In a message dated 12/19/2006 11:07:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hi Jacki Sorry I failed to put the names on my last email. I am researching Flynn from South Boston in 1850 to about 1920. I was just wondering if there was anyone out there whose ancestors lived in Southie about that time and maybe the name Flynn may have come up somewhere along the line. I went onto your website and was absolutely awestruck. There was the Nurse family of Salem. Are you a descendent of Francis and Rebecca Nurse? Looks like you are from their son Samuel. I am from their daughter Mary who married John Tarbell. Do you have any more information on them or where I could get info on Mary and John Tarbell. This would be a big breakthrough for me. When your Byron ancestors went from Ireland to Nova Scotia, where in NS did their ship land? Do you know where they settled in NS? When? I am looking for a timeline and a place where some ships may have docked as I don't have the info on when my Flynns went to NS or where they lived there. Are you from JP or Roxbury now? ====================== Hi, I am not a NURSE descendant but one of the daughters of my 7-great grandmother ABIGAIL (DANE) FAULKNER, DOROTHY, married SAMUEL NURSE whose grandmother was REBECCA (TOWNE) NURSE. My ABIGAIL was also convicted of Witchcraft but was pregnant and was saved from hanging because of that. The child she was pregnant with was AMMI RHUHAMAH FAULKNER who was my 6-great grandfather. Do you GOOGLE searech? You might try that on your NURSE-TARBELL's. I tried a GOOGLE search for JOHN TARBELL & MARY NURSE and there were many sites that popped up. One that looked very interesting had a bad link, but I will share it here. I presume your JOHN is a descendant of THOMAS TARBELL and this may be of help to you. You should try posting on the ESSEX COUNTY MA Rootsweb board and/or mailing list for this couple. Descendants of Thomas Tarbell [Link #50] This is a genealogical chart of several generations of the descendants of Thomas Tarbell (1620-1678), who was the father of John Tarbell, husband of Mary Nurse and son-in-law of Francis and Rebecca (Towne) Nurse. It includes a little biographical information, too. ========================================== Have you searched FAMILY SEARCH & WORLDCONNECT Rootsweb for them too? I would think this couple has been well researched by the TOWNE & NOURSE/NURSE family researchers. All my BYRON research is on my website. They are my daughter-in-law's ancestors not mine. About ships & Nova Scotia - I would try posting to the Nova Scotia Rootsweb board. On your FLYNN's - have you posted your questions to both the Nova Scotia & FLYNN Rootsweb boards? That's an idea too. I live in northern coastal California but was born in Massachusetts. Wishing you good luck with your research. I always advise everyone to get genealogy software and get your research up on WORLDCONNECT Rootsweb. When you do this - you will start seeing progress in your research! I always advise posting EVERYWHERE you can think of on both Rootsweb & Genforum. Someone spotted a post I did three years ago & gave me a book item that broke down a brickwall I had been working on for four years. These posts are worth their weight in gold. Posting stories similar to this happen to me all the time! Best regards, Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr