Jack: http://norwichct.org/visitors/genealogical/index.html Otis Library: Reference Librarian Dianne Norman at Otis Library (261 Main Street, Norwich, CT 06360, (860) 889-2365) can direct your genealogy inquiries to resources such as Stedman's Directories, local history books, and area listings Reference Librarian, Dianne Norman did help me a lot; but then she was a cousin through my GREEN/GREENEs of Preston/Griswold Area of New London County, CT. Also, many local libraries with a genealogy reference library will do carry the DAR books. Also try: 1) http://www.dar.org/ DAR The National Headquarters of DAR is in Washington, DC. 2) http://www.sar.org/ SAR The National Sons of the Revolutionary War (NSSAR) headquarters is in Louisville, KY: Violet Moore Guy 10/28/2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott John (IT)" <jscott@HanoverDirect.com> To: <CTNEWLON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Lebanon, CT - grave >I am making a trip to RI for Thanksgiving and would like to know if an > ancestor who died in Lebanon has a stone - his name Charles Hyde d. 1838. > he > was Rev War patriot. > > > > Can anyone supply a name of someone in that area that might be able to > help > me ? > > > > Jack > > > > Hanover,Pa > > > > > > ==== CTNEWLON Mailing List ==== > New London Co GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/ > Archived List Messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTNEWLON-L/ > Create yourself a user name and password, and search! > >

I am making a trip to RI for Thanksgiving and would like to know if an ancestor who died in Lebanon has a stone - his name Charles Hyde d. 1838. he was Rev War patriot. Can anyone supply a name of someone in that area that might be able to help me ? Jack Hanover,Pa

