Hi Averill, My ancestor (one of the Haddam, CT founders) Thomas BROOKS can be found at this site: http://haddam.com/tucker/thomas_brooks.htm Hope this will help. Regards, Mrs. Billie Jo Richter _____________________________________________________________ On Sun, 2 May 1999 22:02:39 -0400 ave@datablast.net (Averill Smith Pappalardo) writes: >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 > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]