Ken, I'd be interested in the information & sources you have for the early Dinsmore (all spellings) family members 1600s-1700s. I am trying to complete a book on the family of Thomas Dinsmore of Hollis, NH (d. 1748). The earliest record I have found for Thomas was the birth of his eldest child Hannah (b. 1725 in Bedford, MA). She was named as his eldest in his Will. --Ann Ann McRoden Mensch, Genealogist-Researching at The Allen County Public Library http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/Resume.htm Ann's Temple, NH Genealogy & History http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/Temple-NH.htm Ann's Hollis, NH Genealogy & History http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/HollisNH.htm Ann's Royalston, MA Genealogy & History http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/worcester.htm McRoden-Mensch Family Home Page http://home.att.net/~mensch-family/ Ken Poole wrote: > RE>>[DUNSMOOR-L] DINSMORE > Lisa, > yes, I come through a William Dunsmoor 1698-1782 , his father was John > Dunsmoor of Kilrea, County Londonderry, NI (1670's to 1740s). William > came to America, throough Boston, first settling in Stow Mass in approx > 1727, we know his father John was in Lancaster in 1740. William and his > three brothers settled in Lancaster area of Mass, William in the Boylston > area of Massachusetts not far from Sterling & Worcester. His brothers in > New Braintree and Brookfield. His original lands are under the reservior > but his tombstone still exists in the Pioneer cemetery in Boylston where > he lies between his second and third wife. This name slowly changed from > Dunsmoor to Dunsmore to Densmore and now exists as Dinsmore. I have, > with help from many, developed a genealogy of this family as it relates > to my direct line and have developed 2 or 3 generations of his 3 brothers > and his cousin Dr.John Dunsmoor of Lunenburg, MA. > I am sure I have given you much more than you wanted but I hope it is > helpful, three years ago we had nothing. > > Ken > ------------------------------ > Date: 7/13/98 1:46 PM > To: Poole, Ken > From: [email protected] > > Hello Ken, > > Thank you for the information. Apparently there is more to this than I > had thought. > > Are you related to the "Dinsmore" line? > > Lisa Cozzens > DTN 226-7187 > 978-506-7187 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Poole [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 13, 1998 12:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [DUNSMOOR-L] DINSMORE > > RE>[DUNSMOOR-L] DINSMORE > Lisa, > Thereare many many Dinsmores in Maine. Some came very early > before John > Dinsmore of Londonderry, NH. Also the name went through many > changes, > many of Dunsmores who came to this country, were Scotch Irish > and their > names were changed by English clerks to Dinsmore, Densmore. One > should > also remember that the southern border of Maine was in > Massachusetts for > many years, so many records may be found in Massachusetts > records. There > are records of a James Dinsmore landing on the Gorges Bank area > of Maine > in the 1600's. > > However there are two records of which you might find > interesting. One is > Windhams Genealogy of the Dinsmores > by Samuel Morrison which give a great account of the Dinsmores > of > Londonderry who branched out into many neighboring states, and > it is this > family that is related to > Laird John Dinsmore of Achenmead, Scotland along the banks of > the River > Tweed perhaps not to far from Peebles. I have undertaken > extensive > searches with anthropological map makers in Scotland, and their > is no > record of this ancient but seemingly forgotten place. > > When the Scotch Irish settled New England they spent their first > winter at > the entry way of the Merrimac River and then that spring worked > their way > into New England. It is thought that there may have been > Dinsmores who > left then and settled in Maine. Their is a book in the New > England > Genealogical and History Society that talks about a Golden > Wedding and > some of this family is mentioned. > > Well this is a start off the top of my head and without my > notes, if you > want to talk to me directly you can call at 716-242-2249 or > email me a > [email protected] otherwise happy hunting. > > Kenton Poole > > ------------------------------ > Date: 7/13/98 11:11 AM > To: Poole, Ken > From: [email protected] > > Hello to all, > > I'm new to this list. I'm researching the family name > DINSMORE/DINSMOOR > or any spelling there of. The line I'm looking for is mainly > from MA > and Maine. Does anyone have any connection to this line? > > Allen Herbert Dinsmore (my grand father) 1911 - 1990 > married Edna Lucie Bouchard in 1940 > 3 children > > Lucien Samuel Dinsmore, born Medford, ME 1872 - 1959 > Married Etta Mae Lowe ?? > 5 children > > Samuel Osco Dinsmore, born Medford, ME 1843 - 1897 > Married Hattie Sawyer 1864, she died 1875 > 2 children > Married Ida Smart between 1875 and 1877 > 6 children > > Samuel Dinsmore, born Saco, ME, died Medford 1804 - 1891 > Married Mary Jane Johnson in 1842 > At least one child, don't have any record of more > > Samuel Dinsmore, Saco, ME, died Dewitt County, Iowa 1775 - > 1861 > Married Esther Harmon 1798, > At least 4 children, don't have record or more > > This is where I lose the line. Does anyone share this line in > any way? > > I know most of us descend from Laird Dinsmoor then through John, > born > about 1650. Can anyone carry the line from John down closer to > present > day? I want to see if my information matches with others. > > Sorry for the long message. I hope someone can help me. > > Thanks, > Lisa Cozzens > [email protected] > 978-506-7187 > > ==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the USGenWeb Project at http://www.usgenweb.org/ for links > to each > of the fifty states. > > [Message ID: -1311794238] > [Internet header:] > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > Received: from www2.rpa.net (www2.rpa.net [205.232.76.12]) > by mail.rpa.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA20618 > for <[email protected]>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:54:19 > -0400 > Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com > [207.113.245.30]) by > www2.rpa.net (8.7.3/8.6.12) with ESMTP id KAA02009 for > <[email protected]>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:54:19 -0400 > Received: (from [email protected]) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA26213; > Mon, 13 Jul 1998 07:51:45 -0700 (PDT) > Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 07:51:45 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > From: Lisa Cozzens <[email protected]> > Old-To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:50:54 -0400 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) > Content-Type: text/plain > Subject: [DUNSMOOR-L] DINSMORE > Resent-Message-ID: <"AkdAQB.A.YZG.B8hq1"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/12 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > X-UIDL: b7560f6d4cd271388c910599b4d39411 > > ==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the USGenWeb Project at http://www.usgenweb.org/ for links > to each > of the fifty states. > > [Message ID: -1311784896] > [Internet header:] > Return-Path: <[email protected]> > Received: from www2.rpa.net (www2.rpa.net [205.232.76.12]) > by mail.rpa.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA26219 > for <[email protected]>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 13:15:34 -0400 > Received: from bl-30.rootsweb.com (bl-30.rootsweb.com [207.113.245.30]) by > www2.rpa.net (8.7.3/8.6.12) with ESMTP id NAA02642 for > <[email protected]>; Mon, 13 Jul 1998 13:15:36 -0400 > Received: (from [email protected]) > by bl-30.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id KAA03868; > Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:12:41 -0700 (PDT) > Resent-Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 10:12:41 -0700 (PDT) > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > From: Lisa Cozzens <[email protected]> > Old-To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [DUNSMOOR-L] DINSMORE > Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 13:11:50 -0400 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Resent-Message-ID: <"ZxX38.A.M8.IAkq1"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> > To: [email protected] > Resent-From: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/14 > X-Loop: [email protected] > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: [email protected] > X-UIDL: 5a6530cfe7c7710784e2b148265908a0 > > ==== DUNSMOOR Mailing List ==== > For other regional and surname mail lists, see > http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html or > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist