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From: "Kerry L. Martin" <>
Subject: Re: Nantucket
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 09:50:00 -0800


Stan:

Great info on the history of Nantucket - do you have suggestions for books
to read? I've not read anything yet and would like to know some titles to
look for. Thanks for your suggestions.

Kerry

At 09:51 PM 11/3/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Sharon;
> Though I have tons of Quaker ancestors, none of them are from
>Nantucket. But, even so, I have found the history of Nantucket to be
>extremely interesting. The whaling history, the compelling story of
>how the island was settled (Tristram Coffin fleeing the authorities),
>the Wampanoag Indians who were wiped out by plague, and the influence
>Nantucket had on notable people of American history (Ben Franklin's
>mother was a Nantucket Quaker.)
> Once you start reading, you'll find it fascinating, I think.
>
>Stan
>
>I LOVE telling my American History students that Ben Franklin is my
>first cousin!!
>
>Suzanne
>
>
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Kerry Barnett Martin

Paternal Surnames: (actively working on some of these lines)
Barnett, Mendenhall, Wright, Hoskins, Bunch, Wright 2, Blackledge, Hibbs,
Ballard, Barnett 2, Wrightsman, Reynolds, Davis, Green, Vernon, Reynard,
Burcham, Ruddick, Brock, Hutchins, Cox, Beeson, Watkins, Pierson, Grubb,
Byron, Maris, Elam, Trent, Sherman, Pride, Hutchins 2, Stover, Boone.

Maternal Surnames: (an uncle has researched these)
Barnes, Mesner, Goff, Emry, Vincent, Norris, Shafer, Talbert, Lambert,
Vincent, Wisby, Howell, Lime, Feeman, Adcock, Frazier, Talbert, Hart,
Marietta, Woodward, Luzadder, Welsh, Howell, Gilmore, Mosser, Wuest,
Moorman, Stanley, Bull, Beard, Buffington, Echardt, Lesh, Ballard, Talbot,
Macy, Low, Reister, Kopf, Crew, Ball, Starbuck, Reister, Loesch, Gering,
Gibbons, Gardner, Gayer, Latheimer, Candler, Hopcott, Shattuck, Coffin,
Frier, Reynolds, Stevens, Thember.

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