As I mentioned in my Genforum post, Robert Williams’ wife Anne was NOT the daughter of Joseph Scott and Sarah (--) Lee Scott. Joseph and Sarah were each married prior to each other, and had no children of their own together. Your Anne, wife of Robert Williams, was a Lee, not a Scott. If you are trying to connect to the Scotts through Anne (Lee) Williams, you’re making an incorrect link. Sarah (--) married first to Godfrey Lee (son of John Lee and Mary ?) as early as 1723. Godfrey was born 1707 or earlier, died around 1740, and he and Sarah had the following children: Anne Lee – your Anne, the one who married Robert Williams. Sarah Lee Samuel Lee Meanwhile, Joseph Scott I and his unknown first wife had the following children: Joseph Scott – b. before 1719; married Mary Holmes; settled in Bertie Co., NC. This Joseph is my direct ancestor. Nehemiah Scott – b. before 1723; m. Elizabeth (Atkinson?); settled in Bertie Co., NC. William Scott Mary Scott – m. Thomas Pugh. Ann Scott – m. Samuel Webster. Sarah Scott – m. William Pool. Benjamin Scott – b. after 1732 (a minor when Joseph Scott died in 1753). John Scott – b. after 1732 (a minor when Joseph Scott died in 1753). Elizabeth Scott – b. after 1732 (a minor when Joseph Scott died in 1753). It is not known when Joseph Scott’s first wife died, but shortly after Godfrey Lee died around 1740, Godfrey’s widow Sarah (--) Lee married Joseph Scott. In a 1749 deed in Northampton Co., NC, Joseph and Sarah Scott deeded personal property to Anne (Lee) Williams, Sarah Lee, and Samuel Lee. These three were specifically identified in the deed as the children of SARAH ONLY. None of them – including your Anne (Lee) Williams – was a child of Joseph Scott. Joseph Scott and Sarah (--) Lee had NO CHILDREN TOGETHER. Joseph Scott’s will no longer survives, but according to a suit brought against Sarah by his children, Joseph left most of his property to Sarah’s children (his step-children), and Joseph’s natural children sued Sarah to get what they felt was their rightful inheritance. By the way, you had mentioned in another email a Nehemiah Scott who married Christian Williams. Do you have dates on this Nehemiah Scott or know who his parents were? I have a ton of different Nehemiah Scotts in my database, several of whom I’m missing marriage info on, so I’m just trying to figure out which Nehemiah Scott this one would be. Anyway, please let me know if you have any questions. If you do an online search for Godfrey Lee, you should be able to find out quite a bit more about him; I understand that his line has been researched by several others who have posted lots of info on the web. I hope this helps! Always do right. This will gratify some people & astonish the rest. -Mark Twain- </HTML>