I apologize. I should have vaccinated against the "Multiple Abiah's Syndrome" (MAS). Yes ma'am there are several Abiah Strutevants. 1) The one you mention below, born to Nehemiah and Ruth in 1720. 2) Another Abiah born to Noah Sturtevant (son of Nehemiah and Ruth) and Susanna Harlow in 1747. This Abiah died at 8 years of age... 3) And the Abiah I'm seeking who was born to Nehemiah and Fear (Cushman) Sturtevant in 1748. This Abiah would be the granddaughter of the Nehemiah and Ruth you mention below. Sorry for the confusion. I'm hoping the article in The Mayflower Descendant, Volume III, 1899 (see below) will help. Thank you for the information on my Abiah Sturtevant's (b.1748) Aunt Abiah (b. 1720). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Stacy Wood To: stephen ferriss ; MAYFLOWER-L Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [MFLR] Sturtevant to Bradford ... Come in Please Early Records of Plympton, MASS. on page 164 of the July, 1901 issue of "The Mayflower Descendant" appearing in Vol. III, No. 3 states: "The Children of Nehemiah Sturtevant by Ruth his wife Cornelias ... Marcy ... Paull ... Nehemiah ... Noah ... Ruth ... Noah ... Abia Sturtevant was born July the 30th 1720 Georg ... Lusanah ..." The birth of "Curnelios" is also to be found on page 123 of the April, 1901 (Vol. III, No. 2). No other children are listed but Nehemiah's wife is identified with a note stating "in a modern hand" as Ruth Sampson." See GSMD "The Henry Samson Family MFFG Vol. XX, Part I page 65 which confirms Nehemiah's wife was Ruth Samson. ----- Original Message ----- From: stephen ferriss Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 4:52 PM To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MFLR] Sturtevant to Bradford ... Come in Please Still hunting Abiah Sturtevant b. Nov. 27, 1748 and d. Oct. 30, 1841. Married: 1) Moses Cass, Jr Feb. 3, 1767 2) Joseph Judd abt. 1791 Abiah is reportedly the daughter of Nehemiah and Fear (Cushman) Sturtevant. Does anyone have the following cite? George Ernest Bowman, "Early Records of Plympton, Mass," The Mayflower Descendant, Volume III, 1899. If so, would you please peek to see if this relationship is confirmed in that article? Thank you for any assistance. Steve Ferriss ==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== Check out the web page of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants at http://www.mayflower.org/