Hello Listers, I am attempting to prove my line from John Alden and get stuck at Ruth Arnold Thomas, daughter of Nathaniel Robbins Thomas and Ruth Arnold (d. of Samuel Arnold and Mary Nash). She was supposedly born in Braintree about 1808, but there is no town record confirming the date or parentage. Her father was definitely living there in 1800, 1804, and 1810. He died in 1819 in Braintree, but the town has no record. His Probate papers do not indicate names of children. Ruth married Alvan Cutler in Braintree on 12 Jan 1827; they subsequently moved to East Machias, Maine, where they both died in the 1870s. Looking for any information that will lead me to proof of Ruth's birth and parentage. Thanks to all. Connie