This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURTIS, SPARHAWK, STOCKWELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UFB.2ACI/3727.1.1.1.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for yoru information....trying to obtain information on my 4xGreat Grandfather (Abner Curtis) has been a very involved task..just can't seem to "prove" his ancestry. Abner was married to Persis Howe Salter-Curtis (sometimes with two "s's". And I do know that their son Dr. Elijah Curtis is my 3x Great Grandfather and down I know and I have documentation along with living family members to verify and confirm quite a bit. It is Abner, his parents and so on that I am having the most difficulty with. I recently found that Abner's granfather is most likely Elijah Curtis -wife Elisabeth Sparhawk- married 21 Oct 1760 Sutton, County of Worchester. And his father was (most likely)-Elijah Curtis, Jr. b 1763 dod 9/21/1810 Dalton, MA married Anna Stockwell 2/21/1782 Auburn, MA - I believe my Abner was born about 1833 - his 2nd wife was Joanna Howland (just found) and they had one daughter Fidelia Howland Curtis that married a Haley. Abner (father of Dr. Elijah Curtis b 1812 (3x G-Grandfather) had several children one being a Joel Curtis...believe he had a brother named Joel as well. I have quite a bit of information from Dr. Elijah down with some great photos too....let me kniow if you think we can link our families.