>I have just recently gotten online. I happened to run across the Vestal >heritage which is very interesting to me since my maiden name is Vestal. I >did discover that Jessie Vestal is my great, great, great grandfather. We >had only found as far back as George W Vestal. Since I now know that Jessie >was married in Vigo County I can go to Terre Haute and do some research. It >is only about 25 miles east of where I live. Jessie was also buried in Clark >Co. Il which is 30 south of me. I hope to find his burial spot. I will >compile all of the information I have on all of us Vestals from George on >down and send it to you. Thanks so much for the info that has been put >online, and I hope that I can fill in some of the missing pieces. > >Linda Vestal Mullenix > Linda, Here is what I have as the parents of Jesse Vestal who married Mary Ann Holt: 1 John Thomas Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 9 Sep 1796, Surry Co., NC Death: 16 May 1876, Maury Co., TN Father: David B. Vestal (1765-1851) Mother: Mary Longino (1775-1869) Spouse: Mary Vestal Birth: 24 Nov 1803, Surry Co., NC? Death: 20 Oct 1881, Maury Co., TN Father: Jesse Vestal (1772-ca1854) Mother: Sophia McDonald (~1774-1850) Marr: 22 Mar 1822, Surry Co., NC Children: Anderson (1823-1863) William Jay (1825-1850) Jesse (~1828-1854) Aaron Thomas (1832-1906) Eliza (~1835-) Manson (1838-1901) Henderson (~1840-) Mary Jane (1842-) Harriet E. (1847-1876) 1.1 Anderson Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 3 Oct 1823 Death: 15 Feb 1863, Maury Co., TN 1.2 William Jay Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 30 Aug 1825 Death: 24 Apr 1850, Maury Co., TN Spouse: Ann Ervine Birth: 24 Mar 1834 Death: 1 Aug 1855, Maury Co., TN Father: C. M. Ervine Mother: P. 1.3 Jesse Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1828, Surry Co., NC Death: 1854, Clark Co., IL Spouse: Mary Ann Holt Marr: 29 Jul 1849, Vigo Co., IN Children: George W. (1850-) John W. (1852-) William Henry (1854-) 1.4a Aaron Thomas Vestal* - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 9 Nov 1832 Death: 20 Aug 1906 Spouse: Charlotte Kinnard Birth: 1850 Death: 1949 Other spouses: Rebecca Sedburry 1.4b Aaron Thomas Vestal* (See above) - ------------------------------------------- Spouse: Rebecca Sedburry Marr: 8 Jan 1857, Maury Co., TN Other spouses: Charlotte Kinnard 1.5 Eliza Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1835 1.6 Manson Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 29 Jul 1838, Maury Co., TN Death: 2 Nov 1901, Maury Co., TN Spouse: Joanna Judd Birth: 27 Oct 1840 Death: 12 Apr 1911, Maury Co., TN Father: Daniel Judd 1.7 Henderson Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1840, Maury Co., TN 1.8 Mary Jane Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 1842, Maury Co., TN Spouse: Green H. Fitzgerald Birth: 18 Aug 1846 Death: 22 Mar 1913 Marr: 2 Aug 1864, Maury Co., TN 1.9 Harriet E. Vestal - ------------------------------------------- Birth: 19 Nov 1847, Maury Co., TN Death: 8 Mar 1876, Maury Co., TN I have the family further back . Hope this helps. Tom Rea Oakland, CA