Hi, I am hoping to find my Cromwell connection in Candia. I'll try to explain this clearly but it is kind of confusing so please bear with me. Elizabeth Cromwell was born in New Hampshire, according to the 1850 census of Liberty ME. She was 105 at that time, so was born c 1746. This is the only document I have found to date giving her place of birth. Her daughter Abigail, married James Bagley of Candia in 1799. James and Abigail were married in Montville, ME. I am wondering if it is possible that they met in Candia. The 1850 census mentioned above says that Abigail was born in Maine, HOWEVER, a Thomas Cromwell was listed on the 1800 Montville census as coming from Balltown, NH. It is rumored that he may be Abigail's brother. Now the confusing part. Montville town records show Abigail's surname as Tollbrid at her marriage to James. She was in her late 20's so it could be a married name. HOWEVER, the History of Liberty, ME (and other evidence) says that Elizabeth Cromwell is her mother. A family legend says that Cromwell is Elizabeth's maiden name and that she and her children used the name after being abandoned off the coast of Maine by her husband, with him returning to England (he was supposedly a British naval officer) and remarrying, claiming his former family was dead. The legend had the officer's name as Tollard or some derivation-possibly Tollbrid?? This same legend had Eliz. born in England, but as mentioned earlier she may have been born in NH. No one in the family has any proof at all of any of this abandonment story. My theory, or rather wishful thinking is this: Elizabeth Cromwell (dau. of James, part of unverified family legend) is born in NH, meets and marries a British officer named Tollbrid, bears her children in Maine, goes back to NH with her children, follows Abigail and Thomas to Montville ME where Abigail marries James using her legal name Tollbrid rather than Cromwell like the rest of family. This would be much easier to trace than an unamed British officer, Abigail having been married before (of which we've found no record), or even Cromwell being a second married name for Eliz. I've put this whole long story here hoping the names and/or circumstances sound familiar to someone. I have researched the Bagley's in Candia, et al but am just starting to search for a connection to the NH Cromwell's. Any help would greatly appreciated (as you can well imagine)!! One last note, many thanks to George Sanborn, I got the info from the Bagley book you recommended from a correspondent. It was great! Lianne Mitchell