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From: "larry willey" <>
Subject: Re: [WILLEY] absalom Willey b. 6May1739
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 10:03:51 -0800
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After the @ it should read tc.umn.edu
----- Original Message -----
From: "CarolS Jones" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [WILLEY] absalom Willey b. 6May1739


> Larry
> I have been trying to add you to our Willey email list and for some
reason
> it rejects your email address - any clues what to do?
> Carol
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "larry willey" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [WILLEY] absalom Willey b. 6May1739
>
>
> > Yes I would be interested in your info. Please post to Larry Willey at
> > 9445
> > Pioneer Trl. Loretto, MN. 55357. Have you ever been to Nanticoke. I'm
> > considering driving there this spring to do some research. Tks Larry
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CarolS Jones" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WILLEY] absalom Willey b. 6May1739
> >
> >
> >> Larry,
> >> At this time no one that I am aware of has documented proof of
Absalom's
> >> parents [or my ancestor William's parents for that matter] .....but
we
> > are
> >> getting closer ....the only problem is that the Willey family [ like
many
> >> families in that period] keep using the same first names over and over
> >> so
> >> it is hard to sort out parentage ....but as I said we are getting
closer
> >> .........I do not believe [and several researchers agree with me ] that
> >> Abraham of the NEngland Willeys is any relation to our line - probably
> >> the
> >> best evidence to that is that there is no record of an Abraham that we
> > have
> >> found , any place in the Delmarva area ........the second best evidence
> >> is
> >> the fact that with all the Absaloms,Williams, Johns, Levins, Waitmans
and
> >> James there are in this family there is not [to my knowledge ]one
> >> braham -- they either weren't very fond of their father or Abraham
> >> wasn't
> >> their father or grandfather...
> >> As for John Willey being Absalom's father that probably comes from my
> >> information and should be listed as a surmise --although an educated
> > surmise
> >> ....my reasoning for attributing John as father of Absalom, William,
John
> >> Alexander, Waitman, Elizabeth, Priscilla and Levin ends up being
several
> >> pages long and if you are interested I can send that to you directly
> > rather
> >> than take up space here and have my guesses printed as fact.
> >> This is a long answer to a short question and I guess the real answer
is
> > we
> >> really don't know ! And I have learned never to say never
> >> Carol
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 1:52 PM
> >> Subject: [WILLEY] absalom Willey b. 6May1739
> >>
> >>
> >> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
> >> >
> >> > Classification: Query
> >> >
> >> > Message Board URL:
> >> >
> >> > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CZWBAEB/635
> >> >
> >> > Message Board Post:
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know for certain who his father is? One source says it
was
> >> > abraham and another John. tks Larry
> >> >
> >> >
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