Daniel There are ways to find the information, other than the gravestone. Give us the info you have, Date etc. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Gravestone inscription > An ancestor is buried in Newport's Common Burial Ground. I was there in > the > 90's and could read "Richard Simpson, son of ....." but the father's name > was illegible. I took photos of the stone, but have been reading with > interest > notes on this board about getting info from stones that have eroded. > > Does anyone know of someone in RI who I could pay to use a "friendly" > method > to retrieve the name? I'm desparate because that's where my line ends. I > can't go further back, the Newport town records being buried in the mud > in the > East River, ironically less than a mile from where i live now. > > Daniel Pelletier > [email protected] > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message