Is anyone on this list interested in the Hudsons that lived in Lyme from approximately 1668 to 1770? Carmen Finley Santa Rosa, CA Here is what I have on this family so far: 1. Thomas Hudson-78was born1607/1647 in England. Thomas married (MRIN:28) Mary-791 They had the following children: + 2 M i. Nathaniel Hudson-63 was born about 1668 and died 10 Nov 1708. Second Generation 2. Nathaniel Hudson-631,2(Thomas) was born1about 1668 in Holy Trinity, Coventry, Co Warwick, England. He died110 Nov 1708 in Lyme, New London, CT. Mayflower descendant according to Pamela D. Hudson, WorldConnect, none@none.non Alternate spelling: Nathaniell (in Lyme town records). Lyme Records 1667 - 1730 At a town meeting 14 December 1697, in Olde Lyme, CT: Nathanell* Hudson did proposeth for a piece of land on the east side of the grat pond. At a town meeting, December 15, 1698, in Olde Lyme, CT: It was voted that Nathanell Hudson shall have ten aces of land on the east side of Mill Crick Hill, betwixt the hill and the swamp provide he doth inhabit there upon four years after he doth improve the same and do for the town at the trade of a Cooper upon reasonable terms. Hudson was appointed Cooper of the town. (to make or repair barrels and casks). At a town meeting March 20, 1699, in Olde Lyme, CT: Nathanell Hudson was chosen Pound Keeper. At a town meeting April 20, 1702, in Olde Lyme, CT: It was voted that Nathanell Hudson hath hereby liberty to take up six acres of land on the southern side of his house lot provided that the said Hudson lay down to the town, at Mill Crick Hill, five acres not pregudishing the highways. NOTE: * Spelling of first name as Nathanell. From: Doug Rusher 1057 Johnson St. Woodburn OR 97071 Ph: 503-982-2628 E: rusherdm@hotmail.com [rootsweb.com, WorldConnect, 23 October 2005] Nathaniel married1(MRIN:23) Mrs. Rachel Scofield/Scovel-642on 1694/1696 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Rachel was born1about 1663 in Boston, Suffolk Co, MA. She died1about 1777 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Alternate spellings: Scoville, Schofield, Scofield, Scovil [Genealogical and Family History of State of Connecticut, vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911), 1322.] Alternate spelling: Rachall (in Lyme town records). They had the following children: 3 M i. Arthur Scovel Hudson-84 was born1,3 Jan 1691 in Lyme, New Lond Co, CT. Son of Rachall Hudson by her 1st husband, Arthur Scovel, according to Barbour Collection. + 4 M ii. John Hudson-52 was born 2 Sep 1696 and died 27 Oct 1743. + 5 M iii. Nathaniel Hudson-80 was born 20 Oct 1698 and died 1734/1784. + 6 M iv. Benjamin Hudson-81 was born 18 Oct 1700 and died after 1758. 7 M v. Thomas Hudson-82 was born1,1 Apr 1703 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Thomas married2(MRIN:32) Ester Graves-88 on 29 Apr 1728 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Ester died212 Feb 1730 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 8 F vi. Mary Hudson-83 was born1,23 Aug 1705 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. She died2about 1760 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Mary married2(MRIN:33) William Ely-89 after 1722 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. William was born2before 1701 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. He died2about 1760 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Third Generation 4. John Hudson-52 (Nathaniel, Thomas) was born2,52 Sep 1696 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. He died1,527 Oct 1743 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. John married2,5(MRIN:22) Hannah Rowland/Roling-622on 14 Nov 1721 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Hannah was born220 Dec 1701 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. She died2after 25 Jul 1741 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. They had the following children: + 9 M i. John Hudson-24 was born 23 Sep 1723. 10 F ii. Hannah Hudson-90 was born2,515 Sep 1725 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 11 F iii. Rachael Hudson-91 was born2,510 Mar 1727 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. She died217 Mar 1736 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 12 M iv. Richard Hudson-92 was born2,41730 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 13 F v. Mary Hudson-93 was born2,517 Feb 1736/1737 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 14 F vi. Rachael Hudson-94 was born2,426 Jul 1741 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 15 M vii. Richard Hudson-98 was born45 May 1744 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 5. Nathaniel Hudson-80 (Nathaniel, Thomas) was born1,520 Oct 1698 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. He died21734/1784 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Nathaniel married2(MRIN:29) Lydia Tubbs-85 on 15 Nov 1721 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Lydia was born2about 1701 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. She died21735/1805 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Alternate spelling from Barbour Collection: Tubes They had the following children: 16 F i. Lydia Hudson-102 was born517 Oct 1722 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 17 F ii. Luce Hudson-101 was born512 Sep 1725 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 18 M iii. Nathaniel Hudson-103 was born525 Feb 1728/1729 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 19 M iv. Richard Hudson-104 was born411 Dec 1731 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 20 M v. Elijah Hudson-105 was born529 Oct 1735 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 6. Benjamin Hudson-81 (Nathaniel, Thomas) was born1,18 Oct 1700 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. He died2after 1758 in Gilsum, Cheshire Co, NH. Benjamin married2,6(1-MRIN:30) Mabel "Mary" Rowland/Roulen-866on 26 Mar 1728 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Mabel was born217 Aug 1708 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. She died2,525 Feb 1740 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Barbour Collection gives date of death as 25 February 1741. They had the following children: 21 F i. Rebeckah Hudson-97 was born49 Apr 1729 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 22 M ii. Benjamin Hudson-95 was born615 Jan 1732/1733 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 23 M iii. Samuel Hudson-99 was born429 Aug 1735 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 24 M iv. Eleazer Hudson-96 was born59 Jun 1738 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Benjamin also married (2-MRIN:31) Hannah Terrill-87. Hannah was born21700/1734. She died2after 29 Nov 1759 in CT Or NH. Fourth Generation 9. John Hudson-24(John, Nathaniel, Thomas) was born523 Sep 1723 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Pedigree chart has 1722/08 Lyme to E. Haddam, CT under John Hudson name. Letter from The Connecticut Historical Society, 15 April 1947, to Mrs. Edith Bartlett Sumner, from T. R. Harlow, librarian, gives baptismal dates of seven children excerpted from the Alvord Genealogy and the Hartland Church Records "which notes that John Hudson came from the Third Church of Christ in East Haddam." The baptismal records are referred to as the "Hadlyme Church records." John, bap., 4 Feb. 1749 (note later birth date in Josephine Hudson Williams records) Rhoda, bap., 29 Mar. 1752 Lovisa, bap. 7 Apr. 1754 Jane, bap. 25 July 1756 Lucy, bap. 21 May 1758 Ebenezer, bap. 19 Sept. 1760 Elizabeth, bap. 18 Nov. 1764 "Mr. John Hudson and his wife and sisters Hannah and Mary were received into the church at Hartland by letters of recommendation from the 3rd church of East Haddam June 2, 1769." [letter to Mrs. Hudson from May Hart Smith, dated 21 August 1939] John married5,7(MRIN:10) Jane Fox-257 daughter of Ebenezer Fox-39 and Jane Stedman-40 (MRIN:13), on 24 Mar 1746/1747 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. Jane was born7 Feb 1724/1725 in New London, New London Co, CT. Pedigree chart has 172 4/5 Lyme to E. Haddam, CT under Jane Fox name. Barbour Collections says "Jane FOX of East Haddam." The Barbour Collection gives marriage date as 24 March 1747. John and Jane had the following children: + 25 M i. Rev. John Hudson-22 was born 9 Sep 1749 and died 29 Feb 1780. 26 F ii. Rhoda Hudson-26 was born4,712 Nov 1751 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened29 Mar 1752. 27 iii. Lovisa Hudson-27 was born5,71 Apr 1754 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened97 Apr 1754. Alternate spelling from Barbour Collection: Loviecy 28 F iv. Jane Hudson-28 was born5,719 Apr 1756 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened925 Jul 1756 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 29 F v. Lucy Hudson-29 was born5,73 Apr 1758 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened921 May 1758. 30 F vi. Loas Hudson-100 was born58 Jul 1760 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. 31 M vii. Ebenezer Hudson-30 was born78 Jul 1760 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened919 Sep 1760. 32 F viii. Elizabeth Hudson-70 was christened918 Nov 1764. Fifth Generation 25. Rev. John Hudson-22 (John, John, Nathaniel, Thomas) was born5,79 Sep 1749 in Lyme, New London Co, CT and was christened94 Feb 1749. He died729 Feb 1780 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co, CT. Revolutionary War soldier in Capt. Eldridge 60 Col. Huntinton Regt. Connecticut line 1777. Corporal in Ensign Norton 19 Militia Reft. N.Y. 1776 from Lyme. Enlisted 28 May 1777; discharged 29 September 1777 (Connecticut Historical Society, vol. 8, page 89). First deed land 10 September 1768. [from notes in Josephine Hudson Williams collection] Methodist preacher-settled in Genessee NY. John married7(MRIN:9) Hannah Bishop-237 daughter of Abraham Bishop-31 and Sarah Gladding-35 (MRIN:12), on 2 Jun 1769? in Lyme, New London Co, CT?. Hannah was born,26 Jul 1749 in Lyme, New London Co, CT. They had the following children: + 33 M i. Rev. John Bishop Hudson-12 was born 1770 and died 26 Apr 1859.

