Hi, William My information comes from TUTTLE * TUTHILL Lines In America by Alva M. Tuttle. Unfortunately, it is no longer in print but hopefully one day Higginson will reprint it. There are a lot of calls for it. He references some of his material to TF, THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH TUTTLE by George Frederick Tuttle and CWT, the notes and papers of Charles Wesley Tuttle, 1 Nov. 1829. Some of these are printed in GFT's book and some were printed in the Dover Enquirer. Following is the information that I found concerning Thomas and his ancestors: 1. Thomas Tuttle: b 4 Apr 1674, Dover, NH. Died unmarried 26 Apr 1699. Drowned Bay of Campeche off Mexican shore. TF. 2. John Tuttle: b c 1646, Dover, NH. d. June 1720, Dover, NH. He had much land, sawmills, ships. He was a judge C't Common Pleas and had several offices in Dover. m. Mary (CWT and TF) Children: Dorothy c 1660's, Mary c 1670, John c 1671, dau married HAYES, Thomas 4 Apr 1674, Sarah c 1670's, Elizabeth c 1670's, James 7 Apr 1683, Ebenezer c 16996-9. 3.John Tuttle: b c 1610's England or Wales. With family on Angel Gabriel from Bristol, Eng 23 May 1635; ship wrecked in gale 15 Aug 1635 on coast of ME; he and family to Chebasco (about present Essex, Mass) and soon to Dover, NH perhaps by 1638; 1642 drew Lot 7 in first div (he gives this abbreviation as divorce - you suppose it's a special term used then in land disbursements ???) west side of Back River; inventory June 1663 Dover, widow Dorothy administrator, she taxed 1663 and 1664. nfr (couldn't find a definition for this abbreviation) CWT. Children: Elizabeth c 1630"s, Thomas c 1640's, John c 1646. Hope this will give you some clues in you search. Good luck! Peg in Illinois