On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 11:29:09 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Norris, > ><snip> However, >Jerry England who is also a descendant has e-mailed me the marriage date >from the records in Lynn, MA for Gerard and Hannah's marriage. I quote >Jerry "On 17 Dec 1636 when Gerard was 22, he married (1) Hannah HILLS, >in Lynn, Essex, MA. Born abt 1618 in England. Hannah died in Haddam, >Middlesex, CT bef Oct 1683; she was 65." Thanks for the information. However, the above does not appear to be a "town record", as in vital record. This appears to be something written sometime after she had died (1683), maybe from a county history book? Who wrote it? How would they know about an event of 50 years earlier (if it was written as early as 1683?) Why didn't Jacobus and the army of other Spencer researchers since the 1850's ever find it? I would be interested in the source of the above quotation?? And, the sources they have for an event that happened 50 years before it was written?? Sorry to be so finicky, but I remain unconvinced. Thanks for your support. Norris -- Silver Bullet <nmt1@ix.netcom.com> Home Page: http://members.aol.com/ntgen/index.html ---------------------------------------