Hi Mary Jo, I googled Early Quakers in RI and this came up...at least it tells where some of these records are held in RI.? Regards,? Joan http://books.google.com/books?id=OGuAw7MBqxoC&pg=PA419&lpg=PA419&dq=early+quaker+records+ri&source=web&ots=3b-mK-vrdZ&sig=lvu0-V7XpQfuitF0W1MmxvRYxU0 -----Original Message----- From: Mary Jo Sisson March <benoni@centurytel.net> To: inn118@aol.com Sent: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:07 am Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 18 Joan: I saw a record recently that said George Lawton was a Quaker.? Mary Jo? ----- Original Message ----- From: <inn118@aol.com>? To: <sisson@rootsweb.com>? Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 6:59 AM? Subject: Re: [SISSON] SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 18? ? > If any of the Lawtons were early Quakers there is a chance you might find > some records.? I understand that Quakers have always kept meticulous > records of their members.? Just a thought!? Regards,? Joan? >? >? > -----Original Message-----? > From: sisson-request@rootsweb.com? > To: sisson@rootsweb.com? > Sent: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 3:02 am? > Subject: SISSON Digest, Vol 3, Issue 18? >? >? >? >? >? > Today's Topics:? >? > 1. Re: Lawtons & the Planter, 1638 (David A Sisson)? > 2. Re: Lawtons & the Planter, 1638 (Roy)? > 3. Re: Lawtons & the Planter, 1638 (flaherty@ksu.edu)? > 4. B. F. Sisson of Caroline Co Va (gc-gateway@rootsweb.com)? >? >? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------? >? > Message: 1? > Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:46:21 -0500? > From: David A Sisson <dsisson2@rochester.rr.com>? > Subject: Re: [SISSON] Lawtons & the Planter, 1638? > To: Mary Jo Sisson March <benoni@centurytel.net>? > Cc: genealogy <sisson-l@rootsweb.com>? > Message-ID: <47AC4F1D.9080209@rochester.rr.com>? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed? >? >? > I wish I knew where to look, Mary Jo. I hope someone does. Ship? > manifests are difficult!? > David Arne Sisson? >? > Mary Jo Sisson March wrote:? >> I have found a record of the genealogy of a George Robert Lawton >> (1813-1885)? > which states that he "was a descendent of one of the earliest families in > Rhode? > Island, his father's family arrived at Aquidneck in 1638 aboard the ship? > "Planter" from Cranfield, Parish, Bedfordshire, England. The family > settled in? > the Portsmouth, Newport area and obtained a land grant known today as > Lawton's? > Valley."? >> These Planter passengers are obviously our Lawtons, prob. George & >> Thomas? > both. Does anyone know how to locate the passenger list for the Planter? > I? > have been trying to, but have had no luck. Evidently there is such a > record? > (somewhere) because the information appears to be very reliable. Someone > must? > have located the Sparrow records, unless it was just information handed > down in? > the family, and I doubt that. Please tell me where I should look.? >> Mary Jo? >>? >> -------------------------------? >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com? > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of? > the message? >>? >>? >? >? > ------------------------------? >? > Message: 2? > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:12:34 -0500 (EST)? > From: "Roy" <royalty@pakachoag.com>? > Subject: Re: [SISSON] Lawtons & the Planter, 1638? > To: "David A Sisson" <dsisson2@rochester.rr.com>? > Cc: genealogy <sisson-l@rootsweb.com>? > Message-ID: <1787.209.3.235.137.1202494354.squirrel@webmail.web.com>? > Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1? >? >? >? > Several crossings of the 'Planter' are mentioned in the list on? > this? > website:? >? > href="http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nengships1620-1640.shtml">http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nengships1620-1640.shtml? >? > ?>? >> I wish I knew where to look, Mary Jo. I hope? > someone does. Ship? >> manifests are difficult!? >> David? > Arne Sisson? >>? >> Mary Jo Sisson March wrote:? >>> I have found a record of the genealogy of a George Robert? > Lawton? >>> (1813-1885) which states that he "was a? > descendent of one of the? >>> earliest families in Rhode Island,? > his father's family arrived at? >>> Aquidneck in 1638 aboard the? > ship "Planter" from Cranfield, Parish,? >>>? > Bedfordshire, England. The family settled in the Portsmouth, Newport? >>> area and obtained a land grant known today as Lawton's? > Valley."