Interested in Thomas Merritt, any connection to the Merritts in Montcalm county, Mi. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <MIKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 9:36 AM Subject: [MIKENT] More than one Newcomb Godfrey. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: KLhubbard > Surnames: Godfrey, Crocker, Church, Merritt > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/1438.2413/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > One thing to realize is that unusual though the name is, there were at > least three Newcomb Godfreys. One, born about 1784 in New York, had wife > Lucinda Crocker and three children, Calista (my ancestor), Elisha and > Soloman. He was the pastor of Alton Christian Church. Newcomb B. and > Smith D. were the sons of Elijah and Hannah Reynolds. Elijah and Newcomb > were probably brothers, but I haven't been able to come up with proof. > Elisha, son of Newcomb and Lucinda married Nancy ? (Nancy married, 2nd, > Henry Church) and also had a son named Newcomb. Soloman's wife was Susan > who married 2nd. Thomas Merritt. All three of pastor Newcomb's children > were dead before 1860, but they left a lot of descendants. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIKENT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >