Would anyone know who the parents were of Thomas Standish b. 1610/1612 in Hartford CT, d 5 Dec. 1693 in CT and married to Susannah Francis. They had a daughter Lidiah b. 1640. Marge **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

At 06:22 PM 2/10/2008, Marge wrote: >Would anyone know who the parents were of Thomas Standish b. 1610/1612 in >Hartford CT Marge - Check your source for that birth date. He could not have been born in Hartford in 1610-1612. That area was first visited by the Dutch in 1614 but no settlement was established there until about 1623. The first English settlers arrived in 1635. Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants; Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project http://members.cox.net/plymouthcolony/index.shtml

Marge, Since Hartford CT didn't exist in 1610/1612, that birth date is either a mistake or the place is wrong and should probably be England. I looked in the Standish 'silver book' to see if there was any notation of any relationship to Myles Standish, who came in 1620, but none is mentioned. There is a notation on p. 3 that says that there is no proof that the 'Thomas of Wethersfield' was Myles' son. He was not mentioned in the will. No mention of any Thomas in Hartford that I have found. There is no Susannah Francis in the index, nor is there any Lidiah b. 1640 that I can find. So, assuming the date for your Thomas is right, you should probably be looking in the English records for his birth. Hope this helps you a little. Dpmarge@aol.com wrote: > Would anyone know who the parents were of Thomas Standish b. 1610/1612 in > Hartford CT, d 5 Dec. 1693 in CT and married to Susannah Francis. They had a > daughter Lidiah b. 1640. Marge > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > Frequently-asked questions may often be answered by visiting the FAQ page for this list at: http://www.craigrich.net/mayfaq.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAYFLOWER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Dpmarge, Check your history. There are no records for anyone born in CT during 1610/1612. Richard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----