The Brackett Massacre took place in Sept 1691. The Rye book doesn't name the others who died but I'll try other books in the next few days. Joyce ---------- > Vpeverhart@aol.com wrote: > > > > Joyce -- Thanks for the prompt response. I am very interested in any > > available information on the massacre, including a list of the individuals > > killed in that massacre. > > > > Anthony Brackett (the immigrant) was my 7th great-grandfather. According to > > the rather sketchy information which I currently have, there were sixteen > > members of Goodman Brackett's and Goodman Rand's families either killed or > > carried away in an Indian attack in September of 1691. Is there much > > information on the massacre in the description you mentioned in the book on > > the history of Rye? > > > > My Mother and I were in New England in March, and were able to make an all > too > > brief visit to the burial ground as we were traveling through New Hampshire. > > Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to do any research in the area while > we > > were there. > > > > FYI, other family surnames I am researching in New England in that same time > > period include Drake, Libby and Merrill. > > > > Thanks again -- Vickie in Texas > > DRAKE? DRAKE? Did somebody mention the name DRAKE? That woke me up! :-) > On checking the very authoritative "The Drake Family of New Hampshire," > NHHS's publication by Alice Smith Thompson in 1962, at page 35, she > tells us that Captain Anthony BRACKETT, husband of Susannah DRAKE, died > at Falmouth, now Portland, ME, on Sept. 9, 1689, while fighting indians. > No mention, however, about a massacre. > > There is more on that subject at pages 227-228 (Chap. XIII) of Dow's > "History of Hampton." That may be on-line now at Lane Library's web site > - I haven't checked. Some of what you have included above may have come > from Dow's account. Under Anthony's genealogy at pg. 614 it is mentioned > that he, his wife, a negro and 5 of his children were carried away as > prisoners on August 9, 1676. He, his wife, the negro and 1 child managed > to escape the following November. Mrs. BRACKETT died soon thereafter, > and he married Susannah DRAKE on Nov. 9, 1678. > > Hope this helps some. > > -- > Dick Marston > > > ==== 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/ > **************** > >