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I am searching for any leads in my Moulthrop and Potter families. My Isaac Moulthrop, b.Oct 1786 in CT. married to Mary Potter, b. Oct 1792 in CT. I believe she is the daughter of Benjamin Potter and Rachael Stone but can't confirm it. I have the probated will of Benjamin Potter but he does not list Mary as a daughter although he does list several daughters and sons. That may be because Mary lived in Michigan at the time of his death... or because I am wrong and she is not his daughter. Mary's death records lists her parents as Minor and Milly Potter. Benjamin Potter had a named Minor so it's possible the children listing parents in the death record were confused. They had lived away from CT for many years. Anyway, I found Isaac and Mary Mouldthrop living in Litchfield CT in the 1820 census. They had several children in litchfield. Benjamin, b.Oct 1812; Rachael, b. May 1814; Dorothy, b.June 1815; Sally, b. Nov 1819; Sherman, b.Nov 1822; and Mary Rosetta, b.April 1825. Other children born in NY or Ohio were Isaac jr., Astometia, Albert, and Harriett. The family then moved on to Michigan. No census can be found for them in 1830 and by 1840 they were in Athens Co., NY I found in the Litchfield probate records a probated will of Levi Moulthrop. On the front of the will was "Jan 27, 1820". His signature is dated October 1819. In the will Levi left $$$ to the first three minor children of Isaac and Mary Moulthrop and minor children of Solomon and Polly Stone. His relationship with the children is not stated and no relationship is stated between the men, Isaac, Levi, and Solomon. No age, birth date, death date nor parents are stated for Levi. It took several years to finish the probating of the will because I have copies of the children accepting the money dated as late as 1836, when they became of age. I have searched land records and have found many records with Isaac Moulthrop, Solomon Moulthrop and Benjamin Potter's named connected.. but no relationship stated. Does anyone have information that could help me locate the parents of Isaac Molthrop? or confirm the parents of Mary Potter? Deborah

I have a reference to a will of my ancestor, Nathan Bushnell, who died in 1770. The reference says that the will was probated in the "Windham Court'. Can anyone suggest where I might write to try and obtain a copy of this will? Are wills generally obtainable by mail? Thanks for any suggestions. Jean jahurst@aol.com

-----Original Message----- From: Sue Koller [mailto:sue@KAIConsulting.com] Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 11:10 AM To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAROCKIN-L] Its a small world/ Weed-Walker-Finley-Shaver Maybe some of you have had this same experience.(or similar) While working on my family line and getting no new information (Shaver/Shafer), I decided to work on my Husband's mothers line (Weed) only because this seemed pretty easy in that there was already some information and I knew they came from Stamford CT, where incidentally we are planing to move shortly. Anyway, I started to look into the Weed family and found a Shaver connection to my Weed family, not unusual Shaver is a pretty common name. But now I find that the Weed family also is in LaSalle County IL, where my Shaver's ended up, and that (specifically) Edmund Weed, came from VA, possibly Rockingham Co., VA, where his wife Keziah Walker came from. (Rockinigham is where I do extensive research on my Shaver line) so, If someone has information on Edmund Weed's marriage to Keziah Walker-daughter of David Walker, please let me know. I found from the book "Ottawa Old and New" a book on the history of Ottawa of LaSalle County Ill, that Dr. David Walker came to LaSalle County from Rockingham in 1826 he was accompanied by his wife Phoebe (Finley) Walker. Any other information on this Weed family, especially with a connection to the Weed's of Stamford, would be greatly appreciated. I hope that this accounting is understandable. In doing research for over 4 years now I have found many coincidences, but this one really threw me, I'm connected to my husbands family long before we we're married and vise-versa, but that's another story. Happy Hunting Sue K.

