I just wanted to say thanks to all of you out there who answered my email and tried to help me find my relatives. :-) It's nice to have such a great support group.

Our library card catalog includes "Matthew Grant's Old Church Record, Windsor, Connecticut." Hartford CT:1930. It is apparently a pamphet (Pam 54-5157) I don't know if this is the same as the Matthew Grant Diary or not. Thomas Dibble's original land was outside the Palisades, but he later bought the William Hubbard house inside the Palisades, next south of Matthew Grant, where he resided in 1654. On 10 January 1681/1682 he took inventory for the estate of Matthew Grant. Thomas Dibble's will has been published in Manwaring's Digest of Connecticut Probate 7:56-57. The will of Thomas Dibble Senior of Windsor was dated 17 February 1699/1700: "I, Thomas Dibble, Sen., of Windsor, doe make this my last will and testament: Imprimis: To my son Samuel and wife I give the north half part of my orchard whereon he liveth, during his natural life, and the remainder to his son Samuel. To my son Thomas Dibble and his wife I give the other half of my orchard during life, and the remainder to his son Abram. Item. I give to my daughter Miriam Gillett that two acres of meadow she now possesseth. Item. To my said daughter Miriam I give, for the use of her son, my best broadcloth coat, hatt and breeches. All the rest of my apparrel to be divided, two parts to my sons Samuel and Thomas, the other part to be to my grandsons Josiah Dibble and Wakefield Dibble. I appoint Mr. John Elliot and son-in-law Samuel Gibbs to be executors." Witness: John Eliot, Alexander Allin. (Signed) Thomas X Dibble, Senior. A schedule followed the signed will: "A schedule, expressing the form and manner how I would have my household stuffe and other moveables disposed and divided, is as follows: To my daughter Miriam 2 pewter basons, 1 platter, 1 quart pot, two porringers, one saucer, one dram cup, a chafendish, a choping knife, 2 old skilletts, a settle, and the cest (chest) that use to stand by my bedside, five yards of two cloth and 40 shillings in pay, to be paid by my son-in-law Samuel Gibbs out of that he oweth me. To my grand daughter, Eliza: Gibbs, the bedstead, feather bed, and all thereto appeartaining, which is in the parlour, 1 iron pot and crooks, best table, and box with lock and key, 3 chairs, best brush, 1 square basket, one pressing iron, best shears, one bodkin, pair stillyards. To Experience Gibbs, 1 iron kettle, 2 chairs, an old chest, the trundle bedstead, bed and green rug, best and worst pillows, 1 little table and a gridiron. To Mirriam Gibbs, the worst of ye beds and worst table and a little basket. To Hepzibah Dickson, a brass candlestick. To Palidence [sic] Denslow, a half pint cup and a corn bowl. To Joanna Loomis, 2 smoothing irons and a pair of pot hooks. To the Rev. Mr. Samuel Mather, Senior, my gun and sword and my andirons, tongs and spit." Witness: John Eliott, Alexander Allin. (Signed) Thomas X Dibble, Senior. The inventory was taken 1 November 1700 by Samuel Cross, Nathaniel Gaylor and Alexander Allen, and amounted to £60-14-01. Will proved 13 November 1700. Evelyn Sanford Beran Madison, WI

Searching for back issues of "Connecticut Nutmegger" - CT Genealogical Society quarterly.. Need Vol 16 #4 (Mar 84), Vol 17 # 1 & 2 (June, Sept 1984), Vol 19 #4 (Mar 87) and Vol 21 #4 (Mar 89). Also any (or all) issues of Volumes 1 thru 14.. Also have some duplicates of more recent issues.. Thanks -- Dianne

