Hi Jack, and lists (in case anyone else interested) Your welcome. As to the ages of James McBride and Sarah Edwards, I'm guessing around 1740 or so. I know many have him born 1734...but I don't know where that info was obtained. I do have one dau. Sarah who married James Chenowith b.12/16/1768 so I figure she was probably 1 - 5 years (or more) younger than him. That'd put her birth about 1770. Then if you figure her father James McBride would be probably between 20 and 30 years old and mother Sarah Edwards between 18 - 25 years old. Another dau. Hannah married Jonathan Hiatt b.2/13/1781 would place her birth c1786 (going by same inference on Sarah). This brings up another interesting tidbit regarding James McBrides will: May 20,1817; pr. March 15,1818 wife-- Mary 8ch. : 1- Stephen, 2- James, 3- Thomas, 4- Hannah, 5- Elizabeth, 6- Mary Yeats, 7- Eleanor Lyon, 8- Sarah Chenoweth. Grandchildren: Sarah & James W. Hiatt. It appears children are in reverse order to what is normally thought...youngest to oldest by sex instead of oldest to youngest as is usually assumed! I also wonder if Stephen (thier last child) was born 1790, as per census and tax info, if Sarah Edwards McBride may have died between 1790 - 1795 due to childbirth complications. So, best guess based on 1st dau. Sarah being born c1770... James McBride b. c1740-45 and Sarah Edwards b. c1745-50 Children: (based on will and tax/census info) Sarah b. c1770 Eleanor b. c1772 Marjorie b. c1774 Mary b. c1777 Elizabeth b. c1780 Thomas b. c1782 James Jr. b. c1784 (10/31/1776?) Stephen b. c1790 I have 2 books on the Hampshire Co tax lists one 1782-1799 and the other 1800-1814. Got them from genealogy bookstores online. One of them at: http://www.tlc-gen.com/products.htm#VIRGINIA Who do you have for the wife of James Jr? Grant > -----Original Message----- > From: JohnM78303@aol.com [mailto:JohnM78303@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 7:21 PM > To: gmcbride@gscyclone.com > Subject: Re: The Stephen McBrides of Hampshire/Frederick Co. > > > First let me thank you for your message about the two > Stephens. My computer > has been on the fritz and I have just got caught up. > Your message on the correct Stephen is most convincing. As I > recall Dr. Kerns > has the same opinion and who am I to disagree with either one of you. > The 1759 Stephen was the one that was indicated on papers > left to me by a > long-deceased aunt and I have no idea where it came from. Some of her > research was done in the 1920-30's and as you know > information during that > period was hard to come by. I accept your information and > will incorporate it > in my McBride files. > I do have a serious problem that I'll have to try to > reconstruct and that > is the dates of James, Sr. and Sarah Edwards birth, and all > of the children, > except Stephen who you say was born in 1790. Except for > James, Jr., b. > october 31, 1776, all the dates shown in my files were > predicated on the > birth of the 1759 Stephen. > Do you have any suggestions on how I can get an > approximate date for > these individuals? > Also where did you obtain copies of the tax lists you > referred to? Is it > possible to send me copies or at least a reference on how I > could get this > information? > Thanks again for the information. Any help you can give > me would be > appreciated. > Jack