I posted the other day about the Cornishes of Simsbury, Ct., with no reply so far. Let's try some associated families: THRALL, HILLIARD, WILCOX WILCOXSON, GUNN, WARREN James CORNISH (b. 1663) m. Elizabeth THRALL 11/10/1693 Her parents were Timothy THRALL and Deborah GUNN James CORNISH (s/o James Cornish above) m. Hannah HILLIARD. Her parents were William HILLIARD and Deborah WARREN. Gabriel CORNISH (s/o James & Hannah) m. Mercy WILCOX or WILCOXSON. Her parents were Joseph WILCOX OR WILCOXSON and Abigail THRALL Any info would be appreciated. Deborah

Hi. I am John C Van buskirk of Tully, NY 13159 I have lots of lines in the Hudson Valley of NY but I do have 2 major lines involving Connecticut Families. 1) the family of THOMAS BARNES OF HARTFORD em 1637 later settled at Farmington. his 2nd wife was Mary ANDREWS The known line is thru Ebenezer of Bristol m Deborah ORVIS, son Thomas m HANNAH DAY. son Timothy m MIRIAM MILLER son Silas m ANNA JUDD, son Elnathan m Rachel BROWN son Aaron m Lovina VAN DEUSEN Emma Florence m John Charles DAYTON Margaret m Leon VAN BUSKIRK John C me. I also am interested in the families of John ANDREWS of Farmington; of George ORVIS; of Robert DAY of Hartford, MILLER-William; Abraham;. Abraham; Miriam. of Thomas JUDD John. Joseph , Elnathan. The BROWNS appear to be from Rehoboth Mass. Timothy and Silas moved to West Stockbridge, Mass the VAN DEUSENS connect to my fathers Hudson River families. The DAYTONS were in New Haven and East Hampton L I NY 1640 while it still belonged to Connecticut. and some are still around there.. my line went to New Jersey. my other Connecticut family SNIFFEN / KNIFFEN George came to Stratford 1666 then moved to Hastings Ct which became Rye NY later. I found a little info on them in Stamford Ct library, they were in history of Greenwich CT, later in RYE Westchester Co NY history. My ancestor Reuben 1749-1838 was a revolutionary soldier from Westchester Co,his pension papers filed 1830 claims he was in Connecticut during the period of captivity 1779/1780 . His son William told census takers here in central ny 1850 that he was born in Litchfield ct 1776. never found the wife / mothers name. son William had wife Anna ?? b1780 CT all 3 buried here at Cardiff NY. Williams 2 sons HENRY b 1802 and JOHN 1805 in Cardiff NY. In George's family of 6 sons and many grandchildren there are 3 Reubens, I am not sure which is mine. There is a Shubel Kniffen also buried here in Tully NY one of the Reubens has a brother Shubal but its only speculation to say this is the same family. Wlliams son John m Polly HAYES b1804; dau Electa Sniffen m John VAN BUSKIRK; Charley m Phoebe VAN ALLEN ; Leon m Margarert DAYTON back to John C me again. John. jvanbus1@twcny.rr.com

Looking for any Lockwood researching Samuel LOCKWOOD born 1700 Greenich Ct and died Nov. 16, 1787 in Greenich CT. He is the father of Gilbert Lockwood born 1747 Greenich CT and died Aug. 9, 1836 in Olive Ulster County NY. Any help would be greatly appreciated..I believe Samuels father is Robert Lockwood but can't prove it. Thanks Michele Lockwood

1. Frederick Bacon was born 20 May 1849, son of Rev. William Thompson Bacon and Elizabeth Knight. Did he ever marry? have children? 2. Albert Bacon was born 15 Mar 1818 in the Westfield section of Middletown, CT, son of Ebenezer Bacon and Lavinia Wilcox. On 11 June 1844 he married Lydia H. Wilcox. She was born 8 July 1824 in W. Cromwelll, CT, dau of Alsa Wilcox and Emily Treat. Alber died 1893. Lydia died 1893. Albert and Lydia had 3 children that I know of: Eben Wilcox Bacon, b 1846 Middletown, CT Emma Hart Bacon, b 1848 Middletown, Ct Mary Lydia Bacon, died age 5 Did Eben or Emma ever marry? 3. Almon Bacon was born 19 Aug 1811 in Middletown, CT. He married 29 Feb 1836 in Lyme, CT to Margaret s. Clark. Almon was son of Matthew Bacon and Rebecca. Did Almon and Margaret have any children? 4. Amasa Bacon was born 12 Feb 1792, possibly in NY or CT. He was son of Amasa Bacon and Joanna. On 2 sept 1811 he married Sybil Olivia Grimes. Need dates for Sylvia and death date and places for Amasa. I know of one child, Amasa Orestes Bacon, born 17 June 1823. Were there any other children? 5. Harry E. Bacon was born 16 Dec 1863 in Princeton, IL, son of Amos N. Bacon and Julia A. Harris. Did Harry ever marry and have children? He died in August of 1930. 6. Augustus Southmayd Bacon was born 22 May 1851 in Middletown, CT son of John Plumb BAcon and Sarah E. Southmayd. He marreid Rose King who was born at Stratford upon Avon in England. Did Augustus and Rose have any children? 7. Benare/Benaiah Parks Bacon was born about 1840 in CT. He was son of Samuel Bacon and Mary Ann Bailey. He married Jane L. Wakeman who was also born about 1840 in Ct. He died 9 Nov 1924 in New Haven, CT, and Jane died 11 Jan 1882. Did Benare and Jane have any children? 8. Benoni Bacon was born 1796, probably in CT, son of Amasa Bacon and Joanna. On 16 Oct 1823 he married Cevilla T. Case who was born in 1797. Benoni died 18 FEb 1864, and Cevilla died 1 July 1886. Did BEnoni and Cevilla have any children? 9. Capt. Charles Bacon was born 17 Dec 1815 in Middletown, Ct, son of Amasa Bacon and Betsey Foster. He was a sailor and joiner. Capt. Charles had 3 wives: Catherine Osborn, Eunice Tryon, and Eunice Bridgham. Did he have any children by Catherine or Eunice Tryon? He had 6 children by Eunice Bridgham: Elizabeth Bacon, Charles H. Bacon, Eveline Bacon, Walter W. BAcon, Frank Bacon, and Eunice D. Bacon. Did Eunice D. Bacon, b. 1851 ever marry? 10. Charles Bacon was born 27 Oct 1819 in Middletown, Ct son of Ebenezer BAcon and Lavinia Wilcox. On 29 Apr 1847 he married Harrriet N. Bacon, dau of Joel Bacon and Lucina Taylor. He died in Middletown, 13 July 1896. Harried died there 6 Apr. 1901. Charles and Harriet had 4 children: Charles Ebenezer BAcon b. 4 Feb 1851 m. Georgiana Leach in Middletown. Lavinia C. Bacon b. 29 Mar 1849 Middletown, m. Orrin Coe Pliny D. Bacon, b. 15 May 1854 Middletown, m. Ida Bolles J. Edward Bacon b. 25 Mar 1859 Middletown, CT Did J. Edward ever marry? Did Pliny and Ida have any children?

