Hi All, Happy holidays. I have been in possession of the Vital Records of Danville, NH from 1760 to 1886. I will try to post out a year of births, deaths and marriages each day and hopefully this information will help someone find their descendants. I will also list Baptisms from the years 1764 to 1788 when I get to those dates. Also, since no marriages were listed until 1764 I will list 1760 thru 1763 today. Also if someone has any information on Alexander Campbell or his wife Jeannit (?) who came to Danville abt. 1718 from Ulster, NI. Alexander supposidly died in Newton, NH abt 1759. His wife died in Kingston, NH after him. She was living with her son Annas at the time. She was admitted to the First Congressional Church of Kingston somewhere around 1770s. Alex owned land in Chester and Danville and was last known to be living in Newton around the time of his death. Danville 1760-1763 BIRTHS (d/o means daughter of and s/o means son of) --------------------- 1760 ---- Dimond, Hannah d/o Israel & Mary (Stevens-Philbrick) b. Mar. 3 Sanborn, Jonathan s/o Jonathan & Mary (Bachelor) Mar. 4 Robey, Lucy d/o Samuel & Hannah (Merrill) Mar. 6 Clough, Tabetha d/o Elisha & Mary (Welch) Mar. 29 Hook, Elizabeth d/o Humphrey & Hannah (Philbrick) Mar. 30 Eastman, Thomas s/o Edward & Sarah (Wadleigh-Clough) Sep. 15 Quimby, Anna d/o Samuel & Ann (Young) Sep. 22 Quimby, Mary d/o David & Mary (Wadleigh) Nov. 6 Bachelor, David s/o Reuben & Miriam (Fifield) Nov. 24 1761 ---- Sanborn, Elizabeth d/o John & Sarah (Elkins) b. Feb. 7 Page, Abigail d/o Ephraim & Hannah (Currier) Mar. 23 Towle, Abigail d/o Caleb Jr. & Ruth (Page) Mar. 24 Blake, Sarah d/o Jonathan & Mary (Sanborn) May 5 Colby, Enos s/o Moses & Anna (Tuxbury) May 13 Brown, Isaac s/o Joseph & Elizabeth (Sawyer) May 24 Tilton, Deborah d/o David & Rebecca (Green) May 29 Hook, Abigail d/o Jacob & Mary (Bachelor) Aug. 1 Collins, Moses s/o Joseph & Sarah (Bagley) Aug. 5 French, Jonathan s/o Jonathan Jr. & Ann (Bagley) Aug. 7 Rowe, Hannah d/o John and Hannah (Goss) Aug. 15 Quimby, Mary d/o Moses & Judith (Bean) Sep. 17 Clifford, Hannah d/o Joseph & Eleanor (Wadleigh) Sep. 28 Campbell, Phineas s/o Annas & Abigail (Pike) Nov. 10 Eastman, Elizabeth d/o Edward & Sarah (Wadleigh-Clough) Dec. 17 1762 ---- Folinsby, James s/o William & Sarah (George) b. Jan. 1 Fellows, Joseph s/o Samuel & Mary (Ring) Jan. 7 Cilley, Daniel s/o John & Abigail (Clark) Mar. 1 Bachelor, Anne d/o Reuben & Miriam (Fifield) Mar. 4 Darling, Reuben s/o Benjamin & Hannah Mar. 8 Page, Benjamin s/o John & Anne (Webster) Mar. 10 Quimby, David s/o David & Mary (Wadleigh) Mar. 13 Robey, Ichabod s/o Samuel & Hannah (Merrill) Apr. 15 Hook, Hannah d/o Humphrey & Hannah (Philbrick) Aug. 9 Rowe, John s/o John and Hannah (Goss) Sep. 11 Dimond, John s/o Israel & Mary (Stevens-Philbrick) Sep. 18 Morrill, Nathaniel s/o Henry & Susanna (Folsom) Oct. 1 Nichols, Martha d/o James & Mercy (Hubbard-Pressey) Oct. 21 Bachelor, Dorothy d/o Elisha & Theodate (Smith) Nov. 17 Sanborn, Nabba d/o Joseph C. & Elizabeth (French) Dec. 25 1763 ---- Tilton, Rebecca d/o David & Rebecca (Green) Jan. 4 Quimby, Zipporah d/o Aaron & Mary (Towle) Mar. 8 Tucker, Jonathan s/o Joseph & Susey Mar. 19 Eastman, Phebe d/o Edward & Sarah (Wadleigh-Clough) Apr. 9 Sanborn, Ruth d/o John & Sarah (Elkins) Apr. 16 Page, Anna d/o Ephraim & Hannah (Currier) Apr. 30 Campbell, Ruth d/o Annas & Abigail (Pike) May 27 Quimby, Benjamin s/o Samuel & Ann (Young) Jul. 7 Bartlett, Anne d/o George & Priscilla (Tuxbury) Sep. 21 Dearborn, Nathaniel s/o Henry & Theodate (Hutchinson) Sep. 23 Page, Simon s/o Thomas & Mary (Elkins) Nov. 25 Bachelor, Phineas s/o Reuben & Miriam (Fifield) Dec. 1 Cilley, Judith d/o John & Abigail (Clark) Dec. 6 Hook, Peter s/o Dyer & Hannah (Brown) Dec. 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEATHS (NDG meas no date given) --------------------- 1760 ---- Thomas Elliot Colby age 26 born Amesbury, Mass. Husband of Susannah (Ring) Colby at Crown Point, New York d. Oct. 4 Paul Pressy age 31 born Amesbury, Mass. A blacksmith. Husband of Mercy (Hubbard) Pressy NDG 1761 ---- Joseph Bean Jr. NDG 1762 ---- No Records 1763 ---- No Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ladies & Gentlemen: Your help will be appreciated! What is the MAIDEN NAME and parentage of "Mary ?" (b: ? d: Sept 19, 1766) the 1st wife of James NORRIS (Moses Nich) (b:1702 Exeter d:Dec 20, 1768 in Epping, NH) James Norris was an incorporator of Epping and married a 2nd time to a widow Alice Mitchell. Mary's maiden name may have been Harris or Lister??? rumor has it that her father died when she was young and she was raised under another name. Fred Gain, P.O. Box 2307, Springfield, Ill. 62705 ph 217-546-3115 ph 217-546-8606 Fred.Gain@worldnet.att.net

