Thank you for your help. In a message dated 3/15/2005 2:08:31 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: From what my ancestral grandfather did, he didn't have money to come across to America, so he was in debt to another person, for 7 years. When he worked this time period out to the one who sponsored him, he was admitted as a freeman..My grandfather back in the 1600's, was unmarried when he came across.

From what my ancestral grandfather did, he didn't have money to come across to America, so he was in debt to another person, for 7 years. When he worked this time period out to the one who sponsored him, he was admitted as a freeman..My grandfather back in the 1600's, was unmarried when he came across. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:54 AM Subject: [GenCT] Qualifications for becoming a "freemen"? > Could someone please explain to me the qualifications for becoming a > "freemen" in the 1600's. Age? etc. I am trying to determine if the one being > accepted in 1669 as a freemen is the father or the son.

At 08:54 AM 15-03-05, you wrote: >Could someone please explain to me the qualifications for becoming a >"freemen" in the 1600's. Age? etc. I am trying to determine if the one >being >accepted in 1669 as a freemen is the father or the son. > >Thank you, >Janet > > > > >-- >Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.7.0 - Release Date: 08-Mar-05 -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.7.0 - Release Date: 08-Mar-05

Could someone please explain to me the qualifications for becoming a "freemen" in the 1600's. Age? etc. I am trying to determine if the one being accepted in 1669 as a freemen is the father or the son. Thank you, Janet

Hello, I have just checked the archives of this List and it looks like I haven't posted a query about this YOUNG family in 2 years. So, I'd like to mention them again: I am looking to find descendants of .. Earl and Mary YOUNG and their four children who were living in New Haven in both 1920 and 1930. The children were: Mary Barbara YOUNG, b1915 Evelyn Virginia YOUNG, b1917 Frederick E. YOUNG, b1918 Winthrop A. YOUNG, b1920 I don't know if I have found the married names of the daughters; my notes aren't handy at the moment. But, I found out that Fred YOUNG died in 1996 in CT, and Winthrop YOUNG died in 1997 in RI. My major question for the descendants of this family is .... Who holds the research work and papers and documents of .. Winthrop YOUNG .. who wrote a "YOUNG family history document" in his later years. I am interested in reviewing the notes to see if there is information about Earl YOUNG's parents in Killingly, CT, which might not have been included in the document. The document is a home-typed, home-copied booklet, but is very thorough. But, it concentrates on the YOUNG line and has little on the other surnames. A "distant cousin" in CT found a copy of it at the Killingly Historical Society. Winthrop YOUNG's family moved around and spent many years in Ohio. I don't have my notes handy, but, from memory, he had 3 sons who decided to remain living in Ohio after they married. At the time the document was prepared, he had one daughter who was preparing to move from CT to MA. (1980's?) Earl YOUNG was the only child who lived to adulthood of Abner and Clara (DEXTER) YOUNG of Killingly, CT. They had a daughter, Bertha, first, whom I believe died as a baby. A later census form said that Clara had had a third pregnancy, but only one child, Earl, lived. I am VERY interested in Clara's third pregnancy -- and wanted to know if she gave birth to a baby in January or February 1889 (not necessarily in Killingly, CT). In March 1892 near Boston, MA, her parents, John and Mary (CLARK) DEXTER adopted a baby girl who had just turned 3. They had strangely left their life-long home in Killingly, CT, to move to Boston - right around the time that baby was born. I would very much like to find out whether the girl they adopted .. was their granddaughter (possibly an unwanted pregnancy of their married daughter). The little girl was re-named at her adoption to Mary Anna Clark DEXTER - after the adoptive mother's maiden name. "May" grew up to become my grandmother. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA)

I was wondering if someone might have an answer for me. The intestate will (indexed on Tompkins County, NY website) lists: Sanford Congdon of Newfield, Tompkins, NY. Died; February 2, 1861 It lists: daughter - Mrs. Anna CHAPMAN, Newfield, NY sons - Charles R. & Lorenzo, Newfield, NY daughter - Mrs. Sophia HEALEY, Enfield, NY (surname is actually HOLLEY) daughter - Mrs. Sarah O'DELL, Dryden, NY (my gg-grandmother) daughter - Miss Martha CONGDON, Newfield, NY daughter - Mrs. Adelia CHAMPION, Coldwater, Mich. daughter - Mrs. Louisa ( ) married name not known, Norwich, Ct. daughter - Mrs. Cornelia OSTEND, Ovid, NY. (surname may be HUSTON) sons - Andrew CONGDON, Ovid, NY; Sanford CONGDON, Missouri daughters - Susan CONGDON, Ovid, NY; Elizabeth MURPHY, Buffalo, NY Newfield, Enfield, and Dryden are in Tompkins County, NY Ovid is in Seneca County, NY Buffalo is in Erie County, NY Coldwater is in Branch County, MI However, my question concerns Louisa CONGDON. Does anyone know who she was married to? Louisa was a daughter of Sanford CONGDON and his first wife Sophia ROGERS, daughter of James and Esther (CHURCH) ROGERS. As such, she must have been born prior to 1827, when Sanford CONGDON married as his 2nd wife Amy ROGERS, also a daughter of James and Esther (CHURCH) ROGERS. The 1810 Census of Montville, New London, CT listed a Sanford CONGDON consisting of 2 females under 10; and 1 female and 1 male 16-26. The birth years I have for Sanford and Sophia are about 1785 and 1786, so they easily fit above. The earliest the girls enumerated with them would have to be born in the 1800-1810 timeline. I'm not too sure when Sanford, Amy and family left Connecticut. They are still in Montville in the 1830 Census. Their son Sanford was born in New York about 1835 and I have found a ledger record online that puts Sanford Chapman in Hector, Tompkins (now Schuyler) County, NY in 1834. That same ledger record also contains the name of his son-in-law Jonathan CHAPMAN dated 1832. Any help will be appreciated. ---- Bill