? >>> These Planter passengers are obviously our? > Lawtons, prob. George &? >>> Thomas both. Does anyone know? > how to locate the passenger list for? >>> the Planter? I have? > been trying to, but have had no luck.? >>> Evidently there is? > such a record (somewhere) because the information? >>> appears? > to be very reliable. Someone must have located the Sparrow? >>>? > records, unless it was just information handed down in the family,? >>> and I doubt that. Please tell me where I should look.? >>> Mary Jo? >>>? >>>? > ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the? > list, please send an email to? >>> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com? > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the? >>> quotes in the? > subject and the body of the message? >>>? >>>? >>? >> ------------------------------- >> To? > unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to? >>? > SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes? >? >> in the subject and the body of the message? >>? >? >? >? >? >? > ------------------------------? >? > Message: 3? > Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:38:37 -0600? > From: flaherty@ksu.edu? > Subject: Re: [SISSON] Lawtons & the Planter, 1638? > To: Roy <royalty@pakachoag.com>? > Cc: genealogy <sisson-l@rootsweb.com>? > Message-ID: <1202499517.47acafbde611c@webmail.ksu.edu>? > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1? >? > I just googled "Planter passenter list" and got a number of references.? > I haven't explored any of them, but they look promising. Simply go to? > http://www.google.com and then search for Planter passenger list? >? > Good luck? >? > Bobbie? >? > Quoting Roy <royalty@pakachoag.com>:? >? >>? >>? >> Several crossings of the 'Planter' are mentioned in the list on? >> this? >> website:? >>? >>? > href="http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nengships1620-1640.shtml">http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/nengships1620-1640.shtml? >>? >> ?>? >> > I wish I knew where to look, Mary Jo. I hope? >> someone does. Ship? >> > manifests are difficult!? >> > David? >> Arne Sisson? >> >? >> > Mary Jo Sisson March wrote:? >> >> I have found a record of the genealogy of a George Robert? >> Lawton? >> >> (1813-1885) which states that he "was a? >> descendent of one of the? >> >> earliest families in Rhode Island,? >> his father's family arrived at? >> >> Aquidneck in 1638 aboard the? >> ship "Planter" from Cranfield, Parish,? >> >>? >> Bedfordshire, England. The family settled in the Portsmouth, Newport? >> >> area and obtained a land grant known today as Lawton's? >> Valley."? >> >> These Planter passengers are obviously our? >> Lawtons, prob. George &? >> >> Thomas both. Does anyone know? >> how to locate the passenger list for? >> >> the Planter? I have? >> been trying to, but have had no luck.? >> >> Evidently there is? >> such a record (somewhere) because the information? >> >> appears? >> to be very reliable. Someone must have located the Sparrow? >> >>? >> records, unless it was just information handed down in the family,? >> >> and I doubt that. Please tell me where I should look.? >> >> Mary Jo? >> >>? >> >>? >> -------------------------------? >> >> To unsubscribe from the? >> list, please send an email to? >> >> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com? >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the? >> >> quotes in the? >> subject and the body of the message? >> >>? >> >>? >> >? >> > -------------------------------? >> > To? >> unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to? >> >? >> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the? >> quotes? >>? >> > in the subject and the body of the message? >> >? >>? >>? >>? >>? >> -------------------------------? >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to? >> SISSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the? >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message? >>? >>? >? >? >? >? > ------------------------------? >? > Message: 4? > Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:05:10 -0000? > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>? > Subject: [SISSON] B. 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