Hi Carol. I think that perhaps you didn't look close enough at the entry. I found the entry on the NEHGS Web Site in the New Bedford Vital Records to 1850. It says, and I quote, "1823, ALLEN, Israel, Feb. 16, 1823+[ch. Stephen (s. Robert and Esther) and Hannah B., C.R.3. In lot with Emily H., G.R.3.] Record Type: Birth; Town: New Bedford" So as with the data from "Vital Records of Rhode Island" by James Arnold that I cited in my earlier posting, both sources show Israel Allen to be the son of Stephen and Hannah B. Allen. The New Bedford record also states that Stephen Allen was the son of Robert and Esther Allen. Robert Akin ----- Original Message ---- From: Carol H <choughton215@yahoo.com> To: mabristo@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:24:10 PM Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Israel Allen Hi Larry Yes I went to NEHGS and did a search in the Vital Records for Mass up until 1850. It was listed right there. Carol Sherman Houghton --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MABRISTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

sorry for the misunderstanding....I misread it. Carol Sherman Houghton --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster.