I checked Rounds's "Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts, to 1850" and these are the only records for Hezekiah Anthony: Births: "Hezekiah Anthony the son of Benjamin Anthony and Martha his wi[fe] was born april the 21:1747" "Anthony, Hezekiah Son of Hezekiah Anthony and of Susannah his wife born March 20t 1803" "Anthony, Benjamin Son of Hezekiah Anthony and of Susannah his wife born October 13th 1805" "Anthony, Simon Son of Hezekiah Anthony and of Susannah his wife born November 4t 1807" Marriages: "Hezekiah Anthony and Anne Brown both of Swanzey was marred [sic] December ye 27:1767 By Mr Russell Mason Elder of a Church of Christ In Swanzey" No birth for Hezekiah Anthony is listed in Arnold's "Vital Record of Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, 1642-1896" In Arnold's "Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850" there are no Tripps in the Newport birth records. Note: there was a Susannah Tripp of Swansea who married James Gardner of Rehoboth 16 Mar 1794 (m. by Elder Russell Mason in Swansea.) Other Anthonys are mentioned in the Swansea VRs. If interested, let me know. Jim Bullock Littleton, CO -----Original Message----- From: Diane Mohieldin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 5:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MABRISTO] Anthony-Tripp Somerset-Swansea I'm hoping for some help to document the birth of my gggggrandparents. The sources I have available at the Worcester public library confirm the following: Hezekiah ANTHONY, a resident of Somerset and Susannah TRIPP, also listed as a resident of Somerset, were married March 12, 1795 by Philip Head Elder of a Baptist Church in Swansey. Hezekiah and Susannah had at least two sons that I can confirm. My ggggrandfather, George W. ANTHONY, born March 10, 1810 in Swansea, Joseph ANTHONY born January 30,1799 in Somerset. Based on U.S. Census data, Hezekiah, the father, would have been born between 1760-1769, and the birth records of his sons indicate he himself was born in Rehobeth. His wife Susannah would have been born between 1770-1779, and records indicate she was born in Newport, RI. Does anyone have access to data that independently confirms the birth of Hezekiah ANTHONY in Rehobeth or the birth of Susannah TRIPP in Newport? Or any information about who their parents might be? Also, does anyone know if church records exist for "a Baptist Church" in Swansey at the time of the marriage. Thank you for your help. If there is anything I can look up in the Worcester Public Library in exchange I would be happy to! Diane Researching: MA - ANTHONY PARKER HAZELBROOK SIVRET HANSON SANDERSON VT - MCCARTY RI - TRIPP ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237