Hi there...I assume John is related to Richard Seymour, husband of Mercy Ruscoe...have you checked the Seymour family book for a citing? I think it has a catchy title like,"Richard Seymour & his descendants" Shirley Hulett descendant of John Steele and Rachel Talcott (John was the first magistrate --ie town clerk-- of Hartofrt and Mercy RUSCOE Seymour's second husband) On Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:30:48 EDT Ps60yo@aol.com writes: > hi group , I posted the following message to the Hartford Co. list > .... > not getting any replies , I am posting it here , Anybody got help > ?? > hi group , I just found this list ! , so here is my first > question ..... > But first , let me tell you about me ..... I am 64 yo , have been > doing this > ' lifeswork ' for 12 years , so am by no means a ' newbie ' !! , I > am > related to many of the first families of Hartford , And I need to > find > the records of birth marriage death and burial for a few of them , > I am > wondering if anyone knows if there are any extant copies of the > First Church > records available ..... The book ' History of the First Church in > Hartford ' > by George Leon Walker seems to say there are none to be had , > was he correct ? ..... I mostly need the birth of Lydia Mason ( > bapt. aug > 2 1696 ) daughter of John Mason that married John Seymour , I need > " Proof " > !!! > ' got help? ' , Phil Stevens , living in Lynnwood WA > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.