Subsequent to my recent posting on CTMIDDLE-L re. Martha BUSHNELL, several people have kindly responded with citations to other sources indicating that she ma. Jonathan SMITH. I wrote originally: >Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 11:24:48 -0700 >From: Dexter Edge <dedge@mail.tss.net> >To: CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <3.0.4.32.19990510112448.007d7b40@mail.tss.net> >Subject: Martha BUSHNELL >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Ia n Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:15:33 -0600 message to CTMIDDLE-L Jane Devlin wrote: > >> Jonathan SMITH b. 1635 Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT, d. after >> 1711; m Martha BUSHNELL (daug. of Francis BUSHNELL & Marie >> Mary GROMBRIDGE). He was the son of: >> > >Hmmmm-- From p. 31-32 of "Bushnell Genealogy" by G.E, Bushnell, I have >entered into my database Francis BUSHNELL (ca.1609 ENG-1649 CT), and his >wife Mary GROMBRIDGE (ca.1609 ENG-after 1649 CT) , also the names of their >seven children and their spouses. But in that source I see NO Martha >BUSHNELL who ma. Jonathan SMITH. Can you cite your source? (As Mr. Leakey >would say! (:-) Now it's my turn to be red faced! Upon re-examining the copies of pages I have from G.E. Bushnell's book, I find that on p. 33 there IS listed a Martha BUSHNELL, dau. of Francis BUSHNELL Jr. and Mary GROMBRIDGE. According to that work, she married Jonathan SMITH in Saybrook, CT on 1 Jan 1663. My only excuse for not seeing this earliers, is that the print in GEB's book is quite small-- I need to use a magnifying glass when reading it! Also the organization (numbering of people) in GEB's book seems a bit strange. In any event, my thanks to Harry, Jane, Fritz, and Susan for pointing me toward other BUSHNELL sources. >According to the Genealogies of CT Families - Bushnell Families (1983) >[selected articles formerly pubmished in the NEHGR], by Gary Boyd Roberts, >F.A.S.G., Vol I, page 266, article by R.D. Smythe, "Martha Bushnell, >probably the eldest daughter of Deacon Francis Bushnell & Mary or Marie >????? [Grombridge], married 1 Nov 1668, Jonathan Smith of Glastonbury, >Hartford Co, CT. The order of birth is quoted as uncertain, however Martha >Bushnell is cited as probably the eldest of seven children. > Fritz, I have a copy of the source you cited: "Genealogies of Connecticut Families--etc". One disagreement I see between that work and GEB;s book is that Gene of CT Fam says Francis BUSHNELL ma. Rebecca ___?__, whereas GEB says he ma. Ferris QUENELL. (Did he marry twice?) Also Gene of CT Fam says Francis Jr. ma. in ENG to Marie or Mary__?__, whereas GEB also says Mary but includes her surname as GROMBRIDGE (or GROOMBRIDGE or GRUMBRIDGE). >Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, Vol IV , p 124 > >"SMITH JONATHAN, Wethersfield, s. of Richard the first of the >same, made freem. 1657, m. 1 Jan. 1664, Martha, d. of Francis >Bushnell, prob. had sev. ch. bef. rem. to Middletown, where he >had Gershom, b. Nov. 1679; and Deborah, 23 Sept. 1682; went >back to W. where, tho. he sold part of his est. he held other lds. on >the E. side of the gr. riv. and join. with his neighb. in obtain. incorpo. >of Glastenbury, liv. 1698." > >If there are problems with this line, please let me know - there >aren't any good genealogical libraries in this area, so I have to do >most of my research on the web. I think that Harold Walden, who >runs the Middlesex County GenWeb page, also has Jonathan's >wife as Martha Bushnell. Jane, sorry you don't have access to a good gene. library in your area. I think the genealogy section in the Olympia, WA public library is pretty good, and they DO have a copy of the work by Savage, from which I have copied several pages-- but not (yet) the page on Jonathan Smith (who was not in my direct line.) However, I always have a bit of difficulty in trying to "translate" Savage's writings. (:-) >I found the information in 2 sources: >1. Robert Chapman-David Thompson Allied Family Lines by Dorothy Chapman Saunders, >Ph.D. >2. The Founders of Saybrook Colony and Some of Their Descendants. > Harry, I don't think (at least I haven't yet found) either of these sources in the pub. library in Olympia, but thanks for pointing them out. >Go one page further, page 33 in the BUSHNELL Genealogy. Page 32 only lists >their 1st 2 children. The rest of their children are listed on p. 33. Their >3rd child, #20, was Martha who married Jonathan SMITH. Here is what it says >about her: > Susan, I had written most of the above, before your message arrived this morning. I had already entered several of the other children of Francis Jr. into my database, but somehow (poor eyesight, I guess) I had missed Martha. Thanks anyway. BTW, Martha BUSHNELL was not in my direct line, either. My direct BUSHNELL line daughters out with Mary BUSHNELL, who ma. Elijah BRAINERD. She was the dau. of Joseph BUSHNELL and Mary LEFFINGWELL, and the grand dau. of Richard BUSHNELL, Mary MARVIN, Lt. Thomas LEFFINGWELL, and Mary White. I can provide additional info. on some of these lines if any of you are interested. Dexter Edge Jr. Olympia, WA