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 *********************************************************