>Forwarded fro Judy who I am sure is subscribed! >Four years ago my search for my Quaker ancestors brought me to Bridport >Quaker Meeting Friends Meeting House at 95 South Street, Bridport. The >town itself and the adjoining West Bay were home to six generations of >Quaker KENWAYS who were rope and twine manufacturers and merchants. The >Meeting House was built in 1696, after a very troubled period during >which several of my ancestors were imprisoned for their beliefs and one >was set out of his house during the winter along with his wife and >children. Sitting in the same meeting house where several generations of >KENWAY ancestors attended meetings I could almost feel the presence of >my 4xgreat-grandfather Peter KENWAY who according to family legend used >to beat on the floor with his stick to signal the end of the Meeting. >It is an inspiring and timeless place. And in the little walled burial >ground behind the Meeting House are the spotlessly maintained memorial >stones of several relatives who include my 3x, 4x and 5x >great-grandfather and my 5xgreatgrandmother. I have since discovered >many other family members who have felt similarly inspired by this most >beautiful and tranquil spot. > >Judith (British, living in Holland) >Researching KENWAY, BALSTON, EL(L)(I)(O)T(T) in Dorset >http://home.planet.nl/~taylorpj/kenchart.html Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list