We aren't on the Same Charles Bond. I am quite certain now. > >I too am descended from the Charles Bond family through Jesse Bond. There were Jesse, John, Charles and a few other BOND names around the same period. Just to recap. Captain Charles Wallace Bond, of the Fishing Schooner "Massasoit" home port of Gloucester, Mass. Made frequent trips from Gloucester to Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia, Canada. At one time, on 2 May 1850, He married Maria Louisa Graves in Chester Nova Scotia, Canada. He listed his residence at the time, as Gloucester, Mass. I believe he lived in that residence on Bond Hill, and BOND STREET, at the entrance to the town of Gloucester. I travelled there, but was unable to get sufficient records during that time. I am still asking others for more information. Captain Charles Wallace Bond, lost the "Massasoit" when it hit an iceburg and sunk, in the Summer of 1882 between Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, Canada. He, and a few members of his crew, survived and he was reported to have drowned much later, in the Port City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, when he fell overboard, probably around 1900. His father, listed in the Census, was Benjamin Bond, sometimes referred to as John Benjamin, and herein lies the problem. John Benjamin was born 11 Nov 1824, and if he is the same BENJAMIN BOND that I seek, he had a father James Bond, and a mother Dorothy Naas. There is no record of Benjamin Bond, or where he came from, beyond that information I have here, and even if James was his father, there is little more than a wisp of hope, since some records here in the Nova Scotia Achieves were lost due to a fire around that time. But if Captain Charles Wallace Bond, lived in Gloucester, because his family came from there, then he may have brought his father Benjamin with him to settle in the new Chester, and may explain the lack of origin records in Chester, for Benjamin. Back to the facts. Captain Charles Wallace Bond, B.02 May 1850 (Chester, Nova Scotia) M. 30 Apr 1878, to Maria Louisa Graves D. Unknown, but reportedly at Halifax, drowned on harbour approaches. Father: Benjamin Bond Monther: Margaret Lantz =-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Benjamin Bond (also believed to be John Benjamin, and Benjamin John) B. 11 Nov 1824 M. 16 Dec 1846 Margaret Lantz D. Unknown Father: James Bond (Possibly) Mother: Dorothy Naas =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- That's all in a nutshell. Any Bond Researchers in Mass., or Nova Scotia, that have any information? Tom ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com