There is also a map of the town lots, the names of the Newark first settlers from Branford and Milford, and the locale of their lots at: http://www.altlaw.com/edball/newark_map.htm? If you click on "Wait for the image to load - then press here for the full-sized map" that is underneath the small map image, it gives you a super-duper sized map that is excellent - and easy to read :) Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford Covenant > In a message dated 10/3/01 8:54:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > http://members.aol.com/dtrofatter/settler.htm > > Recent messages have mentioned that settlers from Branford and Milford moved > to Newark and settled there. Does anyone know if there is a list of people > who left Milford for Newark? > > Bill Coley > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >
The residents of Branford and Milford who signed the agreement to settle Newark are at the link below. Each name is noted as to if they were from Milford or Branford. Alison http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/newark2.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford Covenant > In a message dated 10/3/01 8:54:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > http://members.aol.com/dtrofatter/settler.htm > > Recent messages have mentioned that settlers from Branford and Milford moved > to Newark and settled there. Does anyone know if there is a list of people > who left Milford for Newark? > > Bill Coley > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >
In a message dated 10/3/01 8:54:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > http://members.aol.com/dtrofatter/settler.htm Recent messages have mentioned that settlers from Branford and Milford moved to Newark and settled there. Does anyone know if there is a list of people who left Milford for Newark? Bill Coley
To celebrate the second anniversary of my RIGGS Surname Study web-site, I've extended it to include initial details of the RIGGS Families in Devon, England - for those of you waiting for similar details of Dorset, England, these are far more extensive to code and will be added next Spring. More detail on Edward of Roxberry includes photos of the churches in England where he was baptised and married, and an early plan of Milford CT showing where his son Sergeant Edward Riggs lived. I've also added extensive detail on Sergeant Edward Riggs, thanks to a wealth of information generously shared by Don Blauvelt, a fellow subscriber to this List - thank you Don ! Apart from narrowing down Sergeant Edward Riggs's death (a year later than Wallace states), this has enabled me to formulate a reasonable assumption, which Don supports, that he moved to Wethersfield, CT after his marriage to Elizabeth Rose in Roxbury. Visit the web-site below and enjoy ! Geoff RIGGS Riggs Surname Study - http://www.riggs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To celebrate the second anniversary of my RIGGS Surname Study web-site, I've extended it to include initial details of the RIGGS Families in Devon, England - for those of you waiting for similar details of Dorset, England, these are far more extensive to code and will be added next Spring. More detail on Edward of Roxberry includes photos of the churches in England where he was baptised and married, and an early plan of Milford CT showing where his son Sergeant Edward Riggs lived. I've also added extensive detail on Sergeant Edward Riggs, thanks to a wealth of information generously shared by Don Blauvelt, a fellow subscriber to this List - thank you Don ! Apart from narrowing down Sergeant Edward Riggs's death (a year later than Wallace states), this has enabled me to formulate a reasonable assumption, which Don supports, that he moved to Wethersfield, CT after his marriage to Elizabeth Rose in Roxbury. Visit the web-site below and enjoy ! Geoff RIGGS Riggs Surname Study - http://www.riggs.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I found a website which already has a list of the early settlers and those which signed the new covenant, which will save me some typing. See http://members.aol.com/dtrofatter/settler.htm . The New Plantation and Church Covenant was signed 20 Jan 1667. Rev. Pierson and his followers left for Newark about Oct 1666. Diane > A few years ago I read a history of Pierson and the Branford folks who > founded Newark. At that time we were not aware of the FANCEY variant for > FANSHAW and FANCHER, so may have breezed by any reference that might be > meaningful today. I will see what I can find out about those early Branford > records going to Newark. If you could look your list of those who signed the > new church covenant, I'd appreciate it very much. > > BTW, since you are researching WHEADON and PAGE, William FANCHER's wife > Thankful THOMSON was the daughter of Hannah WHEADON. His 1728/9 Branford > land purchase in the "Gussett" bounded Nathaniel and Daniel PAGE's property. > > Thanks for your help! > Alison > > Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 11:11:09 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Dear Diane, > My husband is 7th g-gnephew of Abigail Mitchell, wife of the Rev. Abraham > Pierson. You mention a list -- is it of the people who remained in > Branford or of those who left for Newark? I have not attempted to trace > this family to Newark yet, but this thread is getting me interested in > doing so. > > Thank you for any help. > > Best Regards, > Nancy Roney Mitchell > "I collect cousins" > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~roney > [email protected] >
