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Olive WELBY connection?
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:04:01 +0000 (UTC) soc.genealogy.medieval
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Andrew Ford, in his 1896, "History of the Origin of the Town of Clinton,
Massachusetts," shows John GOSS (1693-c1746) as son of Phillip GOSS & Mary PRESCOTT. Secondary sources give John GOSS's wife as Mary WOODS (c1694-1765), a descendant of Olive (WELBY) FARWELL on this line... Dea. Henry FARWELL & Olive WELBY _Joseph FARWELL & Hannah LEARNED __Samuel WOODS & Hannah FARWELL ___John GOSS & Mary WOODS DianaGM...
Needless to say, Olive WELBY has "interesting" ancestry, well documented in numerous publications, including the most recent edition of Douglas Richardson's "Magna Carta Ancestry: a Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" (2005. Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD). There is no doubt Olive WELBY married Dea. Henry FARWELL and had a son Joseph FARWELL, but from this point, I start depending on secondary sources. Secondary sources are consistent in supporting the above line (connecting Mary WOODS, wife of John GOSS, to Olive WELBY), but does anyone know if the documentation for this connection has been published anywhere? My search, so far, has come up dry. I'd love to accept the connection, but I've learned my lesson about not accepting secondary sources when it comes to connections to illustrious ancestors. And while I'm prepared to do the work to document the connection, myself, I can't see duplicating the effort if someone has already done it (especially as I live in Florida with no prospect of getting to New England). |