Hi Rannie and All, So much for my memory, I thought you descended through Jotham, Sr.! Jotham, Sr. was son to Joseph and Rebeccah of Dunstable. I just checked Pat Curry's file to be sure my recollection was correct. Pat has the following on Jotham, Jr. A39-4(10)9 JOTHAM BLANCHARD father Born: 1784, Peterborough, Hillsb., NH [6b] Died: 1839, Pictou, NS [6b] Married: ?Scotland [6b] Margaret ( ) Spear of Scotland Lawyer, member of Parliament. [6b] She has Jotham, son of Jonathan, son of Jotham son of Joseph and Rebeccah listed with the same wife. I believe that the marriage of Jotham, Jr. to Ruhama Smith is correct for this Jotham and the marriage to Margaret Spear would be to the son of Jonathan. Interested in feedback, Sherry ---------- From: Ranald Blanchard[SMTP:ai020@chebucto.ns.ca] Sent: Sunday, August 30, 1998 4:05 AM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re.Jotham & Ruhama Sherry - re. >>I've been waiting to see what Rannie has on this.<< In John Tuttle's message on Aug. 4, 1997, Subject: BLANCHARD of Lyndeborough, N.H., he lists the burial places of Jotham and Ruhama (Amy) as found on page 95 of "Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., Tombstone Inscriptions 1764-1980," compiled by Ann Louise Nichols (1984). In the message, Ruhama's death date is Feb. 21, 1868 at the age of 91 years 19 days, her birth date then being Feb. 2, 1777. I can repost the Aug 4th message if needed. John also refers to the following NEGHR article. - New England Historical and Genealogical Records, Volume 61 - Article re. marriages by Rev. Jeremiah BARNARD p.236 - Oct. 9, 1781 - Mr. John STEARNS, Jr. to Miss Sarah BLANCHARD, both of Amherst. p.238 - Dec. 29, 1790 - Nathaniel SIMONDS, of Hillsborough, to Betsy BLANCHARD, of Amherst. - Jan. 31, 1793 - Augustus BLANCHARD, Jr. to Miss Ester CROSBY, both of Amherst. p.239 - May 14, 1793 - John CROSBY to Priscilla BLANCHARD. p.240 - Jan 26, 1796 - Mr. Roger E. PERKINS, of Danvers, Mass., and Miss Esther BLANCHARD, of [Amherst crossed out] Milford, N.H. - Aug. 17, 1796 - Jothum BLANCHARD, of Lyndborough, and Miss Ruhama SMITH, of Milford. p.379 - Aug 25, 1807 - Amaziah BLANCHARD, of Milford, to Miss Polly DAMON, of Amherst. ------- In the above, I know that five are descendents of 'Joseph' and Ann, one being Betsy who is Elizabeth (dau/o Col. Jotham and Elizabeth) who m. Nathaniel SYMONDS. They came to NS and settled in Antigonish. The other four are Sarah, Augustus Jr., Priscilla, and Esther, who are children of Augustus, bro/o Col. Jotham and s/o Col. Joseph and Rebecca. ------- Amaziah is of Thomas (Amaziah-6, Simon-5, Simon-4, John-3, Samuel-2, THOMAS-1) ------- I do not have a lineage back for Jothum (also noted as Jotham, Jothan) but have he may be of lineage of others in the cemetery. INDEX: Sarah. 1781. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30. John {Stearns}. 1781. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30. Betsy. 1790. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30. Nathaniel {Simonds}. 1790. Hillsborough. 1998. 8. 30. Augustus. 1793. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30. Esther (Crosby). 1793. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30. Priscilla. 1793. 1998. 8. 30. John {Crosby}. 1793. 1998. 8. 30. Esther. 1796. Milford. 1998. 8. 30. Roger {Perkins}. 1796. Danvers, Mass. 1998. 8. 30. Jothum. 1796. Lyndborough. 1998. 8. 30. Ruhama (Smith). 1796. Milford. 1998. 8. 30. Amaziah. 1807. Milford. 1998. 8. 30. Polly (Damon). 1807. Amherst. 1998. 8. 30.