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Comment by September McCarthy on May 26, 2011 at 5:08am

Dave -- It might be helpful to you to know that the archaic name the area now known as Wilmington was called was "Land of Nod."

Also, the marriage record of Jacob and his third wife, Abigail, is part of her pension application file (NARA M804, Record Group 15, Pension #W.1414) in which he is given as Jacob Flinn, Esquire. This would indicate that he had become an attorney. (You may have already seen this but the detail is not mentioned on your website, so I mention it here).

Comment by September McCarthy on May 26, 2011 at 4:52am

Dave Carlsen -- Very nice job on your web page for Jacob Flynn! Here are some leads for you which I found online through NEHGS (http://www.americanancestors.org). But first, from a book titled "Historical Data relating to Counties, Cities and Towns of Massachusetts" . . . Wilmington, Middlesex Co., MA was established as a town in 1730 from parts of Reading and Woburn; in 1733 part of Billerica was annexed; in 1737 the bounds between Wilmington and Billerica were established; and finally in 1970 the bounds between Wilmington and Burlington were changed and established.

 

From the Middlesex Co., Mass. Index to Probate Records, 1648-1909, the following records may be of interest (available at the Mass. Archives or at NEHGS on microfilm):

Abigail Flinn (see also Flyn, Flint, Flynt), 1737 Probate Record Case #8050, Last Residence: Reading.

Aaron Flinn, 1760 Probate Record Case #8055, Last Res: Reading

Abel Flinn, 1766 Probate Record Case #7991, Last Res: Lincoln (there is also an Abigail Flinn indexed for this case)

Abel Flinn, 1789 Probate Record Case #7796, Last Res: Lincoln

Loammi Flyn, 1838 Probate Record Case #7966, Last Res: Pepperell (included here because of the unusual given name which also appears in Jacob's military records).

 

Another lead is through "The Essex Genealogist" vol. 2, p. 115, which lists the family names for which records exist at the Andover Historical Society. This list includes FLYNN and PEARSON.

 

The NEHGS magazine known as "New England Ancestors" may provide a clue in the form of a query (Holiday 2004 issue, vol. 5.5, p. 66) titled "Flynn-Manning" which sis looking for information about Richard Flynn, b. Ireland, settler a Roxbury, MA, who died with his wife when crossing the Charles River ice with an ox team and wagon shortly after the birth of their son Richard, b. 1723, who m. 1742 Dec 24 Sarah Manning at Woodstock, CT.

Finally, the NEHGS journal known as the "Register" has several possible leads.

vol. 9 (1855), p. 321, "Malden Burying Ground" lists a Mary Flyn, wife of Patrick, d. 1720 May 24 in 27th year.

vol. 12 (1858), p. 240 "Births, Marriages and Deaths in Malden" lists the marriage of William Gill and Martha Flinn on 9 Mar 1848/9.

vol. 12 (1858), p. 86 "Births, Marriages and Deaths in Malden" lists the marriage of Patrick Flinn and Mary Winsled on 1713 Jul 16.

vol. 30 (1876), p. 192 "The Proprietors of Sudbury-Canada Grant, 1741" (this was in what is now Maine) provides a list of the original petitioners in the Expedition to Canada in 1690. Included in the list is John Flin.

vol. 25 (1871), p. 252 "Louisbourg Soldiers" (1745 Sep 13) includes Nathan Flinn, and on pp. 255-256 lists Nathaniel Flynn as serving in the 9th company.

vol. 60 (1906), p. 357 "Grantees and Settlers of Sudbury, Mass." list includes Thomas Flynn who first appeared there in 1639.

 

As you can see there were many more Flynn's in Massachusetts in the 1600s and 1700s and I hope these leads help.

Comment by September McCarthy on May 25, 2011 at 5:36pm

Dave and Bob -- Welcome to the group ! Both of you present interesting research questions. I'll do a little digging into them and get back with some suggestions of where you might find more info. If anyone else has suggestions or info, hopefully they will post it here too.

Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on May 25, 2011 at 10:56am

Alison might be listed as Alice too.

Comment by Bob Mooney-Pa on May 23, 2011 at 1:24pm

Looking for info on Alison Hunter. Born between 1855-1857 in Scotland. Married Peter Thomson in 1881 Salisbury Ma. From what I did see on a census,she came here 1881. Would have had to be before March of that year since she married him in March 1881.

Trying to find any info on her coming here...naturalization ,passengers list,etc.

