Hi List just enlisted yesterday after been a member of the GLS List and a correspondent with other list members through that medium Living near the sea near Swansea in Wales and being born and bred in the Principality my main research lines lie there however whilst researching my maternal side I find that apart from Tormarton, Hawkesbury is also of great interest to me throught the PINCOTT family. George PINCOTT/PYNKET circa 1580 is my 9x great grandfather and I have traced the family through the area to Samuel PINCOTT b.Hawkesbury 1748 who moved to Chipping Sodbury. Samuel married Abigail and one of their children was Ann Curtiss PINCOTT who married a member of the REED family from Tormarton. One of my puzzles is why Ann bore the name "Curtiss" perhaps someone may have the answer to that. Ann married William WOODWARD at Chippenham in 1817 and settled in Tormarton where she died in the 1870's. I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has similar interests and of course share what information that I have on record. Congratulations Geoffro on setting up the new list, takes a lot of spirit, courage and planning to do that and of course a lot of hard work, wish you well for the future Best wishes Tony in a cold dank Swansea

on 7/09/2000 8:59 pm, anthony.james at anthony.james@ntlworld.com wrote: > One of my puzzles is why Ann bore the name "Curtiss" perhaps someone may have > the answer to that. Below is a mail of Geoffro's from last May! Doug Thompson (7th cousin to Tony James I think!) > At long last the mystery of Ann CURTIS PINCOTT has ben solved. > > Wake up Tony James this is for you hoo. > > Ann CURTIS PINCOTT was the daughter of Samuel PINCOTT and Abigail CURTIS who > married at Iron Acton on the 18th of July 1790. > > More later > > Geoffro