I have a reference written as GSOMF p. 19. Could someone please tell me what GSOMF stands for. Thank you. Janet

The remainder of the Bridgewater Marriages to 1850, transcribed by Coralynn Brown, are now on line - Q through Z. Coralynn is now starting the Deaths from the town records and A to C have just been uploaded. Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI janedevlin@ameritech.net Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/

Hello, My goal is to find the cemeteries where my ancestors are buried. My brother lives in Tolland County, CT and is willing to take photos of tombstones for me. I should take advantage of this! My ancestral tree on both sides are all Southern as in below the Mason-Dixon line. I do have these few New England lines that started with my 4th great grandmother, Harriet Ruggles Gold of Cornwall, CT. Harriet's great grandparents are Joshua and Hopestill HOLLOWAY PIERCE. They both died in Cornwall, Litchfield, CT. Joshua was born in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts 25 January 1704/05 the son of Joshua PIERCE and Joanna GERRISH. Hopestill Holloway was born in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts in 1703 the daughter of Malachi HOLLOWAY and Elizabeth SHOVE. Descendants of "Lt" Joshua Pierce **Three of Joshua's children married into the JOHNSON family. 1 "Lt" Joshua Pierce 1704/05 - 1794 . +Hopestill Holloway 1703 - 1784 .......... 2 "Capt" Joshua Pierce 1730 - 1793 .............. +Ame Johnson 1736 - 1825 .......... 2 Elizabeth Pierce 1732/33 .............. +Amos Johnson 1733 .......... 2 John Pierce 1734 - 1826 .......... 2 Sarah Pierce 1736 .......... 2 Eleanor Pierce 1739 .............. +Solomon Johnson .......... 2 Seth Pierce 1742 - 1833 .......... 2 Priscilla Pierce 1745 .......... 2 Anna Pierce 1749/50 Helen Currie Davis Millington, TN ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

In a message dated 05/06/2003 1:08:21 PM, MAPLYMOU-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << It's my understanding that land grants were issued to indentured servants at Marshfield in the 1600s. >> Dont' know about indentured servants. My ancestor John BRANCH settled near Marshfield on a peninsula which became known as Branch’s Island. Brant Rock is the village named for the rock between the islands, the so-called Spectacle Islands. This smaller island to the south of Brant Rock village was early granted to Resolved WHITE, brother of Peregrine White and stepson of Gov. Edward WINSLOW. It passed to Resolved’s son William White who employed John Branch as his tenant farmer, then White deeded it to John Branch in 1684 and 1687. Found this info in MARSHFIELD, Autobiography of a Pilgrim Town. Carolyn Pray for our troops, and Remember, you have a friend in Oklahoma!

It's my understanding that land grants were issued to indentured servants at Marshfield in the 1600s. Are the records available? thanks, Charles

All the Marriages to 1850 for Bridgewater, MA to 1850 are online, along with the Births to 1850. Bridgewater is a large town, so these records take up 54 pages at my web site. I have to thank Coralynn Brown for all her hard work in typing these records up. The Death records for Bridgewater should be started later this week. http://www.rays-place.com Just click on the link for records by town, than Bridgewater. There are several other sections of the web site, such as census records, cemetery records, early marriages, Ect. So good luck at finding what you need and have fun exploring the web site. Cheers Ray Brown

Good Morning. I've been planning a trip to Plymouth & Boston the end of the month and have been looking for addresses to do research at and thought that some of the links would be of interest to others. Here are some of the links: Norfolk County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~manorfol/manorfol.htm Plymouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~maplymou/ Suffork County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~masuffol/ Index - Scroll to the bottom: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ma/mafiles.htm -- Fred Frederick M. Dittmar Diggin' Deep Genealogy Research Service Box 2601 - Norman, Oklahoma 73070-2601 http://www.dittmar.net/fred Member: Association of Professional Genealogists Mail List Administrator: MAPLYMOU-L@rootsweb.com MANORFOL-L@rootsweb.com DITMER-L@rootsweb.com DITTMAN-L@rootsweb.com DITTMAR-L@rootsweb.com CANNING-L@rootsweb.com HEMMERLY-L@rootsweb.com CLINKSCALE-L@rootsweb.com CLINKSCALES-L@rootsweb.com ZIEGENGEIST-L@rootsweb.com OK-GEN-SOC-L@rootsweb.com TX-VINTAGEPHOTOS@rootsweb.com TX-CEMETERY-RESEARCH-L@rootsweb.com Board Member & Genealogical Assistant Oklahoma Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs

Thank you Carolyn Brown for your excellent work! Elizabeth in Florida

Two more web pages of Bridgewater marriages to 1850 are online, these cover surnames starting with the letter S. Included in these records are a lot of marriages from other towns in Plymouth and what is now Norfolk Counties. Some of the entries are long, giving the names of parents of the people getting married, Ect. A couple are almost family trees going back. That has made these records a big project to put online. So far there are 53 web pages of Births and Marriages. Coralynn has really been working hard to have these online. http://www.rays-place.com/town/bridgewater/index.htm Cheers Ray Brown http://www.rays-place.com .

Many thanks to those who replied to my question about Christopher Erskine and Susannah Robinson. I appreciate the time and effort you spent on my behalf. Carol Reed Kennedy

I am looking for the birth information for Ira F. (Hackett) Hathaway, born November 1875 in either Wareham or Taunton. He was adopted in Wareham 12 November 1877 by Solomon W. Warren, who was either his uncle or grandfather. Thanks for any help. Lorrie Sizemore

Carol - Somehow I truncated the final citation in my previous message. It should have read: David Thomas Konig, "Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859" (Plymouth: The Pilgrim Society, 1978-79), 2:104, - abstracted by Alicia Crane Williams, "Plymouth County Bastards and Other Little Mistakes" (The Mayflower Descendant, 41 [1991]:136). Dale H. Cook Member, NEHGS USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns Host: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html

At 08:36 PM 5/1/2003 -0400, Scrapcat2@aol.com wrote: >Searching for birth date, place and emigration information for: > >ERSKINE (also known as ASKINS), Christopher (also known as Charles), b. abt. >1700 in Scotland. Apparently went to Northern Ireland abt. 1719 and then to >America date unknown. Married Susannah Robinson in 1729, probably Plymouth >County. Carol - They were indeed married in Plymouth County - in the East Parish of Bridgewater, to be precise: "Christopher Askins & Susanna Robinson were Married Octor 15th AD 1729" - transcribed by George Ernest Bowman, "Bridgewater, Mass., Vital Records" (The Mayflower Descendant, 16 [1914]:97) "ASKINS, Christopher and Susanna Robinson, Oct. 15, 1729,* C.R.1. [Christopher Erskin of Ireland, "settled in Abington," and Susanna Robinson, d. Gain, P.R.5.]" - "Vital Records of East Bridgewater Massachusetts to the Year 1850" (Boston: NEHGS, 1917), 162. * - Intention not recorded. C.R.1. - church record, from copies of the records of the First Church of East Bridgewater, the original records having disappeared. See P.R.5. P.R.5. - private record, from a copy made by Judge Nahum Mitchell of the records of the First Church of East Bridgewater, with additions and corrections by the copyist. It must have been a shotgun wedding - their first child was born four months later: "ASKIN, Mary, d. Christopher and Susannah, Feb. 16, 1730." - "Vital Records of Abington Massachusetts to the Year 1850," 2 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 1912), 1:16. And the couple was charged with fornication in March of 1729/30 - David Thomas Konig, "Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859" (Plymouth: The Pilgrim Society, 1978-79). Dale H. Cook Member, NEHGS USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns Host: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html

