A SEE FAMILY BIBLE (Filer Sackette See?)

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Thanks to Corinna Castor, Chris Stewart and Lisa Shea, we now have a more accurate transcript of the family bible page with all the children of David See (1751-1820) and his wives Maritie Van Wert and Rebecca Bishop. The bible belonged to Nettie Woerpol and Nellie Laurent of Colby Kansas during the 1960s and was printed by Joseph B. See in his History of the See Family. A few errors (e.g. misreading the line "David See widower" as a second son named David) are corrected here. The date of the bible and its original owner isn't known for sure - perhaps it was Filer Sackett See.

FAMILY RECORD
THE PROMISE IS UNTO YOU AND TO YOUR CHILDREN
[The printed word "Baptisms" is crossed out]

David See born Apr. 17th 1751
Meary Van Wart born Oct 12th 1755 [David & Meary are bracketed] Married Oct 5 1770 [the date is written a second time in a later, clearer hand]
Rachel born - - Nov 16 1771
Infannt Daughter born - - Oct 5th 1773    [the word Infant looks like it could be "Suzann"]
Heslen Hester born - - Aug 23rd 1775
David - - July 28th 1777
Meartain - - Sept 11 1779
Jacob - - Sept 27th 1781
Elizabeth - - Aug 29th 1783
Anne - - Aug 18th 1775
Sarah - - Jan 13th 1788   Died 1794 [this date is written a second time]
Meary See wife died Meay 10th 1788
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Rebaca Bishop born Oct 7th 1759 Mearried to
David See widower April 26th 1789
Joseph Bishop See born Feb 19th 1790    Died ?   [date unclear in photocopy]
Amy See born - May 26th 1791
Susanne born - Jan 10 1793
Mahala - - - Meay 17th 1797
Abraham - - - Sept 13th 1798 died? [date unclear, perhaps 1800 or 1860]

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