This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dorothybrenner1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9408.1.2.1.1.1.3.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Will answer all questions in due time. Right now let me give you the Drain marriages in Greene Co. TN Daniel Drain m. Rebecca Bryant 9 Jul 1803 John Drain m. Margaret Lane 1 Sep 1810 w John White present John Drain m. Emma Davis 23 Oct 1862 Polly Ann Drain m. John Reynolds Sr. 6 Jun 1839 Rebeckah Drain m. William Craddock 12 Oct 1813 Sally Drain m. Alfred McNabb 30 Sep 1845 Solomon Drain m. Polly Holland 3 Jun 1840 Kindness Drain m. John White 7 Jun 1803 Since most people married at age 21 unless a wife had died and it was second marriage or a husband was killed in war and it was a second marriage, we can almost figure out the ages of the above people. I would say that Kindness, Rebeckah, John and Daniel were probably related. And they could be children of John Sr. b. 1749 Va d. 18 Jan 1843 in Green Co. Ky who m. Rebecca Francher or Fancher b. 1760 Prince Georges Co. Md d. Greene Co. TN. I wonder if 'Blue' is really a nickname for something else but know that often in those days if a 'Blue' had married into the Drain line earlier that they often took the last name and made it a first name; hence, Blue Drain showing a connection between two families. It's also possible that Blue is a son of John Sr.,but I don't know as I do not actively research the Drain line. It is interesting that Alfred McNabb who married a Henderson also married Sally Drain, so I suppose that a John Drain could have married Sarah Henderson. I was just working on the Henderson line and will double check to see who Alfred married. Obviously there are two or more John Drains given the years of the marriages I just gave you. Daniel Drain was born 1780 you say and I found his marriage in 1803 to Rebecca Bryant. I do not find a James Drain who married in Greene Co. but it's possible. Kindness was b. 1783 you say and I found her marriage in 1803 making her 20 or 21. David Lewis Drain I do not have. John Drain b. 1790 is the one who m. Margaret Lane in 1810 at age 20-21. Rebecca b. 1798 is the one who m. William Craddock in 1813 making her 15, Solomon b. 1815 married Polly Holland in 1840 at 25 (and she is a relative of mine), so he was probably married before. We know that John Drain did not marry Rebecca Fancher in Greene Co. TN and there was only one Fancher marriage in Greene Co. and it was a man. To be continued. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.