I saw Karen Kimball's post about Elkins. I have a data base of the Vital Records of Kingston, NH. I checked that data base and found several entries for Henry Elkin: 1. b. jun 1750 Father Thomas Elkins 2nd Mother Anna Brown 2. b. Apr 1748 d. 19 Feb 1749 Kingston (same parents as above) 3. b. Abt 1796 Kingston married 10 Jul 1820 Kingston Suzanne Clough d. 01 sep 1850 Danville 4. b. Abt 796 Kingston d. 01 Sep 1850 Spouse- Mary Swett I found in the records two children for Henry and Suzanne (#3 above) John Stark b. 31 Jan 1821 d. 03 Aug 1879 Danville Spouse Luella Philbrick and Thomas Elkin b. abt 1828 Danville d. 07 May 1900 Kingston Married Elizabeth Prescott. There are also children of John and Luella Sarah and Herman. Are these the people you are looking for, Karen?

In a message dated 12/14/98 1:56:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, Fred.Gain@Postoffice.worldnet.att.net writes: << Jon686Jm@aol.com wrote: > > Karen; > I have scanned page 24 of the THURSTON GENEALOGIES compiled by Brown Thurston > of Maine, [the 2nd edition published in 1892.] Are you related to either the > Elizabeth Folsom who married my 5GGranduncle John or her mother, Hannah > Gilman? Or are you related to Capt. Jeremiah Clough, who had command of the > company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury" which my 5GGrandfather was in? > Or are you related to Zoe Georgietta Young, b Dec. 28, 1852, a farmer's > daughter of Lincolnville, Me. who walked across Penobscot bay on the ice in > 1874, to the mainland, a distance of nearly 20 miles, accompanied by her > husband , James Carrol Witherspoon and her uncle Wm. Thurston. and according > to Brown Thurston, accomplishing what no other women did. (Ref. Pg. 107 in TG) > > Or are you related to Harriet Clough, b. in Strafford, Vt. 1828 Dau. of Anson > and Sarah (Campbell) Clough, who married Erastus Henry Thurston, son of > William and Clarissa (Church) Thurston on Jan. 11, 1852 in Chelsea, Vt. (Ref. > Pg 321/322 in TG) I am interested in where Anson Clough got his name, as it > has to pre-date the earliest recorded Anson in my line. > > The THURSTON and KIMBALL lines date from Newbury, Ma. in 1637 along with the > MORSE, KELLY, GILMAN, KNIGHT, There is a lot of history in our parentage!!!! > > 24 THURSTON GENEALOGIES. > > Estate appraised at L 2I3. Jan. 20, 1757, sworn to by said Stephen. > April 26, 1757, the widow Sarah’s dower was set off. 1731, deed re- > corded in Exeter. N. H.. Moses to John of Stratham, probably his > brother. 1787, deed from Sarah. widow of Moses, to son Josiah. > He was sergeant in company C of Col. Nathaniel Meserve’s regiment > in an expedition against Crown Point enlisted May 1, discharged > Oct. 2, 1756. > > Children. > > 199 Josiah.4 > 200+ Moses.4 b. June 10, 1730; m. Elizabeth Clifford. > 201+ Ezekiel,4 m.____ > 202 Sarah.4 d. April 8. 1752. > 203+ Stephen,4 m._____ > 204+ Oliver.4 b. about 1738 m. Sarah French. > 2O5 John,4 > 206 Benjamin,4 Was in Capt. Owens Co., Col. Church’s reg., and was > killed or died before Jan. 26. 