Hi all and happy Sunday/Monday While hitting pay dirt at the FHC yesterday I found the name of the pastor and that it was a Baptist Church that married my 3rd great grandfather. (I also got copies, however poor, of the handwritten entries for their marriage and most of their children.) Benjamin Franklin PETTIS and Eleanor Horton MILLER were married on September 16, 1847 in Seekonk, MA. Does anyone know of a Baptist church around that time period that has a pastor named Welsh/Welch. I have a feeling that this information is key. I have Ben's father's name but couldn't find any records of him. I have yet to cross the pond but I am wondering how I would now go about trying to find a Thomas PETTIS who is listed as coming from Seekonk, MA. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also, how plentiful are ships records from the early 1700's and prior? As the story goes, Thomas PETTIS, father to Benjamin married Elisabeth BOSWORTH from the Mayflower Bosworth's. Not putting much into this till I can prove it. My grandmother says the PETTIS' came from Ireland but I am beginning to question. Is PETTIS an Irish name or would it be English? I am kind of at a road block. Hope someone can help because it his beginning to get good!!! Thanks again!! Desiree