Martha wrote: This is the first time I have found an association of WOOTEN with Quaker genealogy (Ancestry Database): My ancestor, Edward Wootten, may have married a quaker woman. Records of early Quaker meetings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland have been lost, but George Fox, founder of Quakerism, visited very near where John Frizzell and Edward Wootten were living ca. 1670. On July 27, 1681 Edward's father John Wootten purchased from Col. William Colbourne a tract of 300 acres called Vulcan's Vineyard for 10,000 pounds of tobacco. (Som. Deed MA-06 folio 513). This tract was on the north side of Cuttomactico Creek a tributary of the Wicomico lying eastward of the Rocawauckin, near White Haven, where Fox is believed to have visited. Fox's trip is described in his writings. NB IKL, below, refers to Liber IKL of Somerset County, into which many of the 17th century records were inscribed. Oddly, my mother now lives on Beaver Dam Creek just east of Salisbury, very close to where John Frizzell lived. GENERATION 1 1. John FRIZZELL. Married Cullett. Died __ ___ 1713. Possibly a Quaker. John Frizzell was possibly a Quaker since in a deed to his son-in-law Edward Wootten he uses the date the 6th day of 9ber, 1702, a term the Quakers used instead of the pagan Latin names for the months (L#2-07 folio 706). This property called Coxes Choice was situate at the head of the Rocawauckin River on the North side of the Southeast branch of said river. This would place it east of Salisbury on what is now Beaver Dam Creek. Mary, younger sister of Sarah Fizzell, was born on October 16, 1690 (IKL 282) and they were married before 1713 when John Frizzell died. Data from Mr. John E. Jacob. Children of John FRIZZELL and Cullett: 2. Sarah FRIZZELL, b. 1684, d. bef. 1763 3. Mary FRIZZELL. b. October 16, 1690 GENERATION 2 2. Sarah FRIZZELL. Born ca 1684. Married bef 1713, Edward WOOTTEN, born 05 NOV 1680, died aft 11/03/1763, son of Edward WOOTTEN and Cullett SOUTHERN. Died bef 1763. Data from Mr. John E. Jacob. Children of Sarah FRIZZELL and Edward WOOTTEN: 3. John WOOTTEN, b. 1701, d. 1783 Clear skies, Al +---------------------------------------------------------+ |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | |genealogy homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | |Deltaville, Virginia (804)776-6369 | +---------------------------------------------------------+