Hi Diane, I have the Willard BIXBY genealogy, and there are no SPERRY's mentioned in that, but in Roy SHERMAN's genealogy of the SHERMAN's there is this one name... Rufus Pratt SHERMAN, b: 31 may 1831 in Jamestown, NY married 13 Oct 1854 in Portland, NY Sophronia Neff daughter of Adams & CAROLINE (SPERRY) NEFF, who was born 2 July 1834 in Chautauqua, NY (Home of Pres Clinton now) .. In Roy's other genealogy, (Sherman's of New England) he mentions these: 1:) Jesse Sherman, - m: 3rd - 13 feb 1793 - in Woodbrige, CT, Lydia SPERRY (page 42 & 43) - dau: of Seth & Lydia (Thomas) SPERRY b: 25 Apr 1764 - d: 15 Aug 1809 2) John Sherman, b: 23 aug 1724 - m: 20 Mar 1745 in Woodbridge, CT. Dorcas (SPERRY) Lines, b: 22 Jul 1713 in New Haven, widow of Samuel Lines. She is the dau of Richard & Elizabeth (Wilmot) SPERRY.(page 268) Hope this is some help Jim - ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [GenCT] Benjamin SPERRY & other families - CT, Wayne CO, VA & Lawrence CO... > Jim, > I am interested in the SPERRY surname. I may be a descendant of a > Wheeler Oviatt who married a Mehitable SPERRY. I am attempting to confirm my grt. > grt. grandfather, Wheeler Oviatt, as their first son b. ca 1797 in New Haven or > Milford, CT. They had another son named Richard Sperry Oviatt as well. The > only 1797 record listed in Milford, CT court records for the family is the > death of a son and a daughter. I feel this is most likely an error. I have > never located any record which lists a Wheeler born to Mehitable Sperry and her > husband, Wheeler Oviatt within church records, wills, etc. > I am wondering if you might have seen any reference to a Wheeler Oviatt > b. to Mehitable Sperry Oviatt or m. to a Rhoda Cornish (dau of Daniel > Cornish) in the 1820's within any of the Sperry lineage documents. I live in MI and > have very limited access to documents from early CT. The family is mentioned > without their son, Wheeler, in EARLY FAMILIES OF NEW HAVEN, CT by Jacobus. > > I would appreciate hearing from you if you have seen his name mentioned in > the SPERRY family lineages or other wills, etc. > > Thank you... > > Diane Prout > >