Elaine, I just found out that the Setauket/Brookhaven LI Church Records before 1750 are lost. Not good news, but I was afraid that was the case. Thank you so much for offering to go and find out about these records, your generosity is greatly appreciated! Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni LaGreca" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:22 AM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Alison- > I am a novice as to how "to find out if there are any church records in > Setauket or Brookhaven". Exactly how would I go about doing this for you? > Brookhaven is so close to me I would like to start there but need advice and > guidance as to "how" to go about doing this. > Elaine > Long Island, New York > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:36 AM > Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > Toni, > > Thank you so much for your very kind offer! One of the researchers I am > > working with was on Long Island this past summer, so I think we have > > probably found most of the records in Southold and Setauket/Brookhaven. > > Because of time constraints, we were never able to determine if there are > > any Setauket/Brookhaven Church records available for the period 1680-1720. > > The references we found were all in the books of town records. And they > > don't contain births, marriages, etc. Any early church records in that > area > > would be the one thing I am interested in finding out about! > > > > Alison > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Toni LaGreca" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:27 AM > > Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > > > > Alison- > > > I live on Long Island very close to Southold which is about 30 > minutes > > > east of me, Brookhaven and Setauket are North and South of each other by > > 30 > > > minutes and Brookhaven is about 15 minutes west of me. > > > Is there anything I can do for you from here concerning those areas? > > > Elaine > > > Long Island, New York > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:16 AM > > > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > > > > > > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book > > (containing > > > the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am > > > researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any > > > help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land > > > records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after > > ca > > > 1685? > > > > > > > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in > > Branford > > > during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to > Ebenezer > > > ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful > THOMSON > > > appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > > > > > > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, > > > Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William > Jr. > > > may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and > his > > > brother Joseph. > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > Alison > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > > > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with > those > > > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? 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There were 23 families from Branford, 41 from Milford, Guilford and New Haven, 64 in all, totaling 350 to 375 - who settled Newark NJ. Before they left Branford, the following families signed an article of faith on 30 October 1666: Jasper CRANE signed first for the Branford families, followed by the Rev. Abraham PIERSON. Then: Sam'l SWAIN Laurance WARD Thomas BLACTHLY Samuel PLUM Josiah WARD Samuel ROSE Thomas PEIRSON John WARDE John CATLING Richard HARRISON Ebenezer CAMFIELD John WARD, Senior Ed. BALL John CRANE Thomas HUNTINGTON Delivered CRANE Aaron BLACTHLY Richard LAURANCE John JOHNSON Thomas L. LYON (signed with a mark) The next Spring these families sailed from Branford to New Milford (the new settlement's name before it became Newark) Alison ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > Dear Diane, > My husband is 7th g-gnephew of Abigail Mitchell, wife of the Rev. Abraham > Pierson. You mention a list -- is it of the people who remained in > Branford or of those who left for Newark? I have not attempted to trace > this family to Newark yet, but this thread is getting me interested in > doing so. > > Thank you for any help. > > Best Regards, > Nancy Roney Mitchell > "I collect cousins" > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~roney > [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:42 PM > > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > > > those that remained in Branford signed a new church covenant and that > > > was in the first volume of land records. I have a copy of the list and > > more details if you want me to look them up. Diane > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >
Nancy, The reference I mentioned is: Newark by John T. Cunningham, published in Newark NJ by the NJ Historical Society 1966. Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > Dear Alison, > My husband is a 7th g-gnephew of Abraham Pierson's wife, Abigail > Mitchell. I am aware they moved to Newark, NJ, but wasn't aware of the > book you mention about Pierson and the Branford folks. Could you please > tell me the name, author, publisher, and date of publication? > > Thank you so very much. > > Best Regards, > Nancy Roney Mitchell > "I collect cousins" > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~roney > [email protected] > > On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 09:01:05 -0400 "Alison Wallner" <[email protected]> > writes: > > A few years ago I read a history of Pierson and the Branford folks > > who founded Newark. > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >
I'm not quite sure where to look, but I was just informed that the silent film director Mack Sennett lived for a time in Connecticut prior to or at the beginning of his film career. My contact told me that his family at some point moved to Connecticut from Quebec, Canada, but where exactly in Connecticut is unclear. A possible starting point is in or near to Bridgeport, as my grand-aunt Myra Donnelly b.1882 - d. 1929 was an actress working in Bridgeport at the time Mack Sennett started making films(c. 1907). When her mother died in 1909 she left town to pursue her acting career. My family has long claimed she acted in a number of Mack's films both in the greater New York area as well as out on the West Coast. Does anyone know of the Sennett family living in Connecticut? Ed Hagerty Monroe, CT
Dear Alison, My husband is a 7th g-gnephew of Abraham Pierson's wife, Abigail Mitchell. I am aware they moved to Newark, NJ, but wasn't aware of the book you mention about Pierson and the Branford folks. Could you please tell me the name, author, publisher, and date of publication? Thank you so very much. Best Regards, Nancy Roney Mitchell "I collect cousins" http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~roney [email protected] On Tue, 2 Oct 2001 09:01:05 -0400 "Alison Wallner" <[email protected]> writes: > A few years ago I read a history of Pierson and the Branford folks > who founded Newark. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
