This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hess3325 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/337.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The "Eslick-Pierce Family History" goes something like this- Francis Eslick b.abt. 1760, son of Isaac Eslick b.abt. 1740, both possibly in Carteret Co., NC married _maybe_ Sophia. (I believe this came about because the 1810 will of Rueben Chadwick names Saphria Eslick, wife of Francis Eslick). About 1789 Francis moved to TN with his brother Levi. Francis then moved on to KY sometime between 1810- 1820 where he becamce a preacher. This is where Samuel Eslick was born about 1784. Francis is said to have remarried to a Widow Green from Bowling Green. This is what I've found- Isaac Eslick listed on the 1771,1779 Carteret Co. census Isaac & Francis on the 1790 Carteret Co. census Isaac on the 1800 Carteret census Francis on the 1800 Onslow census Francis on the 1810 Onslow census The 1814 will of Francis Eslick in which he leave his estate to his wife Sophia. His son Samuel is also mentioned. The last two items don't fit with Eslick-Pierce history. By 1810 our Francis was supposedly in KY and possibly remarried. Don't know if it is more than coincidence that there are two Francis Eslicks with sons named Samuel. Very confusing. Do you have any info on this "other" Francis Eslick? Thanks, Stephanie Thanks, Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: family115 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/337.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No, I'm not decended from the Eslicks, my imediate relatives were Chadwick, Lewis, Inman and Ward. Both my Chadwick and Lewis relatives came from Carteret. I am very intersted in learn more about the Eslick line. I have data on the Samuel Eslike that liked in Ky, which I know many people have as a son of Sophronia Chadwick and Francis Eslick; however although it appears that the KY Samuel's father was also named Francis Eslick, that it was a different Francis Eslick as that Frances lived past 1830 and the Francis Eslick that married Sophronia died 1814 in Onslow Co., NC. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hess3325 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/337.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes, have all that info on Sophronia and Francis. Also, have extension data on the Eslicks moving forward I can share. Are you a Eslick descendant? You can email directly at [email protected] Thanks, Stephanie Lewis Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: family115 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/337.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: there has been a rumor that they were brothers, but I've found nothing to comfirm that, and I have been unable to determine Samuel's parents as well. I do have in my FTM files that Sophronia Chadwick marred Francis Eslick about 1783 and have six children from them. I only have a name for one son though Samuel Eslick born in Onslow Co. I don't have any thing beyond Sophronia's cildren in that line. I'd like to compare data. ---- Descendants of Sophronia Chadwick Generation No. 1 1. SOPHRONIA5 CHADWICK (REUBEN4, ISAIAH3, SAMUEL2, CHADWICK1) was born Unknown in Carteret Co., North Carolina, and died Aft. 1830. She married FRANCIS ESLICK Abt. 1783. He was born Abt. 1755 in North Carolina, and died 1814. Notes for FRANCIS ESLICK: Was a Baptist Minister. The surname Easlick was later shorted to Eslick. More About FRANCIS ESLICK and SOPHRONIA CHADWICK: Marriage: Abt. 1783 Children of SOPHRONIA CHADWICK and FRANCIS ESLICK are: i. SAMUEL6 ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. ii. UNKNOWN CHILD ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. iii. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. iv. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. v. UNKNOWN SON ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. vi. UNKNOWN SON ESLICK, b. Onslow Co., North Carolina. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hess3325 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/337.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm also researching Samuel Chadwick b. abt. 1700 in Barnstable Co., MA. Were you ever able to establish a connection between Samuel Chadwick and Ephriam and Ebenzer Chadwick? I can find nothing on his parents. The only Samuel I've been able to locate that comes close was born in 1719-20 in MA, but died there as well, not in Carteret Co., NC. Also, Samuel's son, Rueben b.abt.1740, had a daughter Sophia/Sophronia Chadwick b.abt. 1762. She married Francis Eslick b.abt. 1760. Francis is my 6th great- grandfather. This whole Chadwick line seem to be a bit of mystery. Any information you might have of them would be greatly appreciated. You can email me directly at [email protected] Thanks in advance for you help, Stephanie Lewis Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
I have posted a full transcription of of Rev. Albert P. Palmer's "A Brief History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellfleet, Massachusetts" 1877. published by the Leaders and Stewards [of the Wellfleet M.E Church] Boston: Franklin Press: Rand, Avery, & Company http://capecodhistory.us/Wellfleet-records/Wellfleet-Methodist-Episcopal-1877.html This small book focuses on the ministers who served at Wellfleet, typically for 1 or 2 years, and their degrees of success at gaining conversions. Several prominent parishioners are also mentioned, particularly the Gross family. -- Sincerely, David Kew
