Linda, That's great!!! "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine 1818-1900" Maine Genealogical Society. edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton Press. Vo 61 #10, 5 Feb 1879 Deaths: In Eastport, 17 Jan 1879, Mrs. Mary SPEARS, 81 y.6m. St. John ppc (no reference to this meaning) Let me know if I can be of further help. Bev Bird family publishing wrote: > Thanks, I believe many of the Spears named are brothers & sisters, or > nieces/nephews to Naomi. Its amazing how little I have been able to actually > nail down about these folks, and yet within 2 days of posting on a Nova > Scotia board about her grandmother, I had received a key to 500 years' worth > of history! Also have a fair amount on brother Robert (m. Jane Morrison) > hmmm... just been looking this up - Eliza, Maria and Phoebe were Robert's > daughters - he also had a son named Robert, but I do recall that Mercy > occasionally went by Mary - could you possibly check Mary's info? > Linda > ----- Original Message ----- > From: beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net> > To: family publishing <fampub@ctel.net>; Maine Washinton Co > <mewashin-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 2:19 PM > Subject: Re: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups > > > Hi Linda, > > What an interesting story!!! > > In "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, prior to 1892", I > found > > no STOKOE, checked all surnames that began with 'STO' and found no > matches. > > Also, didn't find any SPEARS, or any matches under SPARIN, SPEARIN/G. > > > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, Maine, > 1818-1900" > > Maine Genealogical Society, edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton Press. > > The only Naomi I found was: > > Vol 72 #10, 12 Feb 1890 Deaths: In Calais, 3 Feb 1890, Naomi > SPEARING, 46 > > y. > > > > SPEARS given names are - Annie A.; Eleanor; Eliza; Jane; John B; > Maria; > > Mary; Matilda; Mr. Noble; Phebe; Robert > > If you would like me to look up any of these names, let me know. > > Happy Hunting, > > Bev Bird > > > > family publishing wrote: > > > > > Dear Bev, > > > Would either of those books have any mention of a William Henry Stokoe? > He > > > was born in London in 1815 and became a ship's master. He married Naomi > > > Spears of Eastport on Mar. 16, 1837. He is supposed to have gone down > with > > > his ship off the Grand Banks on Oct. 3, 1841. ( I say "supposed to" > because > > > I know there has to be a story behind the story with this guy - when his > > > father [some high muckity-muck in London] found out he had married an > > > `American`, he disowned William Henry. Well, sometime in 1841, Wm. H. > > > brought his sea chest home, burned his papers and logs, and left the > chest > > > at home - his next voyage was his last..) > > > Would appreciate knowing if there is anything written about him - > Thanks. > > > Linda > > > Springer fampub@ctel.net