Thurmon: I believe the two children you have listed are found in baptismal records from Hartford--correct? Perhaps this son was born later, say when the Bloomfields went to Newtown in Long Island. Patty On Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 01:32 PM, Thurmon E King wrote: > Dear Chris: > > Because of my concerns for recovering my data from my drive failure; I > did not find time to read the will of Isabel at the time you sent it to > the mailing list. This morning I read it as I was filing the message > away. > > I found it to be interesting that the only child she mentions is "...my > Loveing son daniell blomfield..." > > The children I have listed for William Bloomfield and Isabel are; John > (b. bef 24 Aug 1645) and Samuel (b. bef 12 Jul 1647). Neither of these > are mentioned in her will ... That is, unless the son Samuel was a > misreading of the name Daniel. > > Regards, > Thurmon > > On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:54:28 +0100 "Chris Sackett" > <chris@sackett.org.uk> > writes: >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> One of the 'finds' during researches at SLC was the will of Simon > Sackett's >> wife Isabel. I have a note that the last 'sighting' of Isabel was in > 1663 >> (although the note does not say what the sighting was!). The will now >> changes that to 1682, meaning she lived at least into her late > seventies and >> that she survived Simon by 47 years. The full source for the will is: > Town >> Minutes of Newtown [Long Island] 1653-1734: Transcriptions of Early > Town >> Records of New York. Historical Records Survey, NY 1941. Vol 2, pt 1, > p260. >> Repository: Family History Library, Salt Lake City. >> >> Regards, >> Chris >> >> Sackett One-Name Study >> www.sackett.org.uk >> >> ------------------------- >> >> Anno 1682 aprill the first >> >> Know all Cristian peopell or home this May Conce.. >> that whare as I Isbell blomfeild of newtowne >> in the west Riding of york sheere upon Long Island >> finding my selfe weeke In body but perfect in >> Memory & understanding but being unsertayne >> how God may deall with mee in Regard of my age >> & prsent weeknes:see Good & that apon Good Consid.. >> to Give unto my Loveing son daniell blomfield in >> Regard of his dutifull care he have had of mee in >> the time of my ould age: hoping that hee will >> Continue the same as Long as I live: Therfore >> I the fore sd Isbell blomfeild doe heare by frely >> Give unto my son daniell & vollentaryly deliver >> unto him by vertue heare of as my act & deede >> such things as heare are spacifyed first all the >> sheere of the housings & Lands: which was Left >> mee by my deceaced Husband william blomfeild >> with all other things that doe be long or apertayn >> unto my selfe: Exsept waring Cloaths: in wittnes >> I sett two my hand & seale & delever it as my >> acct & deed In the prsents of thes witnes >> attested by us >> >> John Coe her >> Samuell Moore Isbell Blomfel. >> Marke >> s >> ---------------------------- > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb blocks HTML formatting in email messages. Be sure to set your > email software to text only before posting a message to the list. > > ============================== > 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 >