Searching for birth date, place and emigration information for: ERSKINE (also known as ASKINS), Christopher (also known as Charles), b. abt. 1700 in Scotland. Apparently went to Northern Ireland abt. 1719 and then to America date unknown.  Married Susannah Robinson in 1729, probably Plymouth County. All children b. in Abington, MA. Christopher died 1775 of war wounds in Lexington, MA. Will sincerely appreciate any information about my 5th great grandfather as I'm going to Scotland and Northern Ireland in Sept. and would like to be prepared with as much information as possible. Thank you so much, Carol Reed Kennedy

newenglandancestors.org has listed in Massachusetts Vital Records all in East Bridgewater 1729, Erskine, Christopher and Susanna Robinson, Oct. 15,1729, C.R.1.[Christopher Erskin of Ireland, settled in Abington", and Susanna Robinson, d. Gain, P.R.5.] 1730, Askins, Mary, d. Christopher and Susanna, bp. May 3,1730, C.R.1.[Arskins, P.R.5] 1731, Askins, John, s. Christopher, bp. Jan. 28,1731-2, C.R.1.[Erskins, P.R.5.] 1734, Arskins, Christopher, s. Christopher, bp. June 16,1734, C.R.1.[Erskins, P.R.5] 1736, Arskins, Jeremiah, s. Christopher, bp. Nov. 7,1736, C.R,1. [Erskins, P.R.5] I didn't find anything about his immigration, but only had time for a quick search. Hope this helps. Merry Scrapcat2@aol.com wrote:Searching for birth date, place and emigration information for: ERSKINE (also known as ASKINS), Christopher (also known as Charles), b. abt. 1700 in Scotland. Apparently went to Northern Ireland abt. 1719 and then to America date unknown. Married Susannah Robinson in 1729, probably Plymouth County. All children b. in Abington, MA. Christopher died 1775 of war wounds in Lexington, MA. Will sincerely appreciate any information about my 5th great grandfather as I'm going to Scotland and Northern Ireland in Sept. and would like to be prepared with as much information as possible. Thank you so much, Carol Reed Kennedy ==== MAPLYMOU Mailing List ==== ====MAPLYMOU-L/D Mail List===== +-+ Owners = List Members +-+ =Administrator Frederick M. Dittmar= ====== fred@dittmar.net ====== ============================== 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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

CT and MA CT The St Anthony's Cemetery in Litchfield was added tonight to my web site. http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/610-9.htm MA The Bridgewater Vital records to 1850 have been added to, tonight the marriages for Surnames starting with Q and R were put online. http://www.rays-place.com/town/bridgewater/index.htm Cheers Ray Brown http://www.rays-place.com

CT and MA CT The St Anthony's Cemetery in Litchfield was added tonight to my web site. http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/610-9.htm MA The Bridgewater Vital records to 1850 have been added to, tonight the marriages for Surnames starting with Q and R were put online. http://www.rays-place.com/town/bridgewater/index.htm Cheers Ray Brown http://www.rays-place.com .

Cynthia & Eugene, Thank you for the reply, look-ups and information. Cynthia: I have information for the Richard Martin of Ottery, Saint Mary Parish, who settled at Rehoboth on the holding of his older brother Robert Martin. (Source Devon and various MA Bay & Plymouth Records: accounts, wills, probates, etc.) Eugene: I have quite a bit of information on the Reverend Joseph Hull and am aware of discrepancies as to his date and place of birth. Also, as I recall, he doesn't actually appear in the Crewkerne Parish registers. This raises questions as to his birth in Crewkerne but he, of course, could have grown up there. I am aware of the date discrepancies between the Hull Association and the Weymouth, Dorset sailing records. Joseph was a non-conformist and his decision to remove to New England came about after he lost his living at Northleigh, Devon over differences with his bishop and the Church. Obviously he was looking for a place with a longer leash to the Church of England. It is said that his brother George, who removed to New England in 1630, influenced his decision to go there -- and that would seem logical. (My sources are: Search for the Passengers of the 'Mary and John' 1630, Vol. 14, The "Mary and John' Clearing House. Hull Family Association Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1995. The Hull Family in America by Col. Weggant Hull, Hull Family Association. All secondary.) Cynthia: I am aware of the Plymouth Colony Churchills. The Churchills I am seeking are not in Mayflower Increasings. I'm looking for a John and Mary Churchill with children Isote and John. They were from Ottery Saint Mary Parish in Devon. The last record of them in Ottery was 1641. I believe they were bound for the MA Bay Colony and not Plymouth -- but that is uncertain. They were kinsmen of the Robert Martin who came to Weymouth in 1635 with Hull and eventually settled at Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony around 1640. To my knowledge there are no Plymouth records for them. I wonder if there might be records further north in the MA Bay Colony? (Sources OSM Parish Records, Saint Mary Church and local lore of Ottery.) Bill Churchill -----Original Message----- From: bunnydust@attbi.com [mailto:bunnydust@attbi.com] Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 6:45 PM To: churchil@koyote.com Cc: MaPlymou-L@rootsweb.com; Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Ship Blessing 1639 to 1643 Bill: I have RICHARD MARTIN from Ottery,S.Mary Parish,settled at Rehoboth -- reference: Boston T, Oct 6,1924 [Boston Evening Transcript] source: Topographical Dictionary of 2885 English Emigrants; Charles E.Banks, Boston,1937 --------- the book covers 1620 to 1650 and there are no Churchills listed. ======================================================================== == There is a : REV.JOSEPH HULL listed...HE CAME FROM cREWKERNE, came to Weymouth,Mass. source "genealogy" and I cannot find the reference to that...perhaps family genealogy? ====== There are Churchills listed in MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS,Susan E.Roser,1989. the name is also spelled Churchells. Tell me who you are looking for. -- Cynthia

