I have not read the book so I am copying this paragraph without
understanding:

Soon, however, Second Elias's loneliness ended, Family tradition has it that
during his 20's the young heir has fallen in love with a woman from nearby
Strawberry Plantation, Lydia Child. Lydia was the grand-daughter of James
Child the well-known slave-catcher in the area who once made captives out of
160 natives. After Lydia Child married a man named George Chicken, Second
Elias had resigned himself to bachelorhood.(It could not have helped that
Lydia had to addressed as "Mrs. Chicken" in the streets) In 1745 however,
George Chicken conveniently died and 2 years later Second Elias and Lydia
were married. He was 38, Lydia in her 20's and the mother of a little girl
Catherine Chicken.. "

Etc... it talks about Lydia bringing property inherited from her dead
husband , including Strawberry Plantation and the people from Stawberry a
young couple Radcliffe & Amy, Jenny Buller..

It goes on about Second Elias etc... Did see John Hentie in index.. I think
you should buy the book if interested in this Second Elias..
-----Original Message-----
From: Edgar Taylor 
To: Jane McCombs Gillespie 
Date: Saturday, May 23, 1998 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: carithers- Ball Book


Hi Ms. Gillespie - I saw your mention of the book on the Ball family.
>Since I have an indirect connection to the Balls I wondered if the book
>mwntions their connetion to the Chicken family? Also one of the Elias
>Balls was the executor of the estate of John Hentie. Is there any
>mention of this?
>I have contemplated buying the book but wondered if these items were
>mentioned. It got good reviews.
>I wrote a letter to the author some weeks ago about the Ball manuscript
>on which I understood he based his initial research  but no answer yet.
>Thanks for your advice. Ed T of PGH


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