Added 5 Mar 2005: Chapters 22 through 26 of the History of New London Co., CT - Norwich, transcribed by Janece Streig. All these files will be found at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI DUNHAM - WILCOX - TROTT - KIRK over 2200 data files from CT, MA, RI, NJ, NY & MI

Found a great web site for Middlesex County, CT. Janece Streig, Jane Devlin and a few others have been busy adding all they can for Middlesex County there This has to be the best collection of informatin for there on the web. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ Jane has a good search engion for the web site also. Ray Brown I have a little CT info online also. http://www.rays-place.com

My Bennetts went to NJ and I got an idea that my Bennetts may have come from CT. Whatever you do--check sources! If you think Smith and Jones are common--wait till you start tracking down Bennet/Benit/Bennett/Bennit/Bennitt! There has been a lot of confusion about Bennet's from RI and CT going to NY. AND there were Bennett's already in NY from the time it was still New Netherlands. Of course they may have gone into NJ when it was still owned by the Dutch. Good luck. e

--- [email protected] wrote: > My Bennetts went to NJ and I got an idea that my > Bennetts may have come from > CT. > > Whatever you do--check sources! > If you think Smith and Jones are common--wait till > you start tracking down > Bennet/Benit/Bennett/Bennit/Bennitt! > There has been a lot of confusion about Bennet's > from RI and CT going to NY. > AND there were Bennett's already in NY from the time > it was still New > Netherlands. Of course they may have gone into NJ > when it was still owned by the Dutch. > Good luck. A GREAT BIG THANK YOU. Susan P. > > A

This is new I received it this morning Monday February 21, 2005. After all this time I found it in my own back yard so to speak. Can anyone add anything to this most recent turn of events? Lewis, John - born at La Parish of Landille abba Ganon, Garmathern, South Wales Feb. 13, 1771 died at Rye, Oct. 5, 1846 aged 75 years, 7 months, and 23 days. Burial is in the Christ's Church section of Greenwood-Union in Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA. Lewis, Sarah - born March 12, 1761 died July 20, 1845 aged 84 years, 5 months, and 8 days (wife of John) The National Library of Wales you might remember from past emails gave a baptismal date of 15 February 1772 son of William. Location was Llandeilo Abbercywyn, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. His mother wife of William is not listed on the parish records. The researcher who sent me this information suspected that William had not married at this parish and did not know if John was born there either. At the time that John Lewis came to the USA after his birth I do not know what his family group looked like at this time. Was it as a child with parents, a single man or a married father with children? Subsequent census enumeration's indicate that his son John Jr. was born in Connecticut but I don't know where. Two of his granddaughters were also born in Connecticut. Thank you Daniel Lewis Frommherz Fourth and Fifth great grandson of John Lewis Sr. and his father William Lewis

I'm interested in the family of Capt. Robert McKOWN, b Lisbon, New London Co., CT ca 1751 and his wife Sarah PERKINS, b Lisbon 1755. This couple lived in Bristol, Maine after marriage and had a large family. I am interested in the children's names and whether Sarah returned to CT after Robert's death. thanks, Charles

Hi. I just joined this list. I read the archives and copied them. Should I contact the person making those posts? My Bennetts went to NJ and I got an idea that my Bennetts may have come from CT. Should I join the other CT Lists? Thanks so much for any help. Sincerely, Susan Ottley Palmer

