Record of the Bartholomew Family

How good can timing be? I just started writing about John and Joan Carrington (from the Bartholomew Family) and I finally received my copy of "Record of the Bartholomew Family" by George Wells Batholomew, Jr. - published in 1885. This is a reprint, obviously. as an original would probably go for $600 or more. I have viewed this book, via film, at the Historical Society in Madison, WI. There have been many known mistakes in George's writing, however, I really feel great about having a copy of my very own. There are over 750 pages, so it's going to take a bit of time to go through it.

I also wanted to menation that a Rootsweb page, mentioned that John and Joane Carrington were parents of my ancestor Dr. Peter Carrington. This was the first that I'd heard of Dr. Peter being the son of these people who were hung as witches (see the previous posting). Usually the son is regarded as another John, or a daughter, Rebecca. It's from Rebecca that my Bartholomew family eventually entered in.


I requested the opinion of James Carrington, whom I've been in touch with for quite some time. This is his comment. "There's no reason to believe that John and Joan Carrington (the witches convicted in Wethersfield, Ct) were the parents of Dr. Peter Carrington because no one has any proof. Furthermore, there's no proof that either John Carrington (1642-1690) or Rebecca Carrinton were children of those 'witches'. Until someone finds such evidence it's nothing but pure speculation. Hope you can find some proof!"

So far there is no connection of my family of Carringtons and Jim's. Lots of "close-calls", but nothing definite. History is filled with mysteries and uncertainties. It seems the more difficult the challenge, the more interesting the search. I need to hone my own skills in doing deep searches in historical collections.