This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1290 Message Board Post: My Grandfather, Amos Bruce was born Sept 2, 1913 in Lamar MS. His parents names were James Rufus Bruce and Ella Mary Nelson Bruce. I am looking for any additional information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRUCE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1289 Message Board Post: If anyone knows Doris A. Smith's current e:mail address, please have her contact me. I have information on Polly and Levi Bruce.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRUCE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1285.1 Message Board Post: I, too, am a descendant of the Bruce's of VT and MA. You may find this helpful: http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/cooke/d6.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1288 Message Board Post: my grandmother, martha mary ann bruce married matthias ellis, lived in bromley -by-bow east london. she was born 1881 died 1952, ggrandfather robert forfar bruce married eleanor (ellen) burchall.1806-1857

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rice, Bruce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1287 Message Board Post: I am searching for any info on George BRUCE b 1615 England, and his wife, Mary Jane RICE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/55.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Pandy: I have the children of Elias and Elizabeth Bruse Folk. what I really need is information on sylvester and Chris Bruse. IE: who they were and where they lived. Do you have any information. Which child are you from? My line is william j. who married Lilly mendora rider. debbie

Hi, Message text written by INTERNET:BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com >It was not until fairly recently that Thomas was identified as the fau., certainly of Roger and David, probably of Thomas, and possibly John.< The cite for this is NEHGR Vol. 36, October 1982, in which Thomas was proven to be the correct ancestor of our Bruces, not the earlier mentioned "John Bruce". Credit for this proof belongs to the authors, Winifred Fahey Pelley, Lindsley Reese Bailey, Winsor Bruce, Laura Lindquist Fahey,, Miriam Fahey Rudd, and Catherine Rose Fahey. I was in touch with Winnie Pelley for many years before she unfortunately passed away, and I am still in touch with Kay Fahey, her sister. By the way, the identification of Elizabeth Forbush as the wife of Roger/2 also belongs to Kay Faheyand her sisters, Winifred Fahey Pelley, and Miriam Fahey Rudd. This discovery is listed in Sanborn's supplement to Torrey, although it refers to the published Thomas Bruce article. I am privileged to be in possession of a copy of the Fahey-Pelley-Rudd manuscript regarding Elizabeth Forbush, "...Wife of Roger/2 Bruce of Marlborough and Southborough, Massachusetts". For those not familiar with NEHGR, it is the New England Historic and Genealogical Register, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. You can visit their site at http://www.NewEnglandAncestors.org Claudia E. Skerry Cridland Member, NEHGS, MSMD

