In a message dated 12-May-03 4:45:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sequoia@pacbell.net writes: > I can't answer your questions. Mathilda Kennedy seems to be listed as a > descendant of Sarah Wharton. Sarah was the daughter of Jane Sparks and her > husband Thomas Wharton. She was a half-sister to the Henry Towles of the > will, as they had the same mother. Henry was half-brother to my ancestor, > Lucy Garnett, because they had the same father. As such, Sarah and my Lucy > were step-sisters and not directly related. I have not done any work on > Sarah's family. > Rick, is this Sarah WHARTON the one who married William CLARK, Jr.? Does Sarah also have a brother named Thomas, who married Mary TOWLES? Thank you. Paul Haynes in Ann Arbor, MI ...Your family is one of nature's masterpieces (my fortune-cookie fortune!)