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The name of John's wife is Mary and they have no children.

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Margaret was married to George Robinson and they have two children , ason
named Duncan and a daughter named Caroline.

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!NOTES:
Roderick married Rachael --- from the Isle of Harris. They have o nechild, a daughter, Helen, born about 1984.

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!NOTES:
Notes from Elizabeth Sherriffs, d/o George Sherriffs III:
George Mackay m. Letta Ricobie
Issue: (1) Margaret m. George Davidson
Issue: a. Neil Davidson
(2) Alexander m. Jean
(3) Mildred m. James Bruce
Issue: a. Sheila Bruce
b. Sandy Bruce

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!NOTES:
Notes of Elizabeth Sherriffs, d/o George Sherriffs III:
Jeannie McKay m. William Stewart (1889-1960)
Issue: (1) Alexander Stewart
(2) Ann Sherriffs m. George Griczylo
Issue a. Irena Griczlo m. Niel Macdonald
Issue: Nicola Macdonald
b. Phillip Griczlo m Carol Lindlay
Issue: Carena Griczlo
(3) Flora Baxter m. Sandy Haig
Issue a. Michelle Haig
b. (other two unreadable)

WFT tape unknown.

!Marriage Bond: Issued 25 December, 1917, J. L. Lewis of Morganfield ,Kentucky was surety. John's occupation was Circuit Court Clerk. I da'soccupation was teacher. His parents were S. W. Martin of Unio n County,Ky, and Francis Hardwick of Union County, Ky. Her parent s were John A.Sparks and Angie Hancock, both of Union County. Joh n was born inWebster County, Ky, and Ida in Morganfield, Union Count y, KY. Thewitnesses to the marriage were John Sparks and Mrs. Joh n Sparks, herparents.

The following is taken from an article appearing in the QUARTERLY forSeptember 1983, Whole No. 123 by the half-sister of Oscar Mathes, FlossieM. (Sparks) Welsch. See p. 2553:

"Having mentioned my half-brother, Oscar E. Mathes, I wish to saysomething about him. His father was
Elbert W. Mathes and was my mother's first husband. Oscar was born onMarch 13, 1896, in Haviland,
Kiowa County, Kansas; he died on October 12, 1933, in Kinsley, Kansas,when he was 37 years old.
Oscar made his home part of the time with his mother and part of the timewith Grandfather Minton.
When a young man, he worked at the Electric Light Plant in Kinsley duringthe day, and at night he would
work as chief operator at the local theater. He worked many hours withlittle rest. In his spare time, he
worked on motorcycles in his shop, sometimes with the door closed. Intime the fumes affected his
lungs, and he developed T.B. of the bones as well as the lungs. He wasparalyzed in the last three years
of his life. My mother took care of him, and so did I. He died at mymother's home on October 12, 1933.
He never complained about anything, and always had a smile for everyone.He never married. He was
buried at the foot of the grave of Grandfather Minton in HillsideCemetery in Kinsley, Kansas."

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!NOTES:
See THE MARYLAND SEMMES AND KINDRED FAMILIES by Harry Wright Newma n,pg.
189:
"By 1674, William Boarman had married Mary, the daughter of Dr. Th omas
Mathews, of Charles County, who held baronial prerogatives on St. Tho mas'
Manor. Dying in 1676, Dr. Mathews devised his daughter "Mary wife of
Captain Boreman" a portion of a 700 acre plantation on the Mattawoma n and
"Hill Freehold" of 225 acres in St. Mary's County. She was living a slate
as July 1, 1681, when Boarman and "Mary his wife one of the daughter s of
Thomas Mathews late of Charles County, Gent., deceased "conveyed to t he
Hon. Philip Calvert, Esq., and Jane, his wife, for 15,000 lbs. tobacc o,
Town Land commonly called "St. Mary's Freehold" on a branch of St. Inigoe's
Creek which had been willed by Dr. Thomas Mathews to his son Thomas Mathews,
since deceased, and to his daugher Mary Boarman."
See THE FLOWERING OF THE MARYLAND PALATINATE by Harry Wright Newma n,pg 80: "Later Father Copley assigned to Thomas Mathews, Gent., a noutstanding Catholic Layman, a warrant for 4,000 acres which was su rveyinto St. Thomas' Manor on October 25, 1649, with court leet an d courtbaron. Thomas Mathews held the manor in trust until Octobe r 6, 1662,when he deeded it to Father Henry Warren of St. Inigoe's."