Hi Middlesex Listers, I'm not sure how the current HADDAM Queries got started, but I'd like to throw my hat into the ring. I'm descended from five of the original HADDAM FOUNDERS - John1 BAILEY, Daniel BRAINERD, Capt Thomas SHAILER, William CLARK, and Gerrard SPENCER. There is plenty of of information about them and many of their descendants at Timothy Tucker's wonderful Haddam Web Site: http://haddam.com/tucker/ However, like everyone else I have a few very elusive ancestors that passed through Haddam, Middlesex, CT. If you can help with any of the following I'd be most grateful: Esther SMITH was born possibly in Haddam, CT about 1768. She married Thomas Bailey in Haddam, Middlesex, CT, JAN 1788. Esther died about 1810 in Granville Center, Bradford Co., PA. Elizabeth GERARD was born about 1666. She was the daughter of Robert GERARD and Elizabeth BECKWITH. Elizabeth married John2 BAILEY about 1687. Elizabeth died after 1719 in Haddam, CT. Robert GERARD was born about 1640. He married Elizabeth BECKWITH in Haddam, Middlesex, CT, about 1665. Elizabeth was born in New London, CT about 1646. She was the daughter of Matthew BECKWITH and Elizabeth Mary LYNDE. Elizabeth died about 1692 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. Martha BAILEY was born about 1680. Martha BAILEY married William SCOVILLE in Farmington, Hartford, CT, 20 JAN 1702. Martha died 2 MAY 1753. Adios, Jerry England trails@ni.net http://www.cowboyup.com (Home) http://www.cowboyup.com/Back_Trail.html (Genealogy) AVERY (UK), BACKUS, BAILEY, BECKWITH, BOYD, BRAINERD, BROWN, BUNCE, CLARK, DUDLEY, ELLIS, GARDINER, GERARD, GROOMS, HALLOWELL, HAYWARD, HEAD (UK), MC NEIL (CAN), NANNEY, PIERCE, PLIMPTON, POTTS, ROGERS, ROOD, SCOVILLE, SHAILER, SMITH, SPENCER, TILL, TYSON, WAGGONER, WILKIE (CAN)