Hi; My ancestors are from Connecticut some from the river and others from Fairfield and LItchfield counties. I have over 80 names starting in the mid 1600's with Beach, Plumb, and Hubbell being among the most numerous. Woud be happy to do look-ups in "The Original Proprietors" of Hartford and "History and Genealogy of Old Fairfield" by Jacobus. Looking for a Phineas Taylor late 1700's in the Newtown or Danbury area if anyone has any information.Thanks for your help. Wally Baker ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karima" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:08 AM Subject: [CRV] Hello from your new list adminsitrator . . . > Dear Members, > > Please forgive my delay in formally introducing myself to you (although many > of you may already know me from the Vermont-List). I want to let you know > how excited I am about becoming the new administrator for the Connecticut > River Valley List. Cynthia's shoes will be impossible to fill, but > thankfully she is still among us and has promised to continue sharing her > vast experience and knowledge. > > I thought it would be a good time to give a status report on the membership > of the list. As of this evening, there are 248 subscribers to > CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L and 118 subscribers to CT-RIVER-VALLEY-D, for a total of > 366 members. > > So, as you can see, we have a great membership base. However, we must > remember that this list, or any list, will only be as active and helpful as > the participation of the members. > > This would be a good time to let the other members of the list know > something about our Connecticut River Valley connections, what information > we are looking for, and what we can offer to the other members of this list > in terms of sharing research and/or resources. > > NOTE - and this is important: I am not suggesting what is commonly referred > to as a "ROLL CALL" On a list this large, that would be a real disaster. > So, please do not put "ROLL CALL" in the subject line. > > I am, however, suggesting that we introduce ourselves to the other list > members, and post at least one inquiry in regard to the research we are > doing. This will be much more productive than just sending a list of > surnames to the list - and you can send as many different queries as you > like. > > So, if you have posted inquiries to the list, and still don't have the > answers you are seeking, take this opportunity to post them again. > > VERY IMPORTANT and helpful to all of us: Please let your fellow list > members know if you have resource material you can share and if you are > willing to do some "lookups" [be sure to set YOUR guidelines for the > information you require in order to do the lookups]. > > On another note - soon I will be adding a new section to the Vermont-L Web > Site, which will be devoted to include the Connecticut River Valley sections > of the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. I will go > into the details of this later. If you are not familiar with the Vermont-L > Web Site, you can visit it at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/VERMONTGATEWAY.html > > Best wishes, > > Karima > CT-RIVER-VALLEY List Administrator > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/CTRiverValleyWelcome.html > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > **Please list your sources when giving information** > > Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > List Guidelines: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/CTRiverValleyWelcome.html > >

I can send you a bio on one Phineas Taylor [Barnum] as P T Barnum - is aka Phineas Taylor Barnum - Circus fame >> A Barnum, William H. page 200 BARNUM, Phineas Taylor, showman, was born at Bethel, Conn., July 5, 1810, the son of a country store and tavern keeper. His father died when he was quite young, and he went to New York to find employment. Having accumulated some money, he opened a small store in Bethel, and became connected with the lottery chartered by the state for the purpose of building the Groton monument opposite New London. In 1829 he established and edited The Herald of Freedom, was charged with libel and imprisoned sixty days. In 1834 he removed to New York city, and placed on exhibition an old slave woman called Joyce Heth, advertised as the nurse of George Washington, and one hundred and sixty years old. He paid one thousand dollars for the right to exhibit her, advertised her extensively, and realized large returns. Thereafter Barnum travelled through the Southern states, exhibiting several small shows. In 1841 he bought Scudder's American museum, entirely on credit, and by shrewd management he was able to pay for it within a year. [more to article] I think - and can check his father who died when he was young was Phineas TAYLOR and his mother remarried - added the Barnum.. It may take me a few days to dig out the files - just moved Sunday - happily surrounded by boxes Mimi Taylor