It's been awhile since I have posted on here, but have found out some more information on my grandparents Gordon Everett Nichols was born 2/14/13 Jessie Ede Nichols was born 6/6/15 Married approximately 1934/35? In Stamford? They lived in an Irish shanty town in Stamford after just getting married..was called "Dublin" They had the following children: Gordon Everett Jr (deceased 1994) Donald Allen (deceased 1994) Ethel (Nichols) Clark (lives in NY) Everett Gordon Nichols (my father, lives in NH) Robert Nichols (lives in NY) Agnes (Mary/Marie) (Nichols) Harris (lives in W. VA) I do know that Jessie's mother was Mary (Borsey) Ede, don't know father's name. Any information anyone can give me would be wonderful, especially on Gordon's side of the family. Also does anyone know of places I can access on the net to find out more about "Dublin" in Stamford, CT? Was in the late 1920's early 30's. NEW EMAIL: jade51966@aol.com, or jade349@hotmail.com

Did William possibly have a brother Thomas Walmsley of Litchfield, CT? Thank you. Nancy-Jo

Update: Deacon Jeffrey B. Mead (jmead@aloha.net) wrote yesterday, regarding the upcoming demolition of the Benjamin MEAD II estate in Greenwich. He reported that the Greenwich Times printed a feature on the Mead Family Burial Grounds Association yesterday (Tuesday, August 7, 2000), along with the reported upcoming demolition of the five buildings at the estate. http://www.greenwichtime.com/ "Descendant goes high-tech to tell family's history By Martin B. Cassidy Staff Writer Historian Spencer Mead published the original history of Greenwich in 1857. Hester Bush Mead, an African American and painter, was a daughter of Candice Bush, a slave owned by David Bush. She acquired the Mead name after marrying a freed slave who once was owned by the Mead family. Oliver Deliverance Mead, a prosperous farmer, sold his 120 acres of land at Field Point as homesites in the area now known as Belle Haven. He lived to the age of 96 and was president of the Greenwich National Bank. >From the early days of Greenwich, the Mead clan - which appeared in town before 1700 - has had a powerful formative influence on the town of Greenwich, a legacy which is still evidenced by the scattered 18th and 19th century houses they built and several graveyards around town. Now, a family member has created a Web site at www.meadburyinggrounds.org in hopes of garnering the attention of the family's descendants. " <snip> "Several Mead homes are still in existence in town including the home of Oliver D. Mead on Pear Lane, Susan Richardson, an archivist for The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich said. A handful of Mead descendants also remain in the area, and the historical society has amassed a large collection of documents, artifacts and clothing from the Mead family, Richardson said, but she had not seen the Web site. "The Meads were great savers and they loved to write history," she said. "They intermarried quite a lot so their genealogy is very challenging." The Mead family was unusually large and made up of local farmers, merchants, business people and lawyers, Richardson said. Jeffrey Mead expressed disappointment about the impending demolition of the Benjamin Mead Homestead on Cliffdale Road. The land was bought by Benjamin Mead in 1707 and contains one of the burial plots that Mead restored. The new owner of the house has permits to level six Colonial-era buildings to make way for a new residence. "There are a lot of Mead houses left in Greenwich but it's sad to see that one go," he said. Source: http://www.greenwichtime.com/ Tuesday feature, August 7, 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Maureen Mead mmeadpond@aol.com USGenWeb Project CC: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi

Taken from "New Haven Genealogical Magazine--Whole Number 5. October 1923. Vol.11, No. 1. FAMILIES OF ANCIENT NEW HAVEN ABBREVIATIONS... b. born Bapt. Baptist bp. baptized bu. buried c. "circa"-about Capt. Captain Col. Colonel Cpl. Corporal d. died da. daughter of Dea. Deacon div. divorced Dr. Doctor (physician) Ens. Ensign F.& I. W. French & Indian Wars Gen. General hr. hour k. killed Lieut. Lieutenant m. married Maj. Major Meth. Methodist nat. "natural"-illegitimate N. S. New Style O. S. Old Style Rev. Reverend (clergyman) R. W. Revolutionary War rem. removed res. resided, residence s. son of s. p. "sine prole" -without issue Sgt. Sergeant w. wife of wid. widow of wk. week The following abbreviations are made up of two parts, the first signifying the town, the second, the kind of record. Thus, in NHV, the NH means New Haven and the V the vital statistics of that town. In WdT1 the Wd means Woodbridge and the T a gravestone inscription, the figure following the T designating a particular graveyard. In HC2, the H stands for Hamden and C for a Congregational Church there, the figure following the C specifying the particular church. NoHx means the Episcopal Church of North Aven, x always standing for and Episcopal church and NoH for North Haven. A list of general symbols for towns and kinds of record are given below, followed by a list (arranged alphabetically by symbols) of the specific record sources. SYMBOLS FOR TOWNS B Bethany Bd Branford C Chesire D Derby EH East Haven Farm Farmington G Guilford H Hamden L Litchfield M Milford Mid Middletown My Middlebury NH New Haven NM New Milford NoB North Branford NoH North Haven O Orange Oxf Oxford P Plymouth Ppt Prospect S Southington St Stratford Sy Southbury W Wallinford Wat Waterbury Wd Woodbridge WH West Haven Wol Wolcott Wtn Watertown Wy Waterbury SYMBOLS FOR KIND OF RECORD C Congregational Church record CCt County Court record F Family, private or Bible record ( this symbol always stands alone) SupCt Superior Court record T Gravestone record V Vital (town) record x Episcopal Church record MORE TO COME LATER Regards, Ellen.

I have much information re the COGGESHALL family. Contact me if you are interested: pcoggeshall@earthlink.net pete

I have much information re the Coggeshall family. If you are interested contact me at: pcoggeshall@earthlink.net. PETE

In a message dated 8/7/01 12:02:20 AM, CTFAIRFI-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << > > > I found a great Fairfield County Genealogy Site: > > http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html > > They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months. >> Hello, This is the second time I've had to delete that message from the Message boards. It's spam. . . and while I can't prevent it being posted, I can (and will) delete it once it's on the board. Maureen Mead mmeadpond@aol.com USGenWeb Project CC, Fairfield Co. CT: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfiarfi

Hi, I have that Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Mary, born 1650/51 married a Hannah ODELL, not BENNETT. Was Hannah married to a Bennett before her marriage to Nathaniel or is my information wrong? Appreciate any feedback on this. Thanks, Allene

Jeremiah Curtis of North Stamford, Fairfield, CT was the executor of the 1816 will of my ancestor, Isaac Holly of North Stamford (1767-1816) married to Deborah Waters. Looking for information that might provide clues as to their relationship. Might he have been a relative? I have been unable to determine Isaac's ancestry.

Hey Sandi, I found Lorinda's e-mail... Lorilu725@aol.com... Might try there also, (I don't know how often she reads this board.... )good luck, and if I come across Andre I will give you a buzz. 1964 ? Hmmmm, might try SSAN listings, found some of my folks there. Mike

Wilma - Quoting from this typescript, mentioned before, "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977, Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Mary (Turney). i. NATHANIEL SEELEY (b ca 1650, New Haven; d Mar 28 1687, Fairfield) ii. ROBERT SEELEY (b ca 1653, New Haven; d ca 1690, Fairfield) iii. BENJAMIN SEELEY (b ca 1657/8, Fairfield; d 1695/96, perhaps NJ) iv. JOSEPH SEELEY (b ca 1659/60, Fairfield; Sept 16, 1732, Cecil Co., Md.) v. JOHN SEELEY (b ca 1661/62, Fairfield; d 1707-1710, Stratfield, Conn.) vi. *HANNAH SEELEY (b July 10, 1663 (?), Fairfield, Conn.) (Note: She was left out of your list of ch) vii. MARY SEELEY (b 1663 (?), Fairfield, Conn.) m. Jonathan Squires (son of George Squires and Ann (____). viii. SARAH SEELEY (b 1665, Fairfield, Conn. m Samuel Squires (son of George, above) ix. PHEBE SEELEY (b ca 1667/68, Fairfield, Conn) x. JAMES SEELEY (b 1668; d 1671, Fairfield, Conn) xi. REBECCA SEELEY (b ca 1669/70, Fairfield, Conn) It is probable that since this book was published in 1977, there would have been some additional info added, or other changes made in the material, of which I am unaware. I purchased my copy in 1993, for a very reasonable price, and it looks like copies are still available from their website: http://home.att.net/~seelyegen/books.html Hope this helps! Dolores