Hi, Dale and all. While I need to dig into some probate records to tie things down (up?), it's looking like my wife is descended from a John Newcomb(e) and Hannah Crowel(l), who married in Salem on 12 Jul 1717 according to the published Salem VRs. But the Newcomb name appears to have come relatively late to Salem. Except for the marriage above and one other, I can find no other Newcomb marriages prior to the 1740s in all of the published Essex County VRs. The other marriage also happens to be in Salem, and it is for a Sarah Newcome and Joshua Connant (as spelled in the published VRs) in 1690/91. I do not yet know if or how this Sarah was related to John above. Since I see that Dale's Roger Conant came to Salem from the Plymouth area, I was wondering if anyone was aware of any other connections between Conant and Crowell families down near Plymouth. I should also note that there appears to be no birth record anywhere in Essex County for a John Newcomb or a Hannah Crowell in 1700 or before. There are, however, several other Crowell marriages in Salem from 1700 to 1735, which conceivably could be for Hannah's siblings (or sisters-in-law in the cases of the widows). All of these Salem marriage (or intention) records fall between 1716 and 1729 and include: Deliverance Crowel to Nathaniel Whitamore (1725), Elizabeth Crowel (widow) to Daniel Abbott (1727), Rachel Crowel (widow) to Paul Kemball (int. 1729), Robert Crowel to Rachel Hillard (1726), William Crowel to Susannah Meservy (1721), William Crowel to Elizabeth Bush (1724), and John Crowell Jr. to Elizabeth Collins (1716). Perhaps one of these other names will jog a memory in someone who will recognize one of them from the Plymouth area. Thanks for any suggestions. Ruy Cardoso > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:44:01 -0400 > From: "Dale H. Cook" <radiotest@juno.com> > There are a number of places he might have gone. As > an example, my ancestor Roger Conant came to > Plymouth on the Anne in 1623. In 1624 he was in > Nantasket (Hull) with Oldham, and by 1625 had > removed to Cape Ann. He was a founder of Naumkeag > (Salem) in 1626. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

At 12:50 PM 4/28/2003 -0700, charles s brack jr wrote: >I'm trying to trace an individual who disappears from Plymouth records ca >1624. > >Does anyone have any suggestion as to where (in New England) an individual >or other Mayflower passengers may have gone in the mid 1620s? Charles - There are a number of places he might have gone. As an example, my ancestor Roger Conant came to Plymouth on the Anne in 1623. In 1624 he was in Nantasket (Hull) with Oldham, and by 1625 had removed to Cape Ann. He was a founder of Naumkeag (Salem) in 1626. Dale H. Cook Member, NEHGS USGenWeb Plymouth County MA Towns Host: http://www.rootsweb.com/~macbrock/sites.html