Twas wondering if any stones exist for: John Ferr(e)y and his wife Keziah(Clark) d. ca. 1780's LONGMEADOW or Sheffield. John's father Samuel Ferr(e)y and his wife Margaret Huggins Or Joseph Clark and his wife Rebecca Loomis. Very early stones ca. 1750's 60's Jack -----Original Message----- From: MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:MAHAMPDE-L-request@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rusty Clark Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:55 AM To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAHAMPDEN] Longmeadow Land Grant Map of 1645 Hi Sandy! Anything in your book about Ezra Stebbins 1731-1796 or Herman Newell d. 1833? Or any discussion of the locations of the sandstone quarries that drew so many settlers to the (east) Longmeadow area? I'm interested in the 1775 - 1825 period. (You know why... gravestones!) Nearly all of the redstone or sandstone gravestones erected around the greater Springfield area during that period were cut from the high-quality Longmeadow stone. Thanks for anything you can share with us. Rusty Gravestone Photo of the Day http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Gravestones Old Bones Tombstone Gallery... http://www.oldbones.net/cpg/index.php?cat=10014 West Springfield, Massachusetts ~Stories Carved In Stone~ http://www.dogpondpress.net/stone.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy DiNanni To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:07 PM Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Longmeadow Land Grant Map of 1645 Todd and Friends, I have a book titled "1783-1983 Reflections of Longmeadow" that has in it a map of the "Land Grants of 1645, Longmeadow, MA" with the names of those first settlers attached to their properties. The map was drawn in 1940 by Harry Andrew Wright. The book is published by the Longmeadow Historical Society. In the book are 1880s photos of the Keep Family farmhouse and Colton's General Store. It features Longmeadow personalities Samuel Colton, John Chapman, Eleazer Williams, Stephen Williams, and Mary Ann Booth. If I can be of any help, please ask. Sandy Di Nanni