This summer's reading included "Glastenbury for 200 Years - 1853" by Rev. Alonzo B Chapin and a committee of five other men, descendants of early settlers of the town. The first Strickland the author found any record of here is "Thwait" whose estate was settled in 1670. Followed the names of his children and their birthdates. Joan... I am interested in Thwaite STRICKLAND... he married my 8th great grand aunt, Elizabeth 2) SHEPARD the d/o Edward and Violet (CHARNOLD) SHEPARD.. Does the book say who his parents were, and was he the brother of John who went to Long Island, and where in England he was born? when in 1670 did he die, I have he died in Hartford, Hartford, CT...same for his marriage, I have that as 1646 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA.. You say it lists his children.. How many did they have? I have this in my notes of Thwaite: "Thwaite md abt 1646 Elizabeth 2) SHEPARD. Thwaite was born in England and died sometime before 21 June 1670 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.. That is the date his widow Elizabeth md2) Nicholas DISBOROUGH as his 2nd wife." I have Thwaite as the brother of John STRICKLAND who went to Long Island..I don't know where I got that piece of information, you know some of us didn't put our "sources" down...when we first started collecting our families...and kick ourselves forever until we find where we found it!! In "The Great Migration Begins" vol 3 p1787 Robert Charles Anderson clearly states Thwaite WAS NOT the son of John, but nothing of him being the brother of a John who went to Long Island... Thank you, Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com