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BOYD. Seek dpl of Thomas Boyd. dob 1780 Ireland. dd aft Jun 1830 and bef Nov 1832 between Baltimore, MD and Pittsburgh, PA. Shirley Boyd, 3581 Tillbury Ave., Columbus, OH: e-mail shirboy@aol.com

BREWSTER, LARABEE, LEWIS, BENHAM. Seek documentation acceptable by the Mayflower Society to verify that Thomas Carter Brewster was f. of Thomas B. Brewster, who was f. of Charles L. Brewster. Specifically seek verification for undocumented reports: Thomas Carter Brewster, d. March 1875, m. Mehitable Hare Larabee, 1784, was f. of one son Thomas B. Brewster, b. Southwick, Hampden, MA, 26 Feb. 1785; Thomas B. Brewster was f. of Charles L. Brewster, b. Jay, Essex, NY, 16 Jun 1823. Existing adequate documentation: Thomas Carter Brewster, b. Wrentham, Norfolk, MA, 28 Sep 1759; Thomas B. Brewster, m. Polly Lewis, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY, abt. 1 Mar 1812; Charles L. Brewster, m. Orrillia Benham, Keene, Essex, NY, 21 Jul 1844. Charles Chicks, 925 Kamsack Ct., Sunnyvale, CA 94087-5234, (408) 739-2935, cbchicks@earthlink.net.

SIMS, HUTCHINS, TEDINICK. See f/m/bpl/bd/sibs of Jacob L. Sims, m. Winnifred b.abt. 1810 in NC, children all b. in NC, migrated to Forsyth Co., GA with family. Son John A Sims, ggf b 1834 in NC, m. Amarintha Hutchins in Cumming, Forsyth, GA, gf Henry Clinton Sims bd Dec. 1872 migrated back to NC, m. Margaret aka Maggie Tredinick bd 25 Jun 1883 in NC, children all born in Mecklenburg Co, NC. Any information greatly appreciated. Brownalee Sims Kurtz, 1174 Winnipeg Court, Henderson NV 89015, mrmrsk@cox.net

THOMAS, HOLMES, NICHOLS. See information concerning Thomas Thomas, pob Ridgefield, Ct., dob 23 July 1857, wife Hannah Holmes (all data unknown), daughter Phebe Thomas, dob 1 May 1799, pob/dom/pom unknown. Phebe married 1 (unknown) Nichols abt 1818, and 2 Lyman Dean 15 March 1828 (Riga, N.Y.). Alan D. Carey, 6722 Old Sauk Road, Madison, WI 53705-2427; e-mail alancareya@tds.net.

RANDALL, GRANGER. Lucinda Granger Randall, pob Suffield, Connecticut, dob 20 or 29 October 1793, 1794, or 1797, dod 20 September 1884, buried Windfall Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan. There was a large Granger family in Suffield, descendents of Launcelot Granger. Several members of that family emigrated to Calhoun County, Michigan, in the 1830s and 1840s—Lucinda among them, by that time married to John Randall, dom 1 January 1814, pom Bridgewater, New York. I cannot find Lucinda in any family of Grangers in Connecticut. Any information or guidance would be appreciated. Kate Randall Reeves, 70990 Star Shadow Road, RC-163, Mountain Center, CA 92561, kate.mill_rch@royal-carrizo.com.