History of Town of Rye by Langdon Parsons @ pg 402 says Hannah b 1782, d/o Nathan Knowles & Hannah Clifford, m Theodore Coffin. Vital Records of Hampton NH by Kathleen Hosier @ pg 265, 1790 Census of Rye concurs. Hufbauer in Descendants of John Knowles says Hannah m Elezear Knowles, her cousin, s/o Amos Knowles and Dorothy "Dolly" Quimby. Can anyone straighten this out? Cheers, Ellen Knowles Bisson

Hi, Rooters, I know that many of you are already aware of the many shortcomings of Robert Piercy Dow's "The Book of Dow." If you will note, Bill Teschek and I did not refer to it for any of the scores of DOWs who are included in Hampton's genealogy database. It was perhaps unfair of me to put George Sanborn on the spot with my cryptic criticism of the book. He may not want to condone my blunt style. :-) Here, however, is a quote from his extensive article titled, "Joseph Dow's Second Wife, and the Byfield Crew," which appeared in the opening "chapter" in July 1990 at vol. 7, pg. 98, of The New Hampshire Genealogical Record": "In his massive tome, The Book of Dow (Rutland, Vt.: The Tuttle Company, 1929, hereinafter The Book of Dow), Mr. Dow wrote a long introduction in which he explained how his book came to be and in which he acknowledged the efforts of other Dow genealogists. He admitted to the shortcomings of the book, and lamented the many unplaced Dows. Unfortunately, however, he made many misassignments of individuals in the book, frequently referring to his placement of children as "wild guesses," and also insisted on the accuracy of other placements which are demonstrably erroneous. To make matters worse, he chose a most bizzare and cumbersome 'numbering' system, actually using letters of the alphabet, which peculiar and unwieldy method I dubbed many years ago as the 'abracadabra system,' which also gives one an idea of how reliable and well resarched (sic) the lineages in the book are. ... [2 sentences omitted] ... The fact that he included in the book the first good treatment of the English ancestry of Henry Dow, and an interesting genealogy of one half of the Nudd family, does not excuse his careless and irresponsible treatment of the American Dows." George Sanborn's series of articles which appeared in the NHGR, I believe, through the beginning of 1993 or the end of 1992, were used as a source for the Hampton's DOWs which appear in Bill Teschek's many pages. -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists

Hi Dick, I would certainly like confirmation on this statement. I also have the book and would like to know specifically where it is in error. Not just generalities. Gloria :)) I'm smiling too!! ---------- > From: Dick Marston <rwm@ktb.net> > To: NHROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Book of DOW > Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 12:05 PM > > Gladys Harris wrote: > > > > I own the following three books and am willing to do lookups. > > > > "THE BOOK OF DOW" by Robert Piercy Dow > > Gladys, > > Do yourself and the DOW family a favor. BURN it! :-) Kidding aside, it > is considered one of the most unreliable family genealogies ever > compiled. If you'd like professional confirmation of this, ask George F. > Sanborn, Jr., FASG. Am I exaggerating, George? > > -- > Dick Marston, > Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, > [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; > Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists > > > ==== NHROCKIN Mailing List ==== > Send messages to the list to the "To" address found above in THIS message. > To send commands (subscribe/unsubscribe), insert -request between the L and the @ in the address. > Send only the command.

Gladys Harris wrote: > > I own the following three books and am willing to do lookups. > > "THE BOOK OF DOW" by Robert Piercy Dow Gladys, Do yourself and the DOW family a favor. BURN it! :-) Kidding aside, it is considered one of the most unreliable family genealogies ever compiled. If you'd like professional confirmation of this, ask George F. Sanborn, Jr., FASG. Am I exaggerating, George? -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists

I own the following three books and am willing to do lookups. "THE BOOK OF DOW" by Robert Piercy Dow "BROWN ANCESTORS AND KINFOLD" by Thomas S. Brown, MD of Kingston NH. Ist is about his relatives, a small book. "AN INTRODUCTION TO THE LINEAL HEIRS OF HENRY WILLIAM STIEGEL" by retired pastor Raymond Foellner, of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in PA. The dates go from 1729, in some cases present. Thankyou so much Gladys

I will be going on a family vacation and family reunion in August and was wondering if anyone has ever made any Genealogy Business cards to hand out. I've seen one before, but have since misplaced it. Any ideas/suggestions are appreciated. Sue sue_fitzpatrick@amat.com

Hello list... [sorry this is a little long winded]... I've got a little problem I hope someone on this list might be able to help me with. My family records for my SPILLER line begin with a Samuel "of" New Boston [based on Rev. War service]. I've got good dates but no place names for him, his wife [no surname but I'm all but certain she was a 1st cousin & named Hunt] and their children. Okay... so I went snooping around on the IGI for some leads... well I found some and they agree pretty close with what's on GENDEX [no source citations!] for Samuel's parents [IGI lists Samuel with 5 of his 7 kids... pretty accurate 'abt.' dates but "of" a town clear off in VT!]... so, lacking a local LDS FHC I asked a friend to do a look-up at her FHC... well, looks to me, from what she sent, that the IGI is more accurately an AF claiming to be drawn from 'family & Local records' supposed to be at Concord. My Dad did hands on search in NH years ago and never found any such records so I am wondering... anyone know where I might be able to locate records from Chester? I do know [think?] that one of the kids listed below... Nancy... is tied to the general area of Rockingham Co. through her hubby Jeremiah Tuck [assuming the info is correct of course!] AND/OR can some one tell me what type of records I should be looking for that would designate children as "of" Chester, NH? Actually, other IGI records give exact dates for some of Samuel's 'alleged' siblings and also name birth places as Chester [no "of"]. Below is a family group as I have the info from various sources... the ONLY info I would vouch for is that of Samuel where it isn't noted as from IGI! Even there it may be slightly off [you know how family recods can be] but it should be real close as far as it goes. Samuel is listed in the DAR Patriot Index (Centennial Ed. part 3, p2758) and I'm good on him forward... it's from him back that I'm having fits about! ;-) Thanks for any help/advise anyone might have to offer! April Joseph Spiller, b. bef. 22 October 1732? Spouse: Anna Greenleaf, b. ca. 1735?   Married 7 September 1756 at Newbury, MA. [this is from VR but no listings for any kids in Newbury] Children:   1 [IGI] unnamed child Spiller, b. 1757 at Massachusetts   2 Samuel Spiller, b. 27 March 1757 "of" New Boston, NH [as per Rev. service], m. Molly _______, ca. 1782? at [IGI states marriage as "of" Strafford Co., NH, names wife Polly Hunt], d. 10 August 1822 at Palermo, ME, Pvt. with Capt. Wm. Barrows Company at Revolutionary War, IGI gives his birth as ca. 1761 at "of" Chester, Rockingham, NH; 7 children [IGI claims them to be "of" Chelsea, Orange Co., VT]   3 [IGI] unnamed child Spiller (2), b. 1759 at Massachusetts   4 [IGI] Nancy Spiller, b. 8 December 1763 at "of" Chester, Rockingham, NH, m. [IGI] Jeremiah Tuck, 14 July 1791 at Grantham, Sullivan Co., NH   5 [IGI] John Spiller, b. ca. 1764 at "of" Chester, Rockingham, NH, m. [IGI] Miss Heath, ca. 1786/9 at "Of Plainfield, Sullivan Co., NH"   6 [IGI] Polly [Molley?] Spiller, b. 26 October 1766 at "of" Chester, Rockingham, NH, m. [IGI] Amos Jaquish, ca. 1786 at "Of Chelsea, Orange Co., VT"   7 [IGI] Joseph Spiller, b. 1769 at "of" Chester, Rockingham, NH, m. [IGI] Dorothy Stevens, 19 June 1817 at Chelsea, Orange Co., VT, m. [IGI] Love Curtis, 7 February 1822 at Chelsea, Orange Co., VT [IGI lists 9 kids by 1st wife, at least 2 by 2nd]   8 [IGI] Josiah Spiller, b. 12 October 1771 at Chester, Rockingham, NH, m. [IGI] Mary Rogers, 6 June 1793 at Newbury, Essex Co., MA   9 [IGI] Hannah Spiller, b. 27 May 1774 at Chester, Rockingham, NH

