John & Mary Ann, Thanks to your replies to my Attaway questions. I've just begun to build an Attaway database. As both of you can see from your research, the Attaway women gave their maiden names as middle names to their children (and probably
grandchildren got the Attaway name, too). John Attaway had 5 daughters & there seems to be a lot of Attaway middle names from these women. I'm hoping to connect one of their descendents to a Swann or ? to get my Margaret Attaway (Swann) Dyson. We don't know the maiden name of Zachariah Swann's wife Mary or, for that matter, Zachariah Swann's parents so there's a lot of work to do!! So far I have the following:
Descendants of Thomas Attaway
1 Thomas Attaway . +Elizabeth d: March 9, 1708/09 in St. Mary's Co, Maryland (from her will) ........ 2 John Attaway d: Abt November 8, 1732 in St. Mary's Co, Maryland ............ +Mary Bullock ................... 3 Susannah Attaway b: Bef 1709 ....................... +George Mackall Clarke b: 1692 in St. Mary's Co, Maryland d: Abt 1753 in Maryland Will (1751) .............................. 4 John Attaway Clarke .................................. +Hannah ................... 3 Judith Attaway ................... 3 Mary Attaway ................... 3 Sarah Attaway ................... 3 Elizabeth Attaway ....................... +Thomas Bond .............................. 4 Elizabeth Attaway Bond .................................. +Dr. John Hanson Briscoe ........ 2 Thomas Attaway ........ 2 Samuel Attaway ........ 2 Elizabeth Attaway ............ +Benjamin Reeder b: 1666 d: Bef June 1720 ................... 3 Thomas Attaway Reeder d: Abt 1806 in See Maryland Wills
Some of this may not be correct but it's a start towards figuring this out. I collected the info from your e-mails & what I could off the internet. I will keep your addresses on file and if I get any new/correct info I will let you know. Please keep in touch if you find anything new...