George F. Sanborn wrote: > > Dear List, and Donna, > > Would everyone please note that the husband of Ann [NOT Anna] Bachiler, mother > of the three Samborne brothers who settled in Hampton, N.H., is absolutely > unknown. Old claims that he was a John or a William are based on nothing, and > should be discarded. Once one of these groundless assertions gets into print, > it is a nightmare to eradicate it - sort of like trying to stop the spread of > the AIDS virus. > > The Sanborn Family Association has spent a great deal of money and time to try > to establish the identity of the husband of Ann Bachiler, so far without > success. Anyone interested would do well to read the Bachiler sketch in "The > Great Migration Begins" [volume 1], as well as the bibliographic references > which that sketch cites. That will tell you all that is known about the first > Sambornes and the first Bachilers. > > PLEASE, in the meantime, erase whatever you have written on your pedigree charts > for the husband of Ann Bachiler. Whatever it is, it's wrong. He is UNKNOWN. > > George F. Sanborn Jr., F.A.S.G. > Genealogist, The Sanborn Family Association Dear List: For those of you who would like to know more about this English research on the identity of Ann's husband, you can read George's full report at: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/sanbornsig.html (Be sure to set your screen for high resolution viewing) You can also help out by joining the Sanborn Family Association. See the above report, or write me for details. You are not going to find higher authority on this subject than the man who just posted this plea. Pardon me, George, if I embarrass you, modest person I know you to be, but, folks, F.A.S.G. stands for Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. There are only 50 of them in the world, and Melinde, his wife, and Bob Anderson (The Great Migration, etc.) are 2 more. We are indeed privileged to have him helping us. -- Dick Marston, Marston Manor: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/1638/; Rockingham County GenWeb Project: URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1706/; Owner: NHROCKIN and MARSTON mail lists.