On Sat, 22 Jun 2002 10:03:00 -0400 "Joan C. Miller" <jrm107@juno.com> writes: > We have a Mary Turner, b.ca 1709; mar. Jan 1729 Benjamin Pratt The marriage entry indicates that there is no record of an intention and that the marriage took place in Norton. Although the marriage record says that they were both of Taunton there is no corresponding birth for either in Taunton VR. There don't seem to be pertinent death entries in Taunton. There are undoubtedly many missing entries because of the 1838 fire that destroyed the town records. There is no birth record for either in Norton VR, and the marriage entry there says that they were both of Taunton, again with no intention. There don't seem to be pertinent death entries in Norton. The only other Bristol County VR that I have at hand is Attleborough, but there's no joy there. I don't think the Bridgewaters do any good - Mitchell has only a paragraph on Turner. I'm quite familiar with the Bridgewater Pratts. I don't have any of the Bridgewater VRs at hand but I have, I think, all of the early Bridgewater Pratts in my database and can't find an appropriate Benjamin there or in Mitchell. There are possibilities for Mary's birth in Plymouth County, but hers is a not uncommon name. A number of Marys were born in Scituate, including one in 1706 and another in 1709. That's a ways away from Taunton and Norton, though. Dale H. Cook, Chief Engineer, WWWR Roanoke VA, WCQV Moneta VA, WKBA WZZI Vinton VA, WKPA WLNI WLVA WZZU Lynchburg VA