Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Where Are Your "Close DNA Matches" Residing?

 Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

Time for some more Genealogy Fun!!

Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. 

1) Judy Russell wrote Those spreading genes two weeks ago, highlighting the countries that her close DNA matches (with 20 cM or more) are currently residing, based on her Ancestry DNA matches.  

2)   On the AncestryDNA Match List page, you can select "Close Matches" in the "Shared DNA" button.  Then click on the "Location" link to see a world map with that set of matches.  You will have to count some or all of them by hand.  

3)  Can you work with your "Close DNA Matches" and find the countries that your close matches are residing?

4) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own blog post.

Thank you to Judy Russell for writing her post, and to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting this topic.

Here's mine:

I presently have 41,754 total AncestryDNA matches, but only 1,818 "Close Matches."  When I select "Close Matches (20 cM or more)" and then select "By Location," my world map of Close Matches appears:

Counting the different circles by hand, I see:

*  358 in North America

*  10 in British Isles

*  2 in Asia

*  5 in Australia/New Zealand.

I have a total of 375 matches that have a location in their AncestryDNA account.  That is out of 1,818 "Close Matches."

Fourth 4th cousins on AncestryDNA are, nominally, descendants of my 3rd great-grandparents who were born in the 1780-1820 time frame.  I have no immigrants to North America from Europe after about 1750, so it's no surprise that my map for Europe is fairly sparse.  Of course, the two Asia and five down under matches probably are descended from the British Isles or North America. 

The Location Map when I check all 41,754 DNA Matches shows the same result, so AncestryDNA defaults to the "Close Matches (20 cM or more)" list by default.

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Added and Updated FamilySearch Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 January 2023

 I am keeping track of the new and updated historical record collections at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list) every week.

As of 20 January 2023, there are 3,176 historical record collections on FamilySearch (an increase of 2 from last week):

The new and updated collections this week from FamilySearch are:

--- Collections Added   ---

*  England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2340274); 23,335 indexed records with 23,335 record images, ADDED 20-Jan-2023

*  Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertal, Civil Registration, 1810-1930       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/5000010); 63 indexed records with 63 record images, ADDED 20-Jan-2023

--- Collections Updated ---

Alabama, Jefferson County Circuit Court Papers, 1870-1916       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1548510); 96,458 indexed records with 283,698 record images (was 96,458 records with 283,698 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023
Argentina, Catamarca, Catholic Church Records, 1724-1971        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974178); 144,948 indexed records with 102,718 record images (was 142,903 records with 102,718 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Argentina, Corrientes, Catholic Church Records, 1734-1977       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974183); 432,817 indexed records with 207,943 record images (was 431,610 records with 207,943 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Argentina, Jujuy, Catholic Church Records, 1662-1975    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974186); 120,794 indexed records with 69,981 record images (was 119,203 records with 69,981 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Argentina, San Juan, Catholic Church Records, 1655-1975 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1974194); 184,045 indexed records with 83,087 record images (was 182,703 records with 83,087 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023

Bolivia Catholic Church Records, 1566-1996      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1922463); 9,243,807 indexed records with 1,649,601 record images (was 9,238,758 records with 1,649,601 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Brazil, Minas Gerais, Civil Registration, 1879-1949     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3479702); 820,457 indexed records with 342,417 record images (was 818,897 records with 341,715 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Brazil, Paraná, Civil Registration, 1852-1996   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016194); 2,680,810 indexed records with 1,689,031 record images (was 2,666,359 records with 1,689,031 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Brazil, Pará, Civil Registration, 1815-1995     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4473609); 33,678 indexed records with 11,972 record images (was 32,826 records with 11,528 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Civil Registration, 1860-2006        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3741255); 1,632,886 indexed records with 832,735 record images (was 1,630,155 records with 831,454 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Civil Registration, 1829-2012   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1582573); 6,660,047 indexed records with 5,100,470 record images (was 6,657,578 records with 5,100,470 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Brazil, Santa Catarina, Civil Registration, 1850-1999   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016197); 626,042 indexed records with 1,037,638 record images (was 625,475 records with 1,037,638 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2001287); 6,496,573 indexed records with 2,841,076 record images (was 6,496,376 records with 2,841,076 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3405096); 7,450,557 indexed records with 930,558 record images (was 7,441,835 records with 929,241 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Colombia, Catholic Church Records, 1576-2018    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1726975); 25,792,685 indexed records with 12,659,776 record images (was 25,767,453 records with 12,659,776 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023

Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1460016); 4,132,491 indexed records with 962,203 record images (was 4,122,910 records with 962,203 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1925429); 6,139,799 indexed records with 404,718 record images (was 6,135,855 records with 404,718 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054); 2,984,345 indexed records with 1,421,761 record images (was 2,984,287 records with 1,421,761 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Dominican Republic Civil Registration, 1801-2010        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1619814); 2,359,790 indexed records with 3,416,801 record images (was 2,348,040 records with 3,416,801 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Dominican Republic, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1975  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1918910); 2,266,647 indexed records with 238,265 record images (was 2,266,622 records with 238,265 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023

Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1923402); 6,038,368 indexed records with 1,454,787 record images (was 6,034,638 records with 1,454,787 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
El Salvador Catholic Church Records, 1655-1977  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1919582); 2,257,822 indexed records with 592,191 record images (was 2,257,240 records with 592,191 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Finland, Tax Lists, 1809-1915   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2704794); 913,103 indexed records with 15,588 record images (was 903,292 records with 8,639 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Germany, Prussia, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1580-1974       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4155762); 208,840 indexed records with 124,407 record images (was 195,385 records with 117,780 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016); 1,045,258 indexed records with 17,770 record images (was 1,045,188 records with 17,770 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023

Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2451040); 245,239 indexed records with 103,502 record images (was 245,155 records with 103,502 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2274794); 1,061,542 indexed records with 70,397 record images (was 1,060,703 records with 70,397 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Honduras, Civil Registration, 1841-1968 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2135627); 538,357 indexed records with 337,976 record images (was 538,202 records with 337,976 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2820100); 1,781,573 indexed records with 60,964 record images (was 1,758,597 records with 59,999 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Italy, Ravenna, Ravenna, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1866-1929      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947700); 13,589 indexed records with 1,759,182 record images (was 13,040 records with 1,759,182 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023

Italy, Sassari, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1803-1942       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4464417); 18,742 indexed records with 6,109 record images (was 17,671 records with 5,770 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Italy, Treviso, Treviso, Civil Registration (Tribunale), 1871-1941      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1947831); 3,734 indexed records with 427,232 record images (was 3,727 records with 427,232 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Mexico, Puebla, Catholic Church Records, 1545-1977      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837906); 8,169,134 indexed records with 6,124,553 record images (was 8,136,041 records with 6,124,553 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Mexico, Querétaro, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1881200); 3,021,502 indexed records with 1,380,077 record images (was 3,020,970 records with 1,380,077 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Nicaragua, Catholic Church Records, 1740-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1494432); 822,837 indexed records with 86,119 record images (was 822,811 records with 86,119 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307272); 2,744,322 indexed records with 3,894,759 record images (was 2,741,299 records with 3,894,759 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Panama, Catholic Church Records, 1707-1973      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1913397); 938,552 indexed records with 240,799 record images (was 938,540 records with 240,799 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Paraguay, Military Records, 1870-1965   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2506770); 363,752 indexed records with 362,444 record images (was 347,012 records with 324,234 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Peru, Catholic Church Records, 1603-1992        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1877097); 21,994,782 indexed records with 4,192,353 record images (was 21,984,573 records with 4,192,353 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Peru, Huánuco, Catholic Church Records, 1660-2020       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4439346); 54,692 indexed records with 29,893 record images (was 54,692 records with 29,891 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023

Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1935451); 1,074,455 indexed records with 829,309 record images (was 1,074,261 records with 829,309 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023
Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1807092); 3,329,115 indexed records with 191,547 record images (was 3,328,467 records with 191,547 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1469151); 269,179 indexed records with 128,317 record images (was 269,001 records with 128,317 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1478678); 1,358,089 indexed records with 45,728 record images (was 1,222,691 records with 45,728 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2057674); 1,179,954 indexed records with 76,726 record images (was 1,175,420 records with 60,555 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023

Sweden, Örebro Church Records, 1613-1918; index 1635-1860       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1647578); 805,882 indexed records with 647,469 record images (was 799,477 records with 647,469 images), UPDATED 13-Jan-2023
Ukraine, Cherkasy Church Books, 1734-1930       (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4133834); 5,187,428 indexed records with 1,301,465 record images (was 3,721,422 records with 953,633 images), UPDATED 18-Jan-2023
Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917    (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4447266); 144,791 indexed records with 54,897 record images (was 32,215 records with 13,203 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023
Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4440335); 1,269,248 indexed records with 355,845 record images (was 160,039 records with 46,444 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023
Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia Church Books, 1774-1935   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4135959); 3,351,797 indexed records with 837,419 record images (was 2,823,590 records with 737,028 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023

Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1837849); Index only (567,120 records), no images (was 558,901 records with 0 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1823609); 976,111 indexed records with 586,312 record images (was 975,935 records with 586,312 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Venezuela, Archdiocese of Caracas, Catholic Church Records, 1638-2020   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4465438); 38,760 indexed records with 21,663 record images (was 36,973 records with 20,766 images), UPDATED 20-Jan-2023
Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1949  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4496127); 29,179 indexed records with 29,097 record images (was 18,166 records with 18,106 images), UPDATED 17-Jan-2023
Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4149585); 1,709,152 indexed records with 91,439 record images (was 1,707,380 records with 91,375 images), UPDATED 19-Jan-2023

Zimbabwe, Archdiocese of Harare, Church Records, 1897-2021      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/4475014); 663,817 indexed records with 64,542 record images (was 663,766 records with 64,538 images), UPDATED 14-Jan-2023

--- Collections with new images ---

England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1465708); 1,108,130 indexed records with 114,977 record images (was 1,108,130 records with 97,594 images), last updated 29-Sep-2021
Germany, Rhineland, Diocese of Trier, Catholic Church Records, 1704-1957        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2790268); 2,967,130 indexed records with 297,441 record images (was 2,967,130 records with 296,307 images), last updated 03-Nov-2020
New York, Church Records, 1660-1954     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2787817); 127,105 indexed records with 6,354 record images (was 127,105 records with 1,213 images), last updated 07-Apr-2021
Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980     (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2691993); 3,641,119 indexed records with 155,155 record images (was 3,641,119 records with 153,717 images), last updated 19-Nov-2020

--- Collections with images removed ---

Brazil, São Paulo, Civil Registration, 1925-1995        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2765317); 20,824,559 indexed records with 21,090,504 record images (was 20,824,559 records with 21,090,509 images), last updated 03-Nov-2022
England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3155854); 942,391 indexed records with 53,628 record images (was 942,391 records with 62,897 images), last updated 15-Sep-2020
France, Saône-et-Loire, Parish and Civil Registration, 1530-1892        (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2840171); 7,237,336 indexed records with 1,971,231 record images (was 7,237,336 records with 1,973,460 images), last updated 30-May-2022
Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records, 1566-1956 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2015355); 1,118,333 indexed records with 389,418 record images (was 1,118,333 records with 389,650 images), last updated 18-Dec-2022
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960   (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3438701); 3,269,031 indexed records with 2,315,394 record images (was 3,269,031 records with 2,315,886 images), last updated 18-Oct-2022

