Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1303 Surname: ------------------------- Dear Cousin: It is great to find another researcher on our Ely family from Hampshire County WV. Sarah is not Benjamin's mother. She was the widow of William Scott and mother of Mary Scott who married Benjamin Ely. I found this in a deed record (not in my hand at this time]. I believe that Benjamin's mother must have died after they arrived in America. I descend from John J. Ely whose daughter married Robert Cook Briggs. I would like to see your version of the See family even though I have a listing. You always gain new material. I have tried to find Isaac I Ely in Scotland and will continue to try to find him. And yes I have copies of material from the Ralls Co book you mention as well as two other history books from Ralls County MO. My mother was born there and moved to Arkansas when she was a teen. Thanks for responding to my query. MNT