Hello there: I share this ancestral line through John. This family has had much misinformation published in the earlier years, but fairly recently has been correctly identified with good information for at least two of four posible children attributed to Thomas Bruce of Marlborough. His ancestry is unknown. He married Magdalen _________ and had possibly, perhaps even likely, four children that were in Marlborough. They are Thomas (disappears from the records), John, Roger and David. Two genealogies (in progress) that you might find interesting are: http://www.mayflowerfamilies.com/cooke/d7.htm#P753 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mroman/atafel.htm It was not until fairly recently that Thomas was identified as the fau., certainly of Roger and David, probably of Thomas, and possibly John. Neither Thomas (Jr.) or John are mentioned in his papers, as are both David and Roger. Further, neither Hudson's genealogy of Marlborough, nor Savage, nor numerous other genealogies even mention Thomas Sr. The only Thomas Jr. earlier alluded to is as son of Roger (true), son of John. They, like Savage, attributed both to John of Sudbury. New and re-evaluated evidence has surfaced by way of town records, deeds and wills that proved his (Thomas Sr.'s) existence and definitive proof for at least two of his children, Roger and David. Roger, during the interim, had been prior assigned as a child of John, who was mentioned in other historical records, including Savage, as being of Sudbury, MA 1672. While Thomas's and Roger's identity and parentage have now been seemingly established, John the son, herein listed, and identified as the Bruce ancestor of this genealogy, is still less than clearly linked to paternal ancestors, though the Fayhey article tentatively places him as son of Thomas, as does the Michael J. Roman Genealogy, and thusly, he is so placed here. (See sources). Thomas is certainly the earliest Bruce discovered in Marlborough to date (1676), with John not mentioned until 1688 in the Andros Tax List at which time he had to be at least 21. As further evidence of a family relationship, both John and Roger go to Framingham, with several of Rogers children being born there, namely Elisha, Rebekah, and Sarah, the last to be born there in 1700. The balance of his children are born in Marlborough. Roger then returns to Marlborough where more children are born, with John staying at Framingham. Known Events: 1676: NEHGR 35:218-219: The earliest record of Thomas is when in 1676, Thomas Bruce is among those petitioners sustaining losses in the Sudbury Indian Fight (King Phillip's War) of 1676 He is also among those petitioning the general court as a distressed inhabitant of Sudbury. 1679: MJR--Middlesex County Deeds, p. 296: The Selectmen of Marlboro agreed with Thomas Bruce that he would build and operate for the town's use a mill to be located near the confluence of Angle Brook and Stoney Brook to be in operation by January 1680. In return, Thomas was granted 40 acres of land and ten acres of meadow. The agreement was sign by Abraham Williams for the town and "Thomas Breuis" for himself. By original agreement the land was to revert to the town if Thomas were to cease operations of the mill. By 1702, however, the mill was at least partially destroyed, and at his request, and it was so voted that the land be granted to him free and clear. 1688: NEHGR 36:51: In 1688, Thomas Bruse Jr. and John Bruse and Thomas Bruse are among those listed in Marlborough for Taxes under Andros. 1691: NEHGR: 43:372: Thomas Bruse, Sr. is among those settled at the garrison at Marlborough, Middlesex Co. 1691/2 NEHGR40:400: Thomas Brewes is mentioned several times as those of Sudbury involved in King Phillip's war and having sustained loss. 1699: MJR--Middlesex County Deeds, p. 296: On January 29, 1699, Thomas and Magdalen, "my wife," disposed of his land and part interest in his saw mill to sons David and Roger. 1702: MJR--Worcester County Deeds 16:60, 20:584: Samuel Ward of Marlborough exchange land in which Thomas Bruce describes himself as "Thomas Bruce Senr, Miller." 1706: MJR--Worcester County Deeds, 15:149: On April 13, 1706, Thomas Bruce Senr, in fatherly love, gives Roger halft part of his house lot granted by the town, with all the housing and Corn Mill and half of Sawmills standing thereon, and also, "my whole Estate . . ." Research by Katherine Fahey and Winnifred Pelley indicate that no will has been found, and that he likely disposed of his property through deeds such as the above. 1709-10 MJR--Worcester County Deeds 15:148: Thomas was still alive at this date, for he disposes of land to his grandson, David, including "one half of all my right" in the land which was gven to him for building and maintaining a mill. He mentions with the document that he makes this grant for "Divers good causes and other weighty considerations moving me thereto . . ." It is obvious that Thomas is uncomfortable for some reason with events in his life. Magdalen did not sign this will, and it could be conjectured that as she signed earlier documents, she was by now deceased. 1710-1721: MJR-Middlesex County Deeds, p. 299: An attorney was hired in 1710 by Samuel Bigelow, guardian and maternal grandfather of Thomas' grandson David, to represent his interest against the town which wished to nullify earlier land agreements with early residents--David, through Thomas, was among those so affected. A settlement was reached and David was granted twenty acres, in exchange for extinguishment of his half of the rights. In October, 1714, Thomas was granted twenty acres in a similar action. Finally in a meeting of May 8, 1721, a committee was appointed to agree on the bound of one acre of the twenty granted to Thomas and to settle with his heirs. Therefore, Thomas died between 1714 and 1721. NEHGR 63:224: Colonial Records of Marlborough: Referencing the reserved land at Fort Meadow, A "commeetty" is to call John Shearman to show the bounds of an acre of meadow Granted to Thomas Bruce. Thomas Bruce is also those among those shown to have been issued a "primitive" grant. Of Marlboro And These Times: While documentation proves, disproves, or suggests early ancestors, it does little to tell us of their lives. The facts of the narrative below is drawn from Hudson's History of Marlboro. Marlboro was set off from Sudbury in 1656 at the request of several leading inhabitants of Sudbury, many of whom were other early ancestors: Thomas Goodnow, John Howe, Peter and John Bent. In actuality, there were two plantations laid out at this time--that of the Indian Plantation who had so long resided there and the English plantation. The first included about six thousand acres and a "planting field" for the Indians, and the second "Whipsuppenicke" consisted of some 29,000 acres or some 35,000 acres including that part reserved for the Indians. Marlborough was originally called by the name of Okommakamesitt." By 1659, formalities of settlement were underway, and the proprieters held a meeting to ensure that those who lay claim within the plantation proceed in "perfecting their house lots" else lose claim. Various tax rates and assessments of the proprieters and of the inhabitants of the plantation were also put into effect. It is noted by Hudson that although there was some trepidation about the close adjacency of the Indian Plantation, in the earliest years, matters were reasonably peaceful between these particular Indians and the early plantation settlers. He further notes that they were, "more advanced in civilization than most of the savage tribes." While Hudson is a temperate historian, a personal observation is that no matter how couched, explained away or reasoned, The Indians were native, the English the intruder, and as history makes clear, it was the Indian who was ultimately savaged, and not the reverse. That this would in good time provide a bloody battleground awaited only chance and circumstance. By 1674, the village of "Marlborough contained only about ten families and about fifty "souls," and of the entire plantation, it comprised about six thousand acres. There was little apprehension from Indian danger, as, indeed, numerous tribes had "submitted" to the Colony, agreeing to live in peace and friendship and in essence "put themselves, their subjects, lands and estates under the government of Massachusetts." This treaty encompassed moral law as well, and when informed that they should not labor on the Sabbath, The Indians replied that as they had little work to do, they would readily comply. One wonders if the Indians in their joy of the natural land, considered their activities to be "work" in the same sense as the English. Within a year, the horror would begin. The famous King Philip's war, formally the Narraganset, would terrorize the all of the colony, including the outpost settlement of Marlborough. In Marlborough, on the 26th of March, 1676, and at the church, the dread cry arose, "The Indians are upon us." Fleeing for their lives they made for the garrison, and save one person, they were able to defend themselves. The town itself, however, was nearly destroyed. Dwellings, barns, animals and orchards were systematically destroyed, possessions taken away. ----- Original Message ----- From: <mellyrose63@hotmail.com> To: <BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:02 PM Subject: Bruce's of Vermont or Mass.... > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Bruce, Griffith > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XOG.2ACIB/1285 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm hoping someone out there with a connection to Vermont Bruce's can help me. I have a Permitta Bruce, b.Oct. 5, 1805 in Moretown, Vermont. Her parents were Hezikiah Bruce and Betsy Benton Haskins. Hezikiah's parents were Elisha Bruce, b. May 7, 1731 in Southborough, MA and Esther Buck. Elisha's father was also Elisha Bruce, born Sept 14, 1695 in Framingham, MA, m. Silence Newton, and his father is Roger Bruce b. 1670 in Sudbury, MA, who was married to Elizabeth Forbes/Forbush. His father I have shown as Thomas Bruce, born about 1630, no birthplace known. Does anyone share this ancestor and if so, any known place of origin for him or any other interesting information on any of the Bruce's listed? Thanks. > > > ==== BRUCE Mailing List ==== > Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data > Cooperative? > http://www.rootsweb.com/ >

Message text written by INTERNET:BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com >someone out there with a connection to Vermont Bruce's< Hi, I have compiled a genealogy of the ancestry of my grandfather, titled "William Thatcher Bruce, Jr.". He was a direct descendant of Roger/2 Bruce, and a native of Newfane, Vermont. He inherited the Bruce farm at Newfane, pioneered by Artemas Bruce of Westborough, Mass. My book is available through Higginson Books at http://www.higginsonbooks.com and includes pedigrees of all associated lines in his direct descent from Thomas/1 Bruce. Claudia E. Skerry Cridland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce, Stringham,McKinney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XOG.2ACIB/1286 Message Board Post: I am looking for descendants of Henry and Tryphena Bruce. They had three daughters. Emily, who married Charles Stringham, Amanda, who married Cornelius Dutcher, and Phebe, who I believe married a McKinney. I would love to share info and photos with anyone related. Thanks !!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce, Pettis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/499.534 Message Board Post: My message represents kind of a long shot, but who knows, I might get lucky. My ancestor, Elizabeth Bruce, was born circa 1845-1850. On the US IL census data of 1870 she lists Tennessee as her birthplace. She would have been of Scottish heritage, and in fact may have been born in Scotland herself (in spite of what the census data says). Is it possible that you have data on Elizabeth? She married Samuel Benjamin Pettis in 1864 in IL, lived in IL the rest of her life, died in 1900.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce, Griffith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XOG.2ACIB/1285 Message Board Post: I'm hoping someone out there with a connection to Vermont Bruce's can help me. I have a Permitta Bruce, b.Oct. 5, 1805 in Moretown, Vermont. Her parents were Hezikiah Bruce and Betsy Benton Haskins. Hezikiah's parents were Elisha Bruce, b. May 7, 1731 in Southborough, MA and Esther Buck. Elisha's father was also Elisha Bruce, born Sept 14, 1695 in Framingham, MA, m. Silence Newton, and his father is Roger Bruce b. 1670 in Sudbury, MA, who was married to Elizabeth Forbes/Forbush. His father I have shown as Thomas Bruce, born about 1630, no birthplace known. Does anyone share this ancestor and if so, any known place of origin for him or any other interesting information on any of the Bruce's listed? Thanks.

Searching for my ggggrandfather Gabriel BRUCE who married Mary DUNLAP on 10 Dec 1851 in Highland County Ohio. I know they had at least one son (my gggrandfather) Oscar Francis BRUCE who was born in Hillsboro, OH on 15 Oct 1854. Needing more information on Gabriel or Mary such as a birth place or date, and possibly a connection to a James BRUCE of Virginia. Any help would be great. J.J. Shew NOTICE: This communication may contain proprietary or other confidential business information of Orcom Solutions, Inc. If you are not the intended recipient or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender indicating that fact and delete the copy you received. In addition, you should not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Thank you.

My G-Grandfather was James Bruce who lived in and around CanningTown London. He was married to Jessie Gavin (nee Murdoch). He worked as a Sugar House labourer in 1894 when my grandmother Caroline was born, One of 8 children.James,John, George, Margaret, Jessie, Mary, Robina. He died aged 62 in The SilverTown Explosion when a Munition Factory blew up in February 1917. Anybody out there who may be related?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brue, Bruce Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XOG.2ACIB/1284 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any info on Jacob George Bruce, b. abt. 1735 in Va, d. 1806 in Edgecombe County, N.C., m. Susannah Barnes abt. 1780? From N.C. this family moved to Greene County, Ga. That is where Cerbert Judson Bruce was born about 1880. Any info would possibly help me to tie this line to my BRUE line. I think the name was changed from BRUCE to Brue. Thanks, Patsy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: bruce,gourlay Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1283 Message Board Post: Trying to trace any relatives of my father,he was Robert Bruce,son of Robert and Rebecca Gourlay.He was born in Castlederg,Co.Tyrone,in July 1923.Can you help??? New email address,joycebruce@hotmail.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce - Adkins - Schug - McKee - Ferguson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1139.2.1.3 Message Board Post: I was just reading the information that you all posted, and was glad to get some new information. George Washington Bruce and Phoebe McKee were my gggrandparents. Their son, William Lloyd Bruce, b 6/3/1848 married Mary Ann Adkins. I did not have the others names, so your information helped me. I do not have information further back than William Washington Bruce, born 1782 in VA, died 11/1/1822 in Deering, OH. He married Margaret (Peggy) Ferguson on 7/9/1808 in Greenup Co., KY. I have their children as Vincent, George W., Elizabeth, Andrew Jackson, Amaziah Creighton, Mary Ann, and William Reason. I have Peggy Ferguson's parents as Vincent Ferguson and Mary Boyd. Does this agree with what you have? The only thing I have on Phoebe McKee is that her father was John McKee. Does anyone have more information? Will be glad to share whatever I have. Cecelia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bruce, Parkin(s) Barrow(s) Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XOG.2ACIB/1282 Message Board Post: John Bruce married Mary Hall Oct. 10, 1792, they had Nicholas, Mary, Susannah, Elizabeth, William, Hannah, Ann, John, Robert, Alice, Sarah, Thomas. Susannah Bruce married John Parkins May 24, 1819 in Grantham, England they had Susannah, Elizabeth, Henry, Eliza, Joseph, Adelaide, Emma Mary Thornes, John Boyer. Eliza Parkins married Thomas Barrow abt. 1845-1850. Thomas Barrow b. July 4, 1824 in Quadring, Lincoln, England son of John and Sarah Barrow. In 1849 came to LaGrange, Ind. Looking for anyone related.

This is to anyone interested in John Bruce who died 1752 in Albemarle Co., VA and Margaret Frazier. There are two court cases involving John Bruce and Margaret Frazier in the District Court of Fredericksburg, Va. They are CHAPMAN vs BARBOUR & c/1794/CR-DC-L/389-105 and CHAPMAN vs BRUCE/1798/CR-DC-V/558-144. According to information gleaned from these cases, John Bruce was a peddler by profession. He is the same John Bruce that received two land grants totaling 800 acres which was resurveyed to 864 acres on Deep Run. John Bruce and Margaret Frazier were never married but began living together as husband and wife about 1740. Both John Bruce & Margaret were in prison in Augusta Co., VA. for living in Adultry. They had two illegimate children: John and Martha. Both children were listed as "small" when John died in 1752. John (Jr.) was born about 1745. Martha married Samuel McNeese (McNess). John (Jr.) was in Mecklenburg Co., VA on January 30, 1772. The following phrase was used "the said John Bruce his heirs and assigns forever To be held of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of Past ~ Greenwick in the County of Kent". I ASSUME this means that John Bruce came from Greenwick in the County of Kent. Spencer Bobo testified that about the time Margaret came to live with John, he asked John if he intended to give his son John that land (the land grant). He said he did not & that he had a wife and five children in Scotland & that he would give his eldest son THEN IN SCOTLAND that land. The children were bound to Spencer Bobo after John (Sr)'s death. A deed found in Madison Co., KY places John (Jr) there in 1791 when he and Martha sold the land grant. Bea

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHALMERS, MCLANDERS, TOSH, PATON, BRUCE, BISSET, CRICHTON, MELVILLE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XOG.2ACIB/1281 Message Board Post: I have an Ann BRUCE, born around 1822 in Dundee, Scotland. She married William PATON on 11th November, 1841 at Dundee. Is anyone familiar with Ann's branch of the BRUCE family? I am having a great deal of trouble trying to discover who her parents were. Many thanks. Sue