There is no way the parents would let their daughter Elizabeth who may have only been 17 when she married and her parents give their content
for her to marry a man that was 47 years 30 years. her senior. The children that many lists for Eliz and the elder William are in fact the children of William Jr and with all these half-sisters brothers this research is just incorrect!
Based on the research children of William Jr and Wife Elizabeth Hawkins
Daniel, James, Joseph, John S., Moses, Benjamin D. Hannah L., Ruth, Rachel, Thomas, Three other children Samuel 1783, Isaac 1798, William 1800 no research on these 3 men
William Sr and Eliz Hocking children listed are
Nicy often nickname for Nancy,, Rutha, John, Thomas, James, Nancy
Another researcher has William Sr children with Elizabeth Hocking as
Nancy m/ John Traner
John m/ Avarilla Osborn
Thomas Simpson b/ 1775 died 1759 married Mary Cummins/ Cummins 1850 Georgia Census Thomas age 74 Mary 66 born NC
married 1805 Anderson, SC son John Simpson 25 next family on census
