Hi, Janet. You asked about Claiborne descendants. Maybe we can scare up some information from others. I'm sending this to the list because there seems to be some support for "declaring" William Claiborne the most outstanding 17th century Virginian. If Claiborne ends up being the evident "Greatest 17th Century Virginian," the non public elements of his life are important. Others may be able to add to or correct this brief summary. John Frederick Dorman wrote the definitive book on Claiborne's Virginia family and descendants. It's over 500 pages long. Being authored by Dorman, it is obviously well researched and reported. I think the title is simply "William Claiborne" with a subtitle. As well as I can with brevity . . . . Claiborne was married in England to Elizabeth Boteler (Butler), daughter of John Butler and Jane Elliott of Co Essex, England. Her brothers, John and Thomas, also immigrated to Virginia. Thomas was hung in St. Marys City (MD) when captured in one of the conflicts over ownership of Kent Island. I believe John Butler lived in Northumberland County VA. It may be his Prince William County descendants who were involved many years later in South Carolina's Cloud Creek Massacre. William Claiborne and his wife Elizabeth Butler had four sons: William, Thomas, John and Leonard; and several daughters: Elizabeth, Jane and Mary. Some people report a fourth daughter named Sarah. Son Leonard may have lived in the Caribbean Islands. Daughter Mary Claiborne, who married Robert Harris, of "The Forks" in New Kent/Hanover County, is not fully documented for no county court house records survive that relate to her directly to her father. Records in other counties identify daughters Elizabeth Freeman (Elizabeth City County) and Jane Brereton (Old Rappahannock/Essex County). Mary Claiborne's grandson, Thomas Harris of Cubb Creek, Hanover County, reportedly left a journal in which he recorded that his grandparents were Robert Harris and Mary Claiborne, "the youngest daughter of William Claiborne." He further recorded that his father was Thomas, and his uncles and aunts were William, Mary, Judith, John and Robert. I have not seen this journal and don't know if it still exists. Dr. Malcolm Harris wrote in "Old New Kent" that the journal was in the hands of later family and quoted by them. Joyce Browning Fairfax County, Virginia To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html