Thomas might have married a girl from Massachusetts and they had at least 2 children, Francis (Sr) and George (my ancestor)
After exhaustive research it appears that the father of Richard Lee Cardwell was Francis Cardwell, the son of George Cardwell and Letitia Lee. Francis was the grandson of Thomas Cardwell and Martha Perrin.
Several years of research by Nancy Harding of Unionville, Virginia eventually narrowed Richard's father down to two brothers; George and Francis Cardwell. George Cardwell's will was located and there was no mention of Richard Lee Cardwell in that document.
There is no known document that states that Francis Cardwell was his father. It is an assumption based on elimination of all other possible men.
Rand Cardwell - July 2009
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