Hi there, Can anyone enlighten me on just who this VESTAL is? Info was posted on STOVER list and sent to me. James Marion Stover from KY b 1 Nov 1859 at Morgan County, KY married Rose Ellen VESTAL b 3 May 1885 at Lincoln, MO, dau of John Will and Elizabeth HOAG VESTAL. Whose son is this John Will VESTAL, please ? I am missing any of this info in files. :)) Peggy

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Dear Fellow Searchers: I am searching for more members of my great grandfather Daniel Vestal Roy's family. He was born November 18, 1839 in Jackson Co., MO to Louis Roy and Charlotta Silvers. I have a lot of material on the Roy Family but very little on the Silvers. Louis and Charlotta were married January 9, 1834 in Jackson Co., MO. We think that Daniel's middle name Vestal was a family name in his mother's family, or friends of the family. If you have any of these names in your data bank I would appreciate any clue that you may have. I would be glad to share any that I have. Daniel came across the Oregon Trail in 1852 with his parents and settled in Washington Co, Oregon. Thanks for anything. MARY ROY WILSON maryroy@ix.netcom.com

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Pat --part1_66d9aa3e.24587f9e_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: SOMMERTEX@aol.com From: SOMMERTEX@aol.com Full-name: SOMMERTEX Message-ID: <66d9aa3e.24586a1c@aol.com> Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:41:48 EDT Subject: Fwd: Fw: [TNMAURY-L] Life in the 1500's----- To: Sommertex2@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="part2_66d9aa3e.24586a1c_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 10 Reply-To: SOMMERTEX@aol.com --part2_66d9aa3e.24586a1c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part2_66d9aa3e.24586a1c_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <donnamo@pdq.net> Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by air-zb03.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:53:14 -0400 Received: from pocahontas.pdq.net (mail.pdq.net [204.145.251.78]) by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with SMTP id AAA23743 for <sommertex@aol.com>; Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:53:13 -0400 (EDT) X-AirNote: 1 Received: from 56K-220.MaxTNT1.pdq.net [209.144.226.220-18] by meg.pdq.net; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:53:08 -0500 Message-ID: <002a01be9133$2d003320$dce290d1@pdq.pdq.net> From: "donnamo" <donnamo@pdq.net> To: "Zane & Carolyn Webb" <zwebb@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>, "Chase & Heather Stewart" <towergrunt@aol.com>, "Mike Sommerfield" <sommertex@aol.com>, "Bob Nothnagel" <bnothnagel@sprynet.com>, "Sharon Meisetschlaeger" <sharonm@pdq.net>, "Becky McDuffee" <bmcduffee@xplorenergy.com>, "robert brush" <roostor@flash.net> Subject: Fw: [TNMAURY-L] Life in the 1500's----- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 23:54:12 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Reply-To: donnamo@pdq.net -----Original Message----- From: MegLinGun@aol.com <MegLinGun@aol.com> To: TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com <TNMAURY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 4:12 PM Subject: [TNMAURY-L] Life in the 1500's----- >Hi all, >I received this today and wanted to share it. Author unknown. If anyone >knows where this came from I'd love to give proper credit. >Lorien Gunsallus > >Life in the 1500's----- > > Anne Hathaway was the wife of William Shakespeare. She married at the >age of 26. This is really unusual for the time. Most people married >young, like at the age of 11 or 12. Life was not as romantic as we may >picture it. Here are some examples: > > Anne Hathaway's home was a 3 bedroom house with a small parlor, which >was seldom used (only for company), kitchen, and no bathroom. > > Mother and Father shared a bedroom. Anne had a queen sized bed, but >did not sleep alone. She also had 2 other sisters and they shared the bed > also with 6 servant girls. (this is before she married) They didn't >sleep like we do lengthwise but all laid on the bed crosswise. > > At least they had a bed. The other bedroom was shared by her 6 >brothers and 30 field workers. They didn't have a bed. Everyone just wrapped >up >in their blanket and slept on the floor. They had no indoor heating so >all the extra bodies kept them warm. > >They were also small people, the men only grew to be about 5'6" and >the women were 4'8". SO in their house they had 27 people living. > > Most people got married in June. Why? They took their yearly bath in > May, so they were till smelling pretty good by June, although they were >starting to smell, so the brides would carry a bouquet of flowers to >hide their b.o. > > Like I said, they took their yearly bath in May, but it was just a big > tub that they would fill with hot water. The man of the house would get >the privilege of the nice clean water. Then all the other sons and men, >then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then >the water was pretty thick. Thus, the saying, "don't throw the baby out >with the bath water," it was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. > > I'll describe their houses a little. You've heard of thatch roofs, >well that's all they were. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood >underneath. They were the only place for the little animals to get warm. So >all the > pets; dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs, all lived >in the roof. When it rained it became slippery so sometimes the animals >would slip and fall off the roof. Thus the saying, "it's raining cats >and dogs." Since there was nothing to stop things from falling into the >house they would just try to clean up a lot. But this posed a real problem >in the >bedroom where bugs and other droppings from animals could really mess >up your nice clean bed, so they found if they would make beds with big >posts and hang a sheet over the top it would prevent that problem. That's >where those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies came from. > >When you came into the house you would notice most times that the floor >was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, that's where >the saying "dirt poor" came from. The wealthy would have slate >floors. That was fine but in the winter they would get slippery when they >got wet. >So they started to spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. >As the winter wore on they would just keep adding it and adding it >until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. SO they >put a piece of wood at the entry way, a "thresh hold". > > In the kitchen they would cook over the fire, they had a fireplace in >the kitchen/parlor, that was seldom used and sometimes in the master >bedroom. > > They had a big kettle that always hung over the fire and every day they > would light the fire and start adding things to the pot. Mostly they >ate vegetables, they didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew for >dinner then leave the leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and >then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew would have food in it >that had been in there for a month! Thus the rhyme: peas porridge hot, peas >porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." > > Sometimes they could get a hold of some pork. They really felt special >when that happened and when company came over they even had a rack in >the parlor where they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. > That was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the > bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and they >would all sit around and "chew the fat." > > If you had money your plates were made out of pewter. Sometimes some of > their food had a high acid content and some of the lead would leach out >into the food. They really noticed it happened with tomatoes. So they > stopped eating tomatoes, for 400 years. > > Most people didn't have pewter plates though, they all had trenchers, > that was a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. They >never washed their boards and a lot of times worms would get into the wood. > After eating off the trencher with worms they would get "trench mouth." > > If you were going traveling and wanted to stay at an Inn they usually > provided the bed but not the board. > >The bread was divided according to status. The workers would get the >burnt bottom of the loaf, the family would get the middle and guests >would get the top, or the "upper crust". > >They also had lead cups and when they would drink their ale or whiskey. >The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. > >They would be walking along the road and here would be someone knocked >out and they thought they were dead. So they would pick them up and take them >home and get them ready to bury. They realized if they were too slow >about it, the person would wake up. Also, maybe not all of the people >they were burying were dead. So they would lay them out on the kitchen table >for >a couple of days, the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait >and >see if they would wake up. That's where the custom of holding a "wake" >came from. > > Since England is so old and small they started running out of places to >bury people. So they started digging up some coffins and would take >their bones to a house and re-use the grave. They started opening >these coffins and found some had scratch marks on the inside. > > One out of 25 coffins were that way and they realized they had still >been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on their >wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie >it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to >listen for the bell. That is how the saying "graveyard shift" was >made. > > If the bell would ring they would know that someone was "saved by the > bell" or he was a "dead ringer". > > >==== TNMAURY Mailing List ==== >Researching the following Maury County surnames: BINKLEY - BOOKER - CASKEY - CRAIG - CRAWFORD - CREWS - DABBS - DANIELS - DEMASTUS - DIAL - DILLEHAY - DODSON - DOOLEY - DUGGER - demastus@aol.com > > > --part2_66d9aa3e.24586a1c_boundary-- --part1_66d9aa3e.24587f9e_boundary--

Bushnell/Vestal/Tandy Hoping to find any information someone may have on the following families: John Cordon Bushnell mar Jemia unknown, no dates or places their children Edwin, Sarah and Ann Bushnell b 1862 Eugene, Or. she was in the first graduating class of the University of Oregon in 1883 she mar W. H. Vestal, they had following children; Harold, born Lakeview, Oregon Edgar, born Lakeview, ORFegon Meda Adra 1898/1958 B.Eugene, Or. Mar Merville Moore 1899/1978 he born Condon, Or. they had one child Meridee b 1924 Condon, Or. she Mar. Forrest Alter. Any help would be appreciated. Gary gmoore@teleport.com

Below is a forward from Linda Dudick. ---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- Date: 4/25/99 9:11 AM Received: 4/25/99 9:58 AM From: Linda Dudick, LDudick@ancestory.com To: COATES-L@rootsweb.com Coppock-L@rootsweb.com Jay list, JAY-L@rootsweb.com Bagley-L@rootsweb.com Hi! My internet and email addresses are changing. My new Email will be at LDudick@ancestrees.com My large family tree database that includes a great deal of Coate, Coppock and Jay information was at www.ancestory.com but now will be at www.ancestrees.com. Please do bookmark it. I don't want to miss you! LINDA COATE DUDICK, Columbus, Ohio: LDudick@ancestrees.com http://www.ancestrees.com Please note my new email address that should be active in a few days ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- Pat Bagwell Icezena@texas.net Listowner for Bagwell, Boswell, Jay, & Vestal

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I'm hoping to find the parents of David Vestal who appeared in the 1830 Randolph County, Indiana Census. He was also mentioned in "History of Randolph County" as having been born in North Carolina and going to Randolph County in 1823, settling on Stony Creek two and a half miles south of Windsor. It was also stated that he left the county in 1831 and moved to White Lick, below Indianapolis. He and his wife had five children when they moved. I think he may be related to Julianna Vestal who married Jacob B. Coon (Kuhn) 11 April 1828 in nearby Delaware County. Can anyone help? Bob Foster

This message is for Peggy Hill, but perhaps others are interested also. I finally got around to going through the info on your 10/29/98 message(Thanks for all of the goodies! I don't have a link yet, but I was able to link up some of my "misc" Vestals.) You showed John Vestal Sr/Elizabeth Fogelman with 1 child, Simpson F Vestal b. 8 june 1860. I'm guessing that the year's a typo. I have a bit of info on a Simpson F b. abt 1817 and his wife and kids. Is it safe to assume they're the same man? Also, I have some decendent information on David Vestal/Elizabeth Hodgin and Soloman Vestal/esther Hodgin. My info is strictly from someone else's charts, nothing I'm found myself. If you're interested, please let me know. I can't vouch for their accuracy. Thanks again for your info - better late than never! - SuEllyn

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My g-g-grandfather was David Vestal, born April 5, 1821 in North Carolina. He moved to Missouri in the 1940's. There he married Jane Coyle, born Nov. 8, 1827 in Mo. I dont know who David's father was, but I think it was John Vestal, born 1787 who married Margaret (Mary) Huff. My David fits the right age of one of John's sons. Does anyone have information on my David and or John Vestal's children. I have collected as much info on all Vestals as I can, and want to collect more. Our family is like a giant jigsaw puzzle that I enjoy trying to piece together. I would be happy to share my descendancy with anyone interested. Thanks, Kris Davis

I am trying to connect my g-grandmother with a family!! Her name was Nancy Vestil?or Vestal. According to a 1920 census in Iowa she was 75. Her husband was John Dean and their daughter was Ella/Eleonor who was my grandmother.According to same census her father was born in Ohio and her mother in Ky.{no names} I found her maiden name on my grandmothers death certificate. If any of this connects with your family would you please let me know? I have hit a blank wall. Thank you for your time. Pat Fellman E-Mail Txgypsy138@aol.com

Hello Scott on the list of offsprings for William Vestal and Elizabeth Mercer you left off james born 1730 also another site to check out is Ancestory .com the lady who runs the site is apparently related and there is much free data there ( Ancestory is normally a pay site ) Patricia Perkins at caviness@abts.net ---------- > From: AltonMills@aol.com > To: VESTAL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VESTAL-L] re:Wm. Vestal and Elizabeth Mercer > Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 8:58 PM > > Please let me know of any additions or corrections to the following > descendants of William Vestal (The dates and places and children do not seem > to match): > > 1 William Vestal b: Abt. 1696 d: Abt. March 1744/45 > .. +Elizabeth Mercer b: Abt. 1694 in Northampton, England, probably d: > 1725 m: 1716 in Pennsylvania > . 2 John Vestal b: Abt. 1718 in Pennsylvania > ..... +Ann Potts > . 2 William Vestal b: 1721 in Chester, PA d: Abt. 1787 > . 2 Mary Vestal b: Abt. 1723 > ..... +William Jay > . 2 Thomas Vestal b: September 08, 1727 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania > ..... +Elizabeth Davis > ..... 3 Jesse Vestal b: October 05, 1772 in Chatham Co., North Carolina d: > in Raleigh, North Carolina > ......... +Sophia McDaniel (McDonald) > . 2 James Vestal b: Abt. 1730 in Virginia > ..... +Mary Jay > ..... 3 [2] William Vestal > ......... +[1] Sarah Chamness Vestal m: Bef. 1781 > ..... 3 Sarah Vestal > ..... 3 Elizabeth Vestal > ..... 3 William Vestal > ..... 3 James Vestal > ......... +Unknown Wife > . 2 David Anthony Vestal > ..... +Sarah Chamness b: February 11, 1741/42 in Frederick, Maryland d: > January 20, 1822 in Surry, North Carolina m: September 25, 1759 in Cane Creek > MM, Chatham Co., NC > ..... 3 [1] Sarah Chamness Vestal > ......... +[2] William Vestal m: Bef. 1781 > ..... 3 Thomas Vestal > ......... +Elizabeth Davis > . 2 Jemima Vestal b: Abt. 1738 > ..... +Unknown Chapman m: Bef. 1751 > . 2 Daughter Vestal b: Aft. 1739 > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please post your Vestal lines! That new member just might be the link you're looking for!

If I understand the Julian versus Gregorian calendar correctly, the change in months from the example of July to September 1754 would no longer be applicable. The calendar changed in 1752 and after that, while the Quakers still numbered months, first month would no longer be March as in the old style calendar but January in accordance with the rest of the world. Hope that makes sense. DJ

I have Thomas VESTAL 1 and Elizabeth DAVIS m.7 Sep, 1727 Cane Creek, Chatham Co., NC. His first wife was Mary _?_, but she died soon after they married. (again the dates in the Quaker records are according to the Friends, and translated may make 6 July 1754 be 7 Sep, 1754. (?) I have the same b date and b place you have for Elizabeth. Like I said, the Quaker records show their calendar, while other records show the way we read it. Happy Trails, J in MT Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/3718/ ----- Original Message ----- From: David G. White <whiteknight@adelphia.net> To: <VESTAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [VESTAL-L] re:Thomas Vestal and Elizabeth Davis > Scott: > > You misunderstood the info I posted. July 6, 1754 is the date Elizabeth Davis and Thomas Vestal married. The source is The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Geneaolgy (EAQG), Vol. 1, page 425. > > Elizabeth Davis was born 12-12-1737, Chester Co. PA,; source: EAQG, Vol. 1, page 366. > > Best, > > David > > AltonMills@aol.com wrote: > > > In a message dated 3/30/99 7:57:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > whiteknight@adelphia.net writes: > > > > << He married ELIZABETH DAVIS5,6 July 06, 1754 in Cane Creek MM, NC7,8, > > daughter of CHARLES DAVIS and > > HANNAH MATSON. > > > > Children of THOMAS VESTAL and ELIZABETH DAVIS are: > > i. HANNAH4 VESTAL, b. October 30, 1755, >> > > > > Pardon my repeated disbelief, but when does a one-year old girl give birth to > > a child? Does anyone have the correct dates for this information? Hannah, > > born 1755? daughter of Elizabeth, born 1754? whose father was born 9 years > > before his own father was born? > > > > Obviously, something is wrong here? What is the source of this information? > > > > Scott Mills > > AltonMills@aol.com > > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > > Thank you for not sending any attachments, virus warnings, FCC, spams, or any other non-genealogy articles to the rootsweb lists. This helps to keep the rootsweb's equipment running smoothly, and not ruin their equipment. > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