Wish this Robert was mine, here he is Sandy in Fla Descendants of Guy Ralph Prior 1 Guy Ralph Prior b: 1886 in Stamford, CT d: Bef. April 1957 in South Euclid, Cuyahoga Co, OH . +Claire B Troll b: 1888 in New York, New York d: in OH Father: Mother: .... 2 Robert Guy Prior b: 14 September 1919 in Youngstown, Mahoning, OH d: 20 February 1979 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL ........ +Ruth Leon m: Bef. 1959 in OH Father: Mother: .... *2nd Wife of Robert Guy Prior: ........ +Jean D Unknown m: Bef. 1961 Father: Mother: .... *3rd Wife of Robert Guy Prior: ........ +Norma Maxine Edwards b: in Beckley, Raleigh, WV m: 23 August 1963 in Lakeland, Polk Co., FL d: 1996 in Lakeland, Polk Co., FL Father: Carl Otho EDWARDS Mother: Mary Estella PLANTS *2nd Wife of Guy Ralph Prior: . +Getrude Tommie Unknown d: 1973 in Cuyahoga Co., OH Father: Mother:

Hello, Thought family researchers and/or history buffs would like to know there is a family reference tool currently on eBay, re: Henry H. Starkweather, Connecticut Congressman; 1876 Memorial Address Book contains a surprising amount of biographical material. See item #164723752, indexed under first editions.

About a week ago someone mentioned an article in the Sep/Oct issues #24 pg. 38-40 of HERITAGE QUEST magazine about Edward's wife Violet and her surname of Charnold. Does anyone have access to this issue who could send me a copy of the appropriate pages. I will be happy to pay all costs. Susan canney@mediaone.net

Hi there...I assume John is related to Richard Seymour, husband of Mercy Ruscoe...have you checked the Seymour family book for a citing? I think it has a catchy title like,"Richard Seymour & his descendants" Shirley Hulett descendant of John Steele and Rachel Talcott (John was the first magistrate --ie town clerk-- of Hartofrt and Mercy RUSCOE Seymour's second husband) On Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:30:48 EDT Ps60yo@aol.com writes: > hi group , I posted the following message to the Hartford Co. list > .... > not getting any replies , I am posting it here , Anybody got help > ?? > hi group , I just found this list ! , so here is my first > question ..... > But first , let me tell you about me ..... I am 64 yo , have been > doing this > ' lifeswork ' for 12 years , so am by no means a ' newbie ' !! , I > am > related to many of the first families of Hartford , And I need to > find > the records of birth marriage death and burial for a few of them , > I am > wondering if anyone knows if there are any extant copies of the > First Church > records available ..... The book ' History of the First Church in > Hartford ' > by George Leon Walker seems to say there are none to be had , > was he correct ? ..... I mostly need the birth of Lydia Mason ( > bapt. aug > 2 1696 ) daughter of John Mason that married John Seymour , I need > " Proof " > !!! > ' got help? ' , Phil Stevens , living in Lynnwood WA > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

In a message dated 9/18/99 7:10:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time, marcompro@juno.com writes: << .I assume John is related to Richard Seymour, husband of Mercy Ruscoe...have you checked the Seymour family book for a citing? I think it has a catchy title like,"Richard Seymour & his descendants" Shirley Hulett >> hi Shirley , you assume corect , It is John 3 , John 2 Richard 1 and the title is ' A History of the Seymour Family ... by Donald L Jacobus and George Dudley Seymour , Who did not cite their sources !!!!!!! descendant of John Steele and Rachel Talcott (John was the first magistrate --ie town clerk-- of Hartofrt and Mercy RUSCOE Seymour's second husband) Shirley !! , you have me a bit confused , ..... never mind ! .. Rachel is John `s first wife ?? , right ....? , Phil

hi group , I posted the following message to the Hartford Co. list .... not getting any replies , I am posting it here , Anybody got help ?? hi group , I just found this list ! , so here is my first question ..... But first , let me tell you about me ..... I am 64 yo , have been doing this ' lifeswork ' for 12 years , so am by no means a ' newbie ' !! , I am related to many of the first families of Hartford , And I need to find the records of birth marriage death and burial for a few of them , I am wondering if anyone knows if there are any extant copies of the First Church records available ..... The book ' History of the First Church in Hartford ' by George Leon Walker seems to say there are none to be had , was he correct ? ..... I mostly need the birth of Lydia Mason ( bapt. aug 2 1696 ) daughter of John Mason that married John Seymour , I need " Proof " !!! ' got help? ' , Phil Stevens , living in Lynnwood WA

