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From: "Sallie" <>
Subject: Re: Magruder/Coombs/Beall -more
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 10:05:59 -0600
References: <20020107.012056.-439177.0.j.broadbent@juno.com> <001901c19790$5b50eec0$a7050140@concentric.net>


Thought I would take the time to share an experience that I had with my
Burch family research. For many years it was thought that my Oliver Burch
of Maryland, was married to Barbara Scott, based on a document that mentions
John Scott, brother of Barbara Burch.
However, it turned out that was a wrong assumption in that Oliver Burch
actually married Barbara Tennison, and John Scott was in truth, her
brother-in-law, and not her blood brother.
This false belief existed for over 40 years, that I know of, and maybe
even longer, until someone searching the Tennison family, learned that
Barbara Burch was a Tennison.
Just wanted to share that experience.
Thanks,
Sallie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norma Thompson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: Magruder/Coombs/Beall -more


> > 4. That Sarah Beall who married Samuel Magruder was a daughter of Col.
> > Ninian is also unproven. Where she came from (with sister Mary) and
their
> > parents is a mystery I'm anxious to see solved since she is also my
> > ancestor. She was a canny lass to be sure and one of only a very few
> > women who bought property as a sole femme. Plus she had 12 children all
> > of whom lived well into adulthood.
>
> Isn't the phrase (with sister Mary) unproven? I've never seen anything
> showing these two were sisters. I thought that was invented along with the
> myth that these two Bell women were the wives of Samuel Magruder and John
> Pottenger. It was meant to explain Samuel Magruder's calling in his will
> John Pottenger "my brother".
>
> Bye,
> Norma
>
>
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