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.