In my efforts to search out the first wife of my ancestor Samuel Jackson, who may have been Sally (Sarah) Ewing daughter of Samuel Ewing, I have discovered all sorts of confusing and contradictory data. Some sources list Sally as one of the children of Samuel Ewing and his wife Elizabeth Ramage. Others list her as one of the children of Samuel Ewing and Esther Caldwell. The only thing certain about Sally Ewing Jackson is that she had a sister, Elizabeth, who married John Love.

Sally and her sister Elizabeth seem to be claimed by both the Samuel Ewing/Elizabeth Ramage faction and the Samuel Ewing/Esther Caldwell faction. There were a number of other children -- William, John, Esther, Margaret, Jane, and Henry. Other sources list an "Allinor" (Eleanor?). William Ewing married Jane Enloe in 1804 in York County, SC; his brother John married Hannah Enloe.

The Ewing lineage I'm researching was, I believe, from York County, SC. Yet, the Samuel Ewing who was married to Elizabeth Ramage was from Chester County, Pennsylvania and he died in Amelia County, Virginia, with no apparent connection to York County, SC.

Is it possible that there were two Samuel Ewings, both born about the same time? Or was the same Samuel Ewing married twice? I welcome anyone's thoughts and comments on this subject.