VanBuren Lamb, genealogist of the Dibble family, wrote: * "Matthew Grant's Diary contain many references to Thomas Deble." He also states: "In Windsor, Conn. there are many records preserved concerning Thomas in the land, vital, probate, town, and church records; as well as in the diary of Matthew Grant, his next door neighbor." * "The will and inventory of Thomas Deble are preserved at the Conn. State Library, Hartford, Conn." Has anyone seen the Matthew Grant diary? Know the location of the original? Know whether it has ever been published? And has anyone ever seen a copy of the will and inventory of Thomas Deble? Regards to all, Charles L. Dibble Post Office Drawer 1240 Columbia, South Carolina 29202-1240 SEARCHING: * NEW ENGLAND - DIBBLE, COMSTOCK, TROWBRIDGE, STARR, FYLER, WAKEFIELD, SEELEY, LACY, STRONG, SELLIVANT, FORD, MARSHALL.

>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:12:55 -0700 >To: GenConnecticut-L@rootswev.com >From: Ruby White <dinosaur@whidbey.com> >Subject: GIBSONS > >My earliest record of Ephraim H. Gibson (m. Hannah Howard), is in the 1820 Broome County, NY census. They named their children William Harrison, Ephraim Franklin, Oscar H., Lydia (m. Marshall Delano), Euphralia (m. Jefferson Ransom), >Eleanor, and Alma Dorthula. I believe the family has connections in CT and PA prior to NY. Can anyone out there lend a hand on this search? > >Ruby Gibson White

Martha, >Daniel BOTTUM/BOTTAM b. abt 1764 of Woodstock,Windham,CT d. 1831 Lister, CT >+ Elizabeth HYDE b. 12 June 1766 Norwich,New London, CT >I have more information on Elizabeth HYDE, but not her death date or place. >I do not know who Daniel's parents, siblings were. >It is my fervent hope that someone will now recognize this family since I >have found out that they were originally from Connecticut. The published VRs of Woodstock: Barbour, Lucius and Newton Case Brainard, comps., Connecticut Vital Records, Woodstock, Births-Marriages-Deaths, 1686-1854 (NEHGS Photoduplication, 1997; Hartford: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1914). does not have the birth record of Daniel BOTTOM/BOTTUM or for Elizabeth/Betsey (HYDE) BOTTOM/BOTTUM. It does have the births of some of their children: p. 201: "Jedd Son of Daniel Bottom & Betfey his Wife Born August 26th: 1794" p. 211: "John Son of Daniel & Betfey Bottom born September ye 14th: 1792" "Jedd son of Daniel & Betfey Bottum Born August ye 26th: 1794" "Harry son of Daniel & Betfey Bottum Born November ye 13th: 1796" BTW, no LONDBOTTOMs in the index. >From the published VRs of Norwich: Barbour, Lucius, Williston Walker and Winslow Tracy Williams, comps., Vital Records of Norwich 1659-1848, 2 volumes (NEHGS Photoduplication 1997; Hartford: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913). this may?? be the birth record and parents of your Daniel: p. 446: "Daniel Bottom of Norwich and Sarah Dow of Plainfield were Married together on ye 3rd day of June 1762 Daniel, the Son of Daniel Bottom & of Sarah his wife was Born February 18th 1763 Anne, the Daughter of Daniel Bottom & of Sarah his wife was Born January 21st 1765 Suza, the Daughter of Daniel Bottom and of Sarah his wife was Born May 15th 1768" The index has several listings for BOTTOM/BOTTUMs and for LONGBOTTOM. Under both names it says: "see also Longbottom" or "see also Bottom" --- 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 *********************************************************

Sorry for the wrong format yesterday. I will try again. Looking for information on William BURROWS who m. Kate TURNER. Their children were: l) Ella Turner BURROWS, b. 8/21/1906, m. Frank Harmon BRADLEY in Nov. 1928. 2) Amos BURROWS. They spent most of their lives in Mystic, CT. or nearby. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dotty Gramrbt@aol.com

Good morning, listers, Please send any information on NEITZEL to -- joycejsews@aol.com It is she who needs info about NEITZEL. Please don't send to me; I just sent a comment about the search. Thanks.

