I think that two brothers came over from England, one died on the trip. William had two sons. Of his grandsons, three moved to NC. ( I am quoting this from memory, I can look it up later and give you the names.). Another cousin had the story of three Vestal brothers coming over from Germany. I think that the evidence points to two coming to America. I am also interested in all Vestals. My maiden name was also Vestal. Kris Davis ---------- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VESTAL-L] RE: 5 Brothers > Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 11:27 AM > > Allen and Others, > > Allen, In response to your question about the 5 brothers, everyone responded > that I must have been mistaken because there were only the two brothers and > one died on the journey over from England. I am not sure why your family > (about the 4 brothers) and mine (about the 5 brothers) are the only ones that > have heard this story. > > When I was the only one asking about this, I thought maybe someone had passed > down the wrong information or got it mixed up with another branch of my > family. But when you said you had been told a similar story I thought there > might be something to it. So, if anyone else out there has heard something > similar please let us know. It could be that this set of brothers came over > later. Would be glad to hear any response to this. > > My ggg-grandfather David William Vestal married Sarah Delphine McMasters in > 1818 in Randolph County, NC, my gg-grandfather Lindsey David Vestal moved to > Yadkin County, NC were most have remained or live in the adjacent counties. > Even my father (Vestal) was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina but now > lives in Forsyth County near me. Since my family has been in the area since > the first Vestal's settled here, I had given the story some credit until I > got negative responses to my question. > > Again, I would love for anyone to respond that may have some information > about other brothers coming over. > > Allen, I am sorry I could not give you a direct answer to your question but > maybe we can get a respond from this. > > Thanks in advance to all that may have some information to share or even want > to share some family tales. > > B. Vestal B. > > > ==== 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/ >