Anyone care to add to my family tree which looks like a telephone pole! My Mom and Dad are related 10 generations back! They are 9C1R!!! Name: Elisha KIBBE ---------------------------------------- Birth: 20 Nov 1644 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Death: 3 Apr 1735 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Father: Edward KIBBE (1611-1661) Mother: Mary PARTRIDGE (~1618-) Marriage: 10 Dec 1667 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Rachel COOKE ---------------------------------------- Birth: 25 Sep 1645 Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Death: 10 Dec 1740 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Father: Henry COOKE (1615-1661) Mother: Judith BIRDSALL (1618-1689) Children: ---------------------------------------- 1 M: James KIBBE Birth: 27 Dec 1675 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Death: 1750 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Spouse: Hannah KELSEY Marriage: 20 Jan 1703 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut ---------------------------------------- 2 F: Mary KIBBE Birth: 1679 Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Death: 23 Jun 1769 Wallingsford, New Haven County, Connecticut Spouse: John PARKER Marriage: 1 Nov 1699 Wallingsford, New Haven County, Connecticut >>6 more children<< My father's line Elisha Kibbe m. Rachel Cooke (MA) James Kibbe m. Hannah Kelsey (CT) Isaac Kibbe m. Eunice Miller (CT) Freelove Kibbe m. Joshua Smith Jr. (CT or MA) Joshua Smith III m. Rhoda Kittredge (MA) Hiram Jefferson Smith m. Elsie Adams (MA?) Freelove Smith m. Hiram J. Ayer (NY or OH) Flora Lucinda Ayer m. Simeon Flint Morrill (CA) Hiram Allen Morrill m. Bernice Mary Tackley (CA) Earl Leroy Morrill m. Evelyn Gertrude Keller (CA) Harve Allen Morrill m. Colleen Mary Zimmerman (CA) My Father Living married Mother Living (CA) My mother's line Elisha Kibbe m. Rachel Cooke (MA) Mary Kibbe(James's sister) m. John Parker (CT) Isaac Parker m. Hannah Beach (CT) Isaac Parker Jr. m. Anna (CT) Mary Lovisa Parker m. John Hammond (NY) Joseph Hammond m. Elizabeth Gilbert (IL) Elizabeth Hammond m. Hosea Stout II (UT) Sarah Estella Stout m. Charles 'Chas' Chestnut (AZ) Anna Elizabeth Chestnut m. William Kirksey Bennett (AZ) Clella Elizabeth Bennett m. Charles Andrew Christenson (CA) My Living Mother m. my Living father (CA) Both lines took various paths to CA, but somehow, they got to CA TO KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY! HA! What does that make me? (I am my own uncle, cousin???) This is just one line! You should see my James Avery jr. (Gloucester, Mass.- Groton, CT) m. Deborah Sterling line. I am a direct descendant from 4 of the 12 children. Name: James AVERY Junior ---------------------------------------- Birth: 15 Dec 1646 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Death: 22 Aug 1728 Groton, New London County, Connecticut Father: Captain James AVERY (-1700) Mother: Joana GREENSLADE (1622->1693) Marriage: Feb 1669 New London County, Connecticut ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Deborah STERLING ---------------------------------------- Father: Edward STERLING Children: ---------------------------------------- 1 F: Deborah AVERY Birth: 10 Aug 1670 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Spouse: Robert ALLYN Marriage: 29 Jun 1691 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ---------------------------------------- 2 M: James AVERY III Birth: 20 Apr 1673 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Death: 18 Sep 1754 Spouse: Mary GRISWOLD Marriage: 1696 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ---------------------------------------- 3 F: Margaret AVERY Birth: Feb 1674 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Spouse: William MORGAN Marriage: 7 Jul 1696 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 6 M: Captain Christopher AVERY Birth: 23 Jan 1679 Groton, New London County, Connecticut Death: 1753 Spouse: Abigail or Prudence PAYSON >>8 more children<< Deborah Avery m. Robert Allyn (CT)(Direct descendant of two sons John and James) James Avery III m. Mary Griswold (CT)(thru Mary) Margaret Avery m. William Morgan (CT)(thru William) Christopher Avery m. Abigail or Prudence Payson? (CT or MA?) (thru Temperance) I have about 75% of my direct ancestors back 10 to 15 generations. (Except for my namesake - Morrill. STILL STUCK ON JABEZ MORRILL). Of those lines, 95% are all from MASS. and CT 1600s. Dale Morrill, Happy Hunting:)