Don't exclude the two daughters Mary Vestal and Jemima when you say that William and Elizabeth mercer Vestal only had five sons caviness@conninc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <HELMSTMK@aol.com> To: <VESTAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 12:16 PM Subject: Re: [VESTAL-L] [Fwd: (no subject)] > David B. Vestal (b. abt 1764/d.Aug.15,1851 Maury Co.,Tn) married Mary Longino > (b.abt1774/76 d.Nov.1869 Maury Co.,Tn) on Aug.11,1791 in Surry Co.,North > Carolina.David was the son of James Vestal Sr. and Mary Jay (Jay being > unproven but believed by almost everyone).The children of David B. Vestal are > Jay Vestal,John Thomas Vestal,Elizabeth Vestal,Nancy M. Vestal,Aaron > Vestal,and Sarah Vestal. > > There are only 2 other David Vestals in North Carolina during this time > period. > > David Vestal (b.Nov.23,1774/d.March 9,1855 Chatham Co.,North Carolina) > married > Elizabeth York (1798) and Rebecca Evans (1815). > > David Vestal (b.Dec 12,1785/d. Aug 17,1828) married Sophia (Seviah) McMasters > on > March 15,1806 in Randolph Co.,North Carolina. > > There is a 4th David Vestal in this time period but he is a descendant of > John Vestal and Hannah Ann Potts and lived in the North West Virginia area. > > William Vestal II and Elizabeth Mercer only had 5 sons (John,William > ,Thomas,James Sr. and David Anthony.Out of the 5 listed,William Vestal never > had any children and the above accounts for the other 4. > > > ==== 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/ > >