Mcanfora@aol.com wrote: > > While entering information to my Marston file from two different sources - The > Marston Genealogy and The History of Nottingham, Deerfield, and Northfield - > two questions came to mind. Before I make any assumptions, I'd like everyone > on this list to comment on whether you agree or disagree with my comments. > > In the History of Nottingham, etc., p. 425, there begins a 7-page coverage of > Daniel Marston's background. It states, "Three brothers came from England, > and settled at Hampton, N.H. The family of Marstons in Deerfield sprang from > Daniel, the son of one of these brothers." The article goes on to say that > Daniel "Deceased in ye year 1757 in the month of November a Friday at ye > eleventh about eight of the clock in the evening at Harvord in the Province of > the Mearcsityes Eraged, at the house of John Taylor, Innholder. Aged 50 > years." > > Comment: The calculated birth date here for Daniel would be 1707, far too > late to be the son of the Marstons who came from England to New England in > 1634. I checked with the Marston Genealogy and found a Daniel who was born 13 > Sep 1708, s/o Simon (1683-Bef 1735/6) and Hannah Marston. Simon was the s/o > Ephraim and Abial (Sanborn) Marston; Ephraim was the s/o Thomas Marston, b. > 1617 in England, and Mary Estow. Thomas was the s/o William Marston, Sr., b. > in England about 1592 and came to Salem, MA in 1634. I believe that the > Daniel above, b. 1708, is the same as the one referred to in the Deerfield > section, who was an officer in the French and Indian war. Comments? I have this on Daniel: Daniel served as a captain in the English Colonial army during the French war and was in Connecticut and Nova Scotia. He settled on the family farm in North Hampton, N.H. According to TMG, Daniel and Anna were married on 1 Jan 1732. TMG also reports 2 different dates of birth on pages 236 (9/13/1708) and 237 (9/14/1707). Additional source: Marston, Nathan Washington, "The Marston Genealogy," pgs. 236 and 237-238. The inconsistencies in dates above are not due to the old/new calendars. They're due to error in proof reading and/or record checking (or both). This is exactly the sort of error I would expect to find corrected in the Sanborn & Sanborn book. > **************** -- Dick Marston, Marston Manor: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/; Rockingham County, NH, County GenWeb Pages: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/; Rockingham County, NH, Mail List (NHROCKIN) Owner.