At 01:15 PM 6/2/02 -0700, Mary Thiele Fobian wrote: >Found the following information at familysearch.com (it was submitted by >Samuel Boylan, 46201 Antoine Dr, Macomb, MI 48044): >And this Washington's parents are listed as: > >Joseph Ellis Compact Disc #5 Pin #1127161 >Birth: 1775 Place: Georgia >Spouse: Mary Rooney Disc #5 Pin #1127160 >Marriage: 24 Nov 1806 Place: Frederick Co., MD > >Mary Rooney Compact Disc #5 Pin #1127160 >Birth: 1770 Place: Maryland Oh, this is horrible. This is published by familysearch??? This information is from a theory I had almost thirty years ago. Correspondence that I had with one Ellis researcher was shared ... and shared ... and shared until it got to someone who decided that my theory (that Joseph Ellis and Mary Rooney were Washington's parents) was fact. Now ... everyone on this line has grabbed this "fact" and no one searches for the truth anymore. Can you tell this has left me not a little bit perturbed???? Susan