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From: "Robert L. Ward" <>
Subject: Re: Grafton and Upton Vital Records Lookup
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 10:59:32


At 03:05 AM 8/17/98 EDT, wrote:
>Dear WRG:
>
>I wonder if there is someone who has (or has easy access to) the full
books of
>the Grafton and Upton Vital Records, not just the Whitney extracts. The
>reason is:
>
>The Whitny12 database gives the birthplace of David Forbush, husband of
Anna-6
>Whitney (Nathaniel-5, Nathaniel-4, Nathaniel-3, John-2, John-1) as being in
>Grafton, Worcester, MA. OTOH, the Westborough VR's show him to be "of Upton"
>in the entry for the marriage there 4 May 1749, AND, the entry for the
>"intent" published in the Upton VR's on 3 Feb 1748/9 shows Anna as "of
>Westborough" but says nothing about him, which by the convention used in
these
>books means that he was of that town.
>
>I realize that this does not preclude David Forbush having been born in
>Grafton. OTOH (again - I've got three, evidently) another bit of evidence
>that points a birthplace other than to Grafton, however, is the reference in
>the Upton VR's to the marriage of Oliver Whitney, Anna's older brother, to
>Dorcas Forbu(i)sh "of Westborough". A quick glance at the Upton and Grafton
>(and maybe even the Westborough) VR's may clear up this point.
>
>A minor point, I realize, but deserving of at least one try to get it right.
>
>Happy Hunting:-)
>
>Allan E. Green

Since neither Upton nor Grafton existed before 1735, it seems virtually
certain that David FORBUSH was not born in either place. Westborough was
formed in 1717 from Marlborough, and both are towns in which many of the
FORBUSH families lived at that period. I have no specific information about
David FORBUSH, although he was undoubtedly a cousin, and a descendant of my
ancestor Daniel-1 FORBUSH.

Regards,

Robert

Robert L. Ward

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