Comment by David Carlsen on April 19, 2011 at 1:50pm

Hello Everyone,

Just joined the group and thought I'd introduce myself.  My first Massachusetts ancestor is Richard Hutchinson, who settled in Salem Village (Danvers) in 1834.  I've done a lot of research on his descendants and have created a Web site listing what I have found at:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rhutch/

Richard's ancestry is very well documented and I'm glad to share what I have with any one in the group.

I have also researched another Massachusetts ancestor, Jacob Flynn, and have created a site for his descendants at:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rhutch/famhistory...

Jacob is my brick wall.  He appears out of nowhere as a Revolutionary War soldier and goes on to marry Mary Pearson in 1778 in Wilmington, Mass.  They moved to Milford, N.H in 1779.  I've found Jacob's marriage record, but have never come across any birth records.  There is no mention of his parents in any document that I've found, including his obituary.

One of these days, I'll make a special trip to Wilmington and search old church records.

If any member here sees something missing from my sites or anything else that you would like to share, I would appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks--Dave Carlsen

Comment by Kirsten A. Person on April 19, 2011 at 8:36am

Hi Everybody!

Just wanted to give everybody a heads-up that the Worcester Public Library is having a genealogy conference April 29 & 30th.  You can go to their website to register.  It's free, but donations are gladly accepted.  Sounds like it will be fun!

Comment by Wendy Macdonald on March 28, 2011 at 10:59pm

Hi September!

Yes, I had pretty much all of this information, except the part about Elsa V. might be Jean A. Carr's stepmother.

I certainly appreciate your information and the links you have provided!

Thanks so much!

Wendy

Comment by maggie on March 28, 2011 at 6:21pm

i  am  looking  for  information  on a John ward  born Nov 26  1769  in Somer  Ct to Jacob  Ward  and irene Jones i think i mite  have found him  in Rootsweb married  to another woman  by the name of sarah Bigelow  . was  wondering if  he had a  wife  before   sarah??   i need  help. and where  he barried

Comment by September McCarthy on March 28, 2011 at 6:11pm

Hi Wendy,

A quick search of the Mass Vital Records and the 1910, 1920, and 1930 census returns provides the following (and perhaps surprising to you) information:

Charles H. Carr, age 21, of Millbury, Mass., Farmer, b. Ireland, parents: Henry & Roxanna (Quinn) Carr, married at Millbury on 1 Oct 1891 to Minnie D. Whitworth, age 25, b. England, parents: Charles & Rebecca (Dean) Whitworth. [MAVR 1841-1910, vol. 417, p. 438]

 

They had one child, Charles H. Carr, Jr., born 10 Oct 1896 at Worcester, father: Charles H. Carr, Engineer, b. Ireland; mother: Minnie D. Carr, b. England. [MA VR 1841-1910, vol. 459, p. 679]

 

The 1910 census shows the family of Charles H. Carr (age 39, Engineer, underwear factory, immig. 1887, naturalized, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland), wife Minnie D. (age 44, immig. 1873, b. England, parents b. England), and son Charles H., Jr. (age 13, b. Mass.) living in Worcester.

 

The 1920 and 1930 census returns show Charles H. Carr and wife Minnie D. living in the town of Barre, Worcester County, Mass, where Charles is an Engineer in a woolen mill.

 

The 1920 census shows Charles H. Carr, age 23, order clerk in envelope shop, boarding in Worcester, Mass., with the family of Arthur and Bertha Dodge.

 

The 1930 census shows Charles H. Carr (age 32, first married at age 27, b, Mass., father b. Ireland, mother b. England) living in Worcester, Mass. with his wife, Elsa V. (age 24, first married at age 24, b. Mass., parents b. Sweden) and a daughter, Jean A. (age 4, b. Mass., parents b. Mass.).

 

This implies that Jean A. Carr was the granddaughter of Charles H. Carr and Minnie D. (Whitworth) Carr, and that Jean's father was Charles H. Carr, Jr., who was married (probably in Worcester, Mass.) about 1924/5. From the census information it appears that Elsa V. (?) Carr is Charles' second wife and Jean's stepmother.

 

You can write /contact the towns of Millbury, Worcester and Barre in order to get the vital records for all of these people. The vital records available to me online end in 1917 so other than hiring me to retrieve these records for you (I do accept professional clients, but I imagine that's not what you're looking for here), your best option is to contact the town clerks yourself. The websites for Millbury, Worcester, and Barre are . . .

http://www.millbury-ma.org

http://www.worcesterma.gov

http://www.townofbarre.com

 

Hope this helps!

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