Compelled to work for a living, she placed the children in an orphans' home in Boston temporarily until she could find work. But when she returned for the children a few days later, both were gone. The home had sent them to far away families and refused to tell the mother their whereabouts.
It developed that the daughter was adopted by a family named Cunningham in Philadelphia, while the boy was reared in California. The daughter lived with the Cunninghams until she was married. She is now Mrs. Laura K. Pittman, 4032 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.
When the children had been separated for more than twenty years, Mrs. Cunningham began a search for the boy, finally learning that he was in California. He went to Philadelphia and met his sister, then returned to the Pacific Coast, but they were unable to find their mother.
Mr. Holt came to Boston and recently moved to this city. Some time ago he and his sister started a new search for their mother. Through the British consul at San Francisco, inquiries were made in Devonshire, and it was learned that she still was in America.
The British authorities gave the name of a great-aunt of the children, who lived in Boston. The children communicated with her and learned recently that the mother lived near Peru. It then was easy in find her.
The children remained a widow four years, and in 1776 she married a man named Donney and came West from Massachusetts. They settled on a farm near Peru and became well-to-do.  Mr. Bouncy died sixteen years ago, leaving the widow and three children. She now lives with one of her daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Peraonet. 