In a message dated 07/09/1999 9:16:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, c.lassen@snet.net writes: << What I'm looking for is information on John Frederick Sexton's parental information prior to the records in Connecticut. Was his father originally from Connecticut?; where in England did his mother come from -- who were her parents? >> Carol The Sexton name appears often in the cemeteries around Enfield and East Windsor........sorry, I am not in Windsor now so not in a position to do any checking for you. To add another twist My greatgrandmother was named Lucinda SEXTON Davis [her brother was Frederick Davis] Her mother was Beulah Osborn Woodworth, her grandmother was Jemima ????? 1: we have never been able to come up with a surname for Beulah's mother - Jemima - could the Sexton name tie in? 2: WHY was her [Lucinda] middle name SEXTON???? The area of Enfield was very industrial during the period of your quandry - drawing many people from England, Ireland and Scotland to work in the mills that drew power and used shipping along the CT river. FYI, there was also an active Shaker village in Enfield - you might check their records [no, I don't know where to look for them]. susan moore windsor, ct and tolland, ma