Hi ~~ I'm getting so confused, I posted the snips of our past emails below. Bonnie ~~ I got so excited when I first read your post as we have any number of folks in my line with the middle name of Wesley (Westley). However, they come in after this line. I know, they will all tie in here in SC someday. Back to reality. As MY Taphene Brooks was married in 1821 and born 1792 (via Georgia census), she would be 17 when married. I now would doubt that she was the second wife of anyone. There is NO record of her marriage in Jones Co., GA to William Robert Ritchey so most likely they were married in SC. Some of the problem here is the names. William Robert Ritchey could be any combination of this name and I've got 5 different spellings of Ritchey. So, Taphney (note I keep using a different spelling) could be going by her second name as did ANN TAPHENES LIPSCOMB you referenced below. All the information I have on her is from William Robert Richey's second wife's partition for his War of 1812 pension and she had to give info on the first wife. Data has been furnished that would tie my Richey into the Richey's of Abberville, SC. So it would seem possible that Taphnnie Brooks might be from the Brooks' of Abberville, SC also. With all that said .... does anyone know where I can look up this Brooks family? Can anyone tell me where I might find the 1821 marriage records for Abberville? I would like to thank everyone that has helped me along on this project. My area of expertise is New Brunswick, Canada where my mother was from. I started my father's family some time ago and got the ancestors up to the time they entered Georgia. I know NOTHING about the resources in SC so please excuse my questions. All help welcome and appreciated. Bev SkyVine@aol.com wrote: > > << William Robert Ritchey, born Abt. 1792 in South Carolina; died > 1874 in Jones Co.,GA, USA. He married (1) Taphinath Brooks January 11, > 1821. She was born Abt. 1804 in South Carolina, and died Aft. 1860 in > Jones Co., GA, USA. He married (2) Rebecca Burkhalter December 30, 1862 > in Jones Co., GA, USA. She was born 1798 in Virginia, USA. >> > > Bev, > there is Taphene Lipscomb. She is the 2nd wife of Stanmore Butler Brooks (he > m1 Dorothy Watson). This listing does not include any dates, except to say > that Stanmore's mother, Nancy Butler was b. 1765 and married 1LT Elisha > Brooks of Newberry. Nancy's parents were CPT James and Mary (Simpson) Butler; > James was the one who was massacred at Cloud's Creek. > > In another commentary, I have: > JOHN WESLEY3 BROOKS (NANCY2 BUTLER, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1790 in > Abbeville Co, SC, and died Abt. 1872 in Edgefield Co, SC. He married (1) > ANN TAPHENES LIPSCOMB in Abbeville Co, SC, daughter of NATHAN LIPSCOMB and > TAPHENES BULLOCK. She was born Abt. 1795 in Abbeville Co, SC, and died in > Abbeville Co, SC. He married (2) MELISSA DUNCAN 24 October 1829 in > Greenville, Greenville Co, SC. She was born in Greenville, Greenville Co, > SC, and died in Edgefield Co, SC. > John Wesley was the brother of Stanmore Butler Brooks; the latter was named > for his mother's brother... > STANMORE2 BUTLER (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1754 in Edgefield Co, SC1, and > died 28 November 1813 in Edgefield Co, SC1. He married ANN PATIENCE > YOUNGBLOOD Abt. 1803 in Edgefield Co, SC, daughter of GEORGE YOUNGBLOOD and > NANCY SIMKINS. She was born 24 July 1787 in Edgefield Co, SC2,3, and died 28 > February 1861 in Edgefield Co, SC4. > > The Bible record from the first part of my post (from the unoperational > website) has J. Wesley Brooks m1 Ann Lipscomb and m2 Meilssa Duncan. The > above commentary indicates Ann's middle name was Taphenes, but I do not know > how/if they relate. > -- Bev Barney, P O Box 956, Grantham, NH 03753 PH: 603-863-2810