Hi Cynthia,   I can  give you dates that I have:   (1) Edwin Conway, Sr  born 1610 Worcester, England died before 26 Sep 1678 Lancaster Co., Va. Married Martha Eltonhead. He would be 68 at death.   (2) Edwin Conway, Jr born 11 May 1644 Old Rappahannock Co., Va. Died Bef 7 Sep 1798 in Richmond Co., Va.... That is the will you have. I have seen a Sarah Walker marriage; a Thompson marriage and a Elizabeth Thornton marriage. I have not researched this one myself.  . I usually stick to my direct grandparents and most of the time don't go into siblings. So, this one I wouldn't know which wife is the one or he could have married more than one time. And I don't trust Rootsweb postings. There is too much misinformation by people who never do genealogy any other way.  He would be 54 at death.   (3) Col. Edwin Conway (III) born ca 1681 in Lancaster Co., Va died 3 Oct 1763 in Lancaster Co., Va. He married Anne Ball daughter of Joseph Ball and Elizabeth Romney. Hw would be 82 at death.   (1) Henry Thacker, Sr  born 1632 England died ca 1686 Middlesex Co., Va Married Eltonhead Conway, daughter of Edwin Conway, Sr. and Martha Eltonhead.   (2) Henry Thacker, Jr  born 9 Aug 1663 Middlesex Co., Va and died 2 Jan 1708 Middlesex Co., Va. Married Elizabeth Payne dau of John Payne, Jr and wife Anne Walker... she is the daughter of Col. John Walker and 1st wife unknown. Col. John Walker married the 2nd time to Sarah Fleete that was a widow of  Col. Henry Fleete.  This is where people get mixed up between these two Sarah's I think  (Sarah  Fleete Walker,  2nd wife and he had a daughter, Sarah Walker), . Also, this would be the Henry Thacker in the 1698 will of Edwin Conway, Jr. because of the dates.   I have seen this will on the internet too but I don't have the original from the courthouse in Richmond County. Also, Henry Thacker, Sr, had a son, Edwin Thacker, born ca 1655.  I never tracked him down. He is a brother to my Henry Thacker, Jr.   I hope this helps some.   Marianne Dillow --- On Tue, 12/23/08, Cynthia Claytonroberts <CynthiaCR@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Cynthia Claytonroberts <CynthiaCR@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Will of Edwin Conway written 19 March 1698 To: vaculpep@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 7:47 PM marianne dillow wrote: > There are three Edwin Conway's.: (1) Edwin Conway, SR. married Martha Eltonhead (my 9th great grandparents) Their son: (2) Edwin Conway, JR. married Sarah Fleete (some call her Sarah Walker) and 2nd to Elizabeth Thornton.. and some say Thompson.. LOL ! This is the 1698 will you have below. Their son: (3) Col.Edwin Conway (III) that married Anne Ball , daughter of Joseph Ball and Elizabeth Romney.. this line leads to the parents of George Washington.< OK, I have this: 1) Edwin Conway, Seniorest... 1610-1675 m. Martha Eltonhead before 1640 2) Edwin Conway b. est 1638 - Aug 1698 m1. 1680 Sarah Fleete m2 1695(I have) Elizabeth Thompson 3) Edwin Conway 1681-1763 m1 1704 Anne Ball m2 Ann Hack In this 1698 Will 3EdwinConway would be single & only abt 17, yes? So it wouldn't be him his father is referring to in the very last Item of the Will, would it? Is there a 2&1/2:)Edwin Conway who would be of age to assume this responsibility or is that the transcriber's/printer's error & he/she meant to say Mr. Edwin THACKER twice. (2Edwin's mentioned Henry & Edwin THACKER earlier in the Item abt selling the tobacco in England for his unborn child.) Last Item: Item, I nominate and appoint my trusty friends and kinsmen Mr. Andrew Jackson, Mr. Samuel Fox, Mr. Henry Thacker and Mr. EDWIN CONWAY, to bee overseers of this my last will and testament, Desiring my sd overseers, to carefully advise and instruct my children by my first wife, in their persons and estates. And to bee assistant to their power, to my dear wife Elizabeth. And if it should please God, to take away my dear wife during her childrens minority, then I commit their care and tuition of them, and their estates, to my saide kinsmen Mr. Henry Thacker, and Mr. EDWIN THACKER, for witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal, this nineteenth day of March, in ye year of Our Lord God One Thousand Six Hundred, Ninety and Eight. Edwin [Ye Seal] Conway"