Dear Mary, What a web our ancestors did weave!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Knight" <maryknight@famvid.com> To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] boston and hesson > > Yes, I have that Shirley, she was a sister of Margaret Evelyn Hesson and Christian's first wife. > I do not wish to offend anyone with what I'm now going to say. > I have some documents (papers on settlement of George's estate? I think, I'll have to dig them out)that were sent to me where David C. Boston states that George Boston had "only" 3 sons and he named them, George, David & Christian. > So even though Jacob is listed as a son in 1880 census I don't think he was George and Matilda's son. > I also don't believe Thomas Boston 10 years old in 1850 census is George's son either. > I suspect that Thomas and Jacob were illegitimate sons of one or more of George's daughters. > I can't prove any of that for certain but I was contacted by a descendant of Thomas Boston's some time ago that also believed Thomas was the son of one of George's daughters but also had no proof. > > Mary Knight > > Mary, > There is another Boston, Hesson marriage in Smith Co, Christian Boston to > Martha S. Hesson Jan 5, 1884. Christian and Jacob are both sons of George > and Matilda(1880 district 6 Smith Co census) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Knight" <maryknight@famvid.com> > To: <TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: [TNSMITH] boston and hesson > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/marriages/marraigesroll90-91.htm > > > > Boston, Jake Boston, Maggie Nov 7, 1893 > > > > Married first to Christian Boston > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/marriages/marraigesroll90-91.htm > > Transcribed on website Boston, Christian Hesson, M. B. Jun 1, 1890 > > > > Mary Knight > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: thackxton_c@bellsouth.net > > To: TNSMITH-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 11:58 AM > > Subject: [TNSMITH] boston and hesson > > > > > > lokking for marriage date for jacob boton and margaret evelyn hesson > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Add Your Surnames to Our Smith County Surnames Page at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/tngen/surnames.htm > > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > > Have you updated your Smith County Query lately? > > http://www.tngennet.org/queries/qpost.htm > > > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Visit The Smith Co Web Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/ > > > ==== TNSMITH Mailing List ==== > Smith County Cemeteries North and South Of The Cumberland River > at The Smith County Historical and Genealogical Society website: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/hg/cems_north/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsmith/hg/cems_south/ >