1776. as his brother Oliver drew > his army pay that day. > > The three last were under twenty-one Jan. 10, 1757, as letters of > guardianship were issued to John Thurston,probably their uncle [no. 50]. > > 61. > JOHN THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel,1), second son of Stephen and > Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H. born there Aug. 29, 1709; mar- > ried. first, Mrs. PHEBE WIGGIN, who had a daughter Hannah (Wig- > gin). She died April 24., 1750. Second, ELIZABETH FOLSOM born > about 1715. daughter of John and Hannah (Gilman) Folsom of Exeter > N. H. He died Dec. 28, 1773. > He was probably a farmer in Stratham, N. H., as his will, probated > 1774, gives his "wife Elizabeth 20 bush. good corn, 6 bush. rye. 200 > lbs. good pork, 80 lbs. beef, and 10 lbs. flax." His granddaughter, > Mrs. Nourse. says he gave the land to build the Congregational church > upon in Stratham. > > Children > 207+Juhn,4 m. Elsie Leavitt. > 208+Paul.4 m. Margaret _____. > 209 Hannah,4 } m. _____ Stockbridge. > 210 Phebe,4 } > > 63 > > Robert THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel 1), brother of the above > and son of Stephen and Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H.; born > there Feb. 25, 1712; married ______ He died at his brother John’s > Feb. 16, 1752. > Mr. Thurston deeded land in township of Bow, N. H., "said land > having belonged to my honored father Stephen of Stratham, N. H." > He was in a company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury," under > command of Capt. Jeremiah Clough, from July 4 to July 9, 1746. > Children. > 211 Robert,4 mariner in revolutionary war,d.inStratham,intestate,1788. > 212+Samuel,4 m. Mary _____ > 213+James,4 b. 1744; m. ______.(4GGrandfather) > > Anson J. Thurston, Jr. Jon686Jm > Camarillo, Ca. > > ==== 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. > **************** Anson: My information is that "Elizabeth Folsom b: abt 1715: d 1/15/1758 was the 2nd wife of John Thurston (Steph Dan) b: 1700 d 1773 & they had a son named John who married Elsie Leavitt and that had 9 kids...per Thursdon Genealogy... see Folsom Genealogy pg 92 by Eliz knol Folsom & that Elizabeth Folsom was the daughter of (SARAH LYFORD (Fran1) NOT Hannah Gilman.... Neither my studies of the Gilmansl, nor the various Gilman genealogies e.g. Arthur Gilman or Charlotte Gilman Ames reveals a Hannah who married a John Folsom or an unmarried Hannah of such dates. Similarly the Folsom books at pg 92 confirm the Elsie Leavitt I would appreciate knowing how you obtained your information Fred Gain, P.O. Box 2307, Springfield, Ill. 62705 ph 217-546-3115, fax 217-546-8606. I think that the answer to your question is self evident in the first part of my letter to Karen. I read the printed word. The page 24 from the THURSTON GENEALOGIES may not agree with what you have, but since I do not have the other books as you seem to, I have to go by what I have. Scan your books, send the pages to me and maybe we can both learn something. John THURSTON #207 did marry Elsie LEAVITT. They had nine children, one of whom, Mary Carr THURSTON, married John Ingalls NOURSE and probably is the one who sent Brown Thurston the information on John THURSTON #61 as is mentioned in the above . Brown Thurston merely compiled his book from information supplied him from living decendents of the early settlers with the surname THURSTON. It is possible they made mistakes or that something was mis-filed while preparing the re- write of the 1st edition, but it is what I go by. One other thing, Mary Carr (THURSTON) NOURSE was still alive in 1892 and residing in Lawrence, Ma. as per page 55 of THURSTON GENEALOGIES. Anson J. Thurston, Jr.

Seeking information on the second husband(?)of Abigail COLBY of Chester,NH and on her first husband Eben TABOR. This couple has been elusive. I have information on Abigail and Eben's children,their parents and ancestory. I need a marriage date for both Eben and Abigail,as well as Abigail and ______SAWYER Thanks Brian C.Page pageb@ptd.net "We are all born insane,some of us just choose not to leave that state"--Samuel Beckett "If we weren't a little crazy,we would all go insane"--Dick Marcinko "Navy Spec Ops Team Researching: In Scotland:MacGEOCH,HUNTER,GREEN,MacCREA(CRAE,REA),RYECROFT. All early to mid 1800's Kirkudbright,Lochmaben and Dalbeattie In New York State:WALDRON/WALDROUN,HALSTEAD,MacGREGOR In Maine: RANLET/RANLETT/RANDLETT/RUNLET/RUNLETT/RUNDLETT;ROUNDY,BROOKS All late 1770's to mid 1800's In Vermont:WEEKS,WELLS,NELSON,MacGREGOR. All late 1700's to mid 1800's In New Hampshire: MacGREGOR,BROWN,PLACE,BUNTON,OTTERSON,BARKER early to mid 1700's In Massachusetts: FLINT,DAVIS,BARKER,VALENTINE,FORBES,WEEKS,ROUNDY,PLUMB,SAVORY George B.ZEISET family historian.

I am looking for any information as to my GG Grandfather Daniel Nathaniel Evans B 7-10-1822 Newfield, rockingham Co,NH D 3-15-1886 SanFrancisco

Karen; I have scanned page 24 of the THURSTON GENEALOGIES compiled by Brown Thurston of Maine, [the 2nd edition published in 1892.] Are you related to either the Elizabeth Folsom who married my 5GGranduncle John or her mother, Hannah Gilman? Or are you related to Capt. Jeremiah Clough, who had command of the company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury" which my 5GGrandfather was in? Or are you related to Zoe Georgietta Young, b Dec. 28, 1852, a farmer's daughter of Lincolnville, Me. who walked across Penobscot bay on the ice in 1874, to the mainland, a distance of nearly 20 miles, accompanied by her husband , James Carrol Witherspoon and her uncle Wm. Thurston. and according to Brown Thurston, accomplishing what no other women did. (Ref. Pg. 107 in TG) Or are you related to Harriet Clough, b. in Strafford, Vt. 1828 Dau. of Anson and Sarah (Campbell) Clough, who married Erastus Henry Thurston, son of William and Clarissa (Church) Thurston on Jan. 11, 1852 in Chelsea, Vt. (Ref. Pg 321/322 in TG) I am interested in where Anson Clough got his name, as it has to pre-date the earliest recorded Anson in my line. The THURSTON and KIMBALL lines date from Newbury, Ma. in 1637 along with the MORSE, KELLY, GILMAN, KNIGHT, There is a lot of history in our parentage!!!! 24 THURSTON GENEALOGIES. Estate appraised at L 2I3. Jan. 20, 1757, sworn to by said Stephen. April 26, 1757, the widow Sarah’s dower was set off. 1731, deed re- corded in Exeter. N. H.. Moses to John of Stratham, probably his brother. 1787, deed from Sarah. widow of Moses, to son Josiah. He was sergeant in company C of Col. Nathaniel Meserve’s regiment in an expedition against Crown Point enlisted May 1, discharged Oct. 2, 1756. Children. 199 Josiah.4 200+ Moses.4 b. June 10, 1730; m. Elizabeth Clifford. 201+ Ezekiel,4 m.____ 202 Sarah.4 d. April 8. 1752. 203+ Stephen,4 m._____ 204+ Oliver.4 b. about 1738 m. Sarah French. 2O5 John,4 206 Benjamin,4 Was in Capt. Owens Co., Col. Church’s reg., and was killed or died before Jan. 26. 1776. as his brother Oliver drew his army pay that day. The three last were under twenty-one Jan. 10, 1757, as letters of guardianship were issued to John Thurston,probably their uncle [no. 50]. 61. JOHN THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel,1), second son of Stephen and Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H. born there Aug. 29, 1709; mar- ried. first, Mrs. PHEBE WIGGIN, who had a daughter Hannah (Wig- gin). She died April 24., 1750. Second, ELIZABETH FOLSOM born about 1715. daughter of John and Hannah (Gilman) Folsom of Exeter N. H. He died Dec. 28, 1773. He was probably a farmer in Stratham, N. H., as his will, probated 1774, gives his "wife Elizabeth 20 bush. good corn, 6 bush. rye. 200 lbs. good pork, 80 lbs. beef, and 10 lbs. flax." His granddaughter, Mrs. Nourse. says he gave the land to build the Congregational church upon in Stratham. Children 207+Juhn,4 m. Elsie Leavitt. 208+Paul.4 m. Margaret _____. 209 Hannah,4 } m. _____ Stockbridge. 210 Phebe,4 } 63 Robert THURSTON,3 (Stephen,2 Daniel 1), brother of the above and son of Stephen and Mary Thurston of Stratham, N. H.; born there Feb. 25, 1712; married ______ He died at his brother John’s Feb. 16, 1752. Mr. Thurston deeded land in township of Bow, N. H., "said land having belonged to my honored father Stephen of Stratham, N. H." He was in a company "guarding and scouting at Canterbury," under command of Capt. Jeremiah Clough, from July 4 to July 9, 1746. Children. 211 Robert,4 mariner in revolutionary war,d.inStratham,intestate,1788. 212+Samuel,4 m. Mary _____ 213+James,4 b. 1744; m. ______.(4GGrandfather) Anson J. Thurston, Jr. Jon686Jm Camarillo, Ca.

