I've finished transcribing & uploading a series of gravestone inscriptions dating from the 1600-1700s for Block Island, Washington Co., RI. In that the 1883 book these inscriptions came from mentions that the early settlers were from Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, they might be of interest to those researching that area as well. Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI janedevlin@ameritech.net Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/

Hi Dan, Sorry, I am related to Tobias Saunders2 through his daughter, Mercy, who married William Crumb and from him through his daughter, Rachel, who married Joseph Hadsall. As for the Crandalls, I descend from John Crandall and Mary Opp through their daughter, Sarah, who married Peter Button. Sally

> Are the cemetery listings online? Yes, on my site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ There are over 500 files there, mostly from Connecticut and Massachusetts so far. Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI janedevlin@ameritech.net Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/

Are the cemetery listings online? Ron

Charlie C Thanks for the help. Charlie King On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:11:06 -0500 "Charlie Carpenter" <nktown17@cox.net> writes: > Charlie K > > Try these two sites; > > <brown.edu/facilities/university_library/catalog/brdsdsnews.html> > > Scroll through and you will find ref. to Republic Herald > > <rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/newspapers.html#HISTORICAL> > > List of historical R.I. news papers > > It is quite possible that the person mentioned could have been > connected to > BU or of political significance. > > Charlie C > > Charlie Carpenter > Washington County,R.I. > > Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> > To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 5:31 PM > Subject: Re: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > > > > Charlie C > > Thanks for the response. It sounds like the Republican Herald > would > > cover more of Providence than it would Charlestown. Maybe the > person I > > found this probate record for had significant business in > Providence and > > that is why the court odered that an article be published in the > > Republican Herald. What is your 'take' on this theory? > > By the way, I couldn't open you two previous e-mails: Brdsdsnews > and > > Newspapers. What was in them? Websites? > > Thanks for the help, > > Charlie King > > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson > > born 1821 someplace in CT and married in Charlestown in 1840 > > > > > > > > On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 10:31:57 -0500 "Charlie Carpenter" > <nktown17@cox.net> > > writes: > > > Charlie > > > > > > I believe the Herald was a Brown University paper c 1828-1867. > > > > > > Charlie C > > > > > > Charlie Carpenter > > > Washington County,R.I. > > > > > > Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> > > > To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:48 PM > > > Subject: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know what town the Republican Herald was published > in? > > > I > > > > noticed while going through the Probate Records of Charlestown > RI > > > for the > > > > mid 1800's, that one of the entries had the directive that > the > > > person's > > > > death record should be published in the Republican Herald. > > > > Thanks for the help, > > > > Charlie King > > > > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson married > > > > Harriet Harvey in Charlestown in 1840 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > > > Only $9.95 per month! > > > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > > > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > > > > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > > > Kent County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > > Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > Kent County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/ > > ============================== > 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 > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Charlie K Try these two sites; <brown.edu/facilities/university_library/catalog/brdsdsnews.html> Scroll through and you will find ref. to Republic Herald <rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/newspapers.html#HISTORICAL> List of historical R.I. news papers It is quite possible that the person mentioned could have been connected to BU or of political significance. Charlie C Charlie Carpenter Washington County,R.I. Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > Charlie C > Thanks for the response. It sounds like the Republican Herald would > cover more of Providence than it would Charlestown. Maybe the person I > found this probate record for had significant business in Providence and > that is why the court odered that an article be published in the > Republican Herald. What is your 'take' on this theory? > By the way, I couldn't open you two previous e-mails: Brdsdsnews and > Newspapers. What was in them? Websites? > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson > born 1821 someplace in CT and married in Charlestown in 1840 > > > > On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 10:31:57 -0500 "Charlie Carpenter" <nktown17@cox.net> > writes: > > Charlie > > > > I believe the Herald was a Brown University paper c 1828-1867. > > > > Charlie C > > > > Charlie Carpenter > > Washington County,R.I. > > > > Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> > > To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:48 PM > > Subject: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > > > > > > > Does anyone know what town the Republican Herald was published in? > > I > > > noticed while going through the Probate Records of Charlestown RI > > for the > > > mid 1800's, that one of the entries had the directive that the > > person's > > > death record should be published in the Republican Herald. > > > Thanks for the help, > > > Charlie King > > > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson married > > > Harriet Harvey in Charlestown in 1840 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > > Only $9.95 per month! > > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > > > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > > Kent County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ > > ============================== > 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 > >

I have the Charlestown Probate Records on loan from the LDS and I am going through them looking for some information on my HARVEY family and Joseph Loomer THOMPSON who married Harried Harvey in Charlestown in 1840. If anyone has a specific research interest in something in these records (1835 to 1860) let me know and if I run across any pertinent information, I can relay it. Charlie King gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson born 1821 someplace in CT married in Charlestown in 1840 On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 12:36:47 -0800 (PST) Jan Robison <janrobison@yahoo.com> writes: > > Jane, > You have, indeed, done a great service for all of us researching the > Westerly area! I found SO MANY names of my ancestors and will be > very busy for quite a few hours, just finding them and recording > them... Bless You!!! > Jan Robison > Kendallville, Indiana > janedevlin@ameritech.net wrote: > I just completed transcribing twenty eight pages of cemetery > listings from > Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses For Two Hundred & Fifty > Years, > Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M., 1878. The cemeteries were "read" in > 1868- > 1869 and even 10 years later when the book was written, the author > notes > that some had almost disappeared. The location of each cemetery is > carefully noted as well as it's condition. I found the listings > while searching > for information on my WILCOX ancestors who lived in Westerly, and > while I > did not find them, I hope that others will find names and dates that > will be > helpful. The files have been uploaded to my website and will be > found in the > records area under the Rhode Island heading - or just click on > "What's New" > and follow the link from there. > > > Jane Devlin > Lake Orion, MI > janedevlin@ameritech.net > Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ > > ============================== > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > RIGenWeb Archives Search > http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > > ============================== > 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 > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Charlie C Thanks for the response. It sounds like the Republican Herald would cover more of Providence than it would Charlestown. Maybe the person I found this probate record for had significant business in Providence and that is why the court odered that an article be published in the Republican Herald. What is your 'take' on this theory? By the way, I couldn't open you two previous e-mails: Brdsdsnews and Newspapers. What was in them? Websites? Thanks for the help, Charlie King gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson born 1821 someplace in CT and married in Charlestown in 1840 On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 10:31:57 -0500 "Charlie Carpenter" <nktown17@cox.net> writes: > Charlie > > I believe the Herald was a Brown University paper c 1828-1867. > > Charlie C > > Charlie Carpenter > Washington County,R.I. > > Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> > To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:48 PM > Subject: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > > > > Does anyone know what town the Republican Herald was published in? > I > > noticed while going through the Probate Records of Charlestown RI > for the > > mid 1800's, that one of the entries had the directive that the > person's > > death record should be published in the Republican Herald. > > Thanks for the help, > > Charlie King > > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson married > > Harriet Harvey in Charlestown in 1840 > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > > Only $9.95 per month! > > Visit www.juno.com > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > Kent County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/ > > ============================== > 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 > > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

Jane, You have, indeed, done a great service for all of us researching the Westerly area! I found SO MANY names of my ancestors and will be very busy for quite a few hours, just finding them and recording them... Bless You!!! Jan Robison Kendallville, Indiana janedevlin@ameritech.net wrote: I just completed transcribing twenty eight pages of cemetery listings from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses For Two Hundred & Fifty Years, Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M., 1878. The cemeteries were "read" in 1868- 1869 and even 10 years later when the book was written, the author notes that some had almost disappeared. The location of each cemetery is carefully noted as well as it's condition. I found the listings while searching for information on my WILCOX ancestors who lived in Westerly, and while I did not find them, I hope that others will find names and dates that will be helpful. The files have been uploaded to my website and will be found in the records area under the Rhode Island heading - or just click on "What's New" and follow the link from there. Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI janedevlin@ameritech.net Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ ============================== 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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo!

