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Thomas Rodgers.Thomas married Joanna Crossman on 28 Jul 1720.

Joanna Crossman [Parents] was born on 29 Mar 1695 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.. She married Thomas Rodgers on 28 Jul 1720.


Benjamin Crossman [Parents] was born on 8 Jan 1708 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.. He died on 24 May 1792 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass. He married Bethia Haskins on 11 Aug 1737 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.

Bethia Haskins.Bethia married Benjamin Crossman on 11 Aug 1737 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.


Myles Tarne [Parents] was born in 1595/1598 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He was christened on 6 Aug 1598 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, England. He died on 14 Jul 1676 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass. He married Sarah Ffaukner about 1634.

Other marriages:
Royce, Elizabeth

Myles Tarne was a leather dresser at Boston as early as 1638, he and his wife being members of the church, and it is beyond doubt that their daughter, sarah, was born in England and accompanied them to Boston.

Sarah Ffaukner was born in 1612 in Of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. She died before Oct 1652 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass.. She married Myles Tarne about 1634.

They had the following children:

  F i Sarah Tarne
  F ii Hester Tarne was born in 1635 in Gloucster, Gloucestershire, England. She was christened on 29 Nov 1635 in St Nicholas Pari, Gloucestershire, England, England.
  F iii Hannah (Terne) Tarne
  F iv Deliverance Tarne

WILLIAM WASHBURNE.WILLIAM married Jane Whitehead.

Jane Whitehead.Jane married WILLIAM WASHBURNE.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary Washburne

Samuel Pitts [Parents] was born in 1655/1656 in Dighton, Bristol, Mass.. He died before 6 Feb 1695/1696 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.. He married Sarah Bobet (Babbitt) on 25 Mar 1680 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass..

Sarah Bobet (Babbitt) [Parents] was born on 20 Mar 1658 in Taunton, Plymouth, Ma. She died on 26 Aug 1768 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.. She married Samuel Pitts on 25 Mar 1680 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass..

Other marriages:
Blake, Samuel


Samuel Blake.Samuel married Sarah Bobet (Babbitt) on 19 May 1701 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass..

Sarah Bobet (Babbitt) [Parents] was born on 20 Mar 1658 in Taunton, Plymouth, Ma. She died on 26 Aug 1768 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass.. She married Samuel Blake on 19 May 1701 in Taunton, Bristol, Mass..

Other marriages:
Pitts, Samuel


John MacOmber [Parents] was born in 1640 in Marshfield, Barnstable, Ma. He died in 1716 in , , , Ma. He married Hannah Bobet (Babbitt) in 1683 in Marshfield, , Mass.

Other marriages:
Babbit,

Hannah Bobet (Babbitt) [Parents] was born on 9 Mar 1660 in Taunton, Plymouth, Ma. She married John MacOmber in 1683 in Marshfield, , Mass.


James Mentch died on 1 Dec 1969 in Fair Oaks, Sacramento, Ca. He was buried in Healdsburg. He married Doris May Call.

Doris May Call [Parents]

They had the following children:

  M i Michael Mentch
  M ii Bruce Mentch

John Smith.John married Damaris Babbitt (Bobet) about 1684 in Taunton, Bristol, Ma.

Damaris Babbitt (Bobet) [Parents] was born on 15 Sep 1663 in Taunton, Plymouth, Ma. She died on 14 Mar 1720/1721 in Taunton, Bristol, Ma. She was buried in Neck O' Land, Taunton, Bristol, Ma. She married John Smith about 1684 in Taunton, Bristol, Ma.

Other marriages:
Smith, John


Orr Gunnell (D'Orr) Poynter [Parents] [image] was born on 5 Apr 1870 in Paris, Bourbon, Fleming Co., KY, USA. He died on 31 Mar 1946 in Altadena, Los Angeles co, CA. He was buried on 3 Apr 1946 in Los Angeles co, CA. He married Gertrude Ethel Pierce. He had other parents. He was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 24 Mar 2006 in SLOUI-St. Louis Missouri.

Other marriages:
Brennan, Margaret Agnes
Pierce, Gertrude Ethel

Was married to someone before Gertrude Pierce. Oral history has them as sweethearts who married other people, each divorced, then married each other.

-?may have been married to someone before Gertrude Pierce named Agnes?
-?may have had a daughter with first marriage named Ruth

July 6, 2001
From the 1880 Census of the United States, D'Orr was listed as Orr. Poynter

Gertrude Ethel Pierce [Parents] [image] was born on 20 Oct 1876 in , Wi, USA. She died on 25 Dec 1967 in Clayton, St. Louis, Mo, USA. She was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetary, Los Angeles, CA. She married Orr Gunnell (D'Orr) Poynter. She resided in Dec 1967 in Hazelwood, Missouri. She was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 7 Jul 1994 in DALLA-Dallas Texas. She received initiatory ordinances on 21 Jan 1995 in the DALLA-Dallas Texas temple.

Other marriages:
Poynter, Orr Gunnell (D'Orr)
Higgins, Charles E.

21 Jan 1995 Dallas Temple-Initiatory work completed according to handwritten entry on pink temple card

Albert Pierce, married to Violet is Gertrude Ethel Pierce Poynter's nephew.

There is also a relationship to Ruth Bennett and Myrtle.

They had the following children:

  M i Pierce Nelliton Poynter

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