Thanks very much for the information on the Alexander, son of Thomas--I had certainly looked at him as a good possibility for my Alexander, who was indeed born in VA ca. 1798, but.... Are you sure of that Alexander's death-date? Mine (I suppose fortunately from his point of view) was still alive in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, where we find him in Branch County, MI, living with some of his kids (the youngest, John Alexander, b. ca. 1845) and with others on the farms (including Nancy, then married to Bartlett) surrounding. There's also another Alexander Shannon, born about 1788, living as a single man on another nearby farm--don't know how he fits in either. This whole group is quite confusing. Do you have a complete list of Alexander son of THomas' children? Thanks. Linda >>> "Russell M. Reid" <[email protected]> 11/01/99 02:56PM >>> Linda, There was an Alexander Shannon, son of Thomas Shannon and Mary Reid, who was born in 4 April 1769 in Amherst Co. VA, married Elizabeth Wallace in Madison Co. KY on 2 April 1795, moved to Rush Co. Indiana in the mid 1820's where he died 15 June 1843. He apparently also married an Agnes R. Brown. Among his children were both a Nancy and a David (I have no dates for them). This could be the Alexander Shannon you are looking for. The name Alexander comes from Mary Reid's father, Alexander Reid of Amherst Co. KY. Russ Reid Louisville, KY -----Original Message----- From: Linda Eaton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 4:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SHANNON-L] IN Shannons--Shannon/Adams marriage, AlexanderShannon When I see Shannons in IN, with the names David and Alexander involved, plus a marriage between a Shannon and an Adams, all packaged together, I have to interject! I have a widow Nancy Shannon Bartlett, b. ca. 1828, daughter of an Alexander Shannon born ca. 1798, who moves to IN with her family in her childhood and who marries second a James Adams. She has both a brother (b. 1837 OH) and a son named David (b. 1869 IL). I've never been able to pin down my Alexander Shannon's origins, and it's interesting to me to find Alexanders and Shannons marrying--where did David and Nancy Alexander Shannon live? Is there anything in his will that might shed any light on my Shannons? Thanks. Linda