In a message dated 1/15/2003 8:01:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > <<6. If John, son of John had children as many researchers believe he > did, why did he not mention them in his will of 1824 but named David and > Robert Moore heir to his land after wife Mary died.>> > > That's a good question. I suppose our only hint that he had children is > the personal property tax lists of Franklin Co. 1812-19 , which list > multiple male tithables. And of course the 1810 and 1820 census records > show multiple people in his household, but who knows who they were... > Earl, That's it exactly...who knows who they were...children? relatives? maybe even the Moore brothers. I sure wish we knew more about the relationship. Judy