Hi Bob, i was born here in Ct, and Simsbury is in Hfd. Cnty alright, but as for Dover, have you checked out NY? My mom's people came from Dover, dutchess (Cuchess) Cnty in NY state. Back then, i believe the boundaries were different. I know that somewhere in the time, there was this great area where NY, Ct an dpart of Ohio and some of the west end of Mass were grouped, as was Me, NH and Vt until borders were changed. I have found this with several of the ancestral names on both my mom and dad and first husbands people. I don't recall ofr know of a Dover in Ct. I worked for the phone com. for years and can't remember one here. Of course there could have been a name change way back, but it's a thought for further exploration, if you get stuck. Good luck and happy hunting. Ginny "Robert A. Ferguson" <[email protected]> wrote: Will a king person direct me to where I might find the vital records for Simsbury and Dover, Hartford, Ct., between 1610 and 1630? I'm particulary interest in the children of Thomas Ffurson. The were Elizabeth Ferguson b abt 1615 at Simsbury, Hartford county, and John Ferguson b abt 1618 at Simsbury or Dover, Hartford county, and Thomas Ferguson b abt 1620 in Dover. Best Regards, Bob Ferguson CA

The town of Dover Plains, NY, is in the area of NY right near the Connecticut border. This is the area that was once called the Oblong or Oblong Patent. I don't pretend to be an expert on the Oblong, but I do live in Orange County, NY, just a bit west of that area, and I know that many families from CT settled there. However, the timeline is all wrong, so I'm not sure how this all relates to Bob's family. But I believe that Ginny is correct; I've never heard of a Dover in CT, and I've been working on CT families for a long time. If you want more information on the land patents in Dutchess County, especially the Beekman Patent, Frank Doherty has a nice website at http://www.beekmansettlers.com/. Karen Sullivan We're Not Your Grandmother's DAR! Visit: http://www.dar.org -----Original Message----- From: Ginny [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GenCT] 1600's Hartford Hi Bob, i was born here in Ct, and Simsbury is in Hfd. Cnty alright, but as for Dover, have you checked out NY? My mom's people came from Dover, dutchess (Cuchess) Cnty in NY state. Back then, i believe the boundaries were different. I know that somewhere in the time, there was this great area where NY, Ct an dpart of Ohio and some of the west end of Mass were grouped, as was Me, NH and Vt until borders were changed. I have found this with several of the ancestral names on both my mom and dad and first husbands people. I don't recall ofr know of a Dover in Ct. I worked for the phone com. for years and can't remember one here. Of course there could have been a name change way back, but it's a thought for further exploration, if you get stuck. Good luck and happy hunting. Ginny "Robert A. Ferguson" <[email protected]> wrote: Will a king person direct me to where I might find the vital records for Simsbury and Dover, Hartford, Ct., between 1610 and 1630? I'm particulary interest in the children of Thomas Ffurson. The were Elizabeth Ferguson b abt 1615 at Simsbury, Hartford county, and John Ferguson b abt 1618 at Simsbury or Dover, Hartford county, and Thomas Ferguson b abt 1620 in Dover. Best Regards, Bob Ferguson CA