MA Archives search from 1841 - 1849 does not include birth of a James, or any male with intitial J, even as a middle initial. There were 3 boys in 1844, in Nantucket and Chatham, who were without given names. In a message dated 7/11/2009 2:39:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gailmoore78 Surnames: Patterson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.count ies.norfolk/3134/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Patterson, born abt 1843 in Massachusetts, m. 19 April 1861 in Springvale, Columbia, Wisconsin. d 04 May 1913 in New York. I have found info that makes me believe his parents were from Ireland. But I do not have any information on parent's names or James sibling? Marie Ursula Jennings, b 11 Oct. 1838 in Portage, Wisconsin. d 04 May 1913 in ? They had 8 children. THE INDIAN CONNECTION COULD BE ON EITHER SURNAME? PATTERSON OR JENNINGS? Any information would be appreciated or hints on how to follow the trail into an Indian connection? 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. ------------------------------- NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS MAILING LIST LIST TOPIC: The discussion and research of genealogy or history information pertaining to Norfolk County at any point in its history. Contact the List Admin at manorfol-admin@rootsweb.com, or to search the list archives or find other useful information to help you use the list more effectively, please click on the following link to the list information page online: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/MA/norfolk.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MANORFOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message