Where is your Jonathan Parker from? Mine was from N. River NY and moved to NB Barbara Torelli btorelli@fmis.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <TCT222@aol.com> To: <CTMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Another Martha Bushnell > > Hi Martha > > > Martha Bushnell b 12 Aug 1718 at Saybrook, > > daughter of Ephriam Bushnell & Anne Hill. > > > I descend from her sister Sarah who married Jonathan Parker. > > >Martha's father, Ephriam Bushnell, b 15 Feb 1648, is said to be the son of > >William (Jr.) of Saybrook and Rebecca Stratton > > Feb. 15, 1648 is the birth date of William, not Ephraim. Ephraim was born > Feb. 14, 1675. > > >My cousin's notes also list two generations of Francis Bushnell -- perhaps > >that's the problem? > >Francis b circa 1580 at Thatcham Co. Berks, England d 1646 in Guilford > >married Ferris Quenell 13 May 1605 at Horsham England. > >Came to Fair Haven Conn July 1639 on ship St. John, > > This is correct. Francis Sr. was one of the founders of Guilford. > > >Yet in her other notes it says Lt William Bushnell Sr. emmigrated on the > >"Planter" with brothers Richard and Francis Jr. to Salem, Mass. He was in > >Guilford in 1639, in Saybrook in 1648 as a carpenter. > > I don't have the ship William came in on, but Francis Jr. did come on the > Planter in 1635. I don't have the exact date he came to Guilford, but it was > prob. around 1639 to meet his father. > I have more biographical info if you want it. > > >Also, she does not have parents for Rebecca Chapman, who married Lt William > >Bushnell at Saybrook about 1643. Her notes have Rebecca born at Hull, > England > >and died at Saybrook, but no dates. > > I have: > > CHAPMAN, Robert b: 1591 in , , England d: January 11, 1619/20 in Kingstown, > Yorkshire, Eng > +Rebecca b: 1592 in Of, Hull, Yorks, England d: > Abt. 1673 > > I hope this helps some. > > Tracy (Thompson) Tomaselli > Guilford, CT > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Become a RootsWeb Sponsor > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Where else can you get so much value for so little? > >