This is the comment I got back after describing a piece of furniture that I had used most of my life growing up, and how it comes to have a genealogical tie: On Fri, 4 Sep 1998 19:46:46 -0400 (EDT) Patricia Tidmarsh writes: >Carroll -- The Carman Manufacturing Company was started by my great >uncle >Joseph Lincoln Carman, my grandfather's older brother. I am >fascinated >to hear that you have furniture made by them, as I dont think my >brother >or I have any. > >I had little contact with that branch of the family and cared nothing > >for genealogy as a child. It was only when I inherited a box of >unannotated >photos that I became interested in the Carman family and learned of >their >history. > >My grandfather worked at the Carman Manufacturing Co until he retired >at >age 72 to Los Angeles. He was in various cities -- in Spokane, >Seattle and >Portland. > >The Carman Manufacturing Company is now associated with Spring Air >Mattresses and is still in the family. We exchange Christmas cards, >but >I really dont know them, and, as far as I know none of them are >enthusiastic about genealogy. Well, neither is my wife, even though her immigrant ancestor John CARMAN, came to America from England; known to have been an Eng. sea captain; arrived at MA Bay Colony July 4, 1631 on the Plough, according to the records of John Winthrop of the Colony. He was a Familist, a liberal Puritan sect. His status progressed from Freeman, at Roxbury MA, then Deputy to the General Court of MA Bay Colony, ahcieving the title Goodman Carman, removed to Sagus MA, now Lynn MA, where he became interested in forming a new town called Sandwich, which on a 1670 map is shown as a Puritan village & very much in existence today. In 1640, he moved on to New Haven Colony, & then on to Western Long Island, N.Y. Colony, and achieved the title of Mister Carman, which in those times was a prominant title. He acquired a substantial amount of land on long island and was among the developers of Oyster Bay region and Hempstead, L.I. NY. Isn't it interesting how a piece of quality furniture in the possession of myself can tie to the fabulous genealogy of the lady I marry. And I am just now finding out about the tie of her Family Line; by accidentally writing a description of that chiffonier, just because the label on the back of it happened to be the same surname as hers. And that is the rest of the Story, SO FAR. . . . . Carroll of Snohomish * * * 30 * * * . _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]