It's me again. Have some more Ives deaths to share- this time from Plymouth,CT 1859- 1870. They are; Truman, Olive Adaline, Sally, & Merchant Ives. Also, one marriage of Kate A Ives in 1859. Some other Ives tidbits picked up along the way; >From the "History of Wolcott", Charles G Ives joining the church in 1814 and Abel Ives, Wolcott Tax List, 1806. From the 1907 Springfield,Mass directory; Frank N, F Raymond, George B, Ralph T, & Watson S Ives. Bridgeport Vitals; George W Ives m Louisa Ives,1848. Stepney, Monroe; Emily S Ives Seeley, wife of Henry W, born 1843, died 1917.Hartford Probate;George H Ives 1919. You know the drill, contact me for more info. Marg LaMadeleine 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 4/23/99 10:18:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Joycejsews@aol.com writes: << it seems they settled in Connecticut, but then just disappeared. >> I bet they disappeared because they changed their name from NEITZEL to something that worked better in English. (This kind of change is different from having the name go through the normal course of mis-pronunciations and mis-spellings. ) For example, I know of a French family named MORIN that simply changed its name to MURRAY one morning; a line of French GUERTINs likewise all changed to GORDON. The given names all were changed too - Henri to Henry, Francois to Frank, etc. This happened in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, that I know of. I think many of the families whose names presented problems to English-speakers just got fed up with it and changed to something Anglo-Saxon-sounding. Also, perhaps they thought it would help them fit in since they were surrounded by English. Note that the Morins and the Guertins at least kept the same first initial. Did your people live where there were city directories? Sometimes these contain clues to name changes. How about KNIGHT? Or NIGHT-something? ("eee-eye" in German is pronounced "eye", as you probably know.) Good luck.

Hello All, Does anyone have any info on Sanford BUNDY b. 1785 son of Ezekiel? This info for his father came from the Seattle Gen Soc Bulletins. Ron Bundy Spokane,WA(actually Reardan but no one knows where that is) web page<http://www.bigfoot.com/~rbundy> rbundy@unforgettable.com ICQ 4792307

In searching for my family in Connecticut, I just keep going around in circles. The name I'm having trouble with is NEITZEL. The name is german and I found many of them on the immigration records, but not the ones I need. It seems they settled in Connecticut, but then just disappeared. My greatgrandfather was Rudolph Neitzel and his wife was Agusta Braun Neitzel. They lived in the early 1900's. If any of you could help me with them or their children, I would greatly appreciate it. Joyce Neitzel Johnson at Joycejsews@aol.com

--part1_e53f6c38.24526175_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit << Does anyone know if the vital records for Stonington, CT have ever been published in any format? I am looking for records for the NILES family. Thanks kathy >> --part1_e53f6c38.24526175_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <> Received: from rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (rly-zb01.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.1]) by air-zb02.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:27 -0400 Received: from imo28.mx.aol.com (imo28.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.72]) by rly-zb01.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id TAA29096 for <KatCamp@aol.com>; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost) by imo28.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) with internal id TAB02168; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com> Subject: Returned mail: User unknown Message-Id: <199904232343.TAB02168@imo28.mx.aol.com> To: KatCamp@aol.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="TAB02168.924911006/imo28.mx.aol.com" Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) Reply-To: MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com --TAB02168.924911006/imo28.mx.aol.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The original message was received at Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:41:16 -0400 (EDT) from root@localhost *** ATTENTION *** An e-mail you sent to an Internet destination could not be delivered. The Internet address is listed in the section labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----". The reason your e-mail could not be delivered is listed in the section labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail could not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a general translation for other e-mail servers. Please direct further questions regarding this message to the e-mail administrator or Postmaster at that destination. ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to bl-3.rootsweb.com.: >>> RCPT To:<Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com> <<< 550 <Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown 550 <Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown -------------------- Final-Recipient: RFC822; Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; bl-3.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 <Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown Last-Attempt-Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:43:26 -0400 (EDT) -------------------- Received: from KatCamp@aol.com (8062) by imo28.mx.aol.com (IMOv20) id eKAAa20227 for <Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com>; Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:41:17 -0400 (EDT) Return-path: KatCamp@aol.com From: KatCamp@aol.com Message-ID: <d26a2e21.24525f1c@aol.com> Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 19:41:16 EDT Subject: Randolph, MA records To: Gen-Massachusetts-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 Reply-To: KatCamp@aol.com Does anyone know if the vital records for Randolph, MA have ever been published in any format? I am looking for records for the NILES family. Thanks kathy --TAB02168.924911006/imo28.mx.aol.com-- --part1_e53f6c38.24526175_boundary--

