This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: neilr127 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5721.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the imformation. What is NEHGS? And when you refer to vital records does that refer to Church records also. I have found all of David Hutcheson's children from manyvital records but am still searching for the origin of David and his wife Sarah. Perhaps they migrated into Berkshire county from a more eastern County and just had their family there. Thanks again. Neil 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.

Neil NEHGS is New England Historical and Genealogy society located in Boston. Yes, many of the resident of the Berkshire and of Hampshire, Hamdon and Franklin came from either the eastern part of the state or from CT. Vital records were kept by the Towns and the church would have baptismal records, In the very early days they were some baptism records in the town records but very rarely. Usually the minister kept the baptismal records. He would often have records of the couples he married. Town records will contain birth , marriage and marriage intention and death records. Frequently families would migrate with other relatives or friends in a group and settle in an area. Once a group was established others from the same are "back home" would join them. It may help to check neighbors to find out where they were from. In Plainfield many of our early settlers were from Plymouth Co, Abington, Bridgewater and Weymouth. Hope this helps Nancy gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: neilr127 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5721.3.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Thank you for the imformation. > > What is NEHGS? And when you refer to vital records does that refer to Church records also. > I have found all of David Hutcheson's children from manyvital records but am still searching for the origin of David and his wife Sarah. > > Perhaps they migrated into Berkshire county from a more eastern County and just had their family there. > > Thanks again. > > Neil > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MABERKSH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >