In a message dated 11/8/2000 4:31:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > o update you on my search for the birth of Edward-1 here in England. I am > having real problems and I fear it may be a long wait. I think the consensus > is that he was born Circa. 1680. He was known to have been interred in > Newgate jail in London and on some documents gave his place of origin as > Paddington, London. This is not necessarily his birthplace, I am sure that > many from the country areas were drawn to the big city and there You see right here, is the first problem, he could not have been bca1680, is in Newington jail..that was in the 1670's, don't have date at fingertips. The other passenger list was also in 1670's. So either he was born earlier, or his father was the first Edward; and since supposedly he had a sister Frances, that would make sense, in that he was not the LONER that has been portrayed. If only we had a clue to his age, and of course no documentation of marriages, has been found. The spelling of his name almost seems to be irrelevant, since first was Rivis, then Revis, the Reaves, ca1750, "Will" and rec after Reavis. Then later some went back to Revis! Mystery!!., My Reavis database, is and was properly backed up, but having merged them all into one is the problem, and will just have to correct as I go. I long ago decided to use only REAVIS on all variants, and the database is 7 lines all connected, so easy to determine. We sure appreciate your help with the English side of this, don't forget Revis and Ashley, as well as Alley seem to have been in St Margaret Parish records, Westminister Abbey, London. So certainly would seem they knew ea other, and find them together in Va.. *Barb