Hi Jerry and Welcome to the Kidder Mailing List, I am studying the following: 1.Rasmusser, Louis J. "San Francisco Ship Passenger List" 2. Fothergill, Gerald "Emigrants from England". 3.Tepper, Michael "Passengers to America--List from England". >From 1 I have found Miss Kidder no age given to San Francisco 1862 pg 67. >From 1 I have found Miss J. F. Kidder to age given to San Francisco 1853 pg. 139. >From 1 Mrs. M. Kidder no age given to San Francisco "with boy" 1852 pg. 87. >From 1 R. T. Kidder no age given to San Francisco 1852 pg. 126. >From 2 Benjamin Kidder age 15 to Baltimore 1775 pg 164. >From 2 William Kidder age 20 to Maryland 1774 pg. 98. >From 3 Benjamin Kidder age 15 to Baltimore 1775 pg 388. >From 3 William Kidder age 20 to Maryland 1774 pg. 320 These last two entries though sited from different sources must be the same young Kidder men. I have just recently found in "The Genealogist Guide": Kidder---Sussex Archaeological Collection Volume 9 pages 130-138. All of the sources sited must be studied much more. Also from Banks, Charles Edward "Emigrants to England" James Kidder no age given Cambridge, Mass. 1620-1650 pg. 171. Do you know in what part of England Sussex is located? I was told the Kidders left England because they were Anabaptists; I suppose that means there was a dispute with the Church of England; but do not really know for sure. Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Ramona Gayle Bayes Woods List Mom for Kidder at Rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Reed <jereed@attglobal.net> To: <KIDDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 6:28 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} Another Kidder Family | Hello list mom and all. I descend from a line of Kidders that is not often | cited in this country. | | George Kidder b. 1669 - Dorcas Fowler | Thomas Kidder b. 1728 (Canterbury, Kent) - Elizabeth | George Kidder b.1755 d. before 1842 (Canterbury,Kent) - Elizabeth Swain b. | 1766 d. 1858 (Canterbury, Kent) | John Kidder b. 1798 (Marden, Kent) d.1888 Morris NY - Mary Ann Payne b. 1805 | (Marden, Kent) d. 1853 Morris, NY | John Swain Kidder b. 1830 (Charing Kent) d. 1905 (Laurens, NY) - Harriet O. | Matteson b. 1836 (Laurens, NY) d. 1922 (Laurens NY) | Fayette Allen b. 1864 d. 1945 - Mary Selina Kidder b. 1864 d. 1949 | Erdie Fred Washburn b. 1886 d. 1974 - Harriett E. Allen b. 1889 d. 1969 | Mary H. Washburn - Robert G. Reed | Jerry E. Reed | | | | Jerry E. Reed | Voice Services | http://www.jerryreed.com | |