Thomas had a son named Joseph, who was named in his will, and William and Mary Watkins had a son named Josephus. Can't be the same two. And then there's Joseph in NC...totally different character than Thomas's son. Not even a smidgen close. ----- Original Message ----- From: <NKYList@aol.com> To: <YOUNGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:22 AM Subject: Re: [YOUNGER] 1785 Heads of Household Halifax VA Alphabetized > > Willie, > > I've asked myself that question many times. But a meager paper trail still > points to his existence. I don't see that William and Mary Watkins were old > enough to have an adult son in 1785, but I may be wrong. There are 3 souls > in Joseph's (of Halifax) household in 1785. Was he married with a child? > He's probably closer to 30 by 1790 (at a minimum). Might his wife be > deceased and he is the Joseph who married Sally Brown? Do we ignore him > because we don't have a paper trail, as has been done in the past? > Unfortunately, I can't. > > Nancy > > In a message dated 8/23/01 8:06:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, hillman@one.net > writes: > > << Ask yourself the question - why didn't the Joseph from the 1785 leave a > paper trail? If he was 21 in 1785 he > would have been eligible to witness the documents of others, serve on a > jury, work on a road crew, buy or sell > land. Why is there no evidence of him in Halifax County after 1785 and the > list of 1790? That is a very meagre > record for a man's life. >> > > > ==== YOUNGER Mailing List ==== > As we get older, we find out we are YOUNGER (Submitted by Karen Yerby) > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.273 / Virus Database: 143 - Release Date: 8/16/01