Dear Martha, Anne Reeves, wife of Bartholomew Austin was the daughter of George Reeves and Jane Burton. Guess we are cousins again. Nancy Clark Brown [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Martha Short <[email protected]> To: Wise Co. List <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 19, 1998 5:28 PM Subject: [VAWISE-L] Austin & Reeves >Hi all: > > I wanted to address a post from last week concerning Henry Vanover's >second wife, Jane Austin, which stated that "Jane Austin's parents were >Bartholomew Austin and Jane Reeves, dau. of George Reeves and Jane >Burton." > >My records show that Bartholomew Austin was married to Anne Reeves, a >daughter of Enoch Reeves and Chatta McMillan. Children of Bartholemew >and Anne (Reeves) Austin were: > >1) William Austin >2) Isaiah Austin >3) Jane Austin married Henry Vanover and lived on Cranberry Creek in >Ashe County, NC. They had no children. Before her marriage she had >two children, Henderson and James. >4) Jesse Austin >5) Andrew Austin >6) David Austin >7) Cindy Austin >8) John Austin >9) George Austin >10) Robert Austin >11) Prudence Austin >12) Jackson Austin >13) Edward Austin >(source: Pioneer Recollections of Southwest Virginia by E. J. and Hetty >Sutherland) > >I do not have an Austin link at this time but want to have good >information in my database so my question for Austin researchers...Who >was the wife of Bartholomew Austin? Jane Reeves d/o George Reeves and >Jane Burton or Anne Reeves d/o Enoch Reeves and Chatta McMillan? >Martha > > >==== VAWISE Mailing List ==== >Second Union: A Melungeon Gathering will be held July 9-12, 1998. For >complete information visit the following website: >http://www.clinch.edu/appalachia/melungeon/ > >