my claim that Margaret Colcloughs's grandmother Hannah was a Chapman. He would prefer her to be a Walker. So far, neither of us is convincing the other... .Fondly, M'ellen

Was there not a James Regan-2 b. 20 Mar 1685 s/o James-1 & Joan? This would conflict with John-2 who was born 24 Mar 1685. However, from another source, I have John b. 12 Feb 1694 along with sister Margaret born same date. Can anyone confirm these dates? M'elen, I also note that Wm Regon-2 was b. Jan 1690/91 and has his first child John b. 1717. That would make Wm abt 16/17 yrs old when John is born. Is this right? JW Garrett

Nope...see what a mess this line is ? M'ellen Charles County Circuit Court, Birth, Deaths & Marriage Records, Liber Q Regon, Mary, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 28 Aug 1683 Regon, Margarett, d/o James and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 12 Feb 1684 Regon, John, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Mar 1685 Regon, Matthew, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 24 Apr 1687 Regon, William s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 31 Jan 1690 Regon, Charles, s/o James Regon and Joan Regon of Nanjemy, bricklayer, b. 20 May 1692 -------------------------------------------------- From: "james garrett" <jwgarrett@webtv.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 10:02 AM To: <ragan-roots@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's > > Was there not a James Regan-2 b. 20 Mar 1685 s/o James-1 & Joan? > This would conflict with John-2 who was born 24 Mar 1685. > However, from another source, I have John b. 12 Feb 1694 along with sister > Margaret born same date. > Can anyone confirm these dates? > > M'elen, I also note that Wm Regon-2 was b. Jan 1690/91 and has his first > child John b. 1717. That would make Wm abt 16/17 yrs old when John is > born. Is this right? > > JW Garrett > > > > > > for Ragan-Roots archives go to > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have taken digital pics of the Overton and the Saint Paul's Register...NO JAMES to JAMES and JOAN ! ----- Original Message ---- From: james garrett <jwgarrett@webtv.net> To: ragan-roots@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, August 3, 2010 10:02:07 AM Subject: Re: [RAGAN-ROOTS] William R's Was there not a James Regan-2 b. 20 Mar 1685 s/o James-1 & Joan? This would conflict with John-2 who was born 24 Mar 1685. However, from another source, I have John b. 12 Feb 1694 along with sister Margaret born same date. Can anyone confirm these dates? M'elen, I also note that Wm Regon-2 was b. Jan 1690/91 and has his first child John b. 1717.  That would make Wm abt 16/17 yrs old when John is born.  Is this right? JW Garrett                         for Ragan-Roots archives go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=ragan-roots ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to RAGAN-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message