United States, New York, Index to Passengers Arriving at New York City, compiled 1944-1948      (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/3029266); 1,129,668 indexed records with 1,112,544 record images (was 1,129,668 records with 1,112,549 images), last updated 18-Mar-2020
United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940  (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2968245); 6,932,344 indexed records with 5,604,819 record images (was 6,932,344 records with 5,607,132 images), last updated 29-Nov-2022

--- Collections with records removed ---

United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2199956); Index only (875,610,154 records), no images (was 875,610,159 records with 0 images), last updated 19-Aug-2020

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My friend and SDGS colleague, Marshall, has come up with a way to determine which collections are ADDED, DELETED or UPDATED, and to alphabetize the entries in each category.  Thanks to Marshall for helping me out here!

In order to select a specific record collection on FamilySearch, go to   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list and use the "Filter by collection name" feature in the upper left-hand corner and use keywords (e.g. "church england") to find collections with those keywords.

Each one of the collections listed above has a Research Wiki page (use the "Learn more" link). It would be very useful if the Wiki page for each collection listed the dates for when the collection was added as a new collection and the dates for major updates also.

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Added and Updated Ancestry.com Record Collections - Week of 14 to 20 January 2023

 The following genealogy record collections were listed on the Recently Added and Updated Collections  on Ancestry.com during the period from  14 to 20 January 2023: 

The Updated and ADDED collections include:

*  Sweden, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  Global, Find a Grave™ Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  Web: Scotland, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, 1792-1922; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  Web: Scotland, Prison Records Index, 1828-1878; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  Web: Scotland, General and Admission Registers for Asylums, 1858-1918; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/20/2023

*  Germany, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Mexico, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Norway, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Italy, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Vienne, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1792-1930; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Brazil, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Canada, Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/19/2023

*  New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878; indexed records with record images, ADDED 1/18/2023

*  Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., Directories, 1887-1890; indexed records without record images, Updated 1/18/2023

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The complete Ancestry.com Card Catalog is at   https://search.ancestry.com/search/CardCatalog.aspx.  

By my count, there was 1 NEW collections ADDED this past week, per the list above.  There are now 33,261 collections available as of 20 January, an increase of 1 from last week. 

Note the right-hand column on the image above, they have replaced the coming soon list with tweets by Ancestry. 

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Disclosure: I receive a complimentary all-access subscription from Ancestry.com, for which I am thankful. Ancestry.com has provided material considerations for travel expenses to meetings, and has hosted events and meals that I have attended in Salt Lake City, in past years.

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52 Ancestors - Week 464: #741 Elizabeth (Tompkins) Ladd (1675-after 1729) of Little Compton, Rhode Island

Elizabeth Tompkins (1675-after 1729)  is #741 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #740  William Ladd (a1665-1729) in 1696 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.

I am descended through:

*  their son, #370 Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), who married #371 Lydia Gray (1707-????) in 1731

*  their daughter #185 Elizabeth "Betsy" Ladd (1735-1814), married #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) in 1755.

*  their son # 92 Joseph Oatley (1756-1815), married #95 Mary Hazard (1765-1857) in 1781.

*  their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1790-1872), married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.

*  their daughter #23 Amy Frances Oatley (1826-1864), married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                        Elizabeth Tompkins[1–4]

*  Alternate Name:        Elezebeth Ladd[5-6]

*  Sex:                            Female

*  Father:                        Nathaniel Tompkins 1650-1724

*  Mother:                       Elizabeth Allen 1651-1714

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                           1675, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1-3]

*  Distribution:                 25 May 1724 (about age 49), father's will proved; Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Distribution:                 21 October 1729 (about age 54), husband will's proved; Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[6]

*  Death: after 21 October 1729 (after about age 54), Rhode Island, United States[6]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                   William Ladd 1665-1729

*  Marriage 1:                17 February 1695/6 (about age 20), Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States[1–2,4]