Hi listers. Is there anyone out there who as been researching in Haddam, East Haddam & Saybrook? I am specifically looking for Deborah Stannard, b. 1 Nov. 1699, Saybrook, CT., Joseph Jr. Stannard, b. ?, Haddam, CT and Joseph, b. 1666, East Haddam. I strongly suspect these dates are not right. That's why I'm looking for help. Thanks, June

Hello, I hope someone can help me with my FOSTER line. All I have is the following: 1. Hannah FOSTER, b. probably about 1735, m. Reuben WETMORE of Middletown CT. Hannah was the daughter of: 2. Hezekiah FOSTER and Hannah MARKHAM. I am looking for anything at all on these folks. Thank you, Carol Martin carolmartin3@compuserve.com

Here is a forward from our English cousin that explains some of the Dorothy problem. Abby >From Dave: It crossed my mind that because there are other Dorothy Motts in Essex around the same time that they may be contributing to the confusion. Below are notes on three other Dorothys I have including sources. Please feel free to copy this to your Connecticut friends - thanks for 'announcing' my web site, although no enquiries yet. Dave http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dave_tylcoat Tylcoat Tylecote Talcott Genealogy *************************** Name: Dorothy MOTT - 2351 Birth Date: About 1620 Birth Place: Essex? Baptism Date: 28 Jan 1620/1621 References: See Notes Re Parents. Father: Mark MOTT Rev. D.D. - 1666 (1581-1630) Mother: Mercy TICHBOURNE - 1667 (1585-1627) Spouse: Thomas ALBY - 2352 Notes: Among other references is :- Hale, House and Related Families, by Jacobus & Waterman, Connecticut Historical Society, 1952 where references quoted are :- Mott Family, Philip Morant, History of Essex, (1758), 2:376. Visitation of Essex, 1634; Harleian Society, 13:458. H.F.Waters, Gen. Gleanings in England (1901), 590-3, 1137. J.& J.A. Venn: Alumni Cantabrigienses, 3:222. History and Topography of the County of Essex, Thomas Wright, Published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1836. p.681 says this Dorothy is daughter of Adrian Mott & Katharine Kemp. Last Modified: 23 Aug 1996 *************************** Name: Dorothy MOTT - 2497 Birth Date: About 1592 Birth Place: Essex Father: Mark MOTT - 1654 (1549-1637) Mother: Frances GUTTER - 1657 (1550-1615) Notes: Often confused with Mott m. Talcott. Some info from Mott Family History, c/o Fredk.G.Smith, 26 Kingsley Avenue, Southall, Middx., UB1 2NA. Last Modified: 20 Aug 1996 *************************** Name: Dorothy MOTT - 2611 Birth Date: About 1682 Birth Place: Essex Father: Mark MOTT - 2340 (1643-) Mother: Barbara ADY - 2341 (1645-) Notes: History and Topography of the County of Essex, Thomas Wright, Published by George Virtue, 26 Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1836. p.681 Last Modified: 23 Aug 1996

I am looking for information on a Phoebe Scott, born in Conn around 1790 - 94. Phoebe had a brother Rev. Tracy Scott. Her father was Lewis Scott, mother possibly Orphelia. If anyone has some ideas, I'd certainly appreciate it. Thanks.

Hi Phil, Are you in CT? I would think the State Library would have the church record but doubt that they would have parents listed that far back unless you also found a baptismal of either one. That will usually give at least a father's name. Marg Home Page http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/exbanker/index.html RandomActs of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/connecti.htm

In a message dated 5/2/99 7:30:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, crb@ponyexpress.net writes: << John and Hannah had a >child named Lydia that married John Seymour , I also need this marriage >record . , Any body got help , Phil > > > "Hello Cousin!" From Dedham , MA, Vital Records to 1850, p 17: 1676 Marriages John MASON & Hannah HAWES married the 5th of 11th This also happens to be one of my family's ancestral lines, MASON. Am curious as to what information you have for Lydia as I currently have no information on her as being part of this family. TTYL Craig >> hi Craig , That is because she is not part of the family !! , And niether am I ... Confused now ? , I am very confused , but working on getting things staight , It is a long story .... I`ll try to tell it briefly , Lydia Mason married John Seymour they had Abigail Seymour who married Elijah Flower , etc . this Lydia Mason is the daughter of John Mason and a Hannah _____ , It is shown as Arnold in the FHL stuff ..... It is listed as Hawes in the book about the Seymour family , Niether one is correct ...... The only Hannah Hawes and John I found in the FHL are not the right people , The Hannah Arnold and John in the FHL is not correct Or Donald Lines Jacobus / George Dudley Seymour got it wrong when they did the book on the Seymour Family , Something is very badly screwed up ...... Do you have any proven records that will help me ?? , Phil

I have been given information about the birth of my ggg grandfather and his siblings. in each case it names a child as son of or daughter of ...and then the father's name. This was in the 1700's in CT. Any suggestions. Obviously there was a mother, but she is not listed in any of the 4 births. Tonia in FL

Phil, > Where would I have the best >chance of finding a marriage record for ' John Mason and Hannah Hawes ' , >about 1670s in Hartford Connecticut , I found their married in: Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985). p. 494: "MASON, John & Hannah HAWES; 5 Jan 1676/7; Dedham" Do note the Dedham, MA. This is not necessarily the location of their marriage, only a residence Torrey found for them. Soooo.... there is a good possibility they were married in MA. Everyone do note I have no MASON line. If you want to search in CT here are some suggestions: 1. The General Index format of the Barbour Collection of CT VRs Prior to 1850 containing the VRs of the surname MASON. The Barbour Collection has been microfilmed by the LDS and is available for loan through that local FHC of yours. The general index is in alpha order of surnames and contains each VR of each person in the state of CT (provided that person's VR was registered and the town was done by the Barbour Collection. You would scroll down the microfilm roll to MASON, John. If his VRs were registered at the local town clerk office you would see a small slip of paper for his birth, marriage and/or death. The marriage one would have his name, spouse, and date and place of marriage: FHL microfilm roll #0002935 Barbour Collection, General Index for surnames Mars-Merril Check out the following webpage of mine for more info on the Barbour Collection: http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/barbour_collection.html 2. Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1977; compiled before 1934). This book is available in many many libraries across the country. In fact the Memphis, TN Public Library has 2 copies of it. 3. Boltwood, Lucius M., "Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Hartford, Ct, contained in the volume lettered `Original Distribution of the Town of Hartford (Ct.) among the Settlers, 1639'" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, XII (Boston: NEHGS, 1858). THis article is continued the NEHGR XIII (1859). 4. Bailey, Frederic W., Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800: Seven books in One Volume (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968). Availabel in many libraries. --- Susan SGTAYLOR1@att.net My Genealogy Website - sgt http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/ ----------------------------------------------- USGenWeb Mansfield, CT http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/mansfield.html USGenWeb New London, CT http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/newlondon.html USGenWeb Norwich, CT http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/norwich.html USGenWeb Windham, CT http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/windham.html USGenWeb Plymouth, MA http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/ -------- New England Genealogy Collections Outside of New England http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/NECollections.html WWW Genealogy Resource Links http://home.att.net/~SGTAYLOR1/webresources.html *********************************************************

In a message dated 5/2/99 4:52:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, SGTAYLOR1@worldnet.att.net writes: << New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985). p. 494: "MASON, John & Hannah HAWES; 5 Jan 1676/7; Dedham" Do note the Dedham, MA. This is not necessarily the location of their marriage, only a residence Torrey found for them. Soooo.... there is a good possibility they were married in MA. . >> hi Susan , and all , I do not think this is my John and Hannah , I have a Gedcom from the Ancestral File , that I got yesterday , Every body on it is from Massachusetts ...... , Guess I `ll keep looking .....

I'm looking for any information on my ancestors: ZOPHAR BETTS married JANE WARREN - the Mayflower descendant, in Sharon, CT. Their son ERASTUS BETTS married POLLY COOLEY. I'm unable to find any record of Erastus' birth, or determine Polly's parentage, or a record of their marriage. Zophar and Jane moved to Greene/Oxford, Chenango County, NY after Erastus was born. Any ideas? Every Mayflower descendancy chart I've seen stops with the marriage of Zopher to Jane. Thanks for any help, Marie Thingelstad

