Kathy, Joseph MINTER's WIFE was Annamariah... but I do not have her surname.. Could it be Joseph's WIDOW who married to John Terry perhaps... as opposed to his daughter? I am just speculating. I don't have enough data here to make that determination and hoping that you do. The timing of Joseph Minter's death would seem to be appropriate based on the time info given for John Terry's marriage and the births of his children. Do you by chance have a source for the GOOCH name. In other words could she perhaps be the wife of John Terry and the WIDOW of Joseph Minter? Note that in the following Rowland GOOCH is appointed Administrator. Was Annamariah married 1st to GOOCH, 2nd to Minter and 3rdly to TERRY maybe??? or was Gooch perhaps her maiden name. I have not done anything on the Gooch line, so anything would be appreciated. From the following it is clear that Joseph had both a wife and a daughter named Annamaria... but the date of his death seems appropriate for it to be his widow who married John Terry... Joseph Minter made a will in 1787. His son John by this time was surely an adult since JOHN, his son, along with GOOCH were the requested executors... so I would assume that his daughter was also an adult...Do you have anything to distinguish whether John Terry married the mother Annamaria or the daughter Annamaria? Joseph Minter estate (1783), Abbeville County, South Carolina Probate Box 65, pkg. 1562. Will of Joseph Minter (Page 1) I Joseph Minter of the County of Granville & province of North Carolina being sick & weak but of sound reason & memory do constitute & appoint this my last will & testament. I dispose of my estate as follows. 1st Tis my will and desire that my beloved wife Annamariah Minter have the use of the tract or parcel of land I purchased of Ward Taylor adjoining the land of Mr. Wm. Good during her natural life & at her death to be the property of my son John Minter. 2nd I give & bequeath to my son John Minter one Negro boy named Abram to him & his heirs forever. 3rd I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mary Minter one Negro girl named Lidda to be delivered to her at her marriage or lawful age to her & her heirs forever. 4th I give & bequeath to my Daughter Salley Minter one Negro girl named Amey to be delivered to her at her marriage or lawful age to her & her heirs forever. 5th I give & bequeath to my Daughter Mercy Minter one Negro boy named Primas to be delivered to her at her marriage or lawful age to be her & her heirs forever. 6th I give & bequeath to my Daughter Annamariah Minter Fifty pounds Virginia money to be paid out of the rest of my estate to be delivered to her at her marriage or lawful age. 7th Tis my will and desire that if one or more of my children above named shoud die without issue then in that case tis my desdire that his or her part or parts shoud be equally divided between the surviving brethren. (This is the end of the first page. At the bottom of the first page it is signed by six men, three on the left and three on the right.) Wm Cocke, James Terry, Wm. Amis John Butler, Thomas Butler, William Terry (The reverse of the first page)- 24 April 1784- Prov=92d to be by Wm. Terry. (Page 2) 8th Tis my will & desire that my beloved wife Annamariah Minter have the use of all the rest of my personal estate during her widowhood & that she pay all my just debts. 9th This my will & desire that at my wifes second marriage or death the personal estate left in her care to be sold at public sail & that money --- ---- be equally divided between John Minter, mary Minter, Salley Minter, Mercy Mi= nter & Annamariah Minter. 10th Tis my will & desire that if one or more of my children above named shoud die without issue then and in that case tis my will & desire that his or he rpart or parts of the above mentioned money shoud be Equally divided between the surviving brethren. 11th Tis my will & desire that all the land on Island Creek shoud be sold & the money thence arising to be made use of in paying my just debts. 12th Tis my will & desire that my stock of cattle on Island Creek shoud be sold & the money thence arising to be made use of for this same purpose. 13th Tis my will & desire that the money in my brother Anthony Minters hand be collected & made use of to paying my just debts. 14th Tis my will & desire that of the money thence arriving from such sails over & above paying my just debts shoud return into the hands of my beloved wife to her use as before mentioned. Lastly I commission & appoint Rowland Gooch, my beloved wife Annamariah Minter & my son John Minter Exs. & Extrix. Signed & Sealed in ____ of the Eighteenth Day of April 1774. Joseph Minter This file has been created by a form at _http://www.genrecords.org/scfiles_ (http://www.genrecords.org/scfiles) Additions and corrections always welcomed. Thanks. Vivian Hull _vhull@aol.com_ (mailto:vhull@aol.com)