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From: rleutner <>
Subject: Re: Richard Swan
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 07:23:41 -0600 (CST)


Many thanks to Gordon for the effort, anyway. I have had
disappointments like that, and they are--well, disappointing!
Let's hope the remaining film helps.

Bob

On Tue, 3 Mar 1998, Gordon & Jane wrote:

> To Mary, Bob, Craig, et al:
>
> I reviewed two of the three films I ordered from LDS concerning Richard Swan
> and South Cave Parish. The results were disappointing.
>
> The first was film #0973053/#4, "The Parish Registers of South Cave," by
> William Richardson. This seemed the best bet, but it only had one relevant
> entry, and none concerning Richard and Anna (Spofford) Swan directly. I
> found the following citation:
>
> "Alexander Spofford inhumata erat 5 die Augusti, 1588." I assume that to be
> a burial record. No marriage record was listed for Richard and Anna.
>
> The second film was #0991098, "South Cave Peculiar." This was frustrating
> because I could not read it. The images looked like photograph negatives,
> and I could not read the information on them. It appears to be a listing of
> entries, but I couldn't tell what they were for sure. The dates covered
> were: 1601-03, 05-07, 09, 11, 15, 19, 32-35. This reference did not cover
> the target year of 1622, but I hoped it might have earlier birth information
> about Anna. Because I couldn't read it, I can't say whether anything of
> value might be there.
>
> I'm still waiting for a third film. I'll let you know what I find.
>
> Gordon
>

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