On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 07:45:21 EST, you wrote: >Hello > >I descend, or think I descend (LOL), from Richard Church also. Would >appreciate any information on his descendants. (My line Richard, Edward, >Rebecca m. Joseph Seldon) > >Since seeing the last post, thought I should double check. I am not a Church (nor a Steeple <g>), but have several lines marrying into descendants of this family. I also have several connections with President Gerald Ford. Rebecca Church has two lines from her to Pres Ford..... would appreciate hearing if the Anjou deal messes with these. The presidential lineages are from Ancestors of American Presidents, 1995. Rebecca Church to Pres Ford: 1 Rebecca Church 1654 - 1726 .... +Joseph Selden 1651 - 1724 2 Samuel Selden 1695 - 1745 .... +Deborah Dudley 1701 - 1800 3 Rebecca Selden 1730 - .... +Wells Ely 1729 - 1804 4 Amy Ely 1777 - 1876 .... +Theodore Gridley 1758 - 1826 5 [2] Elizabeth Ely Gridley 1826 - 1921 .... +[1] George Selden Butler 1820 - 1907 6 [3] Amy Gridley Butler 1848 - 1916 .... +[4] George Manney Ayer 1840 - 1914 7 [5] Adele Augusta Ayer 1867 - 1938 .... +[6] Levi Addision Gardner 1861 - 1916 8 [7] Dorothy Ayer Gardner 1892 - 1967 .... +[8] Leslie Lynch King 1882 - 1941 9 [9] Gerald Rudolph Ford, President 1913 - Second line, start generation 3: 3 Sarah Selden 1735 - 1811 .... +David Jewett 1736 - 1780 4 Elizabeth Jewett 1771 - 1860 .... +Anselm Comstock 1762 - 1845 5 Betsey Comstock 1795 - 1857 .... +Daniel Butler 1792 - 6 [1] George Selden Butler 1820 - 1907 .... +[2] Elizabeth Ely Gridley 1826 - 1921 7 [3] Amy Gridley Butler 1848 - 1916 .... +[4] George Manney Ayer 1840 - 1914 8 [5] Adele Augusta Ayer 1867 - 1938 .... +[6] Levi Addision Gardner 1861 - 1916 9 [7] Dorothy Ayer Gardner 1892 - 1967 .... +[8] Leslie Lynch King 1882 - 1941 10 [9] Gerald Rudolph Ford, President 1913 - Note that Pres Ford's father's name above is his natural father, Leslie King. Pres Ford was adopted. Norris -- Silver Bullet <nmt1@ix.netcom.com> Home Page: http://members.aol.com/ntgen/index.html ---------------------------------------