I think we've seen this one before. Lee Morse http://pages.prodigy.net/leemorse/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Fairfield@Fairfield.com> To: <CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 1:22 PM Subject: [CTFAIRFI] Fairfield Research Site > > > I found a great Fairfield County Genealogy Site: > > http://65.10.15.149/FreeGen/Home.html > > They will be adding over 1 billion names to their online database over the next few months. > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >

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Since most people prior to 1800 or so were Congregational, i would presume hearing a city name with church that they would be so and start searching there...if the church was Trinity or a saints name, i would look at Episcopal...but if the man had an obviously ethnic name...i would look at early Roman Catholic churches << Hello Listers, I hope someone can help me with this question-----In > "The Families of Old Fairfield" by D. L. Jacobus I notice in the > footnotes, at the bottom of his pages, references to baptism's and > marriage's, in churches such as "Trinity Church", "Greenfield Church", > or simply "Weston" or "Eston". Does anyone know what denomination these > churches were? I thought Baptist but now I want to be sure. Thank you > for your time! Margaret in NV > >>

My fifth greatgrandparents were: Issac P. Reynolds born June 6, 1778 in Greenwich, Ct. He died June 5, in 1850 i Bedford, N.Y. and Prudence Ann Seely born March 8, 1782 i Bedford. Issacs parents were : Daniel Reynolds born in Greenwich in 1714 and died probably in Coutland Manor, N.Y. and Hannah.........? Issac and Prudence's grandaughter was Annie Elizabeth Reynolds (whom my mother was named after ), married to my gggrandfather, Timothy Downs of Greenwich. I have their original marriage certificate. I have seen and read the well kept original church records in the Church that my Reynolds ancestors attended. I have an extensive genealogy that I have written over the years on my Reynolds and spouses lines. Marianne Dunnell

