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Topic Smiths of Haven-where in England?-is it Cornwall? (55-JAN)

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Does anyone know anything about a place in England called Haven? other than in Cornwall? which is the only county for which I can find any references for a place of that name. So could Haven in Cornwall be correct for the place where Jan Knowlton's ancestor John Evander Smith left his family (Haven in England) when he set sail for America in 1819? Jan sent her interests to the Smith Project in 2005 in view of her interest in Smiths of Douglas, Isle of Man, where her John Evander Smith was born. According to the US census his birth date was around 1798-1800. Jan's Interests Summary (Project ID 55-JAN/IoM-1) was recently moved from the Project's original site and recompiled at >> Smith Interest List Lancs, WRYorks & Isle of Man Page 18>> Her summary includes a transcription of John Evander Smith's own notes in the family Bible, as follows: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Isle of Man is the place of my nativity - The town of Douglas the principal city, location in the Irish Sea. I left my family in Haven, England at which place I was bound an apprentice to Anthony Smith, a sea captain in the year 1810. He was Commander of an English vessel called the 'Friendship' - came to the United States in October 1819 - Landed in New York City." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fascinating!!

Related Topic: Smiths: Douglas Isle of Man(55-JAN/IoM-1)