Re: Yeatons and Lears, Portsmouth/New Castle
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Re: Yeatons and Lears, Portsmouth/New Castle
6/04/99
Thank you!I did not know that the Jane Yeaton who married John Lear, son of Nathaniel and Keziah, was the same person as Jane Lear who married Benjamin Trefethen.Do you have a date and place of death for that John Lear?
I agree that Nathaniel Lear is unplaced.I looked at LDS information and they had him linked as the son of Nathaniel Lear and Temperence Peverly.This cannot be, since the birth date LDS listed is over 20 years off from known dates!They seem to have combined two people into one.
I agree that Nathaniel Lear is unplaced.I looked at LDS information and they had him linked as the son of Nathaniel Lear and Temperence Peverly.This cannot be, since the birth date LDS listed is over 20 years off from known dates!They seem to have combined two people into one.I have no information on parents of Mary "Polly" Yeaton who married Daniel Lear on October 24, 1802 in Portsmouth.He was presumed drowned about 1811 and left her with 4 children who were under age 11 by 1813 when she sought permission to sell property in order to support herself and the children.I have no other information about this couple; I would like to find when Mary and Daniel were born and who Daniel's parents were.I also have no idea what the names of those 4 children were.
I have no information on parents of Mary "Polly" Yeaton who married Daniel Lear on October 24, 1802 in Portsmouth.He was presumed drowned about 1811 and left her with 4 children who were under age 11 by 1813 when she sought permission to sell property in order to support herself and the children.I have no other information about this couple; I would like to find when Mary and Daniel were born and who Daniel's parents were.I also have no idea what the names of those 4 children were.Perhaps you or another researcher can tell me about a card file which I have heard is located at the New Castle Public Library and contains vital record information copied from the town hallrecords.Have you ever used it?If so, is the information more complete than the cards at Bureau of Vital Records in Concord?Sadly, every BVR birth, death, and marriage card for New Castle in the 1700s to mid-1800s lists no information regarding parents.Also, are there church records available for New Castle? (Was there even a church at New Castle in the late 1700s?)Were there any tax records kept, or town directories from 1800s; if so, do you know where they are located?
Perhaps you or another researcher can tell me about a card file which I have heard is located at the New Castle Public Library and contains vital record information copied from the town hallrecords.Have you ever used it?If so, is the information more complete than the cards at Bureau of Vital Records in Concord?Sadly, every BVR birth, death, and marriage card for New Castle in the 1700s to mid-1800s lists no information regarding parents.Also, are there church records available for New Castle? (Was there even a church at New Castle in the late 1700s?)Were there any tax records kept, or town directories from 1800s; if so, do you know where they are located?Portsmouth Public Library has a vast amount of Portsmouth information, but I can't seem to get New Castle information.The New Castle Public Library answering machine is always on;it says they are open Saturdays from 10 -1.I went, and they were closed!A sign on the door seems to indicate that Saturdays aren't offered from June through August.Any leads on where to find New Castle records would be greatly appreciated!