Hello S- This list was established for all SDB researchers, whether your ancestors belonged to the original church at Newport or joined later on. I wanted us to have a place to share information specific to the church (like all those great books & web sites that are out there) & migration patterns, which doesn't really belong on other lists. There are many lists that you may want to join.....surname lists are always a good bet, as are locality lists for the area you need to research. To find those, check www.rootsweb.com and click on Mail Lists. We've been up & running for just a few days so if it doesn't seem useful yet I hope you'll wait a bit & see if things get a little more interesting. Let us know the names you are researching (be sure to include given names & dates.....surnames tend to repeat in this group!)....it's possible we're all related! Audrey Your list owner -----Original Message----- From: In House Media Associates <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:04 AM Subject: SDB OF LANCASTER CO/PA? >Just to clarify...is this list only for descendants of the Newport, RI >based church, or for all SDB descendants? If so, is there an SDB list for >all others? I am descendant from SDB from Ephrata, PA and would like to >exchange with others along similar lines. --S Konigmacher <<[email protected]>>

I think it for all S D B . this church group as I see it , all have there roots back to RI . it be hard to think of any S D B church without some family comming for RI. Richard Brandstetter Media Associates wrote: > Just to clarify...is this list only for descendants of the Newport, RI > based church, or for all SDB descendants? If so, is there an SDB list for > all others? I am descendant from SDB from Ephrata, PA and would like to > exchange with others along similar lines. --S Konigmacher <<[email protected]>> > > ==== SDB Mailing List ==== > Check out the SDB books available at Heritage Books: http://www.heritagebooks.com/

Just to clarify...is this list only for descendants of the Newport, RI based church, or for all SDB descendants? If so, is there an SDB list for all others? I am descendant from SDB from Ephrata, PA and would like to exchange with others along similar lines. --S Konigmacher <<[email protected]>>

Hi, I'm Jan and I'm new to the list. My Robison ancestors all came from Alfred (Station), NY and were members of both SDB churches there at one time or another. The problem I'm having is getting information on Henry B. Robison, b. 1844, d. 1916. He seems to have just appeared out of nowhere into Allegany County. The house his family was raised in is still standing in Alfred. He, his wife, Lucinda G. Ormsby, b. 1843, d. 1915, their only son Orson W., 1868-1945, daughter Ency, 1883-1915 are buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Alfred. There were two other daughters born between Orson and Ency. I have no info on them, either. I understand there were quite a few SDB members in Potter County, PA. Could this be a connection? Does anyone have any Robisons in their lines who might be related to Henry? He was my great great grandfather. Jan Robison Oh, I have all Ormsby history back to England if anyone is looking!

Wow - what a project! Bill, can you comment on how your list differs from the similar list in the Sanfords' book (available at Heritage Books - see the tagline below), "Newport Seventh Day Baptist Trilogy." ?? (I mean besides the obvious - that your list is searchable and on-line and best of all....alphabetized!!) Thanks for sharing this great resource! Mind if I include it in our taglines at the bottom of messages? With your name, of course. Audrey -----Original Message----- From: William Maryott <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 3:52 PM Subject: List of All SDB Members Newport RI 1671-1836 >Seven Day Baptist reseachers, several years ago when I was doing >research in the Newport Historical Society, I compiled a list of all >Seven Day Baptist Church members from the formation in 1671 to 1836. >This information was compiled from old Registers and as far as I know is >not published anywhere including the Family History Library in SLC. >You can find it at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm >Then check for the hypertext listing SABINDEX.TXT . >Good Luck. (you probably know that the blue letters above are hypertext >which means you can double click on them and go directly to the source - >assuming I typed it in correctly) >Bill Maryott > > >==== SDB Mailing List ==== >Check out the SDB books available at Heritage Books: http://www.heritagebooks.com/ > >

Seven Day Baptist reseachers, several years ago when I was doing research in the Newport Historical Society, I compiled a list of all Seven Day Baptist Church members from the formation in 1671 to 1836. This information was compiled from old Registers and as far as I know is not published anywhere including the Family History Library in SLC. You can find it at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm Then check for the hypertext listing SABINDEX.TXT . Good Luck. (you probably know that the blue letters above are hypertext which means you can double click on them and go directly to the source - assuming I typed it in correctly) Bill Maryott

Audrey Bennett wrote: > You missed one from Richard Brandstetter that he promises to resend I have sent this out befor to other lists I working on the Babcocks ,Davis , Maxson and others . there is so much on this group it been hard to keep it in order :-) Richard Brandstetter Since the May of 97 discovery of the Shrewsbury Seventh Day Baptist Church and family connection right here in our own back yard, (Monmouth Co. NJ). I've had unbelievable luck and help in putting together a family history, which has been well documented. August 1997 and Oct 98 we took the information from church records from 1789, of their travel West and proceeded on our own journey. We started exactly where the church was, -mile marker 98.8 on the Garden State Parkway. We traveled the route along the old Forbes highway through Pennsylvania, stopping in Bedford Pennsylvania. There we found tantalizing tidbits of their passing. We found Babcock Ridge and Babcock Lost Brook just outside of Bedford. When asked the local's response was, "they've always been known by those names." Thomas Babcock was an important part of the church in 1789 which raises the question, is there a connection with the church and their travel through the region and the above names? We then traveled to the Salemville and Woodbridgetown in Pennsylvania, which was founded by this New Jersey church group. Our travels took us to Salem, West Virginia where the families finally settled in 1792. They founded Salem and the Salem-Teikyo University in Salem, West Virginia. Here we also found a gravestone that was taken from Monmouth County, NJ to Wisconsin and back to West Virginia. About 1905 most of the gravestones were moved from Shrewsbury Seventh Day Baptist Church and used as a foundation for a barn. This one stone was at the site but not associated with a grave. In order to protect it a minister removed it and hence made its way through a series of churches to finally rest in West Virginia. In September 97 and Aug 98, we reversed the trip to Newport Rhode Island, where the church and families originally came from. These people were responsible for major development in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Monmouth County, NJ. The Newport church, the first Seventh Day Baptist church in the US was founded in 1640. Its building is now intact and is the Newport Historical Society building. The church at the Mystic Seaport is a Seventh Day Baptist church. Unfortunately the Monmouth County Church which was moved in 1830 only survived until the 1970's when a fire destroyed it. This 300-year travel for my wife only came to light this May 97 . She is originally from Colorado and knew nothing of her Monmouth County connection. Since my research and our travels have begun, I have acquired a wealth of information on this particular Baptist group. I now have copies of the original church's historical records for the last 350 years and its people and their accomplishments as well as wills deeds and church minutes. Information pertaining to how there families were part of the group that was directly responsible for the development of Monmouth County and signatories on the original Monmouth Patent. Also acquired is a database of over 6,000 family members that is mind boggling. It's amazing that here in Monmouth County there is little knowledge of this group that was part of the formation of Monmouth County. There is so much knowledge, of their daily lives, how as a group they were so united that they sold their church, their properties and proceeded to build towns and cities across the country, it is amazing that up until this investigation so little was known here in Monmouth County, I have placed copies of the original church records from 1740 to 1830, several books and many copies of various documents at the Monmouth County Archives, the Monmouth County Historical Society, and the historical societies in Wall, Howell and Shrewsbury. Much help and even books were from Mr. Don A. Sanford and the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society

>Thanks, Sally. Its a good possibility that the Benjamin Bly is a son to my >Benjamin Bly. "My" Benjamin died on 21 June 1818 in Voluntown but he had a >son, Benjamin, who might have bought the land. I don't have much >information on him or whether he stayed in Voluntown. I'll definitely tuck >that information away because I'm almost positive that he's a relative. And >I got the information from Alaska! Off the genealogy subject, I've been >there (Anchorage) in January for Olympic Tryouts in Cross Country Skiing >(for my son-not me). It was actually warmer than in Minnesota at the time! >Maggie >

You missed one from Richard Brandstetter that he promises to resend once we have more subscribers. We've been up & running for about 24 hours so traffic has been a little slow (=: As of right now we have a whopping 18 subscribers and are growing....when this list is announced in the rootsweb newsletter we'll probably get many new subscribers. After that we'll have lots to talk about. Feel free to forward info about the Sabbatarians, share web sites, ask for help with SDB surnames, discuss migration patterns, etc... Audrey -----Original Message----- From: Charles Cox <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 11:05 AM Subject: Re: History of SDB > >Also, have I missed some postings to this list?? Maggie's was the first >I've received... > >Sally Cox in Anchorage, AK.

Maggie, I was just going through a microfilm of Voluntown land records and learned that my ancestor, Lot Larkham, sold land in Volutown to a Benjamin Bly on January 1, 1818. Would this be your Benjamin Bly? Several of Lot Larkham's children [Patience (Larkham) Witter, Thomas Larkham, Prudence (Larkham) Himes, and Sarah (Larkham) Colegrove] were SDBs and made the trek to New York state (Hartford, Wash.Co. and Brookfield, Madison Co) in the 1790s/early 1800s. Also, have I missed some postings to this list?? Maggie's was the first I've received... Sally Cox in Anchorage, AK. -----Original Message----- From: Maggie Nelson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 4:13 AM Subject: History of SDB >Thanks so much for the information, Richard. I got on their website and >noted that they started in Newport. That is where my Carr family lived at >that time. Benjamin Bly (who married Joanna Carr) was born in ca. 1736, >however, and moved his family to Voluntown, CT and then on to New York. So, >I'm not sure that they would have been a part of this particular Baptist >Church. I'm going to Arizona late this week to visit with my parents so >I'll definitely ask my mother if she has any ideas about her g grandfather's >Baptist Connection. I grew up in the GARBC but that is the church that was >established in my hometown. >Maggie >

Thanks so much for the information, Richard. I got on their website and noted that they started in Newport. That is where my Carr family lived at that time. Benjamin Bly (who married Joanna Carr) was born in ca. 1736, however, and moved his family to Voluntown, CT and then on to New York. So, I'm not sure that they would have been a part of this particular Baptist Church. I'm going to Arizona late this week to visit with my parents so I'll definitely ask my mother if she has any ideas about her g grandfather's Baptist Connection. I grew up in the GARBC but that is the church that was established in my hometown. Maggie

This may be a dumb question. Who were the Seventh Day Baptists? I joined the list because I have ancestors from RI as early as 1635. I believe that they were Baptists and the reason that I believe this is that there have been Baptist "elders" in my line. Their names were "Bly" and they were a line from Robert Carr, brother to Caleb, who arrived in this country in 1635. In addition, there were some Millers who lived in Pennsylvania who were also "Elders" but I'm not sure if it was in the Baptist Church. Our family continues to be Baptist and my gg grandfather established Baptist Churches here in Minnesota. Any information on that organization would be appreciated. Maggie

I have sent this out befor to other lists I working on the Babcocks ,Davis , Maxson and others . there is so much on this group it been hard to keep it in order :-) Richard Brandstetter Since the May of 97 discovery of the church and family connection right here in our own back yard, (Monmouth Co. NJ). I've had unbelievable luck and help in putting together a family history, which has been well documented. August 1997 and Oct 98 we took the information from church records from 1789, of their travel West and proceeded on our own journey. We started exactly where the church was, -mile marker 98 on the Garden State Parkway. We traveled the route along the old Forbes highway through Pennsylvania, stopping in Bedford Pennsylvania. There we found tantalizing tidbits of their passing. We found Babcock Ridge and Babcock Lost Brook just outside of Bedford. When asked the local's response was, "they've always been known by those names." Thomas Babcock was an important part of the church in 1789 which raises the question, is there a connection with the church and their travel through the region and the above names? We then traveled to the Salemville and Woodbridgetown in Pennsylvania, which was founded by this New Jersey church group. Our travels took us to Salem, West Virginia where the families finally settled in 1792. They founded Salem and the Salem-Teikyo University in Salem, West Virginia. Here we also found a gravestone that was taken from Monmouth County, NJ to Wisconsin and back to West Virginia. About 1905 most of the gravestones were moved from Shrewsbury Seventh Day Baptist Church and used as a foundation for a barn. This one stone was at the site but not associated with a grave. In order to protect it a minister removed it and hence made its way through a series of churches to finally rest in West Virginia. In September 97 and Aug 98, we reversed the trip to Newport Rhode Island, where the church and families originally came from. These people were responsible for major development in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Monmouth County, NJ. The Newport church, the first Seventh Day Baptist church in the US was founded in 1640. Its building is now intact and is the Newport Historical Society building. The church at the Mystic Seaport is a Seventh Day Baptist church. Unfortunately the Monmouth County Church which was moved in 1830 only survived until the 1970's when a fire destroyed it. This 300-year travel for my wife only came to light this May 97 . She is originally from Colorado and knew nothing of her Monmouth County connection. Since my research and our travels have begun, I have acquired a wealth of information on this particular Baptist group. I now have copies of the original church's historical records for the last 350 years and its people and their accomplishments as well as wills deeds and church minutes. Information pertaining to how there families were part of the group that was directly responsible for the development of Monmouth County and signatories on the original Monmouth Patent. Also acquired is a database of over 6,000 family members that is mind boggling. It's amazing that here in Monmouth County there is little knowledge of this group that was part of the formation of Monmouth County. There is so much knowledge, of their daily lives, how as a group they were so united that they sold their church, their properties and proceeded to build towns and cities across the country, it is amazing that up until this investigation so little was known here in Monmouth County, I have placed copies of the original church records from 1740 to 1830, several books and many copies of various documents at the Monmouth County Archives, the Monmouth County Historical Society, and the historical societies in Wall, Howell and Shrewsbury. Much help and even books were from Mr. Don A. Sanford and the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society