Hello Folks, Thanks to all concerned for news of SMART families of Hillesley/Tasmania. The m of Sarah,1722 is in my line,but have only recently tried to progress it;have found an assortment of clues that suggest family has been in the area as long as most:- the 1522 Muster(Hoyle) has a Thos Smert at Tormarton' a male m at Badminton,1587,and I think there is a Smart on tenants list there c1708 The Hale of Alderly papers at CRO has title deeds at Hawkesbury,1699 involving cottages called Smart's Tenement-do we know of these? OK,there are a few gaps to fill! ----project for next year maybe I agree with the lineage given for Sarah Stinchcombe,b1833 and think she is a descendent of the 17c clothier branch keep hunting, john stinchcombe

Hi, I'm trying to learn more about my THOMPSON family. I'm finding them primarily in Bitton/Swinford/NorthStoke and now Publow. Some favorite first names have been Sumption and Coster. Someone recently discovered a THOMPSON/SUMPTION marriage. St. Mary's, Bitton, 1761. 1761 May 06 William THOMPSON bachelor & Elizabeth SUMPTION spinster, both of this parish, by banns [both signed, as did witnesses James THOMPSON, John THOMPSON] I'm accumulating a fair amount of information, and am happy to share. Marsha Meere Stringer mstringr@bellatlantic.net USA