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From: "Violet O. Guy" <>
Subject: Re: [CTNEWLON-L] Joseph Parke's wife Mary Smith Paine
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 17:03:45 -0500
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Tom or Donna:

The American Genealogist may possibly be obtain through LDS at any FHC. I
obtained TAG pages for my MacWithey/Withey of Preston, CT. Also NEGHS has
The American Genealogist for members use, I believe.

Miner Family by Selleck 1928 pg 159-61. Who is SELLECK for it is a name I
am familiar with, associated with my family in both IA & OR?

Violet Moore Guy
09/05/2001

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From: "Tom or Donna" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 3:46 PM
Subject: [CTNEWLON-L] Joseph Parke's wife Mary Smith Paine


> On the "Correction of Mary Smith Paine" that was in the Parke Newsletter
> Vol 31 NO 3 1994
> Who was the author?
>
> I am having a hard time connecting Mary (the wife of Joseph Parke) to
> John Smith (1655-1736) of Lyme CT.
>
> Sources given in the article were The American Genealogist V 18:124 and
> Vol 25:140
> CT Nutmegger Vol 7 #1: 3-10
> Miner Family by Selleck 1928 pg 159-61
> John Smith of Lancaster MA by Rev Alven Smith 1931
>
> Does anyone have copies of these and does it show a daughter Mary for
> John-3 Smith?
>
> ____An email I received ____
> > Subject: Re: [CTNEWLON-L] John & Richard Smith of Lyme CT
> > Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 23:03:45 -0400
> > From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
>
> > > >
> > > > 5. There is no record of death for Richard-2 SMITH. The will of
> > > Richard SMITH
> > > > was mentioned in New London Court Records under date of 6 June 1682,
> > > the widow
> > > > appearing as executrix, but the will was not recorded, and no copy
> > > survives.
> > > > Obviously he died quite a while before the date of 1701 you give.
>
> > This would be Richard-3 SMITH, Jr., b. ca. 1649, Sudbury, MA, d. 8 Mar
> > 1701/2, Lyme, CT, son of Richard-2 and Mary (KERLEY) SMITH.
>
> >
> > There is no daughter Mary in this family. Sorry! Her parentage will
> > have to be sought elsewhere. Her father may or may not be a John SMITH,
> > but not John-3 SMITH (Richard-2, John-1) of Lyme, CT.
> >
> >
> > Sorry, but I don't think the Lyme family is connected to your Mary
> > (SMITH)(PAINE) PARK.
> >
> ____End of email ____
>
>
> The John (1655-1736) married a Mary ?? in 26 OCt 1685 according to LYME
> marriages -It did not list her as Mary BILL.
>
> Does anyone have the Parke Newsletter VOl 30 pg 27 that listed the
> "Incorrect lineage of Mary Smith Paine Parke"???
>
> I have sent away for the probate of John (1655-1736) but I don't have
> much hope from Robert Ward that it will list Mary as John's daughter.
>
> Any help on this would be much appreciated.
>
> Widow Mary Paine married Joseph Parke, son of Nathaniel and Sarah Geer
> parke in Groton in 1709 - Is there any book of marriages that has this
> info in it?
>
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