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Kay -
A typo in my message to you - should be ANN GRUBB
Jean
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> From: Jean Grigsby <jgrigsby@bcni.net>
> To: sinclair@zilker.net
> Subject: Re: William SINKLER, 1680-1757, Penn.
> Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 8:28 PM
>
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> Kay,
> William & Phoebe had a son named James, b. ca. 1742 who married Mary
> Patterson. In my published works James is referred to as "Quaker" James
to
> separate him from the many, many other Jameses in Pennsylvania and
earlier
> Maryland records. William & Phoebe also had a son, George, b. earlier
than
> James I believe. This son George married Ann Gribb. George and Ann had
a
> son named
> Samuel Sinclair, b. 1756 who married Mary Berry. Do you descend from
> Samuel?
> If so, I would love to have your family group sheets to add to the
Archive
> book on William & Phoebe. Kathryn Ellis has done a great job on James &
> Mary but I have only bits and pieces on George & Ann's three children.
>
> Would like to exchange material with you. My mailing address is: Jean
> Grigsby
> P.O. Box 339 - Beeville, TX. 78104
>
> Yes, I am aware of the lost boy legend. However there are three
different
> branches claiming the same legend. For myself, I believe the early
Quaker
> material is correct and that the child was Robert. The court record
> certainly backs up the claim.
> Jean Grigsby
>
> ----------
> > From: Kay Garrison <kgarison@olypen.com>
> > To: sinclair@zilker.net
> > Subject: Re: William SINKLER, 1680-1757, Penn.
> > Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 4:55 PM
> >
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> > Dear Jean--Yes, that William Sinclair who came to Maryland as a child
is
> > part of our family legend. Is that the same William Sinclair who
married
> > Mary Berry, then moved north to Pennsylvania? Please reply. Kay
Sinclair
> > Garrison kgarison@olypen.com
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Jean Grigsby <jgrigsby@bcni.net>
> > > To: sinclair@zilker.net
> > > Subject: Re: William SINKLER, 1680-1757, Penn.
> > > Date: Thursday, September 24, 1998 8:45 AM
> > >
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> > >
> > > Oops! Yes, I did mean William instead of his son, James. That's
what
> > > happens when your computer is down for a month and you have 176
emails
> > > awaiting you.
> > >
> > > I have never heard of a legend of William coming as a child. He
> > definitely
> > > is not the lost child as I have court documented him. I am now
looking
> > at
> > > some very early Maryland records and there are two possibilities for
> his
> > > parentage so far. Of course, he could have been the emigrant
himself.
> > > Only time and a lot of research and luck will tell.
> > >
> > > I have added your email address to that book in case there is a
> > > breakthrough.
> > > Jean Grigsby
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > > From: rhuseth <rhuseth@ibm.net>
> > > > To: sinclair@zilker.net
> > > > Subject: Re: William SINKLER, 1680-1757, Penn.
> > > > Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 6:55 PM
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > Jean,
> > > >
> > > > At 02:08 PM 9/21/98 -0700, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I and a number of others have been trying to identify the parents
of
> > > James
> > > >
> > > > Did you mean William?
> > > >
> > > > >& Phoebe
> > > > >for more years than I care to remember. If you solve it you will
> > indeed
> > > > >have accomplished a much studied problem and hope you will share
it
> > with
> > > > >all of us!!! I am now tracing all the other children (siblings of
> > > Quaker
> > > > >James) in the hopes of finding a clue in their lines. So far, no
> > > > >breakthrough.
> > > >
> > > > Have you heard the stories about William being kidnapped as a child
> and
> > > > brought
> > > > to America?
> > > >
> > > > Richard Huseth
> > > > Austin, Texas
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