I don't have enough documentation yet, but my husband's direct gggggg grandparents were William VESTAL 11 (VESTALL/VASTALL) and Elizabeth MERCER. The Quaker calendar was different (refer to Quaker records)and the sixth month you say could be for Sep. (?) Supposedly some of the dates were found to have been copied from the Friends minutes, and at other times, written as found in other records, so as to the confusing of the correct dates in many cases. I have William 11 was b. ca. 16 Sep, 1691/92, Birmingham Twshp, Chester Co., PA and m. 9 Sep, 1716 Westtown, Chester Co., PA. and d.ca. Mar, 1745/46, Frederick Co., VA Elizabeth had to have d. after 1751, as after William 11 died, and in 1751, she and 2 of her sons(William and Thomas) went to NC settling near Cane Creek. I also have she was b.ca. 14 Aug, 1694, Northhampton, ENG, and she m.(1) Joseph Woodward and he d. in 1715 after they were married near 3 years. I have she and Wm had 8 children, and my husband's line then goes through Thomas VESTAL 1. I have seen a few sources, but do not have all the documentation on the births, deaths, etc. yet. The Shasta Co. Library Genealogical Section has a book entitled Pioneers of Yesteryears, written 1977, (this replaces the written manuscript of 1975 entitled THE VESTALS, which was supposedly destroyed by this 1977 writing) both compiled by Frances A. Gassaway, (she was the secretary of the Ft. Crook Historical Soc when she compiled the book, and had interviewed Tom Vestal, the veterinarian at the time there in that area.) Ask for Reference#979.424 in Shasta Co., CA library. That is about all I can contribute for now......Happy Trails, J in MT Also, visit my 4 personal home pages on spirituality and genealogy: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Crete/3718/ ----- Original Message ----- From: David G. White <whiteknight@adelphia.net> To: <VESTAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [VESTAL-L] [VESTAL] re: Thomas Vestal, son of Eliz. Mercer > Scott: > > I have never seen a reliable death date for Elizabeth (Mercer) Vestal. Perhaps others have. Where did you get 1725 as her death date? > > As to David being her son, once again I rely on EAQG, Vol. 1, page 366 which has David Vestal's entire family listed. It shows him as son of "Wm. & Elizabeth" and gives his birth date as 6-16-1736. It lists his wife Sarah, as daughter of "Anthony and Sarah Chamness" > and says she was "b. 2-11-1742, Frederick Co., VA." It also lists their 13 children with birth dates. > > I hope this clarifies things for you. > > Best Wishes, > > David > > AltonMills@aol.com wrote: > > > Some of the recent information does not come close to matching what I have. > > The recent posts claimed that David Vestal, son of Elizabeth Mercer, was born > > 1736. Yet, I have Elizabeth Mercer's date of death as 1725? What are the > > correct dates? > > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Scott: I have never seen a reliable death date for Elizabeth (Mercer) Vestal. Perhaps others have. Where did you get 1725 as her death date? As to David being her son, once again I rely on EAQG, Vol. 1, page 366 which has David Vestal's entire family listed. It shows him as son of "Wm. & Elizabeth" and gives his birth date as 6-16-1736. It lists his wife Sarah, as daughter of "Anthony and Sarah Chamness" and says she was "b. 2-11-1742, Frederick Co., VA." It also lists their 13 children with birth dates. I hope this clarifies things for you. Best Wishes, David AltonMills@aol.com wrote: > Some of the recent information does not come close to matching what I have. > The recent posts claimed that David Vestal, son of Elizabeth Mercer, was born > 1736. Yet, I have Elizabeth Mercer's date of death as 1725? What are the > correct dates? > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > Please Help Support Rootsweb! By becoming a member, your donation will continue to have this great surname e-mail list, and the new surname boards on a website at Rootsweb! Your donations are the only thing that keep them going! Just go to: http://www.rootsweb.com/

Scott: You misunderstood the info I posted. July 6, 1754 is the date Elizabeth Davis and Thomas Vestal married. The source is The Encyclopedia of American Quaker Geneaolgy (EAQG), Vol. 1, page 425. Elizabeth Davis was born 12-12-1737, Chester Co. PA,; source: EAQG, Vol. 1, page 366. Best, David AltonMills@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 3/30/99 7:57:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, > whiteknight@adelphia.net writes: > > << He married ELIZABETH DAVIS5,6 July 06, 1754 in Cane Creek MM, NC7,8, > daughter of CHARLES DAVIS and > HANNAH MATSON. > > Children of THOMAS VESTAL and ELIZABETH DAVIS are: > i. HANNAH4 VESTAL, b. October 30, 1755, >> > > Pardon my repeated disbelief, but when does a one-year old girl give birth to > a child? Does anyone have the correct dates for this information? Hannah, > born 1755? daughter of Elizabeth, born 1754? whose father was born 9 years > before his own father was born? > > Obviously, something is wrong here? What is the source of this information? > > Scott Mills > AltonMills@aol.com > > ==== VESTAL Mailing List ==== > Thank you for not sending any attachments, virus warnings, FCC, spams, or any other non-genealogy articles to the rootsweb lists. This helps to keep the rootsweb's equipment running smoothly, and not ruin their equipment.