This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: calliesdream Surnames: Evans Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.evans/10041/mb.ashx Message Board Post: While perusing family bibles on Ebay I came across an old family bible from Alstead, New Hampshire for the Evans family, circa 1700's. Following is the info I copied from the bible: Family bible printed in 1784 by Alexander Kincaid (Edinburgh, Scotland), 8" x 10" hardcover (leather on boards). The bible itself is in poor condition, missing many pages (including the title page) and with many other pages damaged. Two pages contain family records for the family of Nathaniel Evans (b. 1736), who died in 1815 in Alstead, New Hampshire, where he had been one of the town's first merchants in the late 1700s. His wife, Thankfull, died in 1820 at age 65. One page lists the births of 10 children, born between 1759 and 1783, and the deaths of two of those children. The bottom half of this page, which contained additional records, has been removed, and the records for two of the children are partly obliterated by a tear. A second page lists the deaths of Nathaniel and Thankfull Evans, Henry Wright of Ashby, Massachusetts (1806), and nine Tuttles and Chandlers (between 1816 and 1847). The bible comes directly out of an old Alstead farmhouse. Item # for the auction is 110274129250 . Hope the right people get this bible. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.