Bridget this is how these relatives relate to me
John Burden gr gr gr grand father 1737 or?
James Burden gr gr grandfather 1764
Shadrack Burden gr grandfather 1797
William Burden grandfather 1843
James Percy Burden father 1887
William Lewis James that would be me.1938
I am confused with Shadrack I thought he might be a twin with Meshack his brother and he also has a younger brother Abendego 1800 they show up on the hunter valley pioneers site.they had a sister Rebecca 1796 and she moved to Austrailia in 1839.My grand mother was Sarah Burden [Reynolds]she died in march 17 1909 and is buried in Wilmington. My Dad sent for William his father along with two sisters and a brother they arrived in canada May 1909.William mygrand father died in Winnipeg Manitoba June 16th 1909. I just got an E mail from a kd Heidebrecht from Canada she is related to Delia Poile Shadracks 2nd wife.I guess we all should have DNA tests it would cut down on the time this all takes, but would/nt be near as much fun.Ill dig out some pictures and see if I am able to send them. Lew