Kristie, There is a good chance that your AUSTIN line connects to Richard AUSTIN of RI. I do not know how my line fits in. The AUSTIN WEBB PAGE has a lot of info on his descendants. If you do not know about the AUSTIN WEBB PAGE let me know. What part of Washington are you from? I was raised in Wenatchee. My wife and I make our home in Arizona. Max ---------- > From: WILLIAM SCHUMACHER <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: Austin List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: RI & VT AUSTINS ca 1700'S > Date: Saturday, April 11, 1998 10:33 PM > > Hello Max, > > My VT Austins came out of RI, James Austin was born 21 Apr 1764 in > RI. He and Ruth Fish had a son James Austin, born 24 Sep 1808 in > Ferrisburg, Addison, VT. I don't see any direct connection, but I > don't have any siblings listed for the 2nd James. There could > possibly be a connection there. > > Keep in touch, cousin, > > Kristie Schumacher in Washington State > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Max R. Colgrove <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, 11 April, 1998 6:19 PM > Subject: Re: RI & VT AUSTINS ca 1700'S > > > William, > > What part of Vermont were your AUSTIN family living? Here is my > Vermont > AUSTIN line: > > Mr. Austin of Tunbridge, Vermont was probably born 1768—perhaps in NH > or > MA. Married Hannah > (maybe Rand or Wallis). Mr. Austin died prior to 1803/04. It is > suspected that the unknown Mr. Austin may be related to the Austin > families > of Townshend and Jamaica, Windham Co., Vermont. > > Children: David, Benjamin, Olive, Mary, Isaih, & Hannah > > The Widow Hannah Austin married Joseph Higgens in August 1804. Late > summer of 1805 finds the Austin/Higgens family at Marietta, Washington > Co., > Ohio. Three years later they moved to Bloomfield Twp, Knox Co., Ohio. > > When the Austin/Higgens removed to Ohio they left young Isaih Austin > with > the Stephen Smith family of Tunbridge. Isaih never rejoined the > Austin > family. Stephen Smith was born ca. 1768 in MA and died July 29, 1836 > at > Tunbridge, VT. His parents were Josiah Smith & Apphier Smith > (Apphier's > maiden name as Smith). Stephen and his Brother Joseph came to > Tunbridge, VT > in 1794 from New Durham, NH. Stephen purchased land on May 12, 1794 > in > Tunbridge and took Comfort Wallis as his bride on August 10, 1794 at > Gilman, NH at the Smith meeting house where they were married by > Stephen's > uncle, the Rev. Isaac Smith. Comfort was born 1771 in MA and died > June 4th > 1857 at Tunbridge, VT. Her parents are unknown. Two sisters resided > at > Tunbridge--Olive Wallis Hall and Betsy Wallis Whitney. > > Because young Isaih was left with the Smith family it is believed that > his > mother was related to Comfort Wallis. The fact that Isaih's brother, > David Austin who is my direct ancestor, has a grandchild named William > Wallis Mount supports this theory. Perhaps Hannah maiden name is Rand > and > she is a sister to Polly Rand the first wife of Joseph Higgens. If so > Hannah is a step-mother, which would make it easier for her to leave > Isaih > with a close relative. As you can see I have a wild imagination, but > perhaps my intuition is correct. > > Do you see any connection? > > Max > [email protected] > > > ==== AUSTIN Mailing List ==== > The 1998 National Austin Convention on 7-9 August in Salt Lake City at > the Plaza Hotel, just around the corner from LDS Family History > Center. > Call 1-800-366-3684 to reserve your room at the Austin rate of $79. > The > Austin Convention Group Reservation identification number is 234254. > To > register, please contact Alice A. Martin at [email protected] For > more info check out http://www.rahul.net/afaoa/afaoar.html > > > > > > > ==== AUSTIN Mailing List ==== > The 1998 National Austin Convention on 7-9 August in Salt Lake City at > the Plaza Hotel, just around the corner from LDS Family History Center. > Call 1-800-366-3684 to reserve your room at the Austin rate of $79. The > Austin Convention Group Reservation identification number is 234254. To > register, please contact Alice A. Martin at [email protected] For > more info check out http://www.rahul.net/afaoa/afaoar.html > > >