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From: "Elmer Thorn" <>
Subject: William THorn family
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:39:55 -0500

Hi Donna, I have seen many referrals of your research. You must be the woman with the goods. I am trying to follow my ancestor William Thorn who was married to Sarah Jackson -Muse -Carter and then married William Thorn abt 1740's. They had one son John b c1750 which I am a descendant from. We are under the impression that William b 1685 who was married to Mary Peck O'Rear was another William than ours. But now I am seeing too many close simularities such as our William bought some land from Thomas Whitledge in Prince William in 1748 . Daniel O'Rear had some land that bordered Thomas Whitledge on the Occaquan River. So did our Thorns. Daniel was a step son to William b 1685. I also see William that married Mary Pack had a daughter Esther before he married Mary Peck. And William 1685 was a guardian to John and Daniel O'Rear after their fathers death.
Could WIlliam b 1685 have been married once before he married Mary Peck and then married Mary and had Susannah , and after Mary's death - been the William that married Sarah Jackson-Muse-Carter and had John with her.??????
so William children
Esther b bef 1716 mother #1
Susannah b 1719 mother Mary Peck ORear
John b abt 1750 mother Sarah Jackson-Muse-Carter-Thorn-Wilson.
We have to be half crazy to figure all of this out!!!
Any advise you have would be greatly appreciated.

Elmer Thorn

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