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From: Richard Brandstetter <>
Subject: Mystic Seaport
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 10:43:47 -0400

yes there was a Greenman shipbuilding yard there and the Greenman had
the church built by a Maxson from Westerly about 1840 (may be off by 10
or so years ) he did it so his SDB workers did not have to go far to
church .I have some papers on the church and the first service (names
time places ) ,I just have to find them .
Richard Brandstetter
Monmouth Co NJ

> What this means is, 1) the records of the Greenmanville SDB Church are
> probably in the Archives at the SDB Center in Janesville, WI, and access
> would be through Don Sanford, and 2) since the current Westerly church was
> organized as an offshoot of the current Ashaway church, the records of
> members living in the Stonington/ Mystic/ Westerly area prior to 1840 may be
> part of the Ashaway church's history. I will have to do some research on
> that and get back to you.
> BTW, someone mentioned there is an SDB church in Mystic Seaport. That
> is the Greenmanville SDB Church meeting house. It was moved to the seaport
> because the Greenman Family, as I understand it, were not only staunch SDBs,
> they were major players in the early shipbuilding days of the Mystic area.
> I'm not certain of the history - it's been quite some time since I was
> exposed to any info regarding the Greenmans and the Greenmanville church.
> If and when I get more information on them, I'll be sure to pass it along.
>
> Terry L. (Crane) Durst
> Groton, CT
>
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