I havent been following this thread but this post caught my eye. Your Tirzah could be a variation or mis-spelling of Thirza or Thirzah, A relatively common name in the late 1800s. Kate Renner wrote: > Good point, Bev. I have questioned that because I cannot find a Knight > family that has a Tirzah. The only reason I think it may be Knight is > because that is what the 1896 letter said (and again, could be transcription > error or faulty memory.) I have found no Knight families in CT at the right > time, several Knight families in VT, even ones who were judges but none with > a daughter Tirzah who married a Simeon. I tried looking at all the judges > in VT at that time, especially those named White, Wright, etc, but still > cannot find Tirzah's family. > > Her daughter Sarah Williams Doolittle died in 1889 in IN and her death > certificate left the mother's name blank. I just found Sarah's brother Adin > in the 1880 census (under Adin William--no "s") living in California so > today I requested a death certificate for him, hoping that the mother's > maiden name will be revealed or confirmed. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bev Lasure" <vtrealtr@sover.net> > To: <vtwindso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:02 PM > Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Meadow Lands area > > > >> This may be a fooling question, but are you sure Knight is her maiden >> name? >> If she had been married previously to someone who died she could be using >> her married name when she married for the second time.. >> >> VTWINDSO-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 >>> VTWINDSO-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 >> VTWINDSO-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 VTWINDSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >