Chris,
Everyone is entitled to his own beliefs on any matter. It matters
not to me that you wish to head your Callaway chart with Two Josephs.
You may be correct. I just say, there is no proof. There is no
proof, no doubt, because of loss of records in those two early
counties, Essex and Caroline Co's, VA. The serious loss of Caroline
County records is very damaging to our Callaway research.
The truth may never be known. Everyone must make his own choice
as to whether there were two Josephs at the top of this Callaway
lineage. We made our decision, after a long period of research, and
evaluation of it, that the evidence was lacking to support the "Two
Josephs" idea. We certainly felt that Elijah Callaway's letter to
Draper was not the credible "proof" we needed.
Anything is possible. It could be that there were "Two Josephs,"
and Elijah had heard this story. But, perhaps the "first" Joseph
never came to America. It is even possible that there were "Three
Josephs." But this research is not complete, and we may never be
able to find proof of our English heritage. We do continue to try.
So, gang, each of you be your own judge of how many JOSEPHS to
put at the top of your charts. It is a personal matter.
I am currently more interested in where the name "Catherine" came
from as a wife of one of the Josephs. That is of importance. Is
there a record, or source, for that information? If so, we should
follow up on it. Please share this with us.
To all of you who have asked questions, I am working on your
answers. Please be patient. Sometimes I do have another "small life"
that intrudes upon my "Callaway play." You "ladies" will understand;
some things we can just never retire from. Also, there was a time
when I carried all this information in my head. However, due to
"information overload," or maybe even "dying brain cells," some of it
has slipped away. But, if we have the information in the files, I
will find it and eventually pass it on to you.
"Nuff said" on Two Josephs......OK?
Sherrill
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