Hi, I've located a family marriage in Voluntown, CT that was performed by D. S. Hawley in 1865. He's listed as a "Minister of the Gospel". Can anyone tell me what religion he might be? I found that he was also in Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard until about 1858. Thanks, Paula

Greetings all, Looking for correspond w/ those who have KING lines in CT and MA. Most especially I am looking for: ID: I0806 Name: John King Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1765 Note: My Grandpa's notes relate that Jonathan Rogers King (son) was of Scottish descent. It appears his father's family may have come from MA to CT. Marriage 1 Naomi BEEBE b: 5 JAN 1767 Married: AFT. 1790 in New London, CT Children Maria King Polly King Grover King b: 1796 in Waterford, CT Jerusha King b: 1798 in Waterford, CT John Phineas King b: 4 JUL 1805 in Waterford, CT Lucretia King b: 2 NOV 1807 in Waterford, CT Jonathan Rogers King b: 17 MAY 1808 in Waterford, CT Mahalia King b: 1809 Charles King b: 1811 Lucy King b: 1815 Frederick King b: 1817 in Waterford, CT any information is very much appreciated. I can't seem to find a family for this John King. I have King's in MA that I do have info for and am very willing to share. Also have information on DARLING & BEEBE to share. Please contact me directly at moon@moonsmusings.com thank you, Lisa --- CTNEWLON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > CTNEWLON-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 91 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Dudley Thompson > ["king133@juno.com" <king133@juno.c] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CTNEWLON-D, send a message to > > CTNEWLON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, > but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, > too. > > ______________________________> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:01:57 GMT > From: "king133@juno.com" <king133@juno.com> > To: CTNEWLON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Dudley Thompson > > Question: Does anyone know who the parents of Dudley > R THOMPSON were or his wife's maiden name? > > The 1860 census for Ledyard shows that Dudley was > born in 1818 in Stonington, his wife,Harriet N > (Noyes?) was born in 1820 in Groton, and their > children were all born in Ledyard. From the Hale > cemetery index it looks like Dudley R and two of his > daughters, Eliza and Miranda, are buried in the Elm > Grove cemetery which is near the Stonington/Groton > line. > > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! > Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email > Storage. > Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! > May your days be long upon the Earth and your nights Pleasant! www.moonsmusings.com Genealogy Photography Music IT Professionals Web Design And of Course... Musings! __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/

