In a message dated 5/2/2007 2:41:16 PM Central Daylight Time, eoakes@blueridge.net writes: Minor correction, Martha Russell was Josiah's first wife. I would probably put her name in parentheses or something unless or until somebody can verify it, but the children's ages show that Josiah was married before Martha Devlin. They also had a brother Josiah Patterson according to Sarah McGaw's will. A message on the Abbeville board states that there were other siblings, probably including a sister Jane who married David Pressly. It also recommends the website http://englishamerica.home.att.net/spls/772sc004.htm#Free_Mason . If the site is still there, it shows the ship that supposedly brought Samuel Patterson to America. Elaine Oakes Thanks Elaine for the information. Lee Clark ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.