James, I figure if I can use the kid's love for the occult things like Harry Potter and stuff, and teach them a small bit about early colonial history in their own home State, then having Mercy as a relative is a good way to get their attention. Bertha Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Disbrow" <jdisbrow@aquatron.us> To: <deerlane2@earthlink.net>; <disbrow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow I agree with you, can't envision what honor would be derived from being associated with a witch I guess it's like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. James E. Disbrow -----Original Message----- From: disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elaine Lane Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:02 PM To: disbrow@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow Don't you love it? I mean the part about telling people we are related to a person who underwent a witch trial. - - - Sometimes I think that they secretly undeerstand where I came from - just joking of course. Let's see what I can do for you - I am totally inadequate in computerese but will try - > [Original Message] > From: Bertha May Hall <bmh@99main.com> > To: <DISBROW-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 9/15/2008 9:53:02 PM > Subject: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow > > Please tell me where I can download some of the info about Mercy Disbrow and the witch trial, and her acquittal due to the illegal court proceedings? I had a lot of info saved in computer about mercy, but computer crashed and had to have major repairs, thus I lost the info. > I've just started doing community service at one of our town's libraries and I would love to do something for October display in the juvenile / young adult departments about CT's own witch. We had one young girl in today looking for fictional books on witches and you should have seen her face when I told her that I have a very distant cousin that was a convicted witch here in CT. > Thanks for any help on this matter, > Bertha Hall > Plainfield, CT > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1674 - Release Date: 9/16/2008 8:15 AM

Bertha, >From that perspective your rationale is spot on, I had no idea that we had any relatives associated with the dark side. Shame on me, are there any others I should know about? James E. Disbrow -----Original Message----- From: disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bertha May Hall Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:26 PM To: disbrow@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow James, I figure if I can use the kid's love for the occult things like Harry Potter and stuff, and teach them a small bit about early colonial history in their own home State, then having Mercy as a relative is a good way to get their attention. Bertha Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Disbrow" <jdisbrow@aquatron.us> To: <deerlane2@earthlink.net>; <disbrow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow I agree with you, can't envision what honor would be derived from being associated with a witch I guess it's like beauty is in the eye of the beholder. James E. Disbrow -----Original Message----- From: disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:disbrow-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elaine Lane Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:02 PM To: disbrow@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow Don't you love it? I mean the part about telling people we are related to a person who underwent a witch trial. - - - Sometimes I think that they secretly undeerstand where I came from - just joking of course. Let's see what I can do for you - I am totally inadequate in computerese but will try - > [Original Message] > From: Bertha May Hall <bmh@99main.com> > To: <DISBROW-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 9/15/2008 9:53:02 PM > Subject: [DISBROW] Need info on Mercy Disbrow > > Please tell me where I can download some of the info about Mercy Disbrow and the witch trial, and her acquittal due to the illegal court proceedings? I had a lot of info saved in computer about mercy, but computer crashed and had to have major repairs, thus I lost the info. > I've just started doing community service at one of our town's libraries and I would love to do something for October display in the juvenile / young adult departments about CT's own witch. We had one young girl in today looking for fictional books on witches and you should have seen her face when I told her that I have a very distant cousin that was a convicted witch here in CT. > Thanks for any help on this matter, > Bertha Hall > Plainfield, CT > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1674 - Release Date: 9/16/2008 8:15 AM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DISBROW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message