Good afternoon, Howard. :-) The filing of intentions was required by law. Here is that law (sent to me by Bobbie Hall): Massachusetts Province Laws, Chapter 2:"An act to prevent incestuous marriages." This 1695 law specifies degrees of kin forbidden marriage. Any incestuous marriage is null and void and the children lose their inheritance. Violators receive 40 stripes and must wear a capital I on their clothes. If the I is not worn, then another 15 stripes. "And for the better preventing of clandestine marriages, the couple must bring a "certificate produced under the hand of the several towns where the parties respectively dwell, that the names and intention of the said parties have been entered with him fifteen days beforehand." Further, "all marriages shall be registered by the town clerk of the same town where they are consummated." Okay, now we have that established. I know that there were a lot of first cousin marriages back then. I sure have some in my own lines. I was thinking the other day that it would be interesting to check how soon the first child arrived after the marriage of cousins. Might be interesting. I think that we will be using the first date posted as far as the transcriptions go. After all, the researcher should always copy the images from the book for documentation and to get the full text of the entry. The couple in the example were from Townsend and Pepperell. I have not seen one instance where the town clerk recorded a certificate from a different town. He was probably only concerned with his town, Townsend in this case. John >From: "Howard Swain" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Barnstable Co MA] What is the official date >ofmarriageintention? >Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:08:24 -0700 > >Hi John, > >I would put the date they first posted the banns, in your case 13 May 1791. >One thing to think about is: Why would anyone want one of these >intentions dates in addition to the marriage date? >The only reason I can think of is in the case of a second marriage: >Then you would know that the first spouse was dead before that >first intention. I can think of no reason for wanting the certificate >date. > >One thing seems strange to me. >It seems in your example, that the two people were living in two >different towns. So, they posted banns in each. So far, so good. >But then I'd expect a certificate from the town where they did not marry, >to the town where they did marry. >Instead the certificate is issued by the town where they later married. >Wonder if they had a change of plan. _________________________________________________________________ Rates near 39yr lows! $430K Loan for $1,399/mo - Paying Too Much? Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18226&moid=7581
Hi John, I would put the date they first posted the banns, in your case 13 May 1791. One thing to think about is: Why would anyone want one of these intentions dates in addition to the marriage date? The only reason I can think of is in the case of a second marriage: Then you would know that the first spouse was dead before that first intention. I can think of no reason for wanting the certificate date. One thing seems strange to me. It seems in your example, that the two people were living in two different towns. So, they posted banns in each. So far, so good. But then I'd expect a certificate from the town where they did not marry, to the town where they did marry. Instead the certificate is issued by the town where they later married. Wonder if they had a change of plan. Regards, Howard [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "MAVitalRecords Project Slaughter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [Barnstable Co MA] What is the official date of marriageintention? > Hi, Bobbie. :-) > Yes, it is a problem. We're not going to transcribe the entire record > verbatim. The page images will be online and linked from each of the > transcribed lines. > In the case of this one >>>May 13 1791 then Recd the Names of Lemuel Patts junr of Townsend and >>>Milly Woods of Pepperel With their Intentions of Marriage - >>>Certificate given June 6 1791 > > It would be something like: > Patts, Lemuel and Milly Woods, of Pepperell, int. June 6, 1791. > Woods, Milly, of Pepperell, and Lemuel Patts, int. June 6, 1791. > > This gets them indexed under both names and carries the pertinent > information. Then, there'd be the link to the page at the end of the line. > But, should we put May 13 rather than June 6? > > BTW, this was required by law. Later in the intentions we have some entered > like this: > June 10th 1776 Abner Brooks and Ana Hobart both of Townshend Stand Published > as the Law Directs in order for Mariage. > > Take a look at Weston and Concord in Middlesex county to see how those are > done. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords > > John & Jodi
Hi John, You've got a 'problem' as intentions (or banns) were often posted as many as 3 separate times, usually consecutive weeks, in both the church of the bride, and if he was from elsewhere, in the church of the groom. Only *after* intentions were published, were the couple allowed to marry. Therefore you *could* conceivably have say 7 dates, one date for each intention/bann announcement in each of the two churches, the last date probably being that of the "certificate", and then the final date of the actual marriage ceremony. How you handle multiple dates is up to you <G>, but however you DO handle them, I suggest you note that it is "certificate", "first date of intentions", etc. for the sake of the researcher. As always, going back to the original records usually will solve the confusion. Bobbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "MAVitalRecords Project Slaughter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 7:34 AM Subject: [Barnstable Co MA] What is the official date of marriage intention? > Good morning, everyone. :-) > We are beginning the transcription of the Townsend vital records. We're > trying to figure out just what is the official date of a marriage > intention. >>From the Townsend records we have: > May 13 1791 then Recd the Names of Lemuel Patts junr of Townsend and > Milly Woods of Pepperel With their Intentions of Marriage - > Certificate given June 6 1791 > > What is the official date? May 13th or June 6th? > Also from Townsend, we find their marriage: > June 13 -- Leml Potts jr of Townsend & Milley Woods of Pepperl > > Cross checking the Pepperell records, we find: > Lemuel Pratt, Jr., of Townsend, and Millie Woods, int. May 21, 1791. > Samuel Petts, Jr. [Lemuel. int.] of Townsend, and Milley Wood, at > Townsend, June 13, 1791.* > Milley Wood and Samuel [Lemuel. int.] Petts, Jr., of Townsend, at > Townsend, June 13, 1791.* > > The Pepperell records show the intentios as being between the date > received > and the date the certificate was given in the Townsend records. So, which > date is official? The date received or the date the certificate was > issued? > In our times, it would be the date of the certificate. > > Thank you. > > John Slaughte & Jodi Salerno > > _________________________________________________________________ > Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a > month. > Intro*Terms > https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h27f6&disc=y&vers=743&s=4056&p=5117 > > ------------------------------- > PLEASE NOTE: > Contact the List Admin at [email protected] or to search the > list archives, or find other useful information to help you use the list > more effectively, please click on the following link: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/barnstable.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Hi, Bobbie. :-) Yes, it is a problem. We're not going to transcribe the entire record verbatim. The page images will be online and linked from each of the transcribed lines. In the case of this one >>May 13 1791 then Recd the Names of Lemuel Patts junr of Townsend and >>Milly Woods of Pepperel With their Intentions of Marriage - >>Certificate given June 6 1791 It would be something like: Patts, Lemuel and Milly Woods, of Pepperell, int. June 6, 1791. Woods, Milly, of Pepperell, and Lemuel Patts, int. June 6, 1791. This gets them indexed under both names and carries the pertinent information. Then, there'd be the link to the page at the end of the line. But, should we put May 13 rather than June 6? BTW, this was required by law. Later in the intentions we have some entered like this: June 10th 1776 Abner Brooks and Ana Hobart both of Townshend Stand Published as the Law Directs in order for Mariage. Take a look at Weston and Concord in Middlesex county to see how those are done. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords John & Jodi _________________________________________________________________ The average US Credit Score is 675. The cost to see yours: $0 by Experian. http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=660600&bcd=EMAILFOOTERAVERAGE
Good morning, everyone. :-) We are beginning the transcription of the Townsend vital records. We're trying to figure out just what is the official date of a marriage intention. >From the Townsend records we have: May 13 1791 then Recd the Names of Lemuel Patts junr of Townsend and Milly Woods of Pepperel With their Intentions of Marriage - Certificate given June 6 1791 What is the official date? May 13th or June 6th? Also from Townsend, we find their marriage: June 13 -- Leml Potts jr of Townsend & Milley Woods of Pepperl Cross checking the Pepperell records, we find: Lemuel Pratt, Jr., of Townsend, and Millie Woods, int. May 21, 1791. Samuel Petts, Jr. [Lemuel. int.] of Townsend, and Milley Wood, at Townsend, June 13, 1791.* Milley Wood and Samuel [Lemuel. int.] Petts, Jr., of Townsend, at Townsend, June 13, 1791.* The Pepperell records show the intentios as being between the date received and the date the certificate was given in the Townsend records. So, which date is official? The date received or the date the certificate was issued? In our times, it would be the date of the certificate. Thank you. John Slaughte & Jodi Salerno _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro*Terms https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h27f6&disc=y&vers=743&s=4056&p=5117
