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 >