Kevin, I found an entry at American Ancestors: Names Original Text Start Date Record Type CLIFFORD Februy 10th Benjamin Clifford to Rachell Blake 1749 Marriage Here is the source information: About Kingston, NH: Records of the Second Church of Christ The Records of the Second Church of Christ, Kingston, New Hampshire includes transcriptions of the original church records from 1739 to 1777: baptisms, marriages, admissions, dismissions, and "owning the covenant" statements. The transcription was compiled under the direction of the New Hampshire Historical Society and Mrs. James J. Gilligan donated the volume to NEHGS in 1931. The original text may be accessed at the NEHGS Research Library . The call number is Mss A 6970 Citation Information Records of the Second Church of Christ, Kingston, New Hampshire (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org , New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004), (Unpublished typescript compiled by the New Hampshire Historical Society. "Church Records of Kingston, N.H." 1931). Hope this helps. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Riley" <kevrik@spamcop.net> To: nhrockin-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 1:03:58 PM Subject: [NHROCKIN] Benjamin Clifford/Rachel Blake of Epping I've been having success connecting my Clifford family. You can see the results here: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kevrik I'm looking for a spouse for Benjamin Clifford of Epping, and I've seen Rachel Blake named. I haven't been able to find proof yet, but I can't imagine it being anyone else based on names. She's the d/o Hezekiah and Joanna (Fellows) Blake, and Benjamin named children Hezekiah and Joanna in his will (along with Stephen, Lucy, Samuel, and Rachel). His wife is not mentioned in the will, so I imagine she predeceased him. Benjamin served as a surety for Abigail Blake (later Carr) when her husband Joseph died, and I believe this to be his sister. Hezekiah Blake's 1746 will mentions his daughter Rachel as unmarried and under 21 in 1746. I found this at WorldConnect, and this makes sense, although I can't prove it yet: Rachel Blake married 10 Feb 1749 at Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire Would anyone be able to verify this? Thank you, Take care, Kevin _______________________________________________ RootsWeb NHROCKIN Mailing List http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/NH/rockingham.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NHROCKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thanks very much for the help, Mary. That looks pretty solid! Take care, Kevin