Rocckin Rooters: Thanks to Anson Thurston, Brown Thurston's "Thurston Genealogies," (1892), is the latest family genealogy book to be added to Rockingham county's growing list of family genealogy, look-up volunteers. Enjoy! -- Dick Marston Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]

Rockin Rooters: For some time now there has been a link from the Rockingham county GenWeb page to the New Hampshire Historical Society. However, at some time in (recent?) history, they changed the address (URL) of their web page. Sometimes, we webmasters are the last ones to get the word (even we with an NHHS membership card)! Finally, some kind soul took pity on my ignorance and complained. :-) The new URL for the NHHS is: http://www.NHHistory.org/ I've corrected the link. -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists; Millennium Mania Mischief, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/millennium.html ]

I asked my grandmother , the former Helen Sinclair of Exeter (91 yrs. young May 31 !) about the Harriet Tilton House mentioned in Nancy Merrill's "Exeter NH 1888-1988" and she feels that is the house her great-aunt Harriet lived in . Harriet rented rooms to Academy students , and when she died , the Academy took over the house . This in the early part of the century . Helen and her sister Gertrude remember their father , Joseph Sinclair going over to do yard work . Would anyone know if the house is still standing or any history of the house (who built it or when)? Thank you to everyone who has tried to help me with my Tilton/Page brickwall . Mahalo , Kevin

Does anyone have access to the NH 1830 census? If so,would you look-up Newton,NH and email me the first names and children of any French's that are listed? My ggggrandmother whose name was Charlotte French was born in Newton in 1821. I can not find the names of her parents. Thanks for any help. blr@cybertours.com

There is an Issac Brown on the 1790 census for Seabrool. 4 males 6 females. How can I find out who the children are or was that impossible back then? I think this may be the father of the Isaac Brown that I am looking for. Thankyou so much Gladys

Hi Listers, Does anyone know about Isaac Brown who married Mary Dow d/o Robert Dow and Sally Brown? Isaac and Mary were married 6 Oct. 1822 in Seabrook NH. They had two children: Jacob and Ruth. Who were Isaac's parents and siblings? Thankyou so much Gladys

I was wondering if anyone is researching the Wiggin family . I have Susan born April 13, 1782 and DOD April 8 , 1845 . She married Richard Sinclair on April 21 , 1806 . They lived for awhile in Stratham . Any help on locating her family appreciated . Mahalo , Kevin

Hi: Also, I just discovered a web page for Epping's library, and I added a link to it from the Rockingham county page, URL below. -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists

Hi, Epping, N.H., researchers, I just received my copy of the Spring 1999 Newsletter for the New Hampshire Society of Genealogists, Vol. 19, No. 2. On page 3 is an announcement that Mr. Donald Sanborn of Epping has been recording Epping history for nearly 70 years. He has given 7 printouts of his material to the Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library on main Street in Epping. These include: 1) First families of Epping; 2) "Bicentennial History of Epping," by John J. Tilton, 1941; 3) News items of 1880-1889 by Mr. Sanborn; 4) Epping Cemeteries 1991 compiled by Mr. Sanborn researched by many others; 5) SANBORNs of Epping by Mr. Sanborn; 6) Descendants of Mr. Sanborn's GG Grandfather, Moses SANBORN; 7) Revolutionary War records by Mr. Sanborn. Mr. Sanborn is planning to update the printouts with the information on 3.5 floppies which the library can load into its computers. He tells NHSOG that his data base has about 40,000 entries and 2,000 pages of Epping history. It also includes several thousand old Epping pictures, some dating back to 1880. While we don't have any resident volunteer to do look-ups in Epping, you might want to include the town on the itinerary for your next research trip to the area. -- Dick Marston, Rockingham County, NH, GenWeb County Coordinator, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ ]; Administrator: NHMERRIM, NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists; Millennium Mania Mischief, [ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/millennium.html ]

Cousins and Colleagues... I have again updated my webpage with expansion of over 1500 additional people, substantially more extensive vital records documentation (still not complete), and additional sources. Access to the page is http://www.arches.uga.edu/~wprokasy/home.htm Though spread throughout New Hampshire, Massachusetts and, to some extent, Connecticut, the largest concentrations are 17th and 18th century citizens of Rockingham County, NH and Essex County, MA. Again, I would appreciate any help I can get in correcting errors. Bill -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William F. (Bill) Prokasy Genealogy Page: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~wprokasy/home.htm USGENWEB Methuen: http://members.home.net/williampro/index.htm

Seeking vitals on Hannah GOODRIDGE m. Samuel GEORGE 30 Aug 1800 in Haverhill, MA. Samuel was b. 7 Jan 1780 and d. 5 Oct 1835 in Haverhill, MA. They had 5 children. All that I have on Hannah is that she was possibly born in Bradford, MA. Thanks, Cherryl Ball

Ralph, There is a recently published book on the Towles that might be of some help: William Haslet Jones, "Philip Towle, Hampton, New Hampshire: His English Origins and Some American Descendants", Heritage Books, 1995. Have you seen this book? If you are unable to find a copy, I have one and can do a quick look-up. I would caution that this is not the most reliable source, and all statements taken from it should be verified. At least it provides a starting place. Clark Bagnall -----Original Message----- From: Ralph Forsaith [mailto:callcats@sover.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 7:34 AM To: NHROCKIN-D@rootsweb.com Subject: Looking for TOWLES!!! Is anyone on this list researching the TOWLES surname? Esther Towle (1799-1862) was the third wife of my gg-grandfather, Josiah Forsaith/Forsyth. I have never been able to find any of her ancestors or why the spelling of the Forsaith name for this branch of the family was changed to Forsyth. Their children removed to Dixon, Illinois, but I do not know if the parents ever went there. I believe that she is buried in Chester, NH. Ralph Forsaith..........callcats@sover.net ______________________________

Many of the Dows were Quakers. You may need to check those records. This is an informative webpage: http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers/quakfind.htm At 07:38 AM 6/16/99 -0400, you wrote: >Does anyone have these Dows in their line? I have been stuck on them for >quite a while and none of this has reliable sources. >Susan > >Descendants of Simon Dow >Generation No. 1 > > >1. SIMON4 DOW (AMASSA3, AMASSA2, DAVID1) was born 22 Mar 1755 in Kingston, >New Hampshire. > > > >Child of SIMON DOW is: > >i. NANCY5 DOW, b. 1773 (Source: DAR Records.); d. Jun 1850, Canton, New York >(Source: Clan MacBean Records); m. CAPT. JOSEPH BEAN, 10 Jun 1797, Wheelock, >VT (Source: Clan MacBean Records). > >Notes for CAPT. JOSEPH BEAN: > >The marriage of Capt. Joseph Bean and Nancy Dow is the first marriage >recorded in Wheelock. They lived at Wheelock until all of their children >were born then moved to Durham, Quebec. Joseph was a captain in the militia. > > > > > >==== NHROCKIN Mailing List ==== >Send messages to the list to the "To" address found above in THIS message. >To send commands (subscribe/unsubscribe), insert -request between the L and the @ in the address. >Send only the command. > > Christine Pettit California http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/e/t/Christine-M-Pettit/