can't find Mesma or Mezma Act, not even in online legal dictionaries but did another google search using the phrase 'abolished witchcraft laws'... there's a page titled THE HISTORY OF PAGANISM that includes this: '... All of those in the craft went underground for fear of persecution, until 1951, when the last of the anti-witchcraft laws were abolished in England. ...' It's on http://community-2.webtv.net/tala--/THEHISTORYOFWICCA/

Obituary Central ~ http://www.obitcentral.com/

Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://istg.rootsweb.com/

I desend from Governor William Bradford of Plymouth, Mass. We are now trying to take the line further back in England.

Finally mailed my form to The National Archives for information on my Great-Grandfather when he was in the Civil War. Some time ago, I thought there was a site which you could go to in order to request NATF Form 80(11-87). Would any one know the Url for such a site? TIA

I recently found about two of my mams cousins who were prosecuted in the early 1950's under the Mesma? or Mezma Act (they were seen to be witches)The law was apparently abolished shortly there after and the were free, i have looked at google and other search engines and cant find anything on this law , has any one heard of it i think the word mesma or mezma would come from mezmerise , can anyone help , please . thanks :0)

hi and thanks for the post ,, unfortunately dont know much about the Joslin side at all . Williams great grandother was Mary Hancock she married a Joslin and then i have Elsie May Joslin married William Arscott and thats all i have , sorry not much help am i ! i dont even have any dates but i will get there .

all i do know is that they were in Town of Cazenovia in April of 1909 as that is when my grandmother was born. The names were given to me by an Aunt who had the information but cant remember where he got it, Frank Durfee Smith was born 2 Sept 1882 dies 1969 and he was buried in New Woodstock Ny all this is from an Aunt like i said and has to be check but i believe it is true ... if you leave a message for me here i will look for you thanks again

1910 Collins, Erie Co., Ny Tarbox, Reuben A age 59 b NY, wife Eva age 50 b. NY, son Earl age 20 b. NY, daughter Gertrude age 17 b. NY...Reuben also was in Pontiac, Oakland Co., MI in the 1870 census and working as a farm laborer.

Pat, What BRADFORD are you researching?

Pat,

Pat,

Did you ever find that SLOAN you were looking for? I ran across this in the 1910 census of Clinton, NY. He was living with: CLARK, William H age 37 (single) b. NY SLOAN, Lewis age 43 b. NY ..divorced

kit, thanks for bob's address. i just dropped him a note. thanks to donna also. w/try to reach that site.

Thanks for the link -- Theresa who visits here is also looking for a STANGE line -- and here I thought my maiden name was unique and not often heard of LOL Other names connected to my STANGE line are: BAYSINGER,BAUMGARDNER,PRESTON,STRASESKIE,VANDER VEER -- these are all on my mother's side of the family.

Eva Bell STEWART..b..April 13, 1860.Randolf,NY..d..April 13, 1860m...Reuben TARBOX..b...March 18, 1851..d..July 15, 1927. Eva dau of John STEWART and Adaline HILL.......Need info on all of these. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rueben WHITE..b...?....d..Aug.10,1841. m.. Elizabeth---? b..September 21, 1793..d..April 27, 1875 Children..Elizabeth,Rhoda..m..a PARKER..Thursey...William C.POTTER. I think N.Collins,New York,Erie co. Found Reuben is buried in Quaker Ceme. in Collins NY....alittle more on our WHITES...White, Reuben, d. August 10, 1841 at 71 years, 7 months. (father of Elizabeth Smith) (Danby Hist. pp287) b. 1770. They were Quakers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathaniel POTTER & Elizabeth STOKES>>Samuel and Mary BENTON POTTER>Benjamin and Ruth BROWNELL>Joshua and Lydia DEVOL POTTER>Garner and Elizabeth TRIPP POTTER...Looking for info on these but espeacally ..Elizabeth TRIPP..(father William TRIPP..mother----??Elizabeth,..b..1777,Bristol MA. She m..Garner POTTER, Dec. 1796..d..1868,Dartmouth MA...Their son William POTTER..b..Feb.24.1801..m..Thursey WHITE.Their dau. Emily POTTER b..1823..m.George ARNOLD

Hi! The USGenExchange National Bio-Bin has a short bio submitted online for August H. STANGE b. Germany & settled in WI - go to http://www.genexchange.org/biobin.cfm?ID=20317&state=WI#Start ... then scroll down to read the bio. Time frame was about same as your STANGE so passing on in case he connects w/ yours.

ok -- gotta get back to what I was doing -- will check back here later today. Oh yes,before I forget,I have another line that is connected to my STANGE line and that would be: PRESTON

here is his address: stadt@charter.net He's very involved with the WI-DODGE genealogy message board via Rootsweb. And for anyone who might have a 'GUSE' in your line there is also a lady named GUSE on that same board who seems fairly knowledgeable. F.Y.I.

He is also connected to the 'STANGE' ancestry,and he's the one who sent me the 18 1/2 pages of info on them

no I do not know but if you still have Bob Middlestadt's email address,he might have that info

kit, do you know when godfrey s. came to usa if he married in germany in 1861?

Godfrey Frederick STANGE, also known as Christian Frederick, born 08 Apr 1836 in Germany, occupation Farmer, died 27 Nov 1913 at 206 Norris St., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, buried: 29 Nov 1913 in Burnett Corners Cemetery, Dodge County, Wisconsin. He married 02 Jun 1861 in Germany, Anna Regina RIEGE, also known as Annie/REIGE, born 13 Oct 1838, died 25 May 1910 in Beaver Dam Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin, buried: 28 May 1910 in Burnett Corners Cemetery, Dodge County, Wisconsin. iarethe1@yahoo.co

Rebecca and William I was looking for the Peter Joslin who married my Hanna Whitcomb in 1708 here in Lancaster,MA. USA I just received 15 pgs. of JOSLIN/JOSSELYN/JOSLYN History.(all same Line, but some changed spelling along the way).... It starts with Thomas JOSSELYN b:1591. Roxwell,Essex,Barham,Suffork,England.....d:Jan 3. 1659/60 in Lancaster,Worcester Co. MA....He married Rebecca MARLOWE,in 1615 in London,England. Rebecca was b:1592 and d:1669 in Lancaster Co. MA....They left England with family ( in 1635), On the London ship, 'INCREASE'.both were age 43... It is said all American JOSLIN/JOSSELYN/JOSLYN are from this Thomas JOSSELYN . This information says the Joslyn family,(IN ENGLAND), lived in the same house, (HYDE HALL), in Hertfordshie, for 800 years. Decendants eventually became the DUKES of RODEN,eith(sic), etc,etc,etc. Is any of this familiar?..I have a lot more.

HI FOLKS! I AM RESEARCHING FOR RITCHEY - RITCHIE - RICHIE - BEATTY - MANORE - DRENNAN - GOTCHY - ALSO- CHAPTMAN - SCHADMANN - SCHADMAN - SHADMAN - EDDINGER - CHADMAN - FULLER - SHEDMAN - ST. CLAIR - REV. JOHN HALL.

Forgot a line or two, HARTLINE/HERDLEIN and HOKE from Germany to PA, ending up in NC.

Posting surnames and off for the day...CHEEK SYKES KELLAM THOMAS BOON (not Boone of the Daniel Boone fame, but originally BOHN) all from VA to NC mainly. WILLIAMS KUYKENDALL WHITWORTH GUINN BRASHEARS all from KY and surrounding area. MCMANUS from SC and KNODE from PA.

Turner Lee Cheek was born 1902 and married Clara Hunt about 1922. Seeking Clara's parents and her date of death. She and Turner divorced prior to 1940. This was all around Alamance County NC.

Robert Cheek, Sr was born in 1733, possibly in Amelia County VA, and wed to Ann Cocke in abt 1761. Seeking info on Robert's parents.

Sorry, couldn't resist. Was a lesson that I learned the hard way, but then again..aren't most?

and not making a choice at all..is a choice in itself.

The choices I make about what I do with my time are my choices (even when they don't appear to be!)

Searching for: RICHARDSON, JEWELL, HESLEP, MADDOX, SESSLER, BATES, REAGAN, PEARSON, PIERCE, PARRISH, HAMILTON, BENTLEY, BIRD, PERRY, KENNEDY, CHURCHILL, BRADFORD.

more... your HEEDLEY WADSWORTH and some BYNUM MURPHREE, others you mentioned on this page ~~~ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:36mAlP8IUlUC:homepages.rootsweb.com/~lynn/family/f_7b2.html+Heedley+genealogy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

me again. Have you been in touch with or know a David Wooddell re: your HEEDLEY? He posted some of the HEEDLEY info you mentioned, along w/ his email addy in an AL chat forum... maybe you've seen or tried already?... http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:YJ6iyfDmGM0C:huntsville.about.com/library/blal072902.htm+Heedley+genealogy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8