Dear Kith and Kin, Does anyone have further information on Rebecca Sherwood, bapt. 14 APR 1625, Balcombe, Sussex, England? Can anyone verify the baptism date, or identify her parents? I have conflicting dates. One source says 1625, the other gives the same month and day, but gives the year as 1633 (I think Phil kindly provided the latter date from an IGI extract). If 1625 is the correct date, that would jibe well with the Rebecca (dau. of Thomas the Immigrant), listed as "age 9" on the 1634 ship's register of the "Francis", which sailed from Ipswich, England to Massachusetts (Public Record Office, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU, England:CO1/8/pp.99-101). I also have it that there was a Rebecca Sherwood bapt. 1624, Somerset, ENGLAND. Is Somerset anywhere near Balcombe? I don't know how much regarding Rebecca is proven, but let me give you what I have: The Rebecca Sherwood who came to America in 1634 is said to have married either (or both) Angel HUSTED or Robert ROSE. Angel was b. 1625 in either Boston, Massachusetts or Somerset, ENGLAND, and died 5 APR 1706, Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT (Source: "Sherwood Family Group Sheets: Descendants to the 8th Generation of Thomas Sherwood of Fairfield (1586-1655) and Thomas Sherwood of Stratford" compiled by Donald F. Notley, 5311 S. Delaware Ave., Tulsa, OK, 13 DEC 1985. Apparently, Notley's data is completely based on the William Lounsbury Sherwood collection.). Angel was a son of Robert HUSTED, b. 1596, Somerset, ENG; d. 1652, Stamford, Fairfield Co, CT, and Elizabeth MILLER. Robert and Elizabeth m. 1619, Frome, Dorset, ENG. Robert ROSE came to America as a young man "age 15" (ship's register) on the same ship - the "Francis" - as Rebecca and her Sherwood family. Robert ROSE (1619-1683) was a son of Robert ROSE, Sr., (b. 1594, "age 40" on the ship's register) and Margery EVERED. But another source says that Robert, Jr., married Elizabeth WOOD, not Rebecca SHERWOOD. Elizabeth WOOD b. 14 APR 1626, Chesham, Bucks, ENG; d. 28 JUL 1677 New Hampshire (or perhaps New Haven, CT). I thought I'd check with all of you first before I follow Phil's good suggestion that I check with the East or West Sussex County Record Offices for the baptismal records. Was Balcombe ever known for its mills or grain-growing? Since a number of Thomas' descendants built and operated grist mills, I figure there may be some connection to the same livelihood in England, so whenever I look into a possible English home for Thomas I always keep this in mind. Kind Regards, Geoff Geoffrey Sherwood Towaco, NJ, USA demidave@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.