Reference to family names, "The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, CT" by Edwin Hall Pg. 205: Lt John Beldon departed this life Nov. 26, 171__ Pg. 217: John Belden took to wife Ruhamar Hill, daughter of Capt John Hill, of Westerly, in ye Government fo Road Island, and was married to her May 9, 1728 (Their spelling) John born April 26, 1729 Thomas born Mar 25, 1731 Hezekiah born April 25, 1736 Mary born Jan 22, 1739-40 Pg.262 Samuel Belden married to Ann Lambson, March 9, 1774 Thomas born Jan 17, 1775 Samual born Oct 27, 1777 William born Sept 15, 1780 Hezekiah born Jan 27, 1783 Pg 262 Thomas Belden married to Betsey Ogilvie, Dec 24, 1798 George O. born March 28, 1797 (Note: these are their dates..may have been transposed....?? Guess everything needs to be validatied.) These may be relatives of your ancestors, but are good leads in working backwards to get information. Usually, names from one area are related. Hope this helps. Christine Szigeti-Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill's mail" <wchamber@suffolk.lib.ny.us> To: < -L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:03 PMSubject: [CTFAIRFI] SLOSSON, BELDEN, ARMS > I am researching my grandmother's ancestors, who were early residents of > Fairfield County: According to my information, she is a descendant of > Nathaniel SLOSSON, who married Margaret BELDEN, daughter of William BELDEN > and Margaret ARMS. All were in the Norwalk area in the 1600s - early 1700s. > Nathaniel & Margaret moved to Kent, CT. Some descendents (my ancestors) > later moved to Broome & Tioga Counties in New York State. > > Would like to hear from others who are researching these names. > > Bill Chamberlain > Huntington, Long Island, NY > > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >