My LUCAS family was found almost by accident by a researcher tracking another line. Daniel LUCAS - no dates & wifeb Barbara - no dates daughter Jane LUCAS m Neal McGAFFEY 19 Dec 1727 Pembroke/Pembrook? Because her father initially opposed the marriage, Neal m Jane using the alias Andrew MILLER. Her father's will of 1733 (NH state papers 34:400-1, pg 10) includes, "I give unto my beloved Sonne be the Law Neall M'Gaghe and his wife Jean M'Gaghe, aless Luckas, my daughter, ten shillings and no more." Ref made to "John Bean of Exeter & his cousins" ppg 23, 29, 32 for family >From "Neal McGaffey of White Hall, Illinois, Paternal Ancestry & Descendants" by Laura McGaffey Clarenbach, 1980. Neal immigrated to the US abt 1720, bought land in Nottingham, NH (NH province deeds 30:331; was in Keenborough, Exeter, NH in 1747 and in Brentwood, NH in 1753. Julia M Brittain Houston, TX >The History of Corinth VT 1764-1964 (1964) states that James was born >May 21, 1744, his wife Charity Feb 20, 1749 (no birth places are >mentioned). Their children are listed as: > >Sarah, b March 30, 1768 >Jennea, b Nov 27, 1769 >Betty, b Feb 3, 1772 >Susanna, b May 1, 1774 >Thomas, b May 18, 1776, d May 18, 1853, his wife Mehitable d Feb 1, > 1854, their dgtr Dorothy d Dec 22, 1840 >Benjamin, b 1779 >Molly b April 22, 1782 > >Susanna, the 4th born, is my 4th g-grandmother. She married Moses >Wallis, son of Wm Wallis, a "gentleman of Northwood." > >I have quite a bit of information about this family taken from VT Land >and Vital Records for Orange county, and would be happy to share it >with any interested persons. > >Meantime, does anyone know of Rockingham County Lucases who might be >connected to James & Charity? > >Thanks for any help you can give, Michele Stepto > > >==== 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 (or D) and the @ in the address. Send only the command. >If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. >**************** >