The foregoing info can be found at htt://www.angelfire.com/oh/DefiantGrace/JB.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> To: "Douglas McKay" <protestantscot@excite.com> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2001 3:39 AM Subject: Re: The Breedlove Papers > Hi.Douglas; Thank you so much for your reply. Your Father sounds like a very > interesting man himself. I do hope he can help us. Many, of course agree > with you--The Breedlove Papers are very impressive--kinda gives me > goose-bumps every time I read them--what courage and convictions in a time > of great persecution ==right! Doing my Breedlove research, I have learned a > great deal about John Bunyan, though I've yet to read any of the books he > wrote...and, I know several have been written about him. Hundreds in America > have been named after him, i.e. one of my own great uncles..(N.C.) I have > only run across 2 or 3 other "Willette's"(one was from France) ..another one > on the Big Island is indeed unusual...(why didn't you marry her when you had > a chance HA!.) Hope to be hearing from you again with some real good news. > Best Regards, Willette > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Douglas McKay" <protestantscot@excite.com> > To: "Willette Smith" <willette@bigisland.com> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:58 PM > Subject: Re: The Breedlove Papers > > > > Dear Willette, > > > > I received a copy of these trial proceedings from my father years ago, and > > they so impressed me that I had to post them online. While it sounds very > > much like the faithful Bunyan, unfortunately neither he nor I have any > > knowledge of proof of their authenticity. He has an amazing collection of > > files and books, however, and he promises me that he will look for > something > > to help. I will let you know if he "unearths" something. > > > > I must add one thing about your name (and location?). I went to Bob Jones > > Academy with a girl from the "Big Island" (and Hilo) who was named > Willette. > > Striking coincidence, I guess. > > > > Hope you are able to find what you're looking for. > > Sincerely, > > Doug McKay > > > > > > > > On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:16:24 -0800, Willette Smith wrote: > > > > > I have viewed your up date on line of the above subject material. whic > is > > of great interest to me from many respects. Presently I am engaged with > > genealogy research more specifically with the sur name of Breedlove--being > > my own maiden name. The renderning of the Breedlove Papers came to my > > attention last year. Many attempts to follow up on these Papers and one > > Thomas Breedlove "transcript" of John Bunyan's Trial have produced > > little-to-none-thus-far--evidence a real document exists..thus, where is > > this document kept, who has it and,how was the document confirmed--by what > > proof, references etc. I thank you in advance for any reply's or > > conformations to which you may be priviledged to have. Of great importance > > regarding the genealogical research and pertaining to this Paper is that > it > > places (Thomas) Breedlove in a certain location at a certain time in > > England--to which I should add, no other reports have thus far been able > to > > do. Regards, Willette Smith > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > > Send a cool gift with your E-Card > > http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ > > > > > > >