Averill Thanks for the good information on the Smiths. I'm very interested in the marriage between Martha Brooks (27 Jul 1756) and David Smith. I show children born to David Smith as follows: Abigail (1757), David (15 Nov 1758), and Concurrence (25 Jan 1761). That fits with the marriage date. Then I show a marriage between David Smith and Lydia Cogswell on 1 Jul 1776 and David's death on 22 Nov 1776. That means that Martha Brooks is my direct line. Now the question is, who are the parents of Martha Brooks? When did she die? John Schulke (searching Bonfoey and Farmer) Averill Smith Pappalardo wrote: > ORIGINAL MESSAGE > > >I am looking for vital records that would prove the Parents of David Smith b. 5 > >Oct 1733 (in Haddam, CT, I believe). I list him as the son of David Smith and > >Dorothy Brainard. However, on page 1836 of a book labeled "Connecticut" at the > >top of the page (source unknown) the following is "She [Concurrence Smith, my > >ancestor] was a daughter of David Smith, sixth son of Stephen Smith, who came > >from New Haven and settled on Candlewood Hill, Middletown and owned a large > >section in that part of town." > > > >Who is David Smith's father, David or Stephen, and who is Stephen Smith? > > > >John Schulke in Orlando [Researching Bonfoey and Farmer] > > Dear John: > > Connecticut Vital Records, Barbour Collection, at the Connecticut State > Library (and now being published in paperback form) lists > David, s. [David & Dorothy], b. Oct.5, 1733 (from Vol 2 page 7 of > the Haddam Connecticut Land Records.) > Barbour gives marriage of David "m Dorothy[ ], Dec 3,1729" > Lucy Brainerd in Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America calls > the husband of Dorothy Brainerd this David Smith. > > Donald Lines Jacobus in The American Genealogist of 1989 (Volume 32, Pages > 149-152) treats in fine detail the "lush confusion" of David Smiths in > Haddam, saying that seven appear in Haddam records between 1733 and 1758. > He is working to distinguish the son of Stephen from the rest, and does it > to his (and my) satisfaction. The "son of Stephen of Durham and Haddam and > his wife Martha Williams of Middletown was born > March 2, 1734". > > Your David born Oct 5, 1733 is the son of David, son of Simon Smith b. > 1658. Simon is the son of Simon Smith born 1628, a first settler of Haddam > Connecticut. Simon is my earliest ancestor - the line goes Simon, Simon, > David, James, Hubbard, Silas, James Eugene, Clyde, Roger, and me. > > Your David's mother is Dorothy Brainerd, descendant of another first > settler of Haddam, Daniel Brainerd. She is the son of Hezekiah, son of > Daniel. > > Your David is said to have married Martha Brooks 27 Jul 1756, (Haddam > Church records) and if you know anything more about that marriage and > children, I would VERY much like to have the data. > > I have more on this Simon Smith family if you would like to contact me > directly. Averill > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Middlesex County GenWeb site > http://www.flash.net/~hmwalden/midlsxco.htm