Re: St. Clair, James in Virginia

["Jean Grigsby" <jgrigsby@bcni.net>]

Amber,
I believe you have found the key.  I wonder if James had children by two
wives and that is what is throwing us off.

I will check with a woman I know who is from Giles County to see what kind
of records they have.
Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: Amber Dalakas <am1@stratos.net>
To: Sinclair Discussion List <sinclair@jump.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 11:06 AM
Subject: St. Clair, James in Virginia


>Jean & other VA researchers:
>
>While doing a net search, I found this following marriage record.  Believe
>this could be my James & Elizabeth (at least I think they're mine!).
>
>Lawhorn, Phebe m. Archibald Gunno 13 SEP 1834, Giles Co. VA.  Phebe is
>stepdaughter of James St. Clair.  He and Elizabeth his wife gave consent.
>Witnesses:  Samuel Hunt and Daniel Gol.  Minister William Garreston.
>
>Not only is this very intriguing, but also adds to the suspicion that I've
>had that the Gunno family & St. Clair family were very close friends.  Here
>is support that they were in fact related.  I'm pretty sure I have
somewhere
>that Archibold Gunno lived next door to James St. Clair in Wyoming Co.
VA/WV
>in the mid-18th century.
>
>This gives me a time frame and also a new county to search in.  I know that
>they were in Logan Co. VA by 1840 but didn't know where they were before
>that.  I wonder how good Giles Co. VA birth records are?  Any one know?
>
>Amber
>am1@stratos.net
>
>
>
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