I have had several responses to my posting about the ENGLISH Famiy Bible so it appears there is some interest in the data. As noted in the earlier posting the Bible has suffered severe fire and water damage. Both covers are missing. The title page, along with the first 76 pages, is missing. There is no identified family record section in the Bible, just blank pages in several sections whereon family records have been recorded. The Bible has supposedly been in the ENGLISH family since 1704 (although I did discover a date of 1702 in the records). If the first owner of the Bible recorded any family data, those pages must have been among the missing first 76. A page at the back of the Bible provides this information: "Imprinted at London by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie 1599. Gum privilegia." A tag fastened in the Bible with a length of twine has written on it "Bible 1599. One of the first Bibles printed. 'Buried' in England when ordered burned." The Bible is presently in the hands of an English descendant in San Diego, Calif. He was generous enough to allow me to copy the family information by hand - no photocopies as it is much too fragile. I too am an English descendant. This family came to America and to my knowledge were in Burlington Co. NJ, Tompkins Co. NY and Potter Co. PA. It is unfortunate that they did not see fit to give their location when entries were made in the Bible. It is also unfortunate that they did not record the marriages, other than Joel and Abigail (who were both Englishes, and did not give the maiden names of any of the women. 1st set of pages about one quarter into the Bible. Page 1 of Set 1 Joel English the son of Amos and Mary English was born November the 14th in the Year of Our Lord 1781. Abigail English the daughter of William and Sarah English was born March 10th in the Year of Our Lord 1785. "And was married January 1st in the Year of Our Lord 1805." [Joel & Abigail] Mary English the daughter of Joel English and Abigail was born February 15, 1806. Ann Eliza English the daughter of Joel English and Abigail was born February 13, 1808. Page 2 of Set 1 William English the son of Joel and Abigail English was born February 28, 1811. Joel C. English the son of Joel and Abigail English was born August 2, 1813. Sarah English the daughter of Joel English and Abigail was born January 9, 1816. (Hole in page) ---eph died 4th of January 1729. Eileen Roddy Fenton, Michigan