Hello, Someone brought to my attention this morning that someone has posted on the genealogy sites that my ancestor, Thomas KIDDER (1690-1729), had a first wife before he married Joanna KEYES. And, they have the name of the first wife as Joanna CLEVELAND. A little on-line investigating shows that more than a couple people have "stated" that Thomas had a wife, Joanna CLEVELAND. And, more than that, people have posted on their sites or on LDS that Joseph KEYES of Chelmsford and Westford, had a wife, Joanna CLEVELAND, and a daughter, Joanna CLEVELAND ! And, another daughter, Lydia CLEVELAND, and then a son, Joseph KEYES ! :o( Perhaps someone could tell us what the correct list of children for Joseph and Joanna (CLEVELAND) KEYES is ! :o) And, are Moses and Ann (WINN) CLEVELAND the parents of Mrs. Joanna (CLEVELAND) KEYES ? Mrs. Joanna (KEYES) KIDDER was married to Thomas KIDDER from 1716 until his "sudden death" in 1729. In 1732, Mrs. Joanna KIDDER remarried to Samuel FITCH (of Bedford) in Westford. Joanna had 5 sons with Thomas and then 3 children with Samuel, then she lived to Age 92 in Westford ! Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. Thomas KIDDER was born in Chelmsford in 1690, so some time around 1720-1725 he must have purchased a large piece of land in (West) Chelmsford. The "KIDDER book" says that it was a "considerable property" and "large, ornate house." But, it does not say that he built it ! But, it might be "assumed." But, if Thomas died "suddenly" in the fall of 1729, he only owned the property for less than 10 years ! (He died one day before his part of Chelmsford annexed off to become Westford.) Of the 12 children born to John and Lydia (PARKER) KIDDER in Chelmsford, I think 3 or 4 sons remained living in Chelmsford. Thomas was one ! The oldest, John, was another ! And, the younger sons, James and David ! The twins, Joseph and Benjamin, I think, went to NH ! The KIDDER's seem to have been in their "hometowns" throughout the 1700's and into the 1800's. But, very few of them remained in "Greater Lowell" into the late 1800's ! But, there is a KIDDER Road in Chelmsford, so one of John's sons or descendants must have lived just west of Chelmsford Center ! As I've said before, John KIDDER, moved to Chelmsford originally - in the area of "East Chelmsford" which became "South Lowell." (With ~50 men they bought "Indian land" off of Jonathan TYNG, etc.