Hi Joan. In my copies of Hardwick VRs, I find the same info you mention - the baptism with no mother named (July 24, 1783). There is a marriage of Deborah Egery (one "g") to Stephen Putnam of Townsend on January 11, 1801. If this is the same Deborah Egery, she was likely an infant or very small child at the baptism. I also searched the Delano Gen. book (GHAAHD), and on page 478 found the following: "of Jethro Sr? Deborah Delano, m Dartmouth Mass. Daniel Egery. (Inscript in an old burial ground at Acushnet. 'Deborah Eggery wife of Daniel Eggery died May ye 17th 1770, aged 30 y. 11 mo 25 d')" That would mean this Deborah was born about May 23, 1739 (if I did the math right). For her to be the mother of your Deborah, she would have to have been born prior to May 17 1770, making her at least 13 at the time of the baptism and, if the marriage I cited to Stephen Putnam is your Deborah, 30 years old at the time of her marriage. That is quite old for a first marriage, but possible. I hope this info helps you narrow your clues! Blessings, Father John >From: Joan Norstedt <grammageek@earthlink.net> >To: MAYFLOWER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MFLR] Deborah Eggery abt 1774 >Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 08:01:26 -0800 > >My 4/grandmother is Deborah EGGERY, dau. of Daniel EGGERY and Mary PERRY >(?) Has anyone found her birth record showing that Mary is her mother? She >was baptised with several siblings on July 24 1783 in Hardwick, MA, but >that record apparently only shows her as being the dau. of Daniel EGGERY. >No mother listed. From what I have found (little, to this point) it appears >that she may be the dau. of Daniel's first wife, Deborah Delano. Some >records show her birth year as 1772. This is not correct, as her brother >William was born in Aug. of 1772. Has anyone researched this line? I would >appreciate any help. > >Joan in CA > > >==== MAYFLOWER Mailing List ==== >Check out the Mayflower FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)page at >http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/mayfaq.htm . _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail