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Created 26 August 2006 | Updated 22 July 2009

 

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Allen

MA

Norfolk

Was Joan Allen, wife of Clement1 Briggs of Weymouth, MA, a daughter of William1 Allen of Dorchester, MA?

 

Barber

NJ/NY

Monmouth or Richmond

Did Edward Barber of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon Co., NJ descend from Francis1 Barber of Staten Island or another Barber immigrant?

 

Barents

NY

Kings

Was Catherine Barents, wife of Johannes2 Smock (Hendrick1) of New Utrecht, Kings Co., NY a daughter of Barent Joosten Ridder and Sytje Laurens of New Utrecht?

 

Brundage

NY

Orange or Ulster

How did Solomon Brundage, b. NY, probably in Orange or Ulster Co., 29 Aug 1763; d. possibly at Newburgh, Orange Co. but probably in Fayetteville, Manlius Township, Onondaga Co., NY 7 Sep 1831; descend from John1 Brundish/Brundage of Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT?

 

Burgess

RI/CT

Washington or Windham

Who were the immigrant ancestors of William and Susannah (_____) Burgess of Kingstown, RI?  Other descendants of Thomas1 and Dorothy (_____) Burgess of Sandwich, MA settled in RI and in Windham Co., CT; as a resident of RI and a landowner in Windham Co., did William also descend from Thomas1?

 

Carder

Carter

RI

 

Who were the parents of Meribah Carder/Carter, wife of Job3 Potter (Abel2, George1) of RI?

 

Coddington

NY

Ulster?

How did John Coddington, b. NY; d. Hector, Schuyler Co., NY 12 Aug 1845 descend from Stockdale1 Coddington of Hampton, Rockingham Co., NH (as proven by DNA testing)?  The eminent genealogist, John Insley Coddington, well known for his countless contributions to The American Genealogist, published an article in that journal on this family entitled, "An Unconnected Coddington Family" ([32:84]).

 

Collins

NY

Orange

With a daughter named Abigail, was Mary Collins, b. NY 16 May 1768; d., probably in Newburgh, probably on 6 October 1845; when of Orange Co., m. New Windsor, (then Ulster, now) Orange Co. 14 April 1787 Solomon Brundage; a heretofore unidentified daughter of Joseph and Abigail (?) Collins of the Precinct of Cornwall, Orange Co., NY?

 

Dalyber

Doliber

MA

Essex

How did Joseph Dolover, d. East Greenwich, Kent Co., RI 1731, descend from the Dalyber/Doliber family of Marblehead, MA?

 

Dyer

MA

Norfolk & Hampshire

With children named James and Dorothy, was Dorothy Dyer, b. after 13 July 1772 but before 13 July 1773; d. Greenwood, Steuben Co., NY 24 April 1846; m. Cummington, Hampshire Co., MA Allen6 Miner (Jonathan Ransford5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Manassah2, Thomas1), b. Voluntown, New London Co, CT 10 Nov 1771, d. Greenwood, NY 27 March 1859; a heretofore unidentified daughter of James5 Dyer (Joseph4, William3, Christopher2, William1) and his wife, Dorothy5 Whitmarsh (Ezra4-3, John2-1), both of Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA and Hampshire Co., MA?

 

Foster

NJ

Hunterdon

With a son named Nathaniel, was Jane Foster, wife of Mathias Barber, Joseph Dawson and Daniel Van Buskirk, a dau. of Nathaniel Foster of Lebanon Township?

 

Hunt

NJ

Hunterdon

With eldest daughter Joanna and second son Jasper, was the wife of Francis5 Krusen (Derrick4, Francis3, Derrick2, Garret1), an otherwise unidentified daughter of Jasper3 Hunt (Samuel2, Ralph1) and his wife, Joanna (--?--), all of Bethlehem Township?

 

Lanning

NJ

 

Can a line of descent for Robert Lanning, b. NJ 3 March 1757; d. Guernsey, OH ca. 1 July 1841 from John1 Laning of Newtown, Queens Co., NY be confirmed as (Richard4-3-2, John1)?

 

Lawrence

CT

Fairfield

Who were the parents of Sarah Lawrence, b. ca. 1737; m. Ridgefield, CT 25 Feb 1757 Recompense5 Thomas Jr. (Recompense4, John3, Daniel2, John1), b. Ridgefield, CT 28 Jan 1734/35; d. Albany Co., NY 17 Oct 1797?

 

Miller

NJ

 

Who were the parents of Julia Ann Miller, b. 1732, wife of Richard Lanning of NJ?

 

Miller

NJ

 

Who were the parents of Sarah Miller, b. 20 April 1757; died, probably in NJ and probably before 1820; wife of Robert Lanning of NJ?

 

Nicholson

MA

Suffolk

Was Henry Nicholson, d. Hartford, CT 23 July 1739. m. Hartford 8 June 1729 Hannah4 Spencer (Disborough3, Obadiah2, Thomas1), b. 1705, d. Springfield, Hampden Co., MA 1782; identical with Henry, the son of Henry and Sarah (Stratton) Nicholson of Boston, Massachusetts, born at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 1706?

 

Nicholson

MA

Essex

Suffolk

Was Henry Nicholson of Boston, b. 1682 or earlier; d. Boston, after 1722; m. Boston 9 Jan 1702 Sarah Stratton, b. Watertown, MA; a descendant of Edmund1 Nicholson of Marblehead, MA or another Nicholson immigrant or was he an immigrant himself?  We need a descendant of Edmund1 Nicholson to join the Nicholson Surname DNA Project to confirm or refute this speculation!

 

Porter

CT

 

Who were the parents of Joshua Porter, b. ca. 1730; killed by the British at Daniel Starr's residence, Danbury, CT on Saturday, 26 April 1776?

 

Potter

RI

 

Was Mariam Potter, b. RI 1789; d. Town of Torrey, Yates Co., NY 12 Aug 1839; wife of George V.7 Hazard (Jonathan J.6-5, Jonathan4, Thomas3, Robert2, Thomas1), b. RI 1787, d. Dresden, Town of Torrey, Yates Co., NY 18 Sep 1854;  a dau. of John7 Potter (John6-5-4, Ichabod3, Nathaniel2, William1) of RI?  “George V. Hazard married Mariam, daughter of John Potter of Rhode Island. She was a relative of Judge William Potter's family…” (Cleveland, History of Yates County, 682-683)

 

Reed

CT

Fairfield & Litchfield

Did Hannah Reed, wife of Capt. Ephraim3 Mariner (William2, Josue1), b. Colchester, New London, CT 1735; d. Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT 1810; descend from John1 Reed of Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT?  From "Reed-Niles-Capin Family Histories" (Newell A. Williams, [November 1980]), we learn that Elias3 Reed (Thomas2, John1) went from Norwalk, Fairfield Co., CT to Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT in 1738 as a Proprietor; his brother John soon followed.  "John (3) and Elias (3) of Salisbury were the ancestors of that numerous portion of the family who made their homes in that town and in Canaan, Cornwall and Sharon."

 

Richey

NY

NYC+

Who were the parents of John1 Richey "the Elder," d. (then Mansfield Township, Sussex Co., now) Franklin Township, Warren Co., NJ in 1776? “The Richey's came to New York from the North of Ireland about 1738, some of them settled in New York City and went into the Hotel business, the rest came to Asbury…”

 

Ridder

 

 

Please see Barents above.

Scoville

CT

New London

Was Rhoda5 Scoville (James4, Arthur3-2-1), b. Lyme 17 July 1743, the wife of Seth5 Tubbs (Abner4, Isaac3, Samuel2, William1), bapt. Lyme, 8 April 1744; died, probably Coventry, Chenango Co., NY in 1830s?

 

Smith

NJ

Hunterdon

Was Robert Smith, b. circa 1762 or earlier; d. Bethlehem Township, between 8 February 1812 and 27 November 1813, a descendant of John1 Smith of Bedford, Long Island or some other immigrant?

 

Watts

RI

 

Who were the parents of Elizabeth Watts, wife of Anthony2 Goff Jr. (Anthony1) of RI?