Did you talk to Ken Carlson @ the RI State Archives? The records they have are basically the same as or better than the RIHS. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "K E" <kenofnocal@yahoo.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 5:11 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] anyone planning a visit to the RIHS library? > Greetings. I'm wondering if anyone might be planning a > visit to the Rhode Island Historical Society Library > in Providence. Barring a small miracle, they seem to > be my last hope for discovering the parents of one set > of 5th great-grandparents, and I would be glad to pay > the entrance fee and if necessary for your time if you > might be willing to do a lookup. > > Specifically, I am trying to determine for certain the > parents of one Am(e)y Gard(i)ner, born quite possibly > in the 1806/07 time frame, but definitely between > about 1795 and 1810, and likely in one of the > Kingstowns. I am also trying to determine for certain > the names of her parents's parents (which may turn out > to be the real conundrum here). > > Am(e)y Gard(i)ner married Lyman Clark(e) (b 1798-1810 > to William Clarke and Amy Greene), and lived for a > time in Connecticut (where remains uncertain). The > couple had at least one child in Connecticut (Sarah > Clark[e], born 15 Sept 1828), and their first child > (Mary Clark, b 28 Apr 1827) may have been born there > as well. > > The Clarks moved back to Rhode Island by 1835 > (possibly to one of the Kingstowns), as daughter Lydia > was born there in the 1835-37 time frame. By 1838-39 > they seem to have been living in the > Smithfield/Central Falls/North Providence area when > daughter Susan Clark(e) was born. Lyman and Am(e)y > seem to have had at least three other children > (Elizabeth, Daniel, and Roswell) although I have no > idea at this point when they might have been born. > > There is no 1840 census record for a Lyman Clarke > family in North Providence, but there is a record for > a Lyman Cook family (which may have been a census > taker misunderstanding their name). There is also no > census record for a Lyman Clarke family in Rhode > Island in 1850, but there is one for an Amey Clark > household with daughters Susan and Lydia, and these > may be our Clarks. It suggests but does not confirm > that Lyman Clark(e) had died by 1850. > > Lydia Clark(e) married Albert Frost Briggs of > Attleboro Mass, and settled there. Susan Clark(e) > married Ephraim Hunt Tappan (s/o Abraham Tappan > [Toppan] and Sarah Stockman of Newburyport, Mass) and > settled in Attleboro as well. Ephraim and Albert may > well have been partners in the jewelry business, or at > least done business together. > > There is a *possible* death record for Am(e)y > (Gard[i]ner) Clark(e) from January 1880 in Attleboro > Mass. This Am(e)y (Gard[i[ner) Clark(e) would have > been born in the same year (1806/07) as the Am(e)y > Clark in the 1850 Rhode Island census record, and the > death record for her lists her parents as William > Gard(i)ner and Bets(e)y (Elizabeth?) Potter of the > Kingstowns. > > There is another Amey Gardiner (Amey Easton Gardiner) > born in March, 1807 (d/o Samuel Gardiner and Mary > Carpenter) in North Kingstown who could *possibly* be > our Am(e)y Gard(i)ner, but given the fact that Susan > and Lydia Clark(e) were both living in Attleboro in > 1880 the Am(e)y Clark (d/o William and Bets[e]y > Gard[i]ner) *seems* like a better candidate. > > Here is what I am seeking: > > #1) a birth record for an Am(e)y Gard(i)ner about > 1806/07 in (likely) Washington County RI to William > and Bets(e)y Gard(i)ner. > > #2) a marriage record for an Am(e)y Gard(i)ner and > Lyman Clark(e) from the 1820s in either Washingon or > Providence County RI (they may have been married in > Connecticut but so far I have no proof of that). > > #3) evidence of who Am(e)y Gard(i)ner's grandparents > were. If her parents do turn out to be William > Gard(i)ner and Bets(e)y Potter (of apparently the > Kingstowns), I'm hoping to find out who their parents > were. Am(e)y's parents seem likely to have been born > between 1765 and 1788. > > As I said, I've exhausted other avenues. There are > virtually no vital records for this couple on > ancestry.com, or with town clerks, but my > understanding is that the RIHS Library has resources > unavailable at other sites. > > Thank you for any help you might be able to provide. > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > RI Cemeteries Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ > >

Yes. Mr. Carlson suggested the records at the RIHS were more extensive. --- bob ryan <ryanblack@cox.net> wrote: > Did you talk to Ken Carlson @ the RI State Archives? > The records they have > are basically the same as or better than the RIHS. > Bob __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com