I am seeking my ancestor, Hester Stone, parentage unknown, who was born about 1801 in Madison Co., Indiana. She married abt. 1818 to Jonas Goodnow, and had 6 daughters, Mary (abt 1819) Eva (abt 1821) Alma (abt 1823) Harriet (abt 1825) Lucy (abt 1827) and Arminita (abt 1829). Then she had 1 son, family tradition says he was born to her and an unknown lonely soldier while her husband was away to war??) But this son was raised by Jonas Goodnow nevertheless, and later became a soldier also as family tradition says his military uniform always hung in the closet and was always a bone of contention and constant reminder of her affair with another man while Jonas Goodnow was away. Jonas, though raising him, never accepted him as his son, and his uniform was always there to remind him even after he had grown. This son, we have no name for other than it was her only son, but born to another man. I believe he may have used the Goodnow name, however, but not sure. She died in Madison Co., Indiana in 1842, so her son would have been only 10 when she died. I have watched these inquiries anxiously for Hester for many months and finally decided perhaps I should make an inquiry, as I have never found her or any of her ancestry or descendancy. Could any of you help me? Patsy Putnam