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	Subject:	Re: William Crockett (b. 1709) DID NOT marry Agnes Ritchie (b. abt. 1726)
	Post Date:	March 20, 2009 at 17:40:49
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/crockett/messages/3311.html
	Forum:	Crockett Family Genealogy Forum
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"We are including the line of David Crockett under Joseph Louis Crockett Sr., Emigrant II, where it rightfully belongs, both as to which of the three sons just mentioned, we leave to the imagination of the public and descendents, as we feel sure no one has a right to be a dogmatic without proof, and no one has proof of this." "The third and last possibility for a great-grandfather of "Davy" Crockett is William, the younger brother of John of Bantry Bay." -- Janie Preston Collup French and Zelda Armstrong. Notable Southern Families, Volume 5. The Crocketts family and connecting lines. Bristol, TN. 1928. Actually, it has never been clear what made them believe David Crockett belonged under Joseph Louis Crockett, Sr. They never told us in their book. Pinning "Davy" to William wasn't all that hard. William, after all, was the only one they had too little information on to rule out. If you insisted on putting Davy somewhere, evidence or no, this was a convenient slot. If, however, you remove David [grandfather of "Davy"] and William [born probably within a couple of years either way of 1730] from the list of children of William [born 1709], then part of the obstacle vanishes. Hasn't the DNA study already taken "Davy" out of the picture? And how did anyone tie in the William on Wildcat Creek in present-day Perry County, PA, with the Huguenot family anyway? Has someone uncovered heretofore unknown documents? There are some issues with the identification of all the Prince Edward Co, VA, Crocketts. Traditionally, William [born 1709] has been thought to have married 1st Mary Baker and later Agnes Richie. That obviously is open to review. But leaving out David and William as children of William [born 1709] will at least not unnecessarily close one possible path of research. All best, Don