re: Death Records Did you ever find out if there is a central file of Connecticut State Death Records?? Thanks - Karlynn [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > CTNEWLON-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 155 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [CTNEWLON-L] Munsell Family [[email protected]] > #2 [CTNEWLON-L] Re: Ruth Sherwood ["Donna" <[email protected]>] > #3 [CTNEWLON-L] Joseph Loomer Thompso [Charles W King <[email protected]>] > #4 [CTNEWLON-L] Help ["Joyce E Luscomb" <[email protected]] > #5 [CTNEWLON-L] Re: New London Co. - [[email protected]] > #6 Re: [CTNEWLON-L] Munsell Family ["Violet O. Guy" <[email protected]>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from CTNEWLON-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. 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Thanks for any and all help in advance. > > Linda Hopkins > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Re: Ruth Sherwood > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 07:09:30 -0400 > From: "Donna" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > > My question is the parentage of Ruth Sherwood that married Joshua Holcomb. > > Some sources state she was the daughter of Thomas Sherwood and Mary Fitch. > > However, in the book > > "Daniel L. Sherwood and His Paternal Ancestors" including Sherwood > > Evidences both in England and America from the first mention of the > > name in history, etc. by Andrew Sherwood, [in/ Ryder Printing Co. > 8-10-1929. > > > > on pg 39 it states in the will "Ruth which I > > had by my last wife" meaning Mary Fitch. but 4 paragraphs down it states > > "One of the daughters; Ruth, married John Barlow" Again on pg 50 "As > late > > as > > 1725-6 Ruth Barlow, daughter of Thomas Sherwood, makes over this woodland > > Northeast of Sasco Nect to her son Francis Barlow with the statement that > > she > > inherited it from her honored father, Thomas Sherwood." That what led to > my > > confusion. > > Ruth Sherwood is supposed to have married Joshua Holcomb on Jun 4 1663 > > which would be too late to be mentioned in her father's 1755 will. > > So did Ruth Sherwood marry John Barlow and then widow Barlow marry Joshua > > Holcombe? > > > > Now the Ruth Sherwood that was wife to Joshua Holcombe died Sep 10 1699 in > > Simsbury, CT so how could the Ruth Barlow on the Sherwood book make a deed > > in 1725 with the Barlow surname??? > > > > > > Does anyone have > > Brown & Parsons 1850. "History of Stratford, The First Settlers". > > that could look up and see if Ruth Sherwood and her husband Joshua Holcomb > > are listed? > > > > "Genealogies and Biographies of Ancient Wethersfield" shows Will dated > > 7-21-1655. > > Does this book show who Thomas Sherwood's heirs are and if so is Ruth > > mentioned and is her married name mentioned? > > > > Also the "Families of Old Fairfield". > > > > > > >Does anyone have the book: > > The Search for the Descendents of the Mary & John) which suppose to > states > > that Ruth married > > Joshua. I hear that This book mainly follows the Holcomb line and not the > > Sherwoods. > > Does it say who her father is? > > > > > > Parents: Thomas Sherwood b. 1586 Ipswich, Eng. M. 1641 Stratford, > > > > Fairfield Co., CT d. 7-21-1655 Stratford. Mother Mary Fitch b. > > 1627/28 > > > > Bocking, Essex, Eng. d. 1693 Rye, Westchester Co., NY > > > > If anyone can staighten me out on this sure would be appreciated. > > Donna > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Joseph Loomer Thompson > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:29:23 -0400 > From: Charles W King <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Deb, > Thanks for the note. > Yes, you are correct Warren P Thompson was born in Charlestown RI in > 1840. There is some scandal here - he was born two months after his > parents (Joseph Loomer Thompson (age 19) and Harriet Harvey (age 30) were > married in Charlestown RI). > In 1850 the family was living in Stonington CT, in 1860 in North > Stonington, in 1870 in East Hampton LI, and in 1880 in Bozrah. Joseph > died in 1887 in North Stonington on a farm that he bought in 1883. All > census indicates that Joseph was born in CT, except the Bozrah census (as > you noted it says RI). As I recall, Warren's death cert indicates his > Joseph was born in CT and Warren's census data for 1900 (?) in Greenwich > RI indicates Joseph was born in CT. Joseph, Warren (and his wife > Lucretia Reynolds Thompson), and Harriet Harvey Thompson are all buried > in North Stonington- evergreen cemetery. > > I am all but positive he was born in New London Co. Unfortunately, he > was so poor that the only time he bought any property was in 1883, the > rest of the time he was a laborer. The North Stonington clerk says there > is no death record for Joseph in North Stonington. > > Question: > I assume Joseph died in a neighboring town, not North Stonington. Is > there any way to locate a death record besides writing to a town clerk? > like a central CT state file? > > I will try to locate some of the newspapers you noted. I am 97% > positive, though, that the Archives doesn't keep them. I go to > Pittsfield NARA archives often. I will send them an e-mail to confirm > this, however. > > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson > born 1821 someplace in CT (New London Co?) > > Dear Mr. King, > > We had already exchanged ideas earlier, but I wanted to point out that > the > 1880 Census notes that Joseph was born in RI and that his parents where > also > born there. Does the 1860 and 1870 census say CT instead? Was he alive > in > 1900? I looked at the 1850 Census