G, DARLING, BEEBE and others --- CTNEWLON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > CTNEWLON-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 91 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Dudley Thompson > ["king133@juno.com" <king133@juno.c] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CTNEWLON-D, send a message to > > CTNEWLON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, > but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, > too. > > ______________________________> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:01:57 GMT > From: "king133@juno.com" <king133@juno.com> > To: CTNEWLON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Dudley Thompson > > Question: Does anyone know who the parents of Dudley > R THOMPSON were or his wife's maiden name? > > The 1860 census for Ledyard shows that Dudley was > born in 1818 in Stonington, his wife,Harriet N > (Noyes?) was born in 1820 in Groton, and their > children were all born in Ledyard. From the Hale > cemetery index it looks like Dudley R and two of his > daughters, Eliza and Miranda, are buried in the Elm > Grove cemetery which is near the Stonington/Groton > line. > > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! > Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email > Storage. > Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! > May your days be long upon the Earth and your nights Pleasant! www.moonsmusings.com Genealogy Photography Music IT Professionals Web Design And of Course... Musings! __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Question: Does anyone know who the parents of Dudley R THOMPSON were or his wife's maiden name? The 1860 census for Ledyard shows that Dudley was born in 1818 in Stonington, his wife,Harriet N (Noyes?) was born in 1820 in Groton, and their children were all born in Ledyard. From the Hale cemetery index it looks like Dudley R and two of his daughters, Eliza and Miranda, are buried in the Elm Grove cemetery which is near the Stonington/Groton line. Thanks for the help, Charlie King ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

I am looking for the parents and more exact birthdate of James W. JOHNSON, who was born about 1820, probably in Waterford. He married Hannah Lester BEEBE May 26, 1844 at the First Baptist Church in Waterford (I have obtained a copy of the marriage record from the Waterford Town Clerk). He died October 14, 1915, at the age of 95. Thanks, -Pat. LaBonte Wary

In the Beebee family you are tracking, have you ever come across a Keturah Beebee, born inn that area about 1725 to 1730 and married Roger Darte in 1846? Frank Manning Wary <we4wary1s@epix.net> wrote: I am looking for the parents and more exact birthdate of James W. JOHNSON, who was born about 1820, probably in Waterford. He married Hannah Lester BEEBE May 26, 1844 at the First Baptist Church in Waterford (I have obtained a copy of the marriage record from the Waterford Town Clerk). He died October 14, 1915, at the age of 95. Thanks, -Pat. LaBonte Wary ==== CTNEWLON Mailing List ==== New London Co GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/ Archived List Messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTNEWLON-L/ Create yourself a user name and password, and search!

james taylor - name mentioned in the joshua hempstead diary (written daily new london 1;711-1758) - who knows if it's your guy or not? feb 26 1717/18 - child of james taylor "3 or 4 years old" dies aug 26 1721 - "I was in Town in the forenoon to look for markt logs among the Wood yt James Taylor Sold to Widow Prenttis & found one.," march 19 1725 -James Taylor Junr died. mar 22 - Ja. Talor buried. feb 15 1724/25 - Ja Talors wife Died. Tuesd 16 - Ja Taylors wife buried. lots of other taylors indexed as well - hope this helps meg smeal

Hi List, If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy of the Diary of Joshua Hempstead, please contact me at frankmanning@sbcglobal. It was republished in 1985 by the New London County Historical Society and has 750 pages. It contains a lot of the local genealogy information. Frank

My gr.gr. aunt, Mary E. Church, married Elisha C. Holmes in New London, CT. June 1875. He was a fisherman, and I believe they lived most of their married life in East Lyme. Could he be the Elisha Holmes recently mentioned? Pat Robinson

Greetings! I'm new to the list - and searching for any information you might have on Mr James Taylor who died in 1754. A slate gravestone was recently uncovered here in Hampden County and the only James Taylor / 1754 we turned up at WorldConnect was born in Andover MA in 1683 and died in Preston CT, November 2 1754. It's in the hands of the town historian and we are curious to find out if a slate headstone exists in or around Preston which matches this apparent footstone. Thanks for any help you can provide, Rusty Hot off the Press: Agawam, Massachusetts ~Stories Carved In Stone~ http://www.dogpondpress.net/agstone10.html Mix & Match Set: West Springfield/Agawam $24.95 http://www.dogpondpress.net/stoneset.html

Have any of you run across a Colby C Holmes in your adventures? There is one listed that was involved in the war of 1812. The one that I know (for sure) I am related to was actually born in 1830 in Lyme, spent most of his life in the New London area as a fisherman and according to my grandfather had 9 sons. He lived at least a portion of his life on Hwy 1. He died of Septicemia around 1895 in New London. Among his sons were Elisha, Issac, Harry (or Henry), and Albert. He was married to Almira Fairfield born about 1835. I no other information about her at all.