My favorite tip is to look to Mary's son's in law...ie if one of Mary's daughters married a James Brock, for instance, look for a family book on the Brock's...My experience has been that these books, for some unknown reason, are very generous in providing family info on the mother-in law. One of mine went back 3 generations. Another included a middle initial of a family member and with that tidbit I was able to identify the correct family member in a census. Shirley in San Diego On Sun, 2 May 1999 09:00:19 -0400 Suzanne Weinheimer <suzanne@whatexit.com> writes: >I've come to a dead end. I've got Mary WARREN/WARING married to Daniel > >BOUGHTON/BOUTON. I have his parentage , but nothing on her. Family >rumors >are she is descended from the Mayflower WArren's but I have yet to >find >her parents or siblings, let alone trace all the way back to 1620. > > I have that Daniel ( s/o Ebenezer Boughton and Rebecca SHUTE) was >born >in Fairfield County CT , (date unknown) and died in July 1879 (place >unknown). Apparently he married Mary around 1830 in Fairfield County, >CT. >They had two known children: Elizabeth and James W. > > Anyone have any hints or leads? > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Suzanne Weinheimer, suzanne@whatexit.com -OR- spw784@aol.com >_________________________________________________________________________ > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Looking for ancestors that connect to Mayflower families? Submit the names that stump you to the Mayflower society and see if you can get a lineage with the names your looking for on it. It will, also, include the sources. Dave from Long Island.

I've come to a dead end. I've got Mary WARREN/WARING married to Daniel BOUGHTON/BOUTON. I have his parentage , but nothing on her. Family rumors are she is descended from the Mayflower WArren's but I have yet to find her parents or siblings, let alone trace all the way back to 1620. I have that Daniel ( s/o Ebenezer Boughton and Rebecca SHUTE) was born in Fairfield County CT , (date unknown) and died in July 1879 (place unknown). Apparently he married Mary around 1830 in Fairfield County, CT. They had two known children: Elizabeth and James W. Anyone have any hints or leads? _________________________________________________________________________ Suzanne Weinheimer, suzanne@whatexit.com -OR- spw784@aol.com _________________________________________________________________________

Presume Seymour Family book includes John Seymour and Mercy Ruscoe. I am a descentant of Mercy's second husband John Steele and his first wife Rachel Talcott...After Rachel died, John, who was the magistrate of Hartford (ie town clerk/property recorder) raised the Seymour kids. Wondering if your book includes any tidbits --ie personal notes-- on John Steele and family. On Sat, 1 May 1999 23:53:11 EDT Ps60yo@aol.com writes: >In a message dated 5/1/99 6:38:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >KATHYB@prodigy.net writes: > ><< Hi again Phil, found it, > American Marriage Records Before 1699 > HAWES, Hannah and John Mason, 5 November 1676, Dedham, Mass. > Good luck, Kathy >> > > Hi Kathy , Thanks , but no thanks , This is not my Hannah >and John >, They are someone else ..... If the info in the LDS Ansectral File is >even >close , It is a completly different family .... , I am working from >the >book " The Seymour Family " by D L Jacobus .... where in he gives the >names >of the parents of My Lydia Seymour > the LDS FHL has them as John Mason and Hannah Arnold , AND THIS is >Not >correct ... I am trying to get it correct , Somewhere is the info I >need , >Phil > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

In a message dated 5/1/99 6:32:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KATHYB@prodigy.net writes: << Lydia & John Seymour, m 25 Jun 1718. Possibly John and Hannah married >> hi Kathy , this is part 2 of my replies to you , Phil Lydia and John Seymour married in Hartford Conn. , In the Second Church ...

In a message dated 5/1/99 6:38:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, KATHYB@prodigy.net writes: << Hi again Phil, found it, American Marriage Records Before 1699 HAWES, Hannah and John Mason, 5 November 1676, Dedham, Mass. Good luck, Kathy >> Hi Kathy , Thanks , but no thanks , This is not my Hannah and John , They are someone else ..... If the info in the LDS Ansectral File is even close , It is a completly different family .... , I am working from the book " The Seymour Family " by D L Jacobus .... where in he gives the names of the parents of My Lydia Seymour the LDS FHL has them as John Mason and Hannah Arnold , AND THIS is Not correct ... I am trying to get it correct , Somewhere is the info I need , Phil