Hi listers, I am searching for the parents of Hannah SMITH (I know, there are LOTS of Hannah Smiths in New England!) who married Josiah SAWTELL (or SARTELL, interchangeable) before 1789, probably in or near Raby (now Brookline). Josiah was from Townsend MA, son of Ephraim and Abigail (Stone) SAWTELL, who seemed to float between Townsend and Raby/Hollis in this time period. Josiah and Hannah had children Hannah (born 1789 Raby), Josiah, Mary, Chester, Esther, Neuma, Walter and Price Sawtell. My only source for the list of children is a nortice in the Boston Transcript from 1904, which was probably taken from a family Bible or someone's notes. There are several candidate SMITH families in the area with children born in the 1760 to 1772 time frame. Joshua Smith of Raby, Timothy Smith of Amherst, and Emerson Smith of Hollis are three ikely candidates. Does anyone have probate or land records for SMITH's of this area? Any suggestions for me? Thanks -- Randy