I was at Southington Town Hall today and jotted down some obituaries for a few Ives that are probably not my ancestors. The dates range from 1915 - 1967. All are from Cheshire, Wallingford & Southington. They are ; Lucretia Henrietta,Franklin L,Frances Louise, Mary C, Helena F, Frank Orrin, Alice Julia, Mattie, Harrison A & Edward Atwater Ives. If anyone would like more details, please contact me. Marg LaMadeleine Home Page http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/exbanker/index.html RandomActs of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/connecti.htm

Hi There: I am too interested in the census for that time period I am looking for A David H Todd bn Conn. Any Help will be greatly appreciated. Thank You Carl Todd Pleasant Hill MO. -----Original Message----- From: Boopatoo@aol.com <Boopatoo@aol.com> To: GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com <GenConnecticut-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 8:23 PM Subject: [GenConnecticut-L] CT 1790-1860 census > Hello: I too am interested in the above census to locate my CT. ancestors, >ROOT: CRAMER: BRONSON: BOOTH(E) family. > > Will you kindly send me any information that you have available. > > TYIA< Dorothy-Blakeley NY USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ><< > The CT 1790 - 1860 census indices are online at the FTM > genealogylibrary.com site. Will send list under separate cover. > >> >

Looking for information on William Burrows, born about 1875, married Kate Turner. Their children were: 1)Ella Burrows, b.8/21/1906, m. Frank Harmon Bradley and 2)Amos Burrows. They lived most of their lives in Mystic, CT. or nearby. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Dotty Gramrbt@aol.com

Would anyone out there have any suggestions as to how I can find this guy? He is extremely elusive. His father was Thomas (I think). Edwin was born cir. 1776 somewhere in Connecticut. He ran away to sea at age 16 and between then and the time he went to Pennsylvania in 1800 he became a Captain and part owner of a vessel. His first wife, who I believe he married in Connecticut was --- Brown. They had two daughters (in Connecticut I think) Jerusha and Joanna. I desperately need to narrow my search. I'm at my wits end. Carole ___________________________________________________________________ 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]

Pat, For the most accurate record, I suggest the Town Vitals directly. Marg Home Page http://home.talkcity.com/GardenWay/exbanker/index.html RandomActs of Genealogical Kindness Volunteer http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/connecti.htm

Hi folks, I would like to know who Reynolds Bridge, Litchfield County, Connecticut was named for.... Does anyone know anything about this town or areas history? Thanks in advance. Cheryl

I am new to the list and searching for my ancestor Charles BURR. The Burr Family by Charles Burr Todd states that Charles came from Connecticut to Rosendale, Ulster Co., NY where he married Mary Polly Keator. Keator Family in America says Charles was born in 1784. He named his first son George b. 1807 and his second Jacob (after his wife's father). Other children are David, Jacob Davis, Rebecca, William, John, Martin and Rachel E.. Charles BURR died Jan 17, 1846 in Rosendale and is buried there. I have searched the Burr Family book and have been unable to connect a lost Charles. (Todd was unable to find Charles dob) Does anyone else research the BURR lines in Connecticut? Any help appreciated. Debbie Campbell