Posted on: Amelia County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amelia/661 Surname: APLIN, APPLING, CLEMENT, SMITH, PURYEAR ------------------------- Does anyone know the maiden name of "Mary" (b. ca. 1706 in Amelia Co.,VA; d. ca. 1748 in Amelia Co.), and the order in which she married the following three gentlement? 1. William Clement (Clemons), b. ca. 1702/1705 in Gloucester Co., VA, and died 23 Nov. 1766 in Amelia Co., VA. Issue of Mary and William: Elizabeth; Margaret; Martha; and William. 2. Thomas Appling (Aplin) of Amelia Co., VA (b. ca. 1687 in Charles Parish, York Co., VA.; d. 1743 in Amelia Co.). He married (1) Ann Jennings, and (2) Mary. He and Mary had issue: Thomas; William, Andrew, and John. 3. William Puryear who lived in Amelia County, VA and in Granville Co., NC. Issue of William and Mary: John, Robert, William, and Sarah (Sally). Mary's daughter, Elizabeth Clement, who married Thomas Smith and lived in Lunenburg Co., VA was my 4th great-grandmother. Any help in identifying Mary will be much appreciated.