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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