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WILL IS Publication Distribution ********************************************************************************** The Central Florida Genealogical and Historical Society, Inc . was started in 1969, and was incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1981. The Society wetcomes everyone with an interest in Genealogy, the history of the state and the nation or in furthering the objectives of the Society. Annual membership begins the first day of the month following acceptance to membership and extends for twelve months. The regular monthly meetings are held ~n the second Thursday of the months of Sep tember through may at 7:30 p.m. with exceptions to the date and place for meetings designated by the pres~dent. All me etings are open to the public, vistors are welcome, and members are encour aged to bring guests. meetings are held at Expo Centre, Lak e Che r okee Room, ~00 West Livingston, Orlando, Florida. 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GJ1..!I- pell4ott boltlt wli:h.1.Jz. .the paAi:. 75 !J2f1M• TABLE OF CONTENTS Vacation Behind -- Holidays Ahead 47 Guilford Covenant 48 Family Bibles 48 The Eppes - Shine Families of Orange County 49 Bible Records so North Kingstown, Incorporated October 28, 1674 51 Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee 54 Maryland Geographical Subdivisions . 56 Schwall History 57 Celts 57 A Tale of a Mans Best Friend 58 Florida Farmers' Day .... 58 How to Get Records of Overseas Births, Deaths 59 Passenger List Computerization 60 Genealogical Abstract of "A Standard History of Freemasoney in the State of New York, Vol II 61 Letter from Maria Caroline Haughton London, Nov. 19, 1864 64 Queries 65 Geographical Index 68 Surname Index 69 FALL CONTRIBUTORS Clifton 0. Duty Robert C. Fraunberger Jack L. Gale Robert J. Guilfoyle, Sr. Margaret D. Kellam Mary Muth Julius W. Ryals Kathryn London Stirk Andrea Hickman White and the Orange County Historical Museum Buried Treasures - i - V15#4-0ct 1983 VACATION BEHIND -- HOLIDAYS AHEAD There is a definite change in the air ; yes, summer is over and the change of the seasons is upon us . Our friends in the north have the beauty of the brilliant colors of the leaves as the sap drains from the trees. We in t he south have regained opr welcome friends - the birds who grace our lands all during the winter . The children have r eturned to school; the ol der ones go on to college; and we, the adults, set in gear the motions of preparing for the pleasant days and cool nights. Whether it be canning the bounti ful harvest, cutting and storing the wood for the fireplace, doing those ingenious hand crafts that return our thoughts to yesteryear, or preparing for th~ glorious holidays ahead -- there are many tasks to keep us busy . Oh, yes ~ And our Genealogy. Have you gone through all of the records you copied this past summer when you visit ed your olde home tovm? Found the land records for grandad's farm originally homesteaded by his father. Did you remember to get all of the snapshots developed? That nice family group picture might just be the answer to this Christmas' best gift. Have you followed up on that special find of a distant cousin you did not know existed? Oh$ yes, I remember where I put his name and address. I ' 11 '"rite him very soon. - Have you mapped out the migration route that has now all come together in your records? This , too, would make a memorable gift for the branches of the family. Have you looked up that old family recipe that you had promised to share with your son's bride? Some treasured family recipes could also turn into a grand family gift. Have you polished that old piece of silver given you this summer that once belonged to your great grandmother? Found it stored in the attic and no one else wanted it. Guess they didn't want to bother polishing it . And have you determined that special place where it will be displayed so it can become an instant conversation piece? No? Well, n ow is that season of the year when all of our remem brances of our trips, conversations with our family members, visiting a long remembered place, touring the old school that now somehow seems to be smaller, research, discussions, investigations can all be put into their rightful order because Genealogists are an orderly people .. We also take pride in our past and the history that directed our paths. More family t i mes are just ahead. Color the season with ideas o.f your own to brighten t he upcoming holidays in the cozy nest of your home and the togetherness of your family. ENJOY YOUR GENEALOGY AND HOLIDAYS~ Your Editor Vl5#4-0ct 1983 - 47 - Buried Treasures GUILFORD COVENANT Excerpted from "The Fam i I y of Wi I I i am Stone" by Edward Perry> Sr. Gui I ford, Con necticut We whose .names are here underwritten, intending by God's gracious permission to plant ourselves in New England, and if it may be, in the southerly part about Quin nipiack, do faithfully promise eacb, for ourselves and our families and those that belong to us, that we will, the Lord assisting us sit down and join ourselves together in one entire plantation and be helpful eacb to the other in any common work, according to every man's ability and as need sl1all require, and we promise not to desert or leave each other or the plantation, but with the consent of the rest, or the greater part of the company who have entered into this engagement. As to our gathering to gether in a church way and the choice of officers and members to be joined together in that way, we do refer ourselves, until such time, as it shall please God to settle us in our plantation. In witness whereof we subscribe our names, this first of June 1639 . Robert Kitchell. John Stone Francis Chatfield John Bishop WiUiam Plane WiUiam HaUe Francis Bushnell Richard Gutritge Thomas Naish William Chittenden John Tiughes Henry Kingsnorth William Lette William DudZey Henry Doude Thomas Jones John Permely Thomas Cooke John Jurdon John MephoJTJ Henry WhitfieZd John HoadZy Abraham Cruttenden WiUiam Stone Th.omas NOl"ton + +++++-+-+-+++-+ In July the ship "St. John" entered the harbor of Quinnipack or New Haven. It was then decided that they would settle about halfway between two existing settlements at Menunkatuck. They purchased land from the Kohegan, Sachem Uncas, and named it Guilford , after Guildford, England where many of them had lived. Before winter set in, this group had built d\vellings and settled therein. CovttJr.J_buted by MaJtgaJLe,t V.