From a member of the mailing list. Below are some web sites which might interest the loyalists in our group. Checked the sites about 5 minutes ago and they're all up and running. .. Sally I believe your concept of a divided church has merit. It would not be the first time such divisions had taken place; in fact, Connecticut probably owes its existence to similar confrontations in the 1640's. I have recently been looking at Darling Whelpley, a Loyalist, apparently from the Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT area. He found it necessary to flee to Long Island in 1776. Others, most likely also from the same area, indicted with him were: Samuel Austin, Stephen Lyon, John Parot, Jehiel Partelo [Partelow], Joseph Galpin, Daniel Merritt, Daniel Carpenter and Ruth Carpenter, Solomon Ferris, William Peck, and David Washburn. The surnames, Merritt, Carpenter, Galpin, Lyon and Washburn actually point to Weschester Co., NY; specifically to Rye and North Castle; but these families did slip back and forth across the NY-CT border. Some sites which may be of interest: http://www.genealogycanada.ca/newyork/greenwich%20.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/probate/ctfairfi_stamprob003.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/greenwich/grnwich_twnlst.htm For the most part, Loyalists who went to New Brunswick used the Anglican Church, as (apart from the Roman Catholic Church, are a few Quaker settlements) that was what was usually available. Within a few decades, Baptist, Methodist and Congregational churches grew. It is hard to tell in most cases what their leanings were before 1783. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com <mailto:sallypavia2001@yahoo.com> "Those who dislike the cat . were in a former life, a rat." List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"