*  Child 1:                       Sarah Ladd 1696-1761

*  Child 2:                       William Ladd 1697-    

*  Child 3:                       Mary Ladd 1699-1734

*  Child 4:                       Priscilla Ladd 1700-    

*  Child 5:                       Joseph Ladd 1701-1748

*  Child 6:                       Samuel Ladd 1703-    

*  Child 7:                       Elizabeth Ladd 1704-    

*  Child 8:                       John Ladd 1706-    

*  Child 9:                       Catherine Ladd 1707-    

*  Child 10:                     Lydia Ladd 1711-1767

*  Child 11:                     Hannah Ladd 1712-    

*  Child 12:                     Ruth Ladd 1714-   

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

Elizabeth Tompkins was born in 1675, probably in Little Compton, Rhode Island, the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Allen) Tompkins[1-3].

She married William Ladd (1665-1729), the son of Joseph and Joanna (--?--) Ladd, on 17 February 1695/6 in Little Compton[1-2,4].  They had twelve children, all recorded in Little Compton records:

*  Sarah Ladd (1696-1671), married 1736 William Enos (1696-????).

*  William Ladd (1697-????)

*  Mary Ladd (1699-1734), married 1723 Joseph Seabury (1678-1755).

*  Priscilla Ladd (1700-????), married 1720 --?-- Manchester (1685-????).

*  Joseph Ladd (1701-1748), married 1731 Lydia Gray (1701-????).

*  Samuel Ladd (1703-????), married 1729 Bersheba --?-- (1707-????).

*  Elizabeth Ladd (1704-????), married 1725 George Shrieve (1702-????)

*  John Ladd (1706-????).

*  Catherine Ladd (1707-????).

*  Lydia Ladd (1711-1767), married 1732 Samuel Seabury (1702-1768).

*  Hannah Ladd (1712-????)

*  Ruth Ladd (1714-????).

Her father, Nathaniel Tompkins, wrote his will on 30 May 1719, and it was proved on 25 May 1724 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court records (Little Compton was in Massachusetts at that time)[4]. He bequathed to Elizabeth:

"To daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Ladd, a cow."

The will of her husband, William Ladd of Little Compton was dated 13 August 1729; and proved on 21 October 1729 in Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Court[6].  His wife Elizabeth was named as executrix.  After the legacies to his children were paid, he bequeathed all the residue and remainder of the estate to his wife.  

Elizabeth died sometime after 21 October 1729 when her husband's will was proved, perhaps in Little Compton[6]. There is no probate record for Elizabeth in Rhode Island probate records. There is a Find A Grave memorial for her, but there is no known burial location or gravestone. 

5.  SOURCES

1. Warren Ladd, The Ladd Family, A Genealogical and Biographical Memoir (New Bedford, Mass.: Edmund Anthony & Sons, 1890), page 289-290, #3958 William Ladd family sketch.

2. Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families ( Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), pages 389-390, William Ladd family sketch.

3. "Rhode Island, Vital Records Extracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Volume 4, "Newport County : Births, Marriages, Deaths," page 177. Elizabeth Tompkins birth entry, 1675.

4. James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages and Deaths : a Family Register for the People (Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., 1891-1912), in Volume 4, Newport County Births, Marriages, Deaths, Little Compton Marriages and Intentions, page 38 (image 405 of 691), William Ladd and Elizabeth Tompkins marriage entry, 17 February 1696; accessed on "Rhode Island (U.S.) Vital Records Abstracts, 1636-1899," indexed database and digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 January 2023).

5. "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol > Tobey, Kesiah - Traffern, Joseph, images 614-623 of 1615, Nathaniel Tompkins estate papers, 1724.

6.  "Massachusetts, U.S. Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991," indexed database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Bristol County > Probate Records, Kirby, Thankful - Lake, Squire, images 968-973 of 1439, William Ladd Probate Papers, 1729 .

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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