Hello, I'd like to mention that I have just received the information from the obituary of Winthrop YOUNG who died in 1997. Winthrop was the son of Earle YOUNG, who had been born in Killingly, CT, to Abner and Clara (DEXTER) YOUNG. "St. Petersburg Times (FL) - December 29, 1997 YOUNG, WINTHROP A., 78, of Clearwater, died Saturday (Dec. 27, 1997) at Columbia Clearwater Community Hospital. He was born in West Haven, Conn., and came here in 1976 from Ohio. He was a retired FBI Agent. He was a member of the Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, a past Commander of the Clearwater Yacht Club, .... and a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Survivors include three sons .... and one daughter ...., a sister, Barbara CLEMENTS of .. CA ...." I also received a newspaper article mentioning him: April 12, 1997 "The Tampa Tribune SUN CITY CENTER Mayflower descendant to speak: Winthrop YOUNG of Clearwater, a member of Gov. William Bradford Colony, Mayflower Descendants of the State of Florida, and the Mayflower Society of Florida, is the scheduled speaker for the Wednesday meeting of Sun City Center's .. Col. George Mercer Brook Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. ......" * Please note that Mr. YOUNG was giving this speech - just 9 months before his death ! Winthrop YOUNG probably spent many years researching his family-tree, concentrating on his YOUNG line, which goes: John YOUNG to Joseph YOUNG to James YOUNG to David YOUNG to Othaniel YOUNG to Israel YOUNG to Jonathan YOUNG to Abner Seth YOUNG to Earle Austin YOUNG to Winthrop Abner YOUNG. And, this line went from Eastham and Orleans, MA, to Providence and Smithfield, RI, to Scituate, RI, to Killingly, CT, to West Haven, CT. In the document, Winthrop mentions that there is a lot of mis-information about this YOUNG line. I came across this document, accidentally, by a "distant cousin" in CT who was helping me to find out about DEXTER families in Killingly, CT. It is a well-researched document, and he probably offered "the best answers" to the information he found. (I'm sorry; I cannot do look-ups; the document is packed in a moving box and I don't have access to it at the moment.) But, a copy is available at the Killingly Historical Society in CT. The reason I am interested in Winthrop YOUNG is that I have "a hunch" (a sincere HOPE) that his research-papers and/or notes .. include information on the "mystery" surrounding the birth of my grandmother in 1889. The story of my grandmother's youth is a long one, so I'll try to offer a very brief version of it: John DEXTER of Killingly, CT, and Mary CLARKE of Westport, MA, married in CT in the 1850's. They lived on one of the DEXTER Farms in Killingly, I believe. They had 3 children, but only 1 lived to adulthood. Their daughter, Clara DEXTER, married Abner YOUNG of Killingly - "bringing together two long-standing families in Killingly." Abner and Clara had 2 children, but only Earle YOUNG, b~1881, lived to adulthood. While in their mid-50's, around 1888, John and Mary DEXTER "strangely" moved to Boston, MA. In 1892, while in their late 50's, while living in Melrose, MA, they adopted a girl, Age 3. The little girl was reportedly "a foundling" on the streets of Boston on Feb. 1, 1889. She might have been hospitalized and then went into State Custody at Age 3 months. At the adoption, the little girl's name was changed to Mary Anna Clark DEXTER. Unfortunately, Mrs. Mary DEXTER died in Apr. 1899, when her Adoptive daughter was 10. John DEXTER reportedly placed his Adoptive daughter in an orphanage in Downtown Boston and moved to a nearby Boarding House. In 1904, he had a Stroke and went to a State Hospital where he died a year later. Mrs. DEXTER's remains were returned to Killingly to be buried there. Mr. DEXTER's remains were buried on the grounds of the State Hospital. Mary "Mamie" DEXTER spent the rest of her youth in "homes." At around Age 19, she was invited to go live in the home of her girlfriend's father (with girlfriend). One of the neighbors was a George KERR, who took quite a liking to her. On Christmas Eve, 1911, they walked to a Minister's home and asked him to marry them. Because of all the "family stories" and "tales" told to her, most of which turn out to be not true, and, because of information my mother found, and then I found, I believe that my grandmother was adopted by her own grandparents. I believe that Mrs. Clara YOUNG "somehow" had an "unwanted pregnancy" in the summer of 1888. And, I believe someone took the baby to Boston in order to keep a "small town scandal" down to a low roar. A "distant cousin" in CT, descended from Mrs. Mary DEXTER's mother, and I found each other on-line. When we compared family-photos, there is a strong resemblance between her grandmother and my grandmother. In Winthrop YOUNG's document, there are only 2 short paragraphs on his grandparents, Abner and Clara YOUNG. There is only a very brief mention of his great-grandparents, John and Mary DEXTER. And, there is NO mention of his grandmother's Adoptive sister. IF .. my "educated guess" is correct, then my grandmother was the half-sister of Earle YOUNG. By way of the Adoption, Earle would have been my grandmother's nephew, and he was 7 years older than she was. (Clara was about 30 years older than her Adoptive sister) With the information from the 1997 obituary, I was able to find the current addresses of two of Winthrop YOUNG's children. So, I spent yesterday morning writing letters to them. I am HOPING and PRAYING .. someone in the family .. has "the information" which will show .. or help me to find out .. whether Mrs. Clara YOUNG had "3 pregnancies" which one Census report stated. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) FYI: Someone else provided information that shows Winthrop YOUNG also lived in West Palm Beach, FL. I am curious whether he is buried in Florida. The Florida Death Index shows he died in Pinellas County.