Good morning Delores and any one else that is interested - I have a couple of questions to ask of you - Delores said that Nathaniel SEELEY and his first wife Elizabeth - were the parents of Mary and Sara - this is what I have in my notes for them - ~~~~~~~~~~ SOURCE: Sav v2 p251; Torrey's New Eng marr prior 1700 p661; History and Genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield, CT v1 p525 vol 2 p826; Great Migration Begins v3 p1649, by Robert Charles Anderson; *The below is my way of putting the names in my notes, this is less confusing for me, I can see at a glance the relation-ship and who they married and who was a widow or widower of whom - and also what generation they are in.* Nathaniel 2), Robert 1) SEELEY md1) Mary [mother of Nathaniel] widow 1st of William HEATH widow 2nd of Walter MASON md2) Mary 2), Wm 1) MANNING 11ga 12gf md1) Mary 2), Benjamin 1) TURNEY md2) Elizabeth 2), Jehu 1) BURR widow 1st of Nehemiah OLMSTEAD widow 2nd of Obadiah GILBERT Nathaniel was bp 16 Sep 1627 at St Stephen, Coleman ST, London, England. His mother was Mary, his fathers 1st/wf. NOTES: Nathaniel & his 1/wf Mary TURNEY were md Oct 1649 at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut; Nathaniel md2) 1674 also at Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Elizabeth BURR. Nathaniel was killed in the Great Swamp fight in King Philips war in 1765. His inventory was taken 5 Feb 1675 His widow Elizabeth [BURR] (her 3rd time being a widow); There was mention made of her former husband Obadiah GILBERT and her dau Sarah GILBERT. Nathaniel's Children, believed to be all by his 1/wf Mary TURNEY were born Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut- 1. Nathaniel 3) SEELEY b 1650 d 1688 md Hannah BENNETT? 2. Robert SEELEY b 1652 md 1675 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT TO: Sarah OLMSTEAD 3. Benjamin SEELEY b 1657 d bef 1694 md 4 Oct 1681 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Deborah STURGES md2) James REDFIELD 4. Joseph SEELEY b 1659 md 1684 ,Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Mary/Sarah GOODWIN 5. John SEELEY b 1661 d 4 Feb 1710 Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut - md1) 1668 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. TO: Sarah 2) SQUIRE 1658-1690 d/o George 1) SQUIRE and Anne 1) WHEELER md2) aft 1690 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Rebecca 3) SANFORD 1672 - 1726 d/o Ezekiel 2) SANFORD & Rebecca WAKELEE 6. Mary SEELEY b c1663 I don't know very much about Mary, other than she married before 1685 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut TO: Jonathan 2) SQUIRE 1663-1723 the s/o George 1) SQUIRE and Ann 1) WHEELER - Jonathan was the brother to Sarah 2) SQUIRE the wife of Mary SEELEY'S brother John SEELEY. These last 3 children I don't know their birth dates - 7. Sarah SEELEY 8. Phebe SEELEY 9. Rebecca SEELEY Capt Nathaniel SEELEY having married second 1675 Elizabeth [BURR] the widow of Obadiah GILBERT, she, [Elizabeth] made a mutual agreement 14 Mar 1675 with Nathaniel and Robert Seeley on behalf of Nathaniel's children. Thank you very much Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com Doug - In "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977,Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Elizabeth. This may not constitute the proof you need, but will add to your evidence. "11. vii MARY SEELEY b c1663, Fairfield Co., Ct. m. JONATHAN SQUIRES (son of George Squires and Ann (___)." My ancestor was her bro. JOHN SEELEY b. 1661/2 who M/1 Sarah Squires dau. of Geo. Squires and Ann (___). His W/2 (me) was Rebecca Sanford (1672-1726) d/o Ezekiel Sanford and Rebecca Wakelee. I hope this helps a little bit. Dolores ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

Hello, More than a month ago, I posted a note about the threat to the MEAD family estate in Greenwich, Fairfield County, CT. I'm not sure what the status is today, but thought you might like to see some of the photos--generously contributed by Mr. Gerald W. Mead, <jerry.mead@home.net> The link to the pages are at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/fairfieldfotos/fffotos_012.htm Last month, Deacon Jeffrey Mead, president of the Mead Burial Grounds Association, Inc., sent me a press release. It announced the launch of the website. This is the link to the announcement I posted at the Fairfield County USGenWeb Project Message boards: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.st ates.connecticut.counties.fairfield&m=3320 The link to Deacon Mead's site is: http://www.meadburyinggrounds.org/ Finally, if you want to speak out against this threat to the Mead family and Greenwich history, here is a letter that I posted from Deacon Mead, with suggestions for next steps! I am not certain the status of this situation, but I'll keep you posted as soon as I learn more. Regards, Maureen Mead mmeadpond@aol.com USGenWeb Project CC Fairfield County, CT: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi

Doug - In "Descendants of Robert Seeley (1)" compiled by the Seeley Genealogical Soc. in April, 1977,Vol. I, page 6, are shown the children of Nathaniel Seeley I, and his first wife, Elizabeth. This may not constitute the proof you need, but will add to your evidence. "11. vii MARY SEELEY b c1663, Fairfield Co., Ct. m. JONATHAN SQUIRES (son of George Squires and Ann (___)." My ancestor was her bro. JOHN SEELEY b. 1661/2 who M/1 Sarah Squires dau. of Geo. Squires and Ann (___). His W/2 (me) was Rebecca Sanford (1672-1726) d/o Ezekiel Sanford and Rebecca Wakelee. I hope this helps a little bit. Dolores

Have list of relatives dating back to 1856 at least one is a Cornelius. Born to Bryne Sheahan and Mary Quirk. List of Children is: Patrick Tom Mike John Cornelius And Ellen she married in New York don't have much info on others. Just Tom immigrated in 1873