"Sempringham today is a tiny collection of buildings and the isolated church of St. Andrews. Yet Sempringham was once a thriving Saxon village, home of Gilbert, Lincolnshire's only native Patron Saint and founder of the only English religious order." This quote can be found at the following URL: www.sempringham.co.uk Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX -------------- Original message from "Ronald Colby" <[email protected]>: -------------- > Tristan > According to my Atlas, Semperingham is 5 to 10 miles north of Bourne > abt 10 miles north west of Spalding > > Ron Colby > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 12:33 AM > Subject: Re: [COLBY] Anthony Colby's port of embarkation > > > Yes that would make sense that Anthony sailed to Southampton. It would have > been a difficult journey across country, that's for sure. From what source > does Ms Gordon get her information. Are there contemporary letters > describing the > journey from Boston to Southampton? I note that Threfall Mentions the > village > of Sempringham where Anthony's ancestors had lived for several generations. > Is this the old name for the village of HELPRINGHAM, or is it a typing > error. > In a North to South line modern English maps show Heckington, Great Hale, > Little Hale, Helpringham, Swaton and Horbling. There is no Sempringham in > England > as far as I can ascertain. > all the best. Weather lousy here in England as usual.! > > Tristan. > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry COLBY Message Board are gatewayed > to this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may > not be a COLBY list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by > clicking on the link and replying on the board and/or include the author in > your e-mail reply. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > Messages posted to the RootsWeb/Ancestry COLBY Message Board are gatewayed to > this Mailing List. Remember that the author of gatewayed messages may not be a > COLBY list subscriber so please reply to gatewayed messages by clicking on the > link and replying on the board and/or include the author in your e-mail reply. > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >