Hi Zelma There is a book called Little Compton Families by Benjamin Franklin Wilbour. It has Abram in it. It shows the same information you have but it only shows a son, Gardiner K. Wordell b. 20 May 1833, no location. It also says "married (intention 15 Nov. 1813) HANNAH THURSTON". Probably the reason for listing only one child is that the family had no further connection with Little Compton. One of Abram's brothers named also named Gershom Wordell his son Gideon Mosher Wordell is my great great grandfather. there is also another connection. Gideon's daughter, Harriet married Joshua Nelson Wordell. Someone sent me a pedigree chart showing that Joshua was Harriets 2nd cousin but they did not include any sources so I only have their word on it. Another book you might look at available at the New Bedford Free Public Library main branch in the genealogy section The book was written and self published by Eli Wodell in the late 1800s. It is about 100 pages long. The first half details his genealogy. The second half is his life story, strange to say the least, but interesting. Bob & Nancy Wordell Searchin' for a past Ô¿Ô Surnames: Wordell, Wodell, Taber, Tabor, Hunt, Watters, Fredling, Heinecke, Wells, Ballmer ----- Original Message ----- From: <Zeand@aol.com> To: <RINEWPOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [RINEWPOR] Tales Of New England Past > Hi Bob and Nancy > > One of my grgrandmothers was Mary Ann Wordell b. 12/10/1825 - d. 5/1/1915 in > Freetown, MA ( do not have where she was born but she was the dau of Abram > Wordell b. ca 1795 (where ?) d. 2/5/1860 Fall River, MA he married Hannah > Thurston b. 2/2/1797 (have her family going back). Abram Wordell b. 1795 > was the son of Gershom b. 6/6/1773-Tiverton, RI who m. 1st Peace Borden of > Westport, and m. 2nd Susanna (Soule) Wordell (widow of Richard Wordell). Are > we connected. I have some dates, not others and some places. Where are you > on this Wordell family?? Mary Ann Wordell m. William Haskell my > grgrandfather, and their son Ferdinan Haskell was my grandfather. Let me > hear from you. I was born in Fall River, MA but now live in CT so it is not > easy trying to trace any one. Zelma Anderson formerly of MA and now in CT. > > > ==== RINEWPOR Mailing List ==== > Newport County, RI, USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > To unsubscribe: write unsubscribe and mailto:RINEWPOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > Advertisements are added below against the wishes of this list manager > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >