> My data base shows that Mary French who was the eldest child of Mason French     > and Ann Lewis [wed January 1783 in Loudoun] married John Rutter. The couple     > could have been married when John Rutter witnessed John French's will in 1805.     > Mary Was probably living in 1828 as there was a lawsuit between her siblings     > regarding their father's estate. This suit only briefly mentions her as having     > received her legacy. It does not name her husband and does that of her sisters     > so she may have been a widow at that time. By 1836 where her uncles estates     > were being settled, she is not named and on page 15 of the account of the     > Distributees of George French her children are named as the children of Mary Rutter     > who was daughter of Mason French. The children were:     > Hugh Rutter     > Ann Rutter     > Mason Rutter     > James Rutter     > Sarah Rutter     > Margaret Rutter     > Mary Rutter     > The shares of Hugh, Ann, Mason and James were to go to Charles E. Chinn, who     > purchased several of the shares from legatees in advance of the settlement.     > If anyone descends from this group and can tell me where they ended up I     > would be happy to know so that I could conduct further research if possible.     > Margaret     > Margaret R. Amundson, CGsm is a service mark of the Board for Certification     > of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after     > periodic proficiency evaluations.