Good evening June, Now that's (religion) probably the reason I'm having problems tracking the family back in Scotland. William would have been Presbyterian and Elizabeth's parents were Catholic. Their marriage in Ayrshire was after Banns according to the United Free Church of Scotland. Elizabeth's parents John Turley (who came to the US in 1929 after his wife's death) and Elizabeth Russell were married according to the Forms of the Roman Catholic Religion. I can't see a reference on the census to religion (print is a bit small). Your idea of a call to the church would be a good idea. Our local phone rates changed last month to 1/2 cent/minute, 24/7 anywhere in North America so calling from here is no problem. Thank you very much. Bill William Davidson, Toronto www.williamdavidson.com (genealogy) On 15-Feb-05, at 8:04 PM, June wrote: > Hi Bill, > Bridgeport Vital Records is positively the worst place in CT to > obtain > any information. They are not at all cooperative. I have had much > better > luck with the churches. Do you know if they were Catholic or > Protestant? > There is a lady who volunteers at the St. Augustine R.C. Church on > Wednesdays who is very helpful. If they were catholic, let me know > and I > will look up her name, phone number and address of the church. Also, > the > Bridgeport Library has been helpful for me. > > June > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Davidson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:45 PM > Subject: [GenCT] Davidson - Bridgeport after 1930 > > >> Good evening folks, >> >> Much to my surprise one of my G uncles moved from Scotland to the US >> in >> 1921. I have not done any research in the US before and last night I >> located them on the Federal 1930 census. I fairly comfortable with >> searching before 1900 but not after 1930. >> >> Here is what I found: >> >> Living at: 390 East Avenue, Bridgeport, CT in 1929, and on 1930 >> Federal census, all arrived in US in 1921. >> >> William Davidson (b 1878, Ayrshire) and Elizabeth Weir (Turley) >> Davidson (b 1881, Renfrew, Scotland) >> >> Elizabeth Russell Davidson (b 1901, Troon, Ayrshire) married surname >> Watt in 1924 (so possibly American) >> >> William Davidson (b 1908, Ireland) >> >> >> Where might I go from here? Thank you. >> >> >> Bill >> >> William Davidson, Toronto >> www.williamdavidson.com (genealogy) >> >

Hi Bill, Bridgeport Vital Records is positively the worst place in CT to obtain any information. They are not at all cooperative. I have had much better luck with the churches. Do you know if they were Catholic or Protestant? There is a lady who volunteers at the St. Augustine R.C. Church on Wednesdays who is very helpful. If they were catholic, let me know and I will look up her name, phone number and address of the church. Also, the Bridgeport Library has been helpful for me. June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Davidson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:45 PM Subject: [GenCT] Davidson - Bridgeport after 1930 > Good evening folks, > > Much to my surprise one of my G uncles moved from Scotland to the US in > 1921. I have not done any research in the US before and last night I > located them on the Federal 1930 census. I fairly comfortable with > searching before 1900 but not after 1930. > > Here is what I found: > > Living at: 390 East Avenue, Bridgeport, CT in 1929, and on 1930 > Federal census, all arrived in US in 1921. > > William Davidson (b 1878, Ayrshire) and Elizabeth Weir (Turley) > Davidson (b 1881, Renfrew, Scotland) > > Elizabeth Russell Davidson (b 1901, Troon, Ayrshire) married surname > Watt in 1924 (so possibly American) > > William Davidson (b 1908, Ireland) > > > Where might I go from here? Thank you. > > > Bill > > William Davidson, Toronto > www.williamdavidson.com (genealogy) >

Hi Bill, The census after the 1930 one, is not open to the public yet, so any data you need would have to be looked for by a genealogist in CT. What else are you looking for??? Jim - Connecticut From: "Bill Davidson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:45 PM Subject: [GenCT] Davidson - Bridgeport after 1930 > Good evening folks, > > Much to my surprise one of my G uncles moved from Scotland to the US in > 1921. I have not done any research in the US before and last night I > located them on the Federal 1930 census. I fairly comfortable with > searching before 1900 but not after 1930. > > Here is what I found: > > Living at: 390 East Avenue, Bridgeport, CT in 1929, and on 1930 > Federal census, all arrived in US in 1921. > > William Davidson (b 1878, Ayrshire) and Elizabeth Weir (Turley) > Davidson (b 1881, Renfrew, Scotland) > > Elizabeth Russell Davidson (b 1901, Troon, Ayrshire) married surname > Watt in 1924 (so possibly American) > > William Davidson (b 1908, Ireland) > > > Where might I go from here? Thank you. > > > Bill > > William Davidson, Toronto > www.williamdavidson.com (genealogy) > >

Good evening folks, Much to my surprise one of my G uncles moved from Scotland to the US in 1921. I have not done any research in the US before and last night I located them on the Federal 1930 census. I fairly comfortable with searching before 1900 but not after 1930. Here is what I found: Living at: 390 East Avenue, Bridgeport, CT in 1929, and on 1930 Federal census, all arrived in US in 1921. William Davidson (b 1878, Ayrshire) and Elizabeth Weir (Turley) Davidson (b 1881, Renfrew, Scotland) Elizabeth Russell Davidson (b 1901, Troon, Ayrshire) married surname Watt in 1924 (so possibly American) William Davidson (b 1908, Ireland) Where might I go from here? Thank you. Bill William Davidson, Toronto www.williamdavidson.com (genealogy)

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Sometimes one man's trash is another man's treasure. I was able to find a number of links and names I didn't have access to in the past, so for me, it was very helpful. And because I am involved in a one-name study, I was further able to explore some new possibilities, there as well. It is unfortunate that almost all the names were truncated and difficult to really identify, but in most cases it is enough of a clue to know which Town Clerk's office may have the records. I appreciated the reminder that those records have been digitized. Carol Boggs

Me Too - CT ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 2:46 PM Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [GenCT] Access New England Marriage Records Feb 11th thru 24th > I thought it was worthless!!!!! > >