Thomas Solley and his descendants : the story of a hunt for an ancestor . pical of himself, deserted and hiddenamong the trees for almost a century. Here at last I had found the grave of the mother of allour line of Solleys in America. Here she lay buried amongthose whom she loved, and here the third generation of twolines of her descendants had met and stood silently to do herhonor. We finished the day touring in the automobile throughthe suburbs of Bridgeport, taking in Black Rock, whereGeorge T. Solley had once lived, and calling upon Captainand Mrs. George Penfield. The captain said he kne
Thomas Solley and his descendants : the story of a hunt for an ancestor . pical of himself, deserted and hiddenamong the trees for almost a century. Here at last I had found the grave of the mother of allour line of Solleys in America. Here she lay buried amongthose whom she loved, and here the third generation of twolines of her descendants had met and stood silently to do herhonor. We finished the day touring in the automobile throughthe suburbs of Bridgeport, taking in Black Rock, whereGeorge T. Solley had once lived, and calling upon Captainand Mrs. George Penfield. The captain said he knew thatI was a Solley the minute he saw me, for he recognized 29 THOMAS SOLLEY the Solley look. Then skirting the sea round Pearsalls Hill,into Fairfield, we visited the grave of George T. Solley, andthen we turned towards home. Here we found Edwardswife awaiting us, together with a splendid dinner, and therector of St. Pauls Episcopal church and his wife were thereto honor the occasion. So closed a memorable day, one neverto be forgotten. I had found Eunice Duffee ! 30. HOME OP GEORGE T. SOLLEY, OLD METHODIST MEETING- BLACK ROCK, BRIDGEPORT. HOUSE, ZOAR BRIDGE. OLD HAT SHOP CELLAR HOLE AT KETTLETOWN,IN 1905 AND 1909. CHAPTER IV. AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY. T SPENT the rest of the week of May 25, 1909, with Edward-*- Morgan and his wife at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Wecrowded the days full, visiting places connected with theSolley family and their descendants, and talking about thetraditions in which we were both so much interested. I donot here give a detailed account of the events of this memor-able week—they would fill a book—but simply record frommy notes the things which are of value in my search for anancestor. On Wednesday morning, May 26, we started out on along tour with the automobile to see as many places as pos-sible connected with the Solley family. We first visited Booth, an old lady who now lives with her daughter,Mrs. George H. Toml
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