I know he apparently had a sister named Else, who was not married circa 1768, I no knowledge of her after that time. We only know of one child and that is William Jr, but there were surely more. No will or estate information has been located for William Sr.

I have learned from another Jean researcher that William Jean and John McGregor were named administrators of Ransfords estate in his will.

There is also a will for Ransford Flowers Jr, in 1811 Greensville County, VA. I have not seen the will and don't see that anyone has any information on him but Greensville County is also where the descendants of William Jean moved to.

William Jean Jr was the guardian of Ransford Jr and Elizabeth Flowers after his father died and gave guardian accounts from 1795 until 1800, he died about 1801 and then John Harding filed guardian accounts for them after that. John Harding was a witness to William Jean Jr's will.

In John Hardings account for the orphans in 1801 Young Johnson and Francis Darby were paid money. Young Johnson also had some family relationship to the Jean family. He is mentioned in the will of Mary Wornum Jean (second? wife of William Jean Sr.) as a "beloved friend" and an executor of her will. Young then became a middle name in this family. Francis Darby was named as an administrator of William Jean Jr's estate in his will.

Maybe there are some answers or clues in Ransford Jr's will. There is probably some connections by marriage.

Jean is often written Jane/Janes and Gean and more often than that is transcribed as Jones and James.

Renee