This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: paclark155 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.robinson/9670.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My family is descended from John Robinson and Tabitha Jones. (Tabitha's mother, Mary Field, first married Edward Jones, b. 1633, who was old enough to be her father, and they had two daughters before he died in 1695 - Tabitha, born the year he died, and Elizabeth. Mary then married Charles Scruggs, b. 1665, and they had several other children. Tabitha was raised in their home and was sometimes known as a Scruggs.) We believe our line descends through their son Field Robinson, though exactly how has become very problematic. If you have any information that would help we would be most appreciative. Our problem, briefly is this: Our grandfather, Walter Bieghler, left notes about his ancestry which state that his grandfather Jacob Hanger married Nancy Robinson, and that Nancy's father was Field Robinson. He also states that Jacob's brother George Hanger married Obedience Robinson. We know that Jacob Hanger married his Nancy Robinson in 1798, and his brother George married Obedience Robinson in 1799, and both couples had children starting in 1800. Our problem is that Field Robinson Jr., who married Keziah Scruggs in 1784, and had daughters named Nancy and Obedience, had them too late to be marrying in 1798 and 99 - Obecience would have been about 9 years old. And yet in pages sent me from a book on Robinson's by Betty Robertson Riley, this generation's Nancy and Obedience, (no birthdates given) are each followed by "married unknown Hanger." Suspecting an error I looked at the previous generation. Field Jr.'s father Field Robinson who married Tabitha Jones (Scruggs), also had daughters named Nancy and Obedience - sisters of Field Jr., and their ages are appropriate for marrying the Hanger brothers. But Ms. Riley's book has that Obedience marrying a John Nichols, and another source has that generation's Nancy marying someone else also. Of course I don't know if either of these marriages is documented in any way or otherwise supported. I haven't discovered a way to contact Ms. Riley. Since the source of the first name Field is the maiden name of Mary Field, we almost have to have the right family. But, assuming the Hanger brothers were not pedophiles, either the reported marriages are in error, or there is yet another Field Robinson in the family who also had daughters named Nancy and Obedience. This has become quite a conundrum for us. Is there any chance you have any helpful information, or leads? Thanks Very Much, Paul Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.