Jean, Please see my comments below. At 12:04 PM 4/12/01 -0400, you wrote: >Nicholas Trask, b: 1677 Salem, moved ca 1742 to Mendon, MA, married Anna Anna, was Anna WILSON, daughter of Robert WILSON and Anna (Hannah) TRASK She was b. 14 Apr 1674 in Salem Nicholas: Nicholas Trask was a man of great business activity, and was engaged in various pursuits. He was respectively designated as "miller," "clothier," "fuller," and wheelwright. A deed dated 1742 described him of Salem, but a year later his residence was given as Mendon. Trask's Mill in Mendon was situated on an island in the Great (now Blackstone) River at what is now Millville. He was living, as an old man, in 1754 when he declined administration on his brother's estate. His property was disposed of by deeds from which we learn the names of his children then living. NEHGR 57:66 > Son: Robert Trask, d: Mendon, MA married Abigail Carrill marr. 26 Jan 1732 at Salem (Salem Town Records;Vol.4,p.396) I listed out the other children of Robert and Abigail in a separate e-mail. > Child of Robert and Abigail: > Ebenezer Trask, b: 1733 Mendon, MA, RI, d: 2-26-1795 > Smithfield, > married Sarah Aldrich in 1751 Douglas, What is your source for the location of the marriage? I haven't found a record yet. > Child of Ebenezer and Sarah Aldrich Trask > Frederick Trask, b: 5-26-1752 Smithfield, RI married > Mary Burdin daughter of James Burdin and Mary > Sanders; ( James Burdin is in the Providence census) I have the same couple as the parents of Mary BURDIN, but with a note to *verify* since I have not found a definitve record. I do have info on several (not all?) of James BURDEN's children: -- he married 1st, Jerusha Armstrong 27 July 1740 at Walpole, Norfolk Co, MA James, b. 20 sep 1741 (Walpole) Stephen, b. 4 Jan 1744, (Walpole) Jerusha, b. 1 Feb 1745, (Walpole) Thomas, b. 8 Aug 1747, (Uxbridge) Eunice, b. 27 sep 1749 (Uxbridge) Jerusha died 10 Jan 1751 at Uxbridge, age 37. -- he married 2nd, Maribah COMSTOCK, 14 Mar 1752, Smithfield, RI (int. February 29, 1752/1753, Uxbridge, MA) Maribah died 3 March 1753 at Uxbridge "wife of James" -- he married 3rd, 17 May 1753, Mary Sanders, at Needham ("James Bardens of Uxbridge was married to Mary Sanders of Needham." - Needham records) Stephen, b. 18 Mar 1754, Uxbridge (the first Stephen died 31 Jan 1744 at Walpole) Moses, b. 15 Jul 1756, Uxbridge That's it! Now where does Mary fit? I figure she was an unrecorded child born about 1757/58 at likely Uxbridge or Northbridge? > CHILDREN of Fred and Mary Burdin Trask: The only named child I have of Frederic and Mary is my ancestress: Sarah (also Sally) TRASK b. 30 Nov 1789 in Smithfield (or Uxbridge, but the same place no doubt as some of southern Uxbridge was once part of Smithfield) ! According to the Settlement and Story of Oakham, Mass., Sarah was the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Barden) Trask, of Uxbridge. ! Oakham Town Clerk Records gives her birth place as Uxbridge. The 1850 census notes Rhode Island. She died in Oakham, Worc. Co, MA 27 APR 1870 "aged 82 years, 5 months, and 27 days" according to the Oakham Town Records. She married 24 Nov 1813 at Bellingham to Henry HOLBROOK Jr. (an old MENDON family, descendant of Peter) Henry and Sally (Trask) HOLBROOK children: Mary Burdin, b. 16 Apr 1817 at Bellingham James Trask, b. 25 Dec 1820 at Bellingham Sarah Ann, b. 11 June 1823 at Mendon The family moved from Bellingham to Oakham before 1834. James Trask HOLBROOK moved his family to Ionia Co, MI about 1855. > ---Frederick Trask, jr. b: Smithfield, RI > sp. Rachel Unknown (possibly Comstock?) What is your source for these other children? I am very interested in filling out this family with you! According to census records, I've been able to gather the following: 1774 census of RI Colony Trask, Frederick - 1 male over age 16 (by himself) - so when did he marry? about 1775? 1790 census - 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females; no slaves. Smithfield, RI I figure Frederic (over 16) a son (under 16) wife, Mary and daughter Sarah. 1800 census - page 469. Enumerator is Aaron Marsh. Uxbridge, MA 00010-41010-00 Fred., 4 females under 10, 1 female over 10 (Sarah), and Mary. Note the "son" from 1790 doesn't appear here. So he'd probably grown up. Is this Frederick Jr. or James or Laban? What is your thought on this? Looks like most of the daughters were born between 1790 and 1800. One of these is probably Phoebe. 1810 census - page 074; 10001 110010. Uxbridge, MA 1 male under 10 and Fred. 1 female under 10, 1 over 10 and Mary. Who are these children? 1820 census - page 033; 000001 001010100. Uxbridge, MA Fred. then a couple older daughters and Mary. > ---JAMES TRASK 1771-1832 Senior > married -1 - Susannah > Phoebe Trask married Leonard >Ballou > Laban Trask born 1788 RI > > married -2 Freelove Weatherhead > child: James Trask jr. 1815-1897 > married Eunice Mitchel of Glocester > child of James and Eunice > Mitchel Trask This James Trask family is in the 1850 census at Uxbridge. Let me know if you want a copy of the page. James M. TRASK, 36, Farmer, b. RI Eunice M. , 29, b. RI Daniel, 13, b. Mass. Miranda M., 8, b. RI George M. 4, b. RI Margaret SPRING, 43, b. Mass. I'll look a little more diligently around Mendon - specifically Smithfield and around Uxbrdige to see if I can spot any more connections. Thanks! Don In Michigan > George Washington Nelson Trask Mendon married Sue >Hardy > Miranda Freelove Trask >1868-1893 > > (My mother's line) >jean > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library