yes there was a Greenman shipbuilding yard there and the Greenman had the church built by a Maxson from Westerly about 1840 (may be off by 10 or so years ) he did it so his SDB workers did not have to go far to church .I have some papers on the church and the first service (names time places ) ,I just have to find them . Richard Brandstetter Monmouth Co NJ > What this means is, 1) the records of the Greenmanville SDB Church are > probably in the Archives at the SDB Center in Janesville, WI, and access > would be through Don Sanford, and 2) since the current Westerly church was > organized as an offshoot of the current Ashaway church, the records of > members living in the Stonington/ Mystic/ Westerly area prior to 1840 may be > part of the Ashaway church's history. I will have to do some research on > that and get back to you. > BTW, someone mentioned there is an SDB church in Mystic Seaport. That > is the Greenmanville SDB Church meeting house. It was moved to the seaport > because the Greenman Family, as I understand it, were not only staunch SDBs, > they were major players in the early shipbuilding days of the Mystic area. > I'm not certain of the history - it's been quite some time since I was > exposed to any info regarding the Greenmans and the Greenmanville church. > If and when I get more information on them, I'll be sure to pass it along. > > Terry L. (Crane) Durst > Groton, CT > > ==== SDB Mailing List ==== > Learn more about your Stillman ancestors: > http://www.stillman.org/

Hi, all- When I said there wasn't an SDB church in Stonington, CT, I was slightly off the mark. There isn't a current SDB church there, nor will you find much info on it in the local libraries. However, there WAS an SDB church in Greenmanville, CT, many, many years ago. Greenmanville no longer exists as a community, but where it was is now part of the Stonington/Mystic area. I own 2 SDB history books, "A Choosing People: The History of Seventh Day Baptists", written by SDB Historian, Don A. Sanford; and "The First Hundred Years, Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church, Westerly, RI, 1840-1940", published by The Utter Company, Westerly, RI. Don Sanford's book doesn't mention the Greenmanville SDB Church at all, and there are only 2 references to it in the Westerly Church book. One of them mentions it being organized prior to 1851, when one of the Deacons of the Westerly church removed his membership to it, and the other reference mentions that the meetings of the Eastern Association of SDB Churches were held at Greenmanville in May of 1854. What this means is, 1) the records of the Greenmanville SDB Church are probably in the Archives at the SDB Center in Janesville, WI, and access would be through Don Sanford, and 2) since the current Westerly church was organized as an offshoot of the current Ashaway church, the records of members living in the Stonington/ Mystic/ Westerly area prior to 1840 may be part of the Ashaway church's history. I will have to do some research on that and get back to you. BTW, someone mentioned there is an SDB church in Mystic Seaport. That is the Greenmanville SDB Church meeting house. It was moved to the seaport because the Greenman Family, as I understand it, were not only staunch SDBs, they were major players in the early shipbuilding days of the Mystic area. I'm not certain of the history - it's been quite some time since I was exposed to any info regarding the Greenmans and the Greenmanville church. If and when I get more information on them, I'll be sure to pass it along. Terry L. (Crane) Durst Groton, CT

-----Original Message----- From: viola seward <[email protected]> To: Audrey Bennett <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 6:22 PM Subject: Re: BURDICK, MARY. + HARRINGTON. >As close as i can figure it must have been Smithfield, Providence co,R.I. >Viola. > >---------- >> From: Audrey Bennett <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: BURDICK, MARY. + HARRINGTON. >> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 5:28 PM >> >> Hi, Viola! Where did Mary and Newman live? >> Audrey >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viola seward <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 7:35 AM >> Subject: BURDICK, MARY. + HARRINGTON. >> >> >> >I have a Mary Burdick married to Newman H Harrington. Any one have this >> >Mary? >> >Thank you. >> >Viola. >> > >> > >> >==== SDB Mailing List ==== >> >The Seventh Day Baptist Church has a website: >> http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/ >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> ==== SDB Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Crandall Family Association at >> http://www.geocities.com/~wyatt1599/cfa/contents.html >> (If it's late at night, turn down the volume...there's music.) >> >

Hi, Viola! Where did Mary and Newman live? Audrey -----Original Message----- From: viola seward <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 7:35 AM Subject: BURDICK, MARY. + HARRINGTON. >I have a Mary Burdick married to Newman H Harrington. Any one have this >Mary? >Thank you. >Viola. > > >==== SDB Mailing List ==== >The Seventh Day Baptist Church has a website: http://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/ > >

