Thanks very much. I have identified all of these Slafter names except for Stephen as being children of Edmund Farwell Slafter. Thanks also for the information that these probate records are available at LDS Family History Centers. I'll see about ordering. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell A. Martin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:02 AM Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Slafter/Slater Probate records > At 07:00 PM 10/23/02 -0700, Jackie Ginn wrote: > >Darrell, > > > >Please look for these names in the Probate Records: > > > >John Slafter who died 8 Oct 1819 > > > >Sylvester Slafter who died 9 May 1850 > > > >It could be that either of them went by Slater rather than Slafter. I > >notice you said there are six Slafters and one Slater. As I am positive > >that all these belong to my family, if you could possibly tell me their > >first names I will verify where they fit in, and probably get back to you > >with a request for their records, too. > > > >Thanks so much! > > > >Jackie > > Hi, Jackie: > > No Sylvester under either spelling. However, there is this: > > SLAFTER, John, residence Norwich, probate district Hartford, type Testate, > year 1819, volume 6 > > Hope this is of use. The other first names are Alonzo, Bloomyfair [sic], > Edmund F. [you have this one], Emmaline, John [above], Solon, and Stephen. > All resided in Norwich or Bridgewater. > > Darrell > > > Darrell Allen MARTIN > a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois > [email protected] www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/ > > > > ==== VTWINDSO Mailing List ==== > There is a reasonable expectation that messages on this list > will have some connection with Windsor County, Vermont genealogy. > What that means is up to you. -- List admin. [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >