This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ihB.2ACI/4357.2.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I didn't mention it earlier but ironically I had run across the marriage of Jane Bacon & Royal Phillips in Washington County on USGenWeb Archives since posting the message to which you originally responded. At the time, I didn't recall ever seeing that before & wondered if it was the same but not having information with dates, etc., handy, & being involved in searching for something else (probably a Phillips-Register connection) I never did get back around to it. So when you mentioned that marriage, I knew it existed but couldn't remember the date. I went back & checked & your date of 1819 (14 Jan) matches. Now, if my 1812 birthdate for Royal m. Betsy is correct, there would be way too much age difference for this to be the same. So I think you're right about being two different people. With Royal being such an unusual name (to me anyway) I think it seems pretty likely that they probably were related someway. I guess it's back where I started until I can get more informatio! n. I'm still looking for parents, siblings, etc. on Malinda Phillips b.ca 1823 so if you find her in your line somewhere, let me know. It's been interesting!