Edward, Yes, Elizabeth Beadon/Bedon (1698-1757) did marry three times: 1st John Raven, Jr. 2nd Paul Jenys (Speaker) 3rd Col. John Gibbes. One early researcher had their marriage date as 23 Aug. 1743, but no primary source was cited so it should be verified. Elizabeth actually drew up remarkably detailed pre-nuptial agreements for her second and third marriages specifying her property going into the marriage. Seems she was about two and a half centuries ahead of her time. To further complicate the marriage records, Elizabeth's widowed mother (also named Elizabeth Beadon) was the second wife of John Raven, Sr., widower and father of John Raven, Jr. Given the name duplications it's not surprising that there were errors about these marriages in an early issue of the South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. It may also of interest that several members of this family are mentioned along with Draytons, Middletons, and Manigaults in "The Letterbook of Eliza Lucas Pinckney." Elizabeth (1698-1757) is mentioned as "Mrs. Gibbs." "Mr. Raven" is one of her sons. "Mrs. Danniel", "Mrs. Cooper", and "Mrs. Evance" are her daughters, Sarah, Mary, and Rebecca, the latter overseeing Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney while they attended schools in England. Your question about the marriage dates is well taken. I have also seen a 25 Aug 1748 date for John Gibbes marrying. Elizabeth Bedon in St. Andrew's Parish. Elizabeth (1698-1757) married Col. John Gibbes as Mrs. Elizabeth Jenys (widow), not Bedon. It is possible these could be two separate couples and marriages. Elizabeth Beadon (1698-1757) was strongly associated with the First Baptist Church, not St. Andrew's. She also had 5 brothers. Only one brother, Richard, has been shown with a daughter named Elizabeth and she is shown marrying John Norman, not Gibbes, but, more research may be necessary to finally settle this issue. Thanks for bringing it up. Any info from Gibbes on the list? Ken Daniell Edward L. Manigault wrote: > Question: Is John Gibbes (1696-1764) m. (Aug. 25,1748) to Elizabeth Bedon > the same as Col. John Gibbes m. (Aug. 23,1743) to Elizabeth Bedon Raven > (Mrs.) Jenys, one date being incorrect? Did Elizabeth Bedon marry three > times? ELM