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Thank You for your help! I will try Abe books.

this is the current line I am working on in decending order:

Richard Buffington (Anne ?) 30 may 1655 in Great Marle

Thomas Buffington (Ruth Cope) 1680 in Chester co, Pennsylvania

William Buffington (Alice Rupp) 1700 in Chester co, Pennsylvania

John Buffington (Sara Evans Young) 28 Oct 1731 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania

Phebe Buffington (James Sheward) 1768 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania


Sarah Sheward (Daniel Weese) 1787 in Pennsylvania

James Weese (Catherine Kirkendall) 1810 in Ohio

John Oliver Weese (Sarah Ann Ratcliff) 1843 in Iowa

John Henry Weese (Nancy Pearl James) 1867 Iowa

John Edward Weese (Nancy Gates) 1894 in Weese Crossing, Arkansas

Leslie H Weese (Modena Rose Shaffer) 1915 in Arkansas

Roger Weese (Robin Bevil) in Texas

Me in Phoenix, Az

I also have a Thomas Buffington Poss father of Richard born in 1604 (guessing England) That's were this line stops with the info and Helpful hints. I have approximately 5 branches so far from my family tree that come out of England. This is the one I am currently active in.The last name could be Bovington because of the traditional spellings, illiteracy, plus family name change. This lne I can go back 12 Generations. Now if I follow the Sheward line up from James Sheward I hit 2 more lines Matlock (Matlack) and Haines (Hanes) Both into North Hamptonshire, England. Matlack goes up 5 more ancestors into Nottinghamshire around 1586 and Haines goes up 5 also into Sussex Co, 1614. 1 of my Dad's mom's line goes up to one of the Last Knights of the Garter (Stapylton).

I have a huge family and there are several geneologists in each line. I have 3 (including me) in my father's line and only two in my mother's, for my generation and grandfather's generation. It is possible to trace that far back if there is records or journals, the prize possession are the family bibles here in America. From history women have given birth at the time of menstruation. usually age 13-14 when they could possibly be married off. Like I said in this one line I can be 36th american. Especially if my ancestors landed in the U.S. around 1600. My father's line I can't trace past 8th generation because the ancestor with the last name of Weese came from Germany. There is no record of his father. Except for a German Hessian soldier who fought in the French and Indian war Via Canada. Who had several sons one of which has the same name as my missing link. I also got the info about  the Crest in Windor castle from a geneologist who had helped trace the line. I have 13 Knights of the Garter in my line. I am thinking It was a Father and son thing. I am not too sure about certain things because I have not seen them with my own eyes. But documents and bio's I have seen have pegged the last Knight in the U.s. due to the fact they wouldn't conform to the Rules of England. So he and his family fled here. I will get in tough with the Windsor Geneology archives soon. I find this intriguing and would love to know what these people did.

Thank You!

Wow! Thanks for the description of the crest. Can you tell me where it's located?