To everyone who emailed me, Thank you for the lead to the Hartford Courant web site. I was already aware of the site and had printed out a copy of what they had. My request for the clipping is for the purposes of including it in a scrapbook I'm creating, not for the information contained with in it. Which is, slightly inaccurate, as my father lives in New Brunswick not Nova Scotia. Thankyou again Rob Oviatt rgoviatt@nbnet.nb.ca http://www.smythe.nbcc.nb.ca/class99/oviatt/ Reasearching: NB=>CROUSE, MARR, BREWER, REDIKER, WOODARD, JONES NB=>MOORE, HERSEY, GRAY, JACKSON, MOREHOUSE NB=>POMEROY, GILMAN, MCADAM CT=>OVIATT, GREANEY, DALEY, LAMBERT Resources I have for lookup: "The Mourne Moores In New Brunswick, 1833-1983" by Donna Lee Moore Smith, 1983 "Crouse Family History: The Descendants of Philip and Sara Crouse" by Roguer Crouse, 1995

Dear list, My uncle, Eugene Thomas Oviatt, died on September 13, 1999, and I would like a copy of his obituary from the September 15, 1999 of the Hartford Courant. I'm hoping some one living in the area who may still have a copy of that paper would be willing to clip it out and mail it to me at: Robert G. Oviatt 1261 1/2 Lincoln Rd. Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 7E2 Canada Thank you, Rob Oviatt rgoviatt@nbnet.nb.ca http://www.smythe.nbcc.nb.ca/class99/oviatt/ Reasearching: NB=>CROUSE, MARR, BREWER, REDIKER, WOODARD, JONES NB=>MOORE, HERSEY, GRAY, JACKSON, MOREHOUSE NB=>POMEROY, GILMAN, MCADAM CT=>OVIATT, GREANEY, DALEY, LAMBERT Resources I have for lookup: "The Mourne Moores In New Brunswick, 1833-1983" by Donna Lee Moore Smith, 1983 "Crouse Family History: The Descendants of Philip and Sara Crouse" by Roguer Crouse, 1995

I posted some family surnames, but I was wondering if there are any HEMINGWAY'S out there. My grandfather, ALBERT HEMINGWAY b. 1892 married Ella BENNETT. She died young and they had 2 daughters. I believe one was Dorothy, and the other daughter was Ella Marion b. 1914 and one of the girls married James L. Smith. One of the girls was nicknamed (Girlie). The families were separated after their mother's death and grandparents on the Bennett side raised the girls. Albert visited with them, but they did continue to live with the Bennett family. Albert HEMINGWAY then married my Mabel (Mae)Frances Freeman in 1919. They were my grandparents. All lived in Ct. Ansonia, East Haven and New Haven areas. Would love to hear from anyone with information. Albert's father was ROBERT HEMINGWAY and wife MARION (LAMPHERE) HEMINGWAY. Lorraine

Does anyone know for whom Talcott Mountain was named? or Talcottville? Thanks. Sue

Hi, I have a whole mess of Talcotts in CT. The family was fairly prominent. I am not just sure which one got the mountain named for him, but Dave Tylcoat has the first few Amercian generations at his website, and perhaps he has the answer. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dave_tylcoat/ Abby

Have attempted to obtain information on Orphanages that existed in the mid- eighteen hundreds with little success. Am trying to obtain information pertaining to my Grandmother who was born on July 29, 1860 in N.Y. {Believe N.Y. City] of Irish Immigrants who, having left Ireland during the potato famine, died shortly after their arrival. She was placed in a Catholic Orphanage and was adopted Mr. & Mrs . Hill who shortly thereafter moved to Michigan, pursued by various agencies because Rev. Hill was a Methodist Minister. Her name was Grace and some family members thought her birth parentage surname to be Halloran Would appreciate any input as to how to proceed to obtain relative information regarding her ancestory. thanks. J. T. Francis e-mail jtfhoutex@aol.com

Hello Fellow Listers, Last week I received copies of several pages of the Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. They contained obits for my BENZ/BENCE family. In addition, there are also several names of persons who are not related to me but I know they were somebodies family. With that thought in mind, I will write the names, followed by the dates the paper was published. If you can connect with any of these people please contact me at the above addy and I will email you the entire obit. Mrs. Agnes O'LAUGHLIN CAHALEN, Michael O"NEILL, Henry W. SOULE, Samuel W. DOW (this one is only a partial), Dec. 10, 1926. Memoriam Martha WILLIAMS, May 6, 1950, Mrs. Melvina NICKERSON (partial), Nov. 7, 1904. Miss Katherine RYAN, Lipman Louis COHEN, April 4, 1923, Mrs. Annie BAUMAN, Edmund PERDRIARI (?), George E. BERGMAN, July 20, 1926, Mrs. Edward FLAHERTY, Miss Hermia HEEBNER, Mrs. Domomic BARBA, Mrs. John F. MAGNER, Mrs. Anna MESSINA, Jan. 23, 1968. I hope this may be helpful to somebody. Margaret in NV

I am interested in finding out the back ground of the surname FRANKLIN in the R.I., Mass., Conn., etc area. Frank in novie ffiske@north.nsis.com

> I noticed Thomas Shepard being one of the people quoted and wondered >if anyone on this list is very familiar with the Shepard line. Joy... Yes, I am, Abigail was my 8th gr grandaunt..she married Daniel 2) POND the s/o Robert 1) and Mary (....) POND. Mary (....) POND was the 2nd wife of Abigail's father Edward 1) SHEPARD who was my 9th gr gf. > I have down that Abigail Shepard was the wife of the Daniel Pond who >died Feb 4, 1697/98. However, my notations on this Abigail must be >incorrect, for I have her being born 1627 in England Abigail 2) SHEPARD (Edward 1, Edward -1, John -2 SHEPARD) bp 12 Oct 1629 Lawford Parish county Essex, England d 5 July 1661 Dedham, Norfolk, MA md 1649 Dedham, Norfolk, MA > the daughter of >Edward and Violet (Wolverton) It is spelled WOLERTON leave the "V" out. Violet's surname wasn't WOLVERTON, her surname was CHARNOLD. Gregory 1) WOLERTON wasn't her brother, father, etc.. he was close to the family...read HERTIAGE QUEST Sep/Oct 1989 Issue #24 p38-40.. "IN SEARCH OF ENGLISH ORIGINS EDWARD SHEPARD... PART III" by Lawrence I SHEPARD. 9th gr gp Edward 1) SHEPARD b 1596 Elmstead Parish Tendring, Essex, England d June 1680 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA md1) 6 Dec 1620 Erwarton Parish county Suffolk, England TO Violet 1) CHARNOLD d/o John & Joan (...) CHARNOLD b 26 Sep Mistley Parish county Essex, England d 9 Jan 1648/9 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA md2) 1650 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA TO Mary ............ b abt 1596 county Suffolk, England d ................... widow of Robert 1) POND b 1592 Grotan county Suffolk, England d 1637 Dorchester, Norfolk, MA Robert Pond and Mary were the parents of 7 ch.... Sarah, Mary, William, Robert, Daniel, Jonathan & Sarah [again]. Edward SHEPARD Mary had no issue..like I said above, her son Daniel married Edward's daughter Abigail.. not sure if they were married before Violet (CHARNOLD) SHEPARD died, or before..I only have the year they were married and not day or month. Hope this has helped.. Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com Shepard. Does anyone know more about this family? Thanks > in advance. > -Joy > > >

I am searching the surnames: CUNNINGHAM, FREEMAN, HEMINGWAY, LAMPHERE and DODGE.