Dear Diane, My husband is 7th g-gnephew of Abigail Mitchell, wife of the Rev. Abraham Pierson. You mention a list -- is it of the people who remained in Branford or of those who left for Newark? I have not attempted to trace this family to Newark yet, but this thread is getting me interested in doing so. Thank you for any help. Best Regards, Nancy Roney Mitchell "I collect cousins" http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~roney [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:42 PM > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > > those that remained in Branford signed a new church covenant and that > was in the first volume of land records. I have a copy of the list and > more details if you want me to look them up. Diane ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
Toni, Thank you so much for your very kind offer! One of the researchers I am working with was on Long Island this past summer, so I think we have probably found most of the records in Southold and Setauket/Brookhaven. Because of time constraints, we were never able to determine if there are any Setauket/Brookhaven Church records available for the period 1680-1720. The references we found were all in the books of town records. And they don't contain births, marriages, etc. Any early church records in that area would be the one thing I am interested in finding out about! Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni LaGreca" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Alison- > I live on Long Island very close to Southold which is about 30 minutes > east of me, Brookhaven and Setauket are North and South of each other by 30 > minutes and Brookhaven is about 15 minutes west of me. > Is there anything I can do for you from here concerning those areas? > Elaine > Long Island, New York > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:16 AM > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing > the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am > researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any > help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land > records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca > 1685? > > > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford > during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer > ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON > appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, > Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. > may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his > brother Joseph. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Alison > > [email protected] > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >
Alison- I am a novice as to how "to find out if there are any church records in Setauket or Brookhaven". Exactly how would I go about doing this for you? Brookhaven is so close to me I would like to start there but need advice and guidance as to "how" to go about doing this. Elaine Long Island, New York ----- Original Message ----- From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Toni, > Thank you so much for your very kind offer! One of the researchers I am > working with was on Long Island this past summer, so I think we have > probably found most of the records in Southold and Setauket/Brookhaven. > Because of time constraints, we were never able to determine if there are > any Setauket/Brookhaven Church records available for the period 1680-1720. > The references we found were all in the books of town records. And they > don't contain births, marriages, etc. Any early church records in that area > would be the one thing I am interested in finding out about! > > Alison > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Toni LaGreca" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > Alison- > > I live on Long Island very close to Southold which is about 30 minutes > > east of me, Brookhaven and Setauket are North and South of each other by > 30 > > minutes and Brookhaven is about 15 minutes west of me. > > Is there anything I can do for you from here concerning those areas? > > Elaine > > Long Island, New York > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:16 AM > > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > > > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book > (containing > > the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am > > researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any > > help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land > > records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after > ca > > 1685? > > > > > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in > Branford > > during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer > > ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON > > appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > > > > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, > > Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. > > may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his > > brother Joseph. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > Alison > > > [email protected] > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > > at <[email protected]>. > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >
A few years ago I read a history of Pierson and the Branford folks who founded Newark. At that time we were not aware of the FANCEY variant for FANSHAW and FANCHER, so may have breezed by any reference that might be meaningful today. I will see what I can find out about those early Branford records going to Newark. If you could look your list of those who signed the new church covenant, I'd appreciate it very much. BTW, since you are researching WHEADON and PAGE, William FANCHER's wife Thankful THOMSON was the daughter of Hannah WHEADON. His 1728/9 Branford land purchase in the "Gussett" bounded Nathaniel and Daniel PAGE's property. Thanks for your help! Alison ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:42 PM Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Re: Branford records > Early in Branford history, there was a religious division and the Rev > Abraham Pierson and a good portion of his flock left Branford and moved > to New Jersey, founding what is now Newark. They apparently took the > very earliest records with them. I have no idea whether they are > available as records of early Newark, but if you should decide to pursue > that angle, please let me know what you find out. This is off the top of > my head so I can't remember the year of the split. But soon after, those > that remained in Branford signed a new church covenant and that was in > the first volume of land records. I have a copy of the list and more > details if you want me to look them up. Diane > searching SCARRITT, WHEADON, HOADLEY, PAGE, and related lines in early > Branford > > > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:16:14 -0400 > > From: "Alison Wallner" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca 1685? > > > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his brother Joseph. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Alison > > [email protected] > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the New Haven County, CT discussion list, send them to > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >
Early in Branford history, there was a religious division and the Rev Abraham Pierson and a good portion of his flock left Branford and moved to New Jersey, founding what is now Newark. They apparently took the very earliest records with them. I have no idea whether they are available as records of early Newark, but if you should decide to pursue that angle, please let me know what you find out. This is off the top of my head so I can't remember the year of the split. But soon after, those that remained in Branford signed a new church covenant and that was in the first volume of land records. I have a copy of the list and more details if you want me to look them up. Diane searching SCARRITT, WHEADON, HOADLEY, PAGE, and related lines in early Branford > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 09:16:14 -0400 > From: "Alison Wallner" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca 1685? > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his brother Joseph. > > Thank you! > > Alison > [email protected] > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner
For what its is worth, Southold was once part of the Colony of New Haven, sometime in the mid-1600's. Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toni LaGreca" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Alison- > I live on Long Island very close to Southold which is about 30 minutes > east of me, Brookhaven and Setauket are North and South of each other by 30 > minutes and Brookhaven is about 15 minutes west of me. > Is there anything I can do for you from here concerning those areas? > Elaine > Long Island, New York > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:16 AM > Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > > > > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing > the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am > researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any > help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land > records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca > 1685? > > > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford > during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer > ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON > appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, > Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. > may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his > brother Joseph. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Alison > > [email protected] > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >
Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca 1685? Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON appear in the second book of Branford town records.) William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his brother Joseph. Thank you! Alison [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner
Alison- I live on Long Island very close to Southold which is about 30 minutes east of me, Brookhaven and Setauket are North and South of each other by 30 minutes and Brookhaven is about 15 minutes west of me. Is there anything I can do for you from here concerning those areas? Elaine Long Island, New York ----- Original Message ----- From: Alison Wallner <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:16 AM Subject: [CTNEWHAV] Branford Town Records before 1717 ??? > Could someone please tell me if it is true that the first book (containing the earliest records) of Branford town records have been "lost"? I am researching from MI and can't seem to get a definite answer on this. Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > Have checked the Branford church records and also the Branford land records. Are there any other alternate records that cover Branford after ca 1685? > > Searching for information on the FANCEY/FANSHAW/FANCHER family in Branford during the period 1685 to 1717. (Catherine FANCHER's marriage to Ebenezer ELWELL in 1717 and William FANCHER's marriage in 1723 to Thankful THOMSON appear in the second book of Branford town records.) > > William FANCEY/FANSHAW Sr. was in New Haven 1643, Southold LI NY 1652, Setauket/Brookhaven LI NY 1661 to his death in 1675. His son, William Jr. may have been in Brookhaven until ca 1685. Looking for William Jr. and his brother Joseph. > > Thank you! > > Alison > [email protected] > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wallner > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >
Hi Judy, Thanks for your response. I come from a long line of Bassetts from Milford but, this is not one of them. The problem is that everyone named Bassett in that period of time named their sons David. I have 3 generations of them already in my previous line. I am hoping to make a trip to CT again and do plan on going to the Historical Society. Can't really write to them because I don't know how to differentiate all the Davids. Thanks again for writing. June