to see the state of birth and it can be > > regarded as State omitted or as a ditto from the previous family. So I > looked > at their oldest child Warren (10 in 1850) in the 1880 Census and it notes > > that he was born in RI as well as his mother. Keep in mind that the > information may have been given by another family member too. Still you > may > want to check to see what the other children said and also do a search in > RI. > > 1880 Census Place: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut > Source: FHL Film 1254108 National Archives Film T9-0108 Page > 536C > > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > > Joseph L. THOMPSON Self M M WH 61 RI > Occ: Farmer Fa: RI Mo: RI > Harell THOMPSON Wife F M WH 66 RI > Occ: Keeping House Fa: RI Mo: RI > Asa D. FITCH Other M S WH 60 CT > Fa: CT Mo: CT > - ----------------------------------------------- > ensus Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut > Source: FHL Film 1254108 National Archives Film T9-0108 Page > 426A > > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > Warren THOMPSON Self M M W 40 RI > Occ: R.R. Conductor Fa: CT Mo: RI > Lucretia A. THOMPSON Wife F M W 38 CT > Occ: House Keeping Fa: CT Mo: CT > Wm. R. THOMPSON Son M S W 11 CT > Fa: RI Mo: CT > Albert W. THOMPSON Son M S W 9 CT > Fa: RI Mo: CT > ------------- > As far as the newspapers go, I have already past along to you a list of > newspapers for the years needed in the Stonington area. I found many in > CONSULS. If you are looking to purchase your own copy, the CT State > Library > can tell you the microfilm manufacturer for a particular paper. If it is > hard > for you to come to CT, you may want to try the National Archives in > Pittsfield, MA too. http://www.archives.gov/index.html > > Good Luck with your research. > > Deb Tajmajer > Census Lookup Volunteer > Member <A HREF="http://www.usgenweb.com/">The USGenWeb Project - Home > Page</A> > http://www.usgenweb.com/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > In a message dated 7/9/2002 6:45:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > After all these years, I am still on the lookout for > > Joseph Loomer Thompson born 1821 in CT someplace. I have just > completed > > a complete review of the North Stonington vital records but didn't find > > anything on Robert Thompson. I also looked through my Thompson > database > > for New London county for this period and didn't find anything but I > will > > continue to look and if I find anything, I will post it to the list. > > The only thing I can find right now is for a Robert Thompson who > married > > a Susannah ___ and had Anne, Esther and Giles all born in Voluntown in > > the 1790s. > > I will keep looking in the future, > > Charlie King > > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson > > born 1821 someplace in CT prob. in New London Co > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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/. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Help > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:26:01 -0400 > From: "Joyce E Luscomb" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > > > I am looking for any information on Elias THOMPSON b.08 June 1773 N > > > Stonington New London CT. son of James & Mary Dixon THOMPSON. He married > > 19 > > > March 1797, Elizabeth (Betsey) DAVIS no b. date or d. date. They had 11 > > > children. Their 2nd son was named Clark Davis, What Davis family was she > > > from? What happened to them and where did they live and die & where are > > they > > > buried? Any help would be appreciated also any information on their > > children > > > except Daniel B who was my gg-grandfather. > > > Joyce E (Thompson) Luscomb > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Re: New London Co. - Dewey, Buel > Date: 10 Jul 2002 20:18:59 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5541/XZ.2ADE/1011.1013.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for information about my Grandmother and Grandfather.His name was Erastus Main. He married Mabel Dewey. I believe they had 6 children. Walter, (my father) > Erastus, (Bill) Bertha, Susan, Anna and Bernice. They all lived most of their lives in the Stonington, Pawcatuck, CT area. > > Thanks for any info > Sandie > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [CTNEWLON-L] Munsell Family > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:42:46 -0500 > From: "Violet O. Guy" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Linda Hopkins: > > Is this family, MUNSELL Publishers, any relation to the Munsell Family for > which you are searching? > > The Frank L. Greene book, "Descendennts of Joseph Greene, of Westerly, RI > ......................." was published in 1894 in Albany, NY by > JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS, PUBLISHER. > > Violet Moore Guy > 07/10/2002 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 1:10 PM > Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Munsell Family > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Munsell > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XZ.2ADE/1446 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I am looking for any info on my Munsell. They came to the US before 1690 > and settled in New London CT and has been between New London and Windsor CT. > I am looking for any info on this family so any help will be helpful. I > have looked at all the sites for CT that I have found and have found very > little info. Thanks for any and all help in advance. > > > > Linda Hopkins > > > > > > ==== 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! > > > > > >