How To Use This Site

Say you're researching the Sill family. Just click on the "Sill" link (the second to last name there) and it'll take you to our NAMES LIST page. This page lists all the individuals with the surname "Sill" that we have on our site. That page will look like this:

Sill
Jerusha; b. 18 Jun 1795 - Lyme, CT
Joanna; b. 26 Jan 1831
Joanna L.; b. 4 Sept 1819
John; b. Lyme, England

From this point, you would pick the person in this list that you're searching for. Let's say that person is John Sill. Just click on "John" and it takes you to his page. (NOTE: His name will be at the top of the his page!). Notice that I've supplied each individual's DOB by their name in this list to make it more easily referenced by you, since there are several common names found when tracing family trees. When you click on "John", it'll take you to his page. This page will look like this:

First Generation   <--- The # of the generation that this person is in
1_1. John SILL       <--- 1_1 signifies 1st generation, 1st individual. First name, SURNAME
b. Lyme, England   <--- Birth information
d. 1632                    <--- Death information
m. Joane UNKNOWN <--- Spouse first name, SURNAME, wedding information
d. 1671                     <--- Spouse birth, death information
Children:                  <--- Child table - includes all children attributed to this marriage

+	2_1	M	i	Joseph <-- this link shows that this person has children. Click to see family info. b. 1636 - England d. 1696 - Lyme, CT
	2_2	F	ii	Elizabeth <-- no link means that no further family information is available m. Zachariah HICKS

<>Let's say for a minute that John didn't have any children. In that case, the link you clicked on in the Names List, would simply bring you to his parents Child Table. Remember, when you click on a name, that name will appear on the top of the screen.

That's it! Easy as pie right? Enjoy the list!