Kathy, Wow! Yes that really helps. I thank you so much for taking the time to look for me. I will now dive into this Massey file to see if I can add anything or have anything I didn't know was my family. Will keep in touch. Cindy ---------- > From: KLKUZAS@aol.com > To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Obediah Massey > Date: Friday, August 28, 1998 10:28 PM > > Cindy, > > BINGO! I found Obediah Massey (b. abt 1790) who was married first to Nancy > Bryant and had 2 children Sarah (b. 1820) and James Madison (b. 1822). My > info then shows a second marriage to Lavinia ____. They had 5 children: > Exoinia (b. 1846), George W. (b. 1850), Caroline (b. 1851), Virginia Frances > (b. 1856) and Parthenia (b. 1857). Virginia married William Lawson (b. 1855) > on Nov. 14, 1878. > > Obediah was the brother of my gggg grandfather, Warren Massey. The only > discrepancy I've found is that in my original info, Warren and therefore > Obediah were the sons of George Massey (b. abt 1741) and Temperance Flood (b. > abt 1745) who married Feb. 3, 1771. In the other info, their father is > listed as Richard Massey (no dates). As Obediah had a son George and Warren > had a daughter Temperance, I tend to think that my original records are > correct and that those are family names. That, plus the fact that the other > records use many middle names as first names for Warren's children, so maybe > Richard was George's middle name?? I have to believe that my records for > Warren's children are correct as they to me from info given by Warren's > granddaughter who would have known her aunts and uncles. > > Anyway, the only other early info I have is that George Massey's parents were > Ralph Massey (b. May 9, 1710) and Jamimah_________ (b. June 10 1710). Hope > this helps. > > Kathy