Barbara - thanks a lot for the info. Someplace I had see that Rachael was a second wife but never could find a proof. Kinta -----Original Message----- From: BARBARA DANFORTH [mailto:b.danforth@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:23 PM To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SC] POYAS Information found in record South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Record Birth, Marriage, & Death Name: John Ernest Poyas Spouse: Elizabeth Grant Marriage: 20 May 1753 - South Carolina South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Record Birth, Marriage, & Death Name: John Ernest Poyas Spouse: Rachael Bourgett Marriage: 20 May 1755 - South Carolina South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Record Birth, Marriage, & Death Name: John Ernest Poyas Spouse: Magdalen Schwartskopff Marriage: 24 Nov 1776 - South Carolina -------Original Message------- From: Kinta Delamain Date: 10/22/05 14:06:58 To: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SC] POYAS Subject: POYAS Hello Listers, Am trying to get my POYAS family straight. I have JOHN ERNEST POYAS with, according to his will, (written 1784-proven 1786) Wife # 1 RACHEL BOURGET POYAS and Wife #2 MARY MAGDALEN ____________ Then there are three children mentioned: Daughters -- MARGUERIT ANNE MAGDALEN Sons -- DANIEL JOHN ERNEST JAMES John Ernest, James and wife Mary Magdalen are executors. What I need is the surname of second wife, and which children go with which wife, and is this ANNE POYAS the one known as " The Ancient Lady" ??? Any help will really be appreciated. TGIA Kinta Delamain NC Outer Banks ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== SCRoots Forum http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scroots/ ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== The SC Room: http://www.ccpl.org/scr.html ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx