Can someone check the early marriages for nboyd, she is a friend of mine, and not on the list. Please reply to me. Thank's Rena List Adm. ----- Original Message ----- From: "nboyd" <[email protected]> To: "Rena" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:46 AM Subject: Re: Marriages > Either Botetourt or Louden Counties we think. Laura sent the following to > me. > The question is: who were the parents of Margaret Wells (Mrs. Moses > Wells)? I think she has to be either a Bonham or a Williams. From Smyth > County, VA Deed Book 10 lists 3 couples that have a common interest in a > piece of property."Indenture made between Moses Wells and Margaret his > wife...William Bonham and Elizabeth (who was a Williams) his > wife...Richard Williams and Jane (who was a Bonham) his wife..So it has to > be a Williams or a Bonham to connect these 3. Elizabeth and Richard > Williams were children of Joseph Williams but Joseph's daughter, Margaret, > married John Bowen and was named as Peggy Bowen in her father's Will in > 1829. Therefore my Margaret was not this daughter of Joseph Williams. > William Bonham born ca. 1768 was a son of Joseph and Naomi Parks Bonham. > His wife, Elizabeth Williams Bonham born 1774 was a daughter of Joseph and > Catherine Edwards Williams. Who were the parents of Jane Bonham, Richard > Williams' wife? Jane was not mentioned as an heir in Joseph Bonham's Will > of June 22, 1803 Wythe County, VA. > The Bonhams were in Loudon County, VA before being in Smyth/Wythe Co., VA > area. There were Wells in Loudoun Co. 1771 before being in Montgomery > Co., VA (parent county to Smyth and Wythe Co., VA). Good luck, I am > typing away on it now trying to see if there is something new that stands > out for me to check into. Seems like there should be marriage records in > Loudoun Co., or Botetourt Co., VA, > > Nancy > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 0606-1, 02/06/2006 > Tested on: 2/7/2006 4:46:07 AM > avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > >