Dear Bridget and John, Thanks very much! I shall relay the information to Ken! Cheers, Joanne In a message dated 7/27/2008 2:45:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bridgetmeads@btinternet.com writes: Extract from the Sussex Marriage Index: Place: Herstmonceux, East Sussex, Date: 24 Jul 1776: Subject: Thomas MARTIN Spouse: Ann REED This appears the most likely in my humble opinion. Bridget 10773 ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMBecker@aol.com> To: <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 7:31 PM Subject: [SFHG] Mary MARTIN b 1786 Herstmonceux > Hello Listers! > After a long absence, I am back at the family history puzzle again. I > have been contacted by a SFHG member who does not have access to email > and am > hoping to link his FRIEND and MARTIN families to mine, or at least offer > him > some progress. > His ancestress Mary nee MARTIN FRIEND (circa 1790 Herstmonceux- 1863 > Herstmonceux, aged 72) was probably the daughter (chr 1786) of Thomas and > Ann > MARTIN who baptised 5 other children (all at Hmcx): Fanny (1777), William > (1778), Elizabeth (1780), Thomas (1784-?DecQ 1852), and Amy (1789). > Assuming Thomas and Ann married in 1777 or earlier, would SKS with > access to the SFHG Marriage Index be able to tell me Ann's maiden name > and where > and when they married, or any other details? > Is anyone else researching this family? > Thanks very much! > Cheers, Joanne > > Joanne Mays Becker > Sleepy Hollow, New York Joanne Mays Becker Sleepy Hollow, New York **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)