I have another question about the Grants in Prestons that I hope someone can answer for me. Captain Noah Grant bought land in Preston in 1792 and built a house on it. Apparently it remained in possession of the Grant family until the 20th century. It was then given to the Boy Scouts of America. Does someone know when the family gave the house to the BSA? And, does anyone know if the house is still there and what it is now used for? My sources: /Preston in Review/, p. 149 and /Preston Early Homes and Families/, No, 53. published by the Preston Historical Society, Inc. Thank you, Janet

Violet - mine are buried in Montville. Never went near Stonington. Sigh. Thanks, Ann Marr

to Rolande (Holmes) Gay - we can't help each other! I don't have any of your people listed and your Abigail Chapman is later than I would have been looking. Sorry, Ann Marr

In the Stonington Baptist Records for 1772-1848 I found references to my ggg grandmother Susannah Harvey as well as William Spencer was is buried close to my gg grandfather, Joseph Loomer Thompson. This makes me think that maybe Joseph was a Baptist. Question: Are there any other Baptist Churches in New London Co in the late 1700s and early 1800s besides the Stonington Church? Thanks for the help, Charlie King gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson born 1821 someplace in CT ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!

Ann Marr: I did a search on the CTNEWLON Website and was taken to Headstone Inscriptions of the Town of North Stonington - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/cemeteries31_43.htm There are both Holmes and Chapmans buried there.. This is a: Headstone Inscriptions of the Town of North Stonington, New London County, Conn., Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932. Cemetery Numbers 31-43 Transcribed by Nancyann Norm ********************** http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/vitals/VoluntownPhilip.html Voluntown: List of Volunteers: King Philip's War (Found 2 Holmes) -Violet Moore Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: <NandRGay@aol.com> To: <CTNEWLON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: > Ann Marr > I don't have info on Martha Holmes, but I too have a brick wall in my > Holmes line. My father is Robert R. Holmes and he is the son of Roland R. > Holmes > and Mildred (Gregory) Holmes. Both Roland and Mildred are deceased...my > grandfather in 2002 and my grandmother in 2004. Roland's mother was Grace > Holmes, > father was never listed on the birth certificate. Grace was a daughter of > Frank J. Holmes and Abagail Chapman. (Abagail's paternal line goes back > to > William Holmes of New London area, early 1600's). Frank Holmes was a son > of > Joseph Holmes and Lucy Morgan. Joseph Holmes was a son of William Holmes > and Eliza > Belden, who were married March 27, 1827 in Stepney Parish, which is now > Rocky Hill, CT. From William Holmes is my brick wall. Some people have > told me > that William's parents may have been Ethan Holmes and Christiana Blinn, > but we > are not sure of that yet. > I don't know if any of this info helps, but let me know. Be > encouraged > in your searches....we are all in this together. God bless. > Rolande (Holmes) Gay > > > ==== CTNEWLON Mailing List ==== > New London Co GenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnewlon/ > Archived List Messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTNEWLON-L/ > Create yourself a user name and password, and search! >

Ann Marr I don't have info on Martha Holmes, but I too have a brick wall in my Holmes line. My father is Robert R. Holmes and he is the son of Roland R. Holmes and Mildred (Gregory) Holmes. Both Roland and Mildred are deceased...my grandfather in 2002 and my grandmother in 2004. Roland's mother was Grace Holmes, father was never listed on the birth certificate. Grace was a daughter of Frank J. Holmes and Abagail Chapman. (Abagail's paternal line goes back to William Holmes of New London area, early 1600's). Frank Holmes was a son of Joseph Holmes and Lucy Morgan. Joseph Holmes was a son of William Holmes and Eliza Belden, who were married March 27, 1827 in Stepney Parish, which is now Rocky Hill, CT. From William Holmes is my brick wall. Some people have told me that William's parents may have been Ethan Holmes and Christiana Blinn, but we are not sure of that yet. I don't know if any of this info helps, but let me know. Be encouraged in your searches....we are all in this together. God bless. Rolande (Holmes) Gay