The name Tarbell was prominent in Springfield MA under a business called Tarbell and Waters. There is a building in the city named Tarbell and Waters David Nicholson I have transcribed the two volumes - History of Springfield, Mass. - online _History of Springfield, by Burt, Volume 1_ (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/county/hampden/spfld/hist1/index.html) _History of Springfield, by Burt, Volume 2_ (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ma/county/hampden/spfld/hist2/index.html)