Good morning, everyone. :-) Since the last update, we have begun adding Springfield and Brimfield in Hampden Co. Also, Concord in Middlesex Co. is now beginning to go up. Springfield, Concord and Weston are all towns that were done in other than the "normal" alphabetic order. Note that these towns are not complete. We should be adding more on a weekly basis. The surname index was updated this morning. It now includes the above four towns. I have been working on trying to standardize some of the names like the De, Mc, O' and Van names so that they will come together properly. I haven't gotten to the La and Le names, so those may still be a little screwy. Be sure to scroll all the way through those for alternates. Finally, we passed the three-quarters of a million records. It will take time, but we can't wait to hit the one million mark. That still won't be anywhere near complete, but a milestone to be marked. You can access all of these records from the main page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords Thank you. :-) John & Jodi _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more .then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag1&FORM=MGAC01
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dml1982 Surnames: Baker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/1092.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Correction: Albert and Lydia had seven children: Lydia,Ann, Augustus W., Charles H., Mary D., Martha D., and Benjamin F. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dml1982 Surnames: Baker Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/1092/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for any information about Augustus Baker of Dennis, MA. He was born in 1818 and lived in Dennis until at least 1880. He married Lydia and they had six children. Augustus Baker is my great-great-great-great-grandfather, and his son Augustus W. Baker (b. 1845, who married Adelia/Delia/Adelade/Adele and had six children) is my great-great-great grandfather. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
Jane Devlin has them online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/truro_ma_index.htm David On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:41:45 -0700, "PRISCILLA HAINES" <[email protected]> said: > Are the Truro VR for the early 1700's on the web? I can't seem to locate > them. Thanks Priscilla
She only has through page 90 and I did not see an index of the names. The images available are among the worst I've every seen. Complete scans of the books will need to be made. John & Jodi >From: "David Hoffman" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Barnstable Co MA] Truro, MA >Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:39:57 -0500 > > >Jane Devlin has them online at > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/truro_ma_index.htm > >David > > >On Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:41:45 -0700, "PRISCILLA HAINES" ><[email protected]> said: > > Are the Truro VR for the early 1700's on the web? I can't seem to >locate > > them. Thanks Priscilla > > >------------------------------- >PLEASE NOTE: >Contact the List Admin at [email protected] or to search the list >archives, or find other useful information to help you use the list more >effectively, please click on the following link: >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/barnstable.html >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro*Terms https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h27f6&disc=y&vers=743&s=4056&p=5117
Are the Truro VR for the early 1700's on the web? I can't seem to locate them. Thanks Priscilla -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.6/709 - Release Date: 03/Mar/07 8:12 AM
Good evening, everyone. :-) A short while back a lady transcribed all of Chilmark, Edgartown & Tisbury in Dukes County. Those transcriptions are online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords. They also have the images from the books linked. We currently have a couple people who are working on Nantucket. That one is huge and the records are full of detail. What does this have to do with links between counties? I was working on putting a batch of the Nantucket records online and came across the name Provided Southwick. Nathaniel (Allin), s. Edward, Feb. 24, 1700. [Nathaniel Allen, h. Provided (d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick)), h. Mercy (wid. Prince Coffin), s. Edward 1st and Ann (Coleman), 24: 2m: PR38] The name struck me because it was so unusual and I had seen it elsewhere. I searched all the stuff I have and found an article in "The Essex Antiquarian," Sept. 1897. Provided was a young Quaker woman who, because of her faith, was almost sold into slavery in Salem in 1658. Marriages - Nathaniel (Allin), s. Edward and Ann of N., and Provided Gaskil, d. Sammuel and Bethiah of Salim, 2: 1m: "called March," 1725, in N. CR4 [Allen, s. Edward 1st and Ann (Coleman), and Provided Gaskill, d. Samuel and Provided (Southwick). PR38] Deaths - Nathaniel (Allin), h. Provided (Gaskill), 7: 4m: 1776. CR4 [Allen, h. Provided (d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick)) h. Mercy (wid. Prince Coffin, d. Nathan Skiff), s. Edward 1st and Ann (Colman). PR38; Allen. PR63] Provided, w. Nathaniel (s. Edward 1st and Ann), d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick), 30: 1m: 1730. PR38 Provided Southwick married Samuel Gaskill and they moved to Nantucket. To see the article about Provided and her family, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/EssexAntiquarian and look for the article on Persecution of Quakers. We need help transcribing the vital records of Nantucket, Barnstable and the other counties. We have a project to put all of the early records all in one place in a common format and indexed. A surname index was put up just a few weeks ago. I have corresponded with Janet Griffin of Cape Cod who has been working on doing the Barnstable records. She may need some help. We hope to use her work and add Barnstable to the every growing files that we currently have online. Where? At http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords. Why should those of you in Dukes, Barnstable & Nantucket help with Middlesex, Worcester, Suffolk and the others? Because of Provided Southwick. These records, as we put more and more online, link all of us together. We are all family. And, last but not least, these records are totally FREE to everyone. Thank you. John Slaughter & Jodi Salerno Essex County Co-County Coordinators and Co-coordinators of the Early Massachusetts Vital Records project. _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft® Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MehdiFakhar Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.barnstable/1089.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You're welcome.(-: Does this book happen to have an index? Erastus TORRANCE, b. 4/11/1827 Pembroke, Plymouth Co, MA - d. 3/1854, is supposed to be listed in one of the historical books on ship wrecks. If you don't mind checking, I've been searching for the book which contains this information: "The Packet Russell was wrecked in a violent gale of wind near Wellfleet on Cape Cod; Captain and crew perished. The following names of men who perished were listed: Capt. William Simmons, Ichabud Rogers, Erastus Torrance, Alpheus Richmond, Harvey Ramond & son, Elkanah Barnes, Henry Weston & Edward Griffin." Thanks!-Kay,FL Surnames: Torrance, Hardin, Batchelor/Batcheldor and Stoddard. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
Good evening, everyone. :-) A short while back a lady transcribed all of Chilmark, Edgartown & Tisbury in Dukes County. Those transcriptions are online at http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords. They also have the images from the books linked. We currently have a couple people who are working on Nantucket. That one is huge and the records are full of detail. What does this have to do with links between counties? I was working on putting a batch of the Nantucket records online and came across the name Provided Southwick. Nathaniel (Allin), s. Edward, Feb. 24, 1700. [Nathaniel Allen, h. Provided (d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick)), h. Mercy (wid. Prince Coffin), s. Edward 1st and Ann (Coleman), 24: 2m: PR38] The name struck me because it was so unusual and I had seen it elsewhere. I searched all the stuff I have and found an article in "The Essex Antiquarian," Sept. 1897. Provided was a young Quaker woman who, because of her faith, was almost sold into slavery in Salem in 1658. Marriages - Nathaniel (Allin), s. Edward and Ann of N., and Provided Gaskil, d. Sammuel and Bethiah of Salim, 2: 1m: "called March," 1725, in N. CR4 [Allen, s. Edward 1st and Ann (Coleman), and Provided Gaskill, d. Samuel and Provided (Southwick). PR38] Deaths - Nathaniel (Allin), h. Provided (Gaskill), 7: 4m: 1776. CR4 [Allen, h. Provided (d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick)) h. Mercy (wid. Prince Coffin, d. Nathan Skiff), s. Edward 1st and Ann (Colman). PR38; Allen. PR63] Provided, w. Nathaniel (s. Edward 1st and Ann), d. Samuel Gaskill and Provided (Southwick), 30: 1m: 1730. PR38 Provided Southwick married Samuel Gaskill and they moved to Nantucket. To see the article about Provided and her family, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/EssexAntiquarian and look for the article on Persecution of Quakers. We need help transcribing the vital records of Nantucket, Barnstable and the other counties. We have a project to put all of the early records all in one place in a common format and indexed. A surname index was put up just a few weeks ago. I have corresponded with Janet Griffin of Cape Cod who has been working on doing the Barnstable records. She may need some help. We hope to use her work and add Barnstable to the every growing files that we currently have online. Where? At http://www.rootsweb.com/~maessex/VitalRecords. Why should those of you in Dukes, Barnstable & Nantucket help with Middlesex, Worcester, Suffolk and the others? Because of Provided Southwick. These records, as we put more and more online, link all of us together. We are all family. And, last but not least, these records are totally FREE to everyone. Thank you. John Slaughter & Jodi Salerno Essex County Co-County Coordinators and Co-coordinators of the Early Massachusetts Vital Records project. _________________________________________________________________ Rates near 39yr lows! $430K Loan for $1,399/mo - Paying Too Much? Calculate new payment http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18226&moid=7581