In a message dated 2/1/02 6:20:19 AM, [email protected] writes: << Where was Killingsworth? And can anyone explain why a man from NW CN would travel back fhere to marry and then end up in central CN a year later? >> Killingworth (note spelling) is only about 15 miles or so from Middletown, a short trip down the CT River. It is on Rt 81 now, in Middlesex Co). The usual explanation for people traveling great distances (about 75 miles these days) to marry is that they were from that area originally, had relatives there, or met the bride through her relatives in Caanan. You'd need to investigate the families of both to see what the most likely explanation is in this case. The early CT settlers eventually spread out from the first settlements along the coast and along the rivers to farther areas in order to find more land, better land, etc. Check the history of Caanan for clues to the origin of its settlers. Dona Ritchie