Charlie I believe the Herald was a Brown University paper c 1828-1867. Charlie C Charlie Carpenter Washington County,R.I. Johnny cakes are spoiled by Maple syrup ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles W King" <king133@juno.com> To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:48 PM Subject: [RIWASHIN] Republican Herald > Does anyone know what town the Republican Herald was published in? I > noticed while going through the Probate Records of Charlestown RI for the > mid 1800's, that one of the entries had the directive that the person's > death record should be published in the Republican Herald. > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson married > Harriet Harvey in Charlestown in 1840 > > ________________________________________________________________ > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today > Only $9.95 per month! > Visit www.juno.com > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > ============================== > 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 > >

I want to thank you for all the time and effort you put into this undertaking. I did find some interesting info on the Crandalls and Tobias Saunders. Very much appreciated! Sally

--=======513D402======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1D45617B; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sally; Do you have Tobias1 Saunders and the Crandall family in your line? I am decsended from Tobias through his son Tobias2, John, Joseph1, Joseph2 and then Russell. Joseph 2 married Lydia Crandall, who was a 2ggrand daughter of Elder John. Is this your connection? Dan Harriman Orange, Texas At 08:01 01/26/2003, you wrote: > I want to thank you for all the time and effort you put into this >undertaking. I did find some interesting info on the Crandalls and Tobias >Saunders. Very much appreciated! > > Sally . If at first you don't succeed, maybe you shouldn't try sky diving! dit dit --=======513D402======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-1D45617B Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 01/10/2003 --=======513D402=======--

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Does anyone know what town the Republican Herald was published in? I noticed while going through the Probate Records of Charlestown RI for the mid 1800's, that one of the entries had the directive that the person's death record should be published in the Republican Herald. Thanks for the help, Charlie King gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson married Harriet Harvey in Charlestown in 1840 ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

--=======4261DE4======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-478A51EC; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Wow, Thanks loads for telling us about what you have been doing. I for one have found several ancestors- Joseph Saunders, Lydia Crandall Saunders, Russell Saunders and wife Catharine. Now if I could only find out what happened to Russell's daughter's mother-in-law, I could close a chapter on my Crandall line. Her name was Dorcas Crandall, b 1782 d unk., daughter of John CRANDALL and Anna Gardner. Apparently she never married but had at least one child, John CRANDALL, b 1809, Westerly, dies 1897, Macomb county, MI. Would she have been bannished or somehow ostracized (sp?) by her family or town? Someplace I have that she must have died after 1819, but when and where? Would she have been able to marry? Her son and his wife, Sally Saunders, moved to MI in about 1835 or 40. I am thinking that maybe she died before then as there is no record of her being in MI. If John was her only child and if she was banished by her family, I would suspect that she would move wherever her son moved. Any and all info on her would be more than welcome, that's for sure! Cousin Earl had no record of her after 1819 with the Crandall Family Association. Thanks again for posting the cemetary lists that you did. Dan Harriman Orange, Texas . If at first you don't succeed, maybe you shouldn't try sky diving! dit dit --=======4261DE4======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-478A51EC Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 01/10/2003 --=======4261DE4=======--

In a message dated 1/25/2003 5:05:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, janedevlin@ameritech.net writes: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ > Thanks so much Jane. Although I got lots of info from that book years ago, I've since added more people & your information helped me to add to their bios! Lauren Maehrlein Maehrlein's Heirlines Plant a tree, then start your family tree!

I just completed transcribing twenty eight pages of cemetery listings from Westerly (Rhode Island) & Its Witnesses For Two Hundred & Fifty Years, Rev. Frederic DENISON, A. M., 1878. The cemeteries were "read" in 1868- 1869 and even 10 years later when the book was written, the author notes that some had almost disappeared. The location of each cemetery is carefully noted as well as it's condition. I found the listings while searching for information on my WILCOX ancestors who lived in Westerly, and while I did not find them, I hope that others will find names and dates that will be helpful. The files have been uploaded to my website and will be found in the records area under the Rhode Island heading - or just click on "What's New" and follow the link from there. Jane Devlin Lake Orion, MI janedevlin@ameritech.net Records from CT, MA, & MI + family lines: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/309 Message Board Post: Need obituary for STEPHEN Z. OREMOG - born 1912 Bridgeport, CT - died 09 Sept. 1989 in Ashaway, R.I. - found listing on R.I. Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index - cemetery #RI001 - what is name of cemetery.

Hi Shirley, Samuel must be the unknown Crossman who is in my files, married to Alice Potter, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Brightman) Potter. For a long time the will of William Potter , Benjamin's father, had been mistake to think he had named "Atson Crossman" but it is Alice Crossman, Benjamin's daughter. Your Potter lline is like this:Direct Descendants of Nathaniel Potter 1 Nathaniel Potter 1616 - 1644 b: 1616 in Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England d: 1644 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island . +Dorothy Unknown 1617 - 1695/96 m: 1636 b: 1617 in England d: February 19, 1695/96 2 Nathaniel Potter 1637 - 1704 b: September 1637 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island d: October 20, 1704 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts .... +Elizabeth Stokes 1638 - 1704 m: Bef. 1665 in Portsmouith, Rhode Island b: October 28, 1638 in Newport Pagnell, Bucks, England d: Bef. 1704 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts .. 3 Nathaniel Potter 1675 - 1736 b: 1675 d: November 13, 1736 ...... +Joanna Wilbor 1668 - 1759 b: Abt. 1668 d: 1759 Father: William(1) Wilbor Mother: Martha Unknown ..... 4 William Potter 1689 - 1777 b: November 12, 1689 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts d: August 1777 in Richmond, Washington, Rhode Island ........ +Mary Browning or Brownell ....... 5 Benjamin Potter 1712 - 1774 b: April 15, 1712 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts d: Bef. 1774 ........... +Mary Brightman 1710/11 - m: July 03, 1735 b: March 15, 1710/11 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts d: in Richmond, Rhode Island Father: Thomas Brightman Mother: Penelope Unknown ......... 6 Alice Potter 1743 - b: Abt. 1743 in Richmond, Rhode Island m. Unknown Crossman I share part of this line down to Nathaniel and Elizabeth Stokes. My paternal grandmother descended from their daughter Mary who married Samuel Wilbor. My primary Potter line comes down from Ichabod Potter, son of the older Nathaniel and brother to the one who married Elizabeth Stokes. I have the following notes on William Potter, father of Benjamin:William Potter's will was written in Richmond in 1774, proved there 4 Aug 1777. It mentions an unnamed first wife who was the mother of at least his daughters Jane and Sarah. The will names his present wife Rebecca. It names his sons William, Benjamin, David and Nathaniel, daughters Jane Soule, Sarah Soule, Martha Hoxsie and Mary Kinyon, deceased. The will mentions the children of his son Benjamin Potter who is called deceased. Said grandchildren are Smiton and Elijah Potter, Alice Crossman, Patience Crandall, Zilphia Potter, Jane Taber and Mary Luke. The will also names the children of his deceased daughter Mary Kinyon: William Kinyon, Peter Kinyon, Lydia Baker, Mary Kenyon and Deborah Kinyon. In 1774 there was a William Potter living in Richmond with himself, one male under 16 and one female above 16. If you go to Earl Crandall's file at rootsweb. you may get more info on these lines since Earl descended via Patience Potter who m. Caleb Crandall. The url for his site is:http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=newengland& id=I176 The site is still "up" although Earl passed away in March of last year. He was an excellent genealogist and had done quite a bit of work on this Potter branch. If you have any questions and send them via the web site there or the Crandall web site, they will automatically be forwarded to me :) You can also just send me a regular e-mail - if I can answer the question, I will. Good luck, Donna Potter in RI (BTW where do you have your info from on Samuel Crossman?)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/308 Message Board Post: Samuel Crossman b. abt 1741 Richmond, Washington Co., Rhode Island m. Alice Potter b. abt 1745 same place. There is an intention of marriage for them 17 Mar 1759 Dartmouth, Ma. Any information appreciated. Shirley Crossman