Hi all- I'm new to the list - I don't know what took me so long, considering the number of lines I have here. Oh well. Here are my lines in Rockingham County, along with the town and time period. CLOUGH (collateral line: YOUNG) - ca 1750-1834, Epping, Hawke, Poplin ELKINS - ca 1796-1899, Kingston, Danville FOLSOM (collateral lines: BRACKETT,GILMAN,MILLS) - ca 1682-1830, Exeter KIMBALL (collateral lines: STEWART)- ca 1730-1900, Poplin, Chester MORSE (collateral lines: BLAISDELL, KELLEY/KELLY): ca 1745-1889, Chester I have most of the info on the main lines - and I'm happy to share. The only one I don't have a lot on is ELKINS - I can't decide who Henry's father is. I'd really like to get information on the collateral lines - any help gratefully accepted! Karen Kimball klkimball@aol.com

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Hello- I have a New Hampshire puzzle. My New Hampshire ancestry is as follows: My ancestor, Jonathan BLUNT, b 1708 in Andover, MA, d 1762 in Chester, MA. He married Mary _________ and they had children: Joshua, Samuel, Sarah, Mary, Jonathan (b 1753, the next in my line-and my puzzle), John, Sarah and Mary. The surname of Jonathan's wife, Mary, has been a mystery. I have uncovered some clues. A recent computerized search through Ancestry.com of the Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire turned up information about Humphrey WILSON of Exeter which mentioned Mary WILSON, wife of Jonathan BLUNT. Further exploration has led to the following: Mary WILSON, b September 19, 1711, in Exeter, NH, married Jonathan BLUNT. Mary was the daughter of Thomas WILSON and Mary LIGHT, both of Exeter NH. Thomas WILSON was the son of Humphrey WILSON and Judith HERSEY. Mary LIGHT was the daughter of John LIGHT and Dorothy PIKE. Now my puzzle: the race of Jonathan Blunt, supposedly the son of Jonathan Blunt and Mary (probably Wilson). Jonathan, b. April 16, 1753, in Chester, NH, (son of Jonathan and Mary) left New Hampshire at some point, enlisted in the Continental Army out of Palmer (Hampton), MA when he was 24. He served for six and 1/3 years as a mattross, married Mehitable LYON of New York and died in New York. Jonathan Blunt is listed in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of Revolution as "height 5'10", complexion, brown". He is listed in a DAR booklet about minority soldiers of the revolution as mulatto. A book about black patriots of Hampton MA lists Jonathan Blunt, husband of Mehitable Lyon, as black. Family stories did not pass down any indication of black ancestry so the DAR and Hampton MA book information was a surprise. Contact with the last two sources has not produced substantial information about black ancestry. However, I have found sources that indicate that the Light family of Exeter, NH and Jonathan's Uncle Isaac Blunt of Andover, MA, both held slaves..... Who am I? Do I have a second continent to explore? Is there anyone else out there exploring the same family? Barbara Ziek

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Hi, I am trying to construct a descendants chart for John & Robert CROSS (Presumedly father & son) who came to Ipswich in 1635. Mary [CROSS] SANDERSON b. 1617 is probably also a child of John. I have been through the NH Vital Records in Concord, but there are more CROSSes out there somewhere. I am especcially looking for Information about Robert CROSS & Elizabeth GRAVES who had children in the 1720's. He sold his house in Ipswich in 1728, just before his last son known to me was born (Moses). I am also trying to find more about Noah CROSS, who renewed his baptismal conenant in Rochester NH, 17 Sep 1749. Who were his parents? Who was his first wife? Who were his children? The CROSS family had a lot of activity in Exeter, New Market, Epping, Hampton, and more. They were involved in lumber and shipping. I would be grateful for any help I can get here. -Jay Cross

Regarding Order of Founders and Patriots, I have another question. I was confused about the qualifications for membership. Does the line of descent have to always be through the male? From my gr-gr-gr-grandfather Hon. Josiah Bartlett, I go to his son Ezra, then to Ezra's son, Stephen Madison, Stephen's son, George Hendree, but then it comes through my mother. I thought I read somewhere that it was through the male line. Can someone explain to a dummie! Winifred in Houston

Are there any Fernald researchers out there? I am looking for the parents of Deborah Fernald/Furnald of Nottingham who married Richard Hull in 1803. Deborah died before 1814 when Richard married #2 Abigail McCoy. There was a Thomas Fernald of Nottingham (married to Anna Keniston) who appears to be a likely candidate for Deborah's father. I was told that they had 14 children but I have been unable to identify Deborah as one of them. I would be most appreciative of any help with this. Many thanks. Maureen Other Rockingham surnames: HULL, CHESLEY

Hi All, We realize that New Castle ended up being part of many different communities. We are lead to believe Joseph and Samuel JONES left Newcastle in 1790, settling in Rochester, or what we know today to be Farmington, New Hampshire. This information is obtained from "The History of Farmington, New Hampshire." Samuel is my 5G Grandfather. We would love to learn any information concerning his parents, ancestors, etc. Hopefully, one of you can provide the data we desire. Thanks in advance. Merry Christmas to all of you. Bob Jones Wells, Maien

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Hi all: Looking for info on the children of Catherine (Kate) (Gidney) Saunders. Kate arrived in Laconia, NH 1884 from Sandy Cove, Digby County, Nova Scotia with 5/6 children, ages 5-20. Their names: William, Bertha, Harleigh/Harley, Roland, Alice and Clarase (Clara) -- all born Sandy Cove. Father, Lorenzo Saunders, died age 39, 1880, Sandy Cove, NS. Kate lived in Laconia until her death in 1917. Any info will be appreciated. George Levoy

Judy, The only George Jenness I have married to a Mary, found in the IGI under Mass: IGI P0307 MA P 22,913 JENNESS, ABBY ALEVIA GEORGE JENNESS/ MARY D. F B 17 JUN 1849 MIDDLESEX, NATICK Earl Dunn edunn@mitre.org (703) 883-6382 Judy Gabardina wrote: > > I have a George Jenness married to a Mary Goodrich in Portsmouth NH. He > was a cabinet maker in Portsmouth from 1834 to 1843. Is he connected to > the Rye NH Jennesses? I'm sure he must be somehow. > > Judy > > cats..dog@worldnet.att.net > > ==== NHROCKIN Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb Mailing Lists Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Rockingham County GenWeb site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/ > **************** -- Earl Dunn edunn@mitre.org (703) 883-6382

Should anyone happen to have Judy's answer, would you include me in on it, too? Thanks. Judy Gabardina wrote: > > I have a George Jenness married to a Mary Goodrich in Portsmouth NH. He > was a cabinet maker in Portsmouth from 1834 to 1843. Is he connected to > the Rye NH Jennesses? I'm sure he must be somehow. > > Judy > > cats..dog@worldnet.att.net -- Dick Marston, Marston Manor: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/; MARSTON Mail List Owner.

I have a George Jenness married to a Mary Goodrich in Portsmouth NH. He was a cabinet maker in Portsmouth from 1834 to 1843. Is he connected to the Rye NH Jennesses? I'm sure he must be somehow. Judy cats..dog@worldnet.att.net