Hi Warren, "Vital Records of the Easport Sentinel 1818-1900" Maine Genealogical Society, edited by Kenneth L. Willey. Picton Press. Vol 63 #6, 5 Jan 1881 Marriages: In Eastport, ME 1 Jan 1881, Rev. T.G.MOSRS, Augustus B. JONES of Cutler to Phebe SPEARS d/o Robert SPEARS of Eastport. I checked both books for anything close to your surname 'Schoppee'; all surnames starting with 'Sch', 'Sh', 'Sk' and didn't find anything. Let me know if I can look something else up for you.. Bev Bird wd.cole@att.net wrote: > Hi Bev > I've been following all your posts. Did you happen to > notice if Phebe Spears parents were listed.She married > Anthony Schoppee in 1784. > Thanks > Warren Cole > > 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 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: beverly l bird <jbbird@uswest.net> > > > To: <MEWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 6:35 PM > > > Subject: [MEWASHIN-L] Will do look ups > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Recently purchased 2 books about Washington, County. > > > > (Only have had them 4 days!! - so I'm pretty excited.) > > > > Will do lookups - please note the dates in these titles. > > > > > > > > "Marriage Returns of Washington County, Maine, Prior to > > > > 1892" > > > > and > > > > "Vital Records from the Eastport Sentinel of Eastport, > > > > Maine - 1818-1900". > > > > > > > > Bev Bird > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > >