Thanks to JLynn112 and Ken Needham for their answers to my question. Leslie Quist JLynn112@aol.com wrote: > Leslie, > I am a relatively new researcher, but I do know that there is quite complete > evidence to suggest that our Aquila died in America. For one thing, there is > the copy of his will. Additionally, through the New England Historical > Society, there are various records of his life and the life of his > brother-in-law, David Wheeler. There is actually a paper showing Aquila, his > wife Ann, and David Wheeler being sanctioned for picking pease on the > Sabbath". A stone with his vital records date used to sit in their lobby. > There are several books on the subject and several researchers who have > literally spent their lives trying to locate Aquila's origin in England. The > best evidence to date shows his birth place as Chesham, but there are no > definitive records to tie him to William. I have noticed that from time to > time a new researcher stumbles onto the old erroneous information and the > chase starts all over again. Keep in mind that there are records to support > his presence in America in 1640. He was actually granted land for service by > the colony in which he settled. He is believed to be the first mariner to > cross a major waterway in New England. No Colony would have hired a boy for > this job and given him land for service. If you use the birth year of 1626, > the records of him in America would start when he was just 14. The best > information to date (which has been verified by our English cousins) is that > our Aquila was born in 1618 in Chesham, Buckingham, England. He died in > Newbury, Essex, Mass on 27Dec1670 and his will was filed and executed in > America. If you do not have copies of some of these records, I can dig them > out and send what I have. However, I think you might get better and more > complete documentation if you write to my cousin in Colorado. His name is > Lonnie Chase. His e-mail address is Chase1858@bwn.net. I think he might be > on vacation right now, but if you don't hear from him in a couple of weeks, > let me know and I will try to raise him. > Good luck, > JLynn112@aol.com