Sorry about that! I should have included a location. Archived messages for all Rootsweb mailing lists can be found at www.rootsweb.com. Click on "Searches" Scroll down to where it says, "Search 6100 mail lists....) and click on that Then type the name of the list (in our case, SDB) in the search box. Happy hunting! Audrey -----Original Message----- From: William Maryott <[email protected]> To: Audrey Bennett <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 10, 1999 9:34 AM Subject: Re: Fw: List Archives Fixed >Audrey, what is the address for the list archives? > >Audrey Bennett wrote: > >> In case you had tried accessing the archives....they are now fixed. Below >> is an excerpt from the mail I received from Tim.... >> >> Audrey

I have a Mary Burdick married to Newman H Harrington. Any one have this Mary? Thank you. Viola.

In case you had tried accessing the archives....they are now fixed. Below is an excerpt from the mail I received from Tim.... Audrey -----Original Message----- From: Tim Pierce Subject: List Archives Fixed >Hi, folks - > >The mailing list archives on searches.rootsweb.com should be fixed >now, really and truly and totally. If you're still getting corrupted >archives, or still find that posts from the last week can't be found >in the archive, let me know. (Do keep in mind that it can take up to >48 hours for a message to get into the archives even when nothing's >wrong.) > (snip) > >-- >Regards, >Tim Pierce >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative >system obfuscator and hack-of-all-trades > >

Hi, April. Some greating listings of early members can be found in Don Sanford's book "Newport Seventh Day Baptist Trilogy." It's available at Heritage Books (www.heritagebooks.com) for a very low price. Well worth it for the wealth of data included. It covers the Newport congregation best. I'm not aware of any great books that cover the Hopkinton/Westerly church members. Wish I was. Anyone else have any recommendations? Thanks! Audrey -----Original Message----- From: April King <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 2:26 PM Subject: Re: Stonington, CT >Hello Terry, > >I have ties to both early Westerly and the early SDB church [Crandall] >but am having trouble sorting out which of my family were members and >which were not... I'm also new to the list so maybe this is "old news" >but is there a listing of early church members and/or clergy? > >Thank you, >April (Larkin) King

Thanks for sharing this great resource, Jan! I have "talked" with them myself and found them to be extremely helpful. However, they are also quite busy. Let's try to use this list as a resource if possible (and it naturally will not always be possible) before going to the SDB folks directly. We are beginning to have many knowledgable members & can help each other out with simple queries. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> >You might try contacting SDB HQ. The resident historian has been most >helpful to me... Fellow list members, PLEASE do not take advantage of this >email addy!! It was given to me by the secretary at the Alfred, NY SDB >Church... Enough said... > >Jan Robison >Casselberry, FL

sorry not all of this got into the last Email >>Thomas Babcock-He settled first in westerly RI or Stonington Conn . where he was a ship carpenter. Prior to 1752 he removed with his family to Squam , Monmouth Co, NJ where there was S D B Settlement and Church near the Ocean . Church records show that the last Sabbath in Feb 1752 Thomas Babcock and Thomas Davis were chosen deacons of Shrewsbury S D B Church In NJ. He Manufactured salt from sea water<<

I do not know of one in Stonington but there were SDB's there and all around it .The church at the Mystic Seaport is a Seventh Day Baptist church.Stonington is jus tdown the road for Mistic and over the bay from Westerly RI the babcocks were in Stonington, below is from the Babcock History of 1905 >>>He settled first in westerly RI or Stonington Conn . where he was a ship carpenter. Prior to 1752 he removed with his family to Squam , Monmouth Co, NJ where there was S D B Settlement and Church near the Ocean . Church records show that the last Sabbath in Feb 1752 Thomas Babcock and Thomas Davis were chosen deacons of Shrewsbury S D B Church In NJ. He Manufactured salt from sea water>>>> > SDBs. I'm confused. To the best of my knowledge, there never has been an > SDB church in Stonington. There was and is a church in Waterford, CT, and > another in Westerly, RI, which is named "Pawcatuck SDB Church", but I've > never heard of one being in Stonington.

Hi, all- I just joined this list, and the first message was about Stonington, CT SDBs. I'm confused. To the best of my knowledge, there never has been an SDB church in Stonington. There was and is a church in Waterford, CT, and another in Westerly, RI, which is named "Pawcatuck SDB Church", but I've never heard of one being in Stonington. I am an active member of the Westerly church, and am willing to do research regarding it's past members. I also have close friends in the First Hopkinton (Ashaway, RI) SDB Church and the Waterford SDB Church, and I have access to the Rockville (RI)SDB Church. I would be willing to do research at any of these churches. Please contact me either privately or via this list. Terry L. (Crane) Durst Groton, CT

You might try contacting SDB HQ. The resident historian has been most helpful to me... Fellow list members, PLEASE do not take advantage of this email addy!! It was given to me by the secretary at the Alfred, NY SDB Church... Enough said... [email protected] (Seventh Day Baptist <[email protected]>) Jan Robison Casselberry, FL

Hello Terry, I have ties to both early Westerly and the early SDB church [Crandall] but am having trouble sorting out which of my family were members and which were not... I'm also new to the list so maybe this is "old news" but is there a listing of early church members and/or clergy? Thank you, April (Larkin) King

Try STONINGTON LIBRARY, WADAWANUCK SQ, STONINGTON, CT 06378 Babcock name is on the there building and I know they have info but I got there at closing and do not know if they have the Info you need . Richard Brandstetter > Does anybody have a book that has the SDB church records of Stonington > CT. I believe the Stonington Historical Soc sells copies but they have > not answered my query on whether they still sell it. > I am looking for any THOMPSON or BABCOCK entries in the Stonington SDB > records for the period from about 1780 to 1880. > Thanks for the help, > Charlie King > gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson > > ________________________________________________________________ > Get secure free e-mail that you don't need Web access to use > from Juno, the world's second largest online service. > Download your free software at http://www.juno.com/getit.b.html. > > ==== SDB Mailing List ==== > Your listowner is [email protected]

Does anybody have a book that has the SDB church records of Stonington CT. I believe the Stonington Historical Soc sells copies but they have not answered my query on whether they still sell it. I am looking for any THOMPSON or BABCOCK entries in the Stonington SDB records for the period from about 1780 to 1880. Thanks for the help, Charlie King gg grandson of Joseph Loomer Thompson ________________________________________________________________ Get secure free e-mail that you don't need Web access to use from Juno, the world's second largest online service. Download your free software at http://www.juno.com/getit.b.html.

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~sdbbris/books/new/sdbusa.htm has a fairly concise history of the early Seveth Day Baptist church. (I think it's the same info Richard has sent to us via email.) Audrey

Thought I'd share this with you! Jan Robison: The Alfred record book which was compiled by my wife, Ilou, relied heavily upon the records of the clerk of the Alfred Church, Frank Greene, who did an outstanding job of including biographical records along with membership lists. Unfortunately, it was done before computers and was all hand written. I checked the original and it could easily be read as either Radison or Robison. The only thing that I could find on Henry B. Robison in our files was his obituary in the Sabbath Recorder vol. 84 # 6 February 11, 1918 pg. 191. Robison---- Henry Bunker Robison, son of Robert and Cynthia Robison, was born in Steuben County, NY April 13, 1844 and died at the home of his son in Salamanca, January 21, 1918, ages 73 years, 9 months, and 8 days. He lived in Steuben County until he was 33 years of age and on September 6, 1866 he was married to Lucinda Green Ormsby. To this union four children were born--- Orson W. of Salamanca; Mrs. Sara C. Shaw of Alfred; Mrs. Emma Vincent of Alfred Station, and Emcie, deceased. More than forty years ago they moved to the vicinity of Alfred Station and he lived the remainder of his life there. He joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Hartsville in 1885, and in May of 1910 he transferred his membership to the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred Station, where he remained a faithful member until death claimed him, He was a kindhearted man, much devoted to his family. Mrs. Robison passed away in July 1915, since which time he has made his home with his children. Several months ago he underwent an operation and was thought well on the way to recovery until about a week before his death, he began suddenly to fail. He died in the faith in which he lived, trusting in the Savior who had led him along life's journey. He was the youngest of a family of fourteen children. One brother Silas Robison of Bradford, NY, three children, seven grandchildren and many relatives and friends are left, who realize their loss in his departure. The funeral was conducted in the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred Station at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Thursday, January 24, 1918 by his pastor. Interment in Pleasant Valley cemetery I. S. G. Don A. Sanford Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society Box 1678 Janesville, WI 53547

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_922999466_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII --part0_922999466_boundary Content-ID: <[email protected]_out.mail.inwave.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb02.mail.aol.com (v59.2) with SMTP; Thu, 01 Apr 1999 15:19:04 -0500 Received: from iria.inwave.com (iria.inwave.com [206.101.238.8]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id PAA24235 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:19:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from usrpri-1-28.inwave.com (bakermfg.inwave.com [207.49.245.234] (may be forged)) by iria.inwave.com (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id PAA00286 for <[email protected]>; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:23:59 -0600 Received: by usrpri-1-28.inwave.com with Microsoft Mail id <[email protected]>; Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:25:57 -0600 Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Seventh Day Baptist <[email protected]>" <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: Henry Robison Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 14:25:45 -0600 Return-Receipt-To: <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Jan Robison: The Alfred record book which was compiled by my wife, Ilou, relied heavily upon the records of the clerk of the Alfred Church, Frank Greene, who did an outstanding job of including biographical records along with membership lists. Unfortunately, it was done before computers and was all hand written. I checked the original and it could easily be read as either Radison or Robison. The only thing that I could find on Henry B. Robison in our files was his obituary in the Sabbath Recorder vol. 84 # 6 February 11, 1918 pg. 191. Robison---- Henry Bunker Robison, son of Robert and Cynthia Robison, was born in Steuben County, NY April 13, 1844 and died at the home of his son in Salamanca, January 21, 1918, ages 73 years, 9 months, and 8 days. He lived in Steuben County until he was 33 years of age and on September 6, 1866 he was married to Lucinda Green Ormsby. To this union four children were born--- Orson W. of Salamanca; Mrs. Sara C. Shaw of Alfred; Mrs. Emma Vincent of Alfred Station, and Emcie, deceased. More than forty years ago they moved to the vicinity of Alfred Station and he lived the remainder of his life there. He joined the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Hartsville in 1885, and in May of 1910 he transferred his membership to the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred Station, where he remained a faithful member until death claimed him, He was a kindhearted man, much devoted to his family. Mrs. Robison passed away in July 1915, since which time he has made his home with his children. Several months ago he underwent an operation and was thought well on the way to recovery until about a week before his death, he began suddenly to fail. He died in the faith in which he lived, trusting in the Savior who had led him along life's journey. He was the youngest of a family of fourteen children. One brother Silas Robison of Bradford, NY, three children, seven grandchildren and many relatives and friends are left, who realize their loss in his departure. The funeral was conducted in the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred Station at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Thursday, January 24, 1918 by his pastor. Interment in Pleasant Valley cemetery I. S. G. Don A. Sanford Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society Box 1678 Janesville, WI 53547 e-mail [email protected] --part0_922999466_boundary--

Here goes with the next part of my line. This is the continuation of what I sent earlier today. Elizabeth HAVENS (Anna DAVIS, John, William), b. 1754, Shrewsbury, New Jersey, d. 1834, Ohio, m. William ("Bottom Billy") DAVIS--see part I Jacob DAVIS, Jr. (Jacob, Sr., James, William), b. Nov. 4, 1769, d. February 26, 1828, m. Dec. 29, 1787 Prudence MAXSON, daughter of Ephraim MAXSON (Joseph, Jr., Joseph, Sr. John, Sr., Richard) and Elizabeth DAVIS (T. Wm., John, William). Jacob DAVIS, Jr. and Prudence MAXSON were second cousins, once removed. Child of Jacob DAVIS, Jr., and Prudence MAXSON was Mary DAVIS. Mary DAVIS (Jacob, Sr., James, William), b. abt. 1775, Monmouth, New Jersey, d.?, m. Jan. 19., 1792 Jacob LOOFBURROW, son of John Wade LOOFBOROUGH and Mary HOFF. One of my biggest mysteries is the death dates and places of Jacob and Mary. The best guess is somewhere in Ohio. Child of Jacob LOOFBURROW and Mary DAVIS is Matilda LOOFBORO. Elisabeth DAVIS (Jacob, Sr., James, William), b. May 10, 1781, New Jersey, d. April 22, 1857, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., Ohio, m. Sept. 8, 1795 James DAVIS, son of William ("Bottom Billy") DAVIS and Elizabeth HAVENS. Elisabeth DAVIS and James DAVIS were first cousins. Child of Elisabeth DAVIS and James DAVIS was Jeptha DAVIS. James DAVIS (William, James, William), b. April 1, 1774, New Jersey, d. June 13, 1851, Shelby Co., Ohio, m. Sept. 8, 1795 Elisabeth DAVIS--see directly above. Prudence MAXSON (Elizabeth DAVIS, T. Wm., John, William), b. 1770, d. December 4, 1815, Doddridge Co., (W)VA, m. Dec. 29, 1787 Jacob DAVIS, Jr.--see above. Aseneth DAVIS (William, T. Wm., John, William), b. May 27, 1793, (W)VA, d. ?, m. Sept. 21, 1813 Dudley HUGHES, Sr. in Harrison Co., (W)VA, Dudley HUGHES is the son of Jonathan HUGHES and Abigail JACKSON. Child of Aseneth DAVIS and Dudley HUGHES, Sr. is Dudley HUGHES, Jr. Mary DAVIS (Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr., James, William), b. October 18, 1798, d. ?, m. 1828 William Riley VAN HORN in (W)VA. William Riley VAN HORN is the son of Job VAN HORN (Job, William Barent Barentsen, Barent Christiansen) and Catherine Shoesnalar. Child of Mary DAVIS and William Riley VAN HORN is Minerva VAN HORN. Matilda LOOFBORO (Mary DAVIS, Jacob, Sr., James, William), b. abt. 1804, Harrison Co., (W)VA, d. January, 1866, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., Ohio, m. Aug. 4, 1822, Jeptha DAVIS (James, William, James, William)--Matilda LOOFBORO and Jeptha DAVIS were second cousins. Child of Matilda LOOFBORO and Jeptha DAVIS was Charlotta DAVIS. Jeptha DAVIS (James, William, James, William), b. 1802, d. Sept. 16, 1878, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., Ohio, m. Aug. 4, 1822 Matilda LOOFBORO--see directly above. Dudley HUGHES, Jr. (Aseneth DAVIS, William, T. Wm., John, William), b. July 25, 1820, Harrison Co., (W)VA, d. Nov. 21, 1893, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, m. Feb. 7, 1843 Minerva VAN HORN, daughter of William Riley VAN HORN and Mary DAVIS (Jacob, Jr., Jacob, Sr., James, William)--Dudley HUGHES, Jr. and Minerva VAN HORN were fourth cousins. Child of Dudley HUGHES, Jr. and Minerva VAN HORN was William Van Horn HUGHES. Minerva VAN HORN (Mary DAVIS, Jacob Jr., Jacob Sr., James, William), b. Jan. 19, 1825, Logan Co., OH, d. March 11. 1869, Shelby Co., OH, m. Dudley HUGHES, Jr.--see directly above. Charlotta DAVIS (Jeptha, James, William, James, William), b. May 15, 1829, d. Feb. 7, 1901, m. 1st John FITZ RANDOLPH, m. 2nd March 2, 1867 William A. JONES. Child of Charlotta DAVIS and William A. JONES is Joshua Davis JONES. William Van Horn HUGHES (Dudley HUGHES, Aseneth DAVIS, William, T. Wm., John, William), b. Aug. 9, 1845, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, d. Feb. 14, 1919, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, m. March 30, 1867 Elizabeth SMITH. Child of Wm. Van Horn HUGHES and Eliz. SMITH is Mary Emma HUGHES. Joshua Davis JONES (Charlotta DAVIS, Jeptha, James, William, James, William), b. May 3, 1869, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, d. August 11, 1959, Shelby Co., OH, m. April 4, 1889, Mary Emma HUGHES--you have your choice of several ways to trace her back! Joshua Davis JONES and Mary Emma HUGHES were fifth cousins, once removed. Child of Joshua Davis JONES and Mary Emma HUGHES was Norma E. JONES. Mary Emma HUGHES (see above!), b. July 1, 1871, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, d. August 6, 1931, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, m. Joshua Davis JONES--see above Norma E. JONES, b. Feb. 4, 1890, Jackson Center, Shelby Co., OH, d. Dec. 30, 1963, Edgerton, Rock Co., Wisconsin, m. August 16, 1911 Walter Guy POLAN, son of Charles Lewis POLAN (Samuel, Samuel, Martin) and Frances Agzilla HOULT. W. Guy and Norma JONES POLAN are my grandparents. The Polan's were from Doddridge Co., West Virginia and involved in the Middle Island SDB Church there. Some other time I can give the details about my Polan roots if anyone is interested. But this is enough for now! I realize that this is quite a mishmash of information and pretty hard to digest. But hopefully you will see some names you recognize and can let me know how you tie in. Carrie