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Read 50-years of their The New England Historical and Genealogical Register online (for free). An excellent resource for researching early New England families. I've made finding the information you need even easier (still free)! Click here to get started! #newengland #genealogy #resources

So many valuable records are compiled in this monthly magazine, "Early Settlers of New York State". This genealogical magazine is packed with tidbits about early New Yorkers. Links to each issue are listed below. Notice, some lists are divided among multiple issues, so check previous and subsequent issues for continuations. This excerpt shows some of the records divided between multiple issues. (From p. 18 of Vol. 3 No. 2): Hint: Open each issue and use the search feature! But be sure to browse the subjects/places of interest in case your text is not correctly recognized. Volume 1 - July 1934 No. 1 - Dates and Boundaries - Personals of Long Ago, Early settlers of LeRoy or Buttermilk Falls - The Bartoo Family - Early Church Records in Bloomfield, Ontario County, NY - Obituary Records of Erie County, Abbott thru Adams - Tombstone inscriptions of Oakfield, NY Volume 1 - August 1934 No. 2 - Dates and Boundaries - The Records of an 1816 Merchant, John S. Ball - Personals of Long ago (Bloomfield, NY) - The Bartoo Family - Early Church Records - Obituary Records of Erie County, Adams thru Allen - Tombstone inscriptions of Oakfield, NY Volume 1 - September 1934 No. 3 - Dates and Boundaries - Personals of Long Ago (Southampton) - The Bartoo Family - Early Church Records of West Bloomfield - Obituary Records of Erie County, Allen thru Athearn - Tombstone inscriptions of Oakfield, NY Volume 1 - October 1934 No. 4 - A Picture of New York in 1765 - Dates and boundaries - The Records of an 1816 Erie County merchant, John S. Ball - Personals of Long Ago - Early Church Records, Baptisms at West Bloomfield, NY - Obituary Records of Erie County, Atkins thru Baker - Tombstone inscriptions Alleghany Road Cemetery Darien, Genesee County, New York Volume 1 - November 1934 No. 5 - Ray family Bible Records - Records of an 1816 merchant, John S. Ball of Erie County - Baptisms in the church at West Bloomfield, N.Y. - The Bartoo family - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Baker thru Barrett - Tombstone inscriptions on Ketchum farm cemetery near Pen Yan - Burials at Hillside Cemetery, East Pembroke, NY Volume 1 - December 1934 No. 6 - Dates and Boundaries - Baptisms in the church at West Bloomfield 1819-1878 and Marriages 1816-1819 - The Bartoo family - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Barrett thru Baurmeister - Old Bible Records of the Millington-Blackmer family - Cemetery inscriptions at Hillside Cemetery, East Pembroke, NY - Wallingford Cemetery, Vermont - Asa Wetherbee family - Caleb Haight inquiry - Lewis Youman family - James Madison Hopkins family Volume 1 - January 1935 No. 7 - Marriages at West Bloomfield, NY, 1819-1837 - The Bartoo Family - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Baxter thru Bement - Cemetery inscriptions at Hillside Cemetery, East Pembroke, NY - The Story of Maple Hill Cemetery, North Darien, NY - Maple Hill Cemetery Burial Records - Descendants of William Hickock of Farmington, CT Volume 1 - February 1935 No. 8 - George Washington and the Seneca Chiefs - Records of an 1816 merchant - Deaths in West Bloomfield, NY 1800-1823 - The Bartoon Family - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Bement thru Bickerstaff - Tombstone Inscriptions Maple Hill Cemetery Volume 1 - March 1935 No. 9 - Records of an 1816 merchant - Deaths at West Bloomfield, NY 1823-1880 - Tombstone Inscriptions Maple Hills Cemetery - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Bidwell thru Booram - The Bartoo family - Random burials in Newark and Sodus, NY - Searching Lesson 1 Volume 1 - April 1935 No. 10 - The Queen of the Earth is the Land of My Birth - Searching Lesson 2 - Records of an 1816 merchant - Church Records of West Bloomfield, NY - The Bartoo family (final chapter) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Boorham thru Brightman - Tombstone Inscriptions Maple Hills Cemetery Volume 1 - May 1935 No. 11 - Searching Lesson 3 - Records of an 1816 merchant - Church Records of West Bloomfield, NY - Stickney Cemetery west of North Collins, Erie County, NY - Loomis Bible Records - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Brimmer thru Brown - Tombstone Inscriptions Maple Hills Cemetery Volume 1 - June 1935 No. 12 - Church Records of West Bloomfield, NY - Records from Granville, New York - Burials at Greenhouse Cemetery in Hopewell, NY - A Temperance Society in Newstead in 1831 - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Brown thru Burns - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Abby thru Abbott - Tombstone Inscriptions at Maple Hills Cemetery, North Darien, NY Volume 2 - July 1935 No. 1 - Heraldry - Early Church Records West Bloomfield (?) - Records from Granville, New York - Ear Marks Registered in 1787 - Barnet and other burials at a private cemetery in Rensselaer County - Deaths in Scott, Cortland County, New York - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Burns thru Candee - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Abbott thru Adams - Tombstone Inscriptions at Maple Hills Cemetery, North Darien, NY Volume 2 - August 1935 No. 2 - Early Church Records of West Bloomfield, NY - Deaths in New York from the Gospel Advocate, Vol. 11, 1831 - Tombstone Inscriptions at Maple Hills Cemetery, North Darien, NY - Soldiers Graves in Maple Hill Cemetery at Darien - Records from Granville, New York - Ear Marks Registered - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Candler thru Chamberlain - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Adams thru Albro - David Smith of Montrose, Pennsylvania - Samuel Smith of Spencertown, Columbia County, NY - Benjamin Slocum 1751-1837 Volume 2 - September 1935 No. 3 - Early Church Records of Elder Nathan Tanner's Church at Bottenkill, now Greenwich, NY, prior to 1815 - The First Church of Christ in Perry Center Members and Baptisms 1814-1829 - Old Trails (Indian trails) - Tombstone inscriptions at the Old Presbyterian Churchyard at New Scotland, New York - Records from Granville, New York - Maple Hill Cemetery Records (Russell Wait, John Simonds, Owen Curtiss, William B. Garfield, David Halsted, Jonathan Vaughan, Charles Brown, Benjamin F. Corey, John H. Innes and Deacon Harvey H. Crossman bios) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Chambers thru Chase - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Albro thru Allerey Volume 2 - October 1935 No. 4 - Early Church Records North Granville, New York - Baptisms in the First Church of Christ, Perry Center 1830-1876 - Early Church Records of Elder Nathan Tanner's Church at Bottenkill, now Greenwich, NY, 1815 thru 1829 - Old Trails - Monroe Family Bible - Gidley Family Bible - Tombstone inscriptions at Nortonville Cemetery, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, NY - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Chase thru Clark - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Allen thru Allen - Horton Genealogy Volume 2 - November 1935 No. 5 - North Granville Church Records - Baptisms in the First Church of Christ, Perry Center 1878-1894 - Early Church Records of Elder Nathan Tanner's Church at Bottenkill, now Greenwich, NY - Old Trails - Willson Family Bible - Keach or Keech Bible - Young family Bible - Tompkins family Bible - Tombstone Inscriptions at German Evangelical Protestant Cemetery, Hursville - Tombstone inscriptions at Pine Bush Presbyterian Church and others - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Clark thru Clay - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Allen thru Alward Volume 2 - December 1935 No. 6 - North Granville Church Records - Minutes and Members of the First Church of Christ, Perry, Center - Members of Bottenkill Church from 1829-1841 - Old Trails (From "The Cradle of the Queen City") - Landon Family Bible inscriptions - Fellows Family Bible inscriptions - Holmes Family Bible inscriptions - Tombstone Inscriptions "in the pasture on the hill" and others (cont'd from previous issue?) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Clement thru Cogger - Marriages from early Buffalo Newspapers, Alworth thru Andrews Volume 2 - January 1936 No. 7 - North Granville Church Records - Members of the First Church of Christ, Perry Center 1829-1834 - Members of Bottenkill Church from 1841-1844 - Old Trails (From "The Cradle of the Queen City") - Landon Family Bible inscriptions - Sackett Family Bible inscriptions - Tombstone Inscriptions in private cemeteries in Rensselaer County - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Cogswell thru Conkey - Marriage Records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Andrews thru Archer Volume 2 - February 1936 No. 8 - North Granville Church Records - Members of the First Church of Christ, Perry, Center - Sackett Family Bible inscriptions (cont'd from previous issue) - Enos Van Gorden Sackett Family Bible inscriptions - William Wychkoff's Bible Record - Tombstone Inscriptions Rensselaer County - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Conkey thru Cotton - Marriage Records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Archer thru Ashley Volume 2 - March 1936 - No. 9 - North Granville Church Records - Members of the First Church of Christ, Perry, Center - Members of Bottenkill Church from 1844-1850 - Marriages by Rev. Jonathan Benson 1833-1850 - Tombstone inscriptions Brick House Cemetery, Genesee County (Old Buffalo Road, Pembroke) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Courtney thru Crow - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Ashley thru Atwater Volume 2 - April 1936 No. 10 - North Granville Church Records - First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont - Members of the First Church of Christ, Perry, Center 1881-1899 - Members of Bottenkill Church 1850 - Bible Records copied by Grace Keeler - Griswold Family Bible inscriptions - Crittenden Family Bible inscriptions - Moses Harris (1749-1838) burial marker information - Abraham and Edward Wing, pioneers of Queensbury - Tombstone inscriptions Brick House Cemetery, Genesee County (Old Buffalo Road, Pembroke) - Tombstone inscriptions Lake View Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara County - Methodist Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara County - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Crow thru Darrow - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Atwater thru Avery Volume 2 - May 1936 No. 11 - First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont - Members of the Perry Center Woman's Missionary Society - Members of Bottenkill (Now Greenwich) Church 1850 - Organization of the Baptist Church at Howells, New York - Tombstone Inscriptions in Ithaca, Flemming and Scipio Center - Tombstone Inscriptions in Newington, Connecticut - Tombstone Inscriptions in Methodist Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara County, New York - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Darrow thru Day - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Avery thru Ayres Volume 2 - June 1936 No. 12 - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 - Members of Old School Baptist Church at Howells, NY from 1826 thru 1870s - Copies of Old Perry Center Papers - Tombstone Inscriptions in New Berlin, Connecticut - Tombstone Inscriptions in Methodist Cemetery, Olcott, Niagara County, New York (cont'd) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Day thru De Vine - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Ayres thru Bailey Volume 3 - July 1936 No. 1 - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 (cont'd) - Marriages in Old School Baptist Church at Howells, NY - Baptisms at Old School Baptist Church at Howells, NY - Deaths recorded at Old School Baptist Church at Howells, NY - Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York - Records copied from Henry and Lucy Saxtons' family Bible, Records copied from Richard Saxton's family Bible, Records copied from Stephen T. Bentley's family Bible, Tombstone inscriptions in Rensselaer County - Burials in cemetery at Dale, Wyoming County - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Dewel thru Dobbin - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Bailey thru Baker Volume 3 - August 1936 No. 2 - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 (cont'd) - Marriages at Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York (cont'd) - Members of North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Revolutionary Soldiers still living in 1840 - Tombstone inscriptions at Pioneer Cemetery at Forestville, Chautauqua County, New York - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Dodd thru Dunakin- Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Baker thru Ballantine Volume 3 - September 1936 No. 3 - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 (cont'd) - Marriages and burials at Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York (cont'd) - North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Records from family Bible of Anna Insley - Tombstone inscriptions at Pioneer Cemetery at Forestville, Chautauqua County, New York (cont'd) - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Dunbar thru Eberhart - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Ballard thru Bantam Volume 3 - October 1936 No. 4 - Early Settlers Columbia County - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 (cont'd) - Baptisms at Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York - North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Blackmer Bible Records - Tombstone inscriptions at Pioneer Cemetery at Forestville, Chautauqua County, New York (cont'd) Jones thru Strang - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Eckley thru Emerson - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Bancasser thru Barlow Volume 3 - November 1936 No. 5 - Members of the First Congregational Church of Bennington, Vermont beginning in 1762 (cont'd) Rice thru Yates - Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York (cont'd) - North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Tombstone inscriptions at Pioneer Cemetery at Forestville, Chautauqua County, New York (cont'd) Stamp thru Washburn - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Emerson thru Faxon - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Barlow thru Barnes Volume 3 - December 1936 No. 6 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY - Baptisms at Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York 1809-1814 - North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Records from the Family Bible of Jasper P. Thompson's family - Tombstone inscriptions Lee Burying Ground, Washington County - Obituary records of former residents of Erie County, Faxon thru Fish - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Barnes thru Bassett Volume 3 - January 1937 No. 7 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Angus thru Bissell - Baptisms at Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York 1809-1814 (cont'd) - Members of the Presbyterian Church at Good Will, Orange County, New York - North Baptist Church of Troy, NY - Records from the Longyor Family Bible - Records from the Peebe Family Bible - Records from the Search Family Bible - Marriage records of the Brininstool and Hitchcock families - Tombstone Inscriptions from East Bloomfield, NY - Oak Ridge Cemetery at Lima, NY - Tombstone inscriptions at Claverack, Columbia County, New York - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, Fish thru Forbush - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Bassett thru Baylery Volume 3 - February 1937 No. 8 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Bliss thru Fish - Baptisms at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany - Some early marriages from the Records of the United Methodist Church at Hudson, New York - Blackmer family records - Tombstone inscriptions at Claverack, Columbia County, New York (cont'd) - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, Forbush thru Fox - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Bayley thru Beasor Volume 3 - March 1937 No. 9 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Fish thru Knapp - Baptisms at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany (cont'd) Boyd thru Churchill - Baptisms at First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, Jefferson County, NY Letters A-G - Records from Hart and Gorham family Bible - Records from Etheridge Family Bible - Tombstone inscriptions at Claverack, Columbia County, New York (cont'd) - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, Fox thru Freer - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Beaton thru Beckwith Volume 3 - April 1937 No. 10 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Knox thru Newell - Baptisms at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany (cont'd) Clark thru Erwin - Baptisms at First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, Jefferson County, NY Letters G-P - Family Bible of Elisha Webster Skinner - Tombstone inscriptions at Claverack, Columbia County, New York (cont'd) - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, French thru Gale - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Beckwith thru Beirne Volume 3 - May 1937 No. 11 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Newkirks thru Secor - Baptisms at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany (cont'd) Fassett thru Halkins - Baptisms at First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, Jefferson County, NY Letters P-Y - Marriages at First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, Jefferson County, NY Letters A-B - The Brown Family Bible - The Sherwood, Frost, Cogswell Bible - Tombstone inscriptions Hudson City Cemetery, Columbia County, New York - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, Gale thru Gilmber - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Beiser thru Belnap Volume 3 - June 1937 No. 12 - Early Church Records of The First Baptist Church at Benton Center, Yates County, NY (cont'd) Secor thru Town - Baptisms at the First Presbyterian Church of Albany (cont'd) Hall thru Humphreys - Marriages at the First Presbyterian Church of Watertown, Jefferson County, NY Letters B-L - Records from the Winters family Bible - Tombstone inscriptions Hudson City Cemetery, Columbia County, New York - Obituary Records of former residents of Erie County, Gilmore thru Gott - Marriage records from Buffalo Newspapers 1800s, Beman thru Benedict Index for Volumes 4, 5 and 6 Index of Names (Explanation of index) Bible records of Adams, Atwell, Avery, Baldwin, Banker, Barrett, Bassett, Beebe, Benn, Boyden, Bracket, Brevoort, Bruce, Burt, Butts, Came, Campbell, Chamberlain, Child, Clark, Cook, Cooley, Crawford, Cushman, Cushney, Dawley, Dell, Dewey, DeWitt, Dunning, DePuy, Evans, Farnham, Finton, Foote, Gillett, Griffith, Harder, Harrison, Henry, Hunn, Hunt, Jones, Kelley, Kenyon, Lawton, Lockwood, McDonald, Marshall, Meeker, Mesick, Newton, Nichols, Oakley, Parson, Peabody, Pearson, Perrin, Reno, Reymon, Reynolds, Roby, Rose, Salsbury, Smith, Spear, Stevens, Surdam, Taylor, Thayer, Totten, Tracy, Truesdell, Van Voast, Van Vechten, Vaughn, Webster, Wells, Westcott, White, Whitney, Wiesmer, Wooster, Wright Church Records for Albany, Benton Center, Binghamton, Castile, Cazeniovia, Duanesburgh, Franklin, Middle Granville, Rushford, Watertown, Westfield, Worcester, Wyoming Obituary and Marriage Records for Erie County. Some marriages (statewide) on pages 201 and 217. Some obituaries (statewide) on page 218. Estates settled in Monroe County. Volume 4 - July 1937 - August 1937 - September 1937 - October 1937 - November 1937 - December 1937 - January 1938 - February 1938 - March 1938 - April 1938 - May 1938 - June 1938 Volume 5 - July 1938 - August 1938 - September 1938 - October 1937 - November 1938 - December 1938 - January 1939 - February 1939 - March 1939 - April 1939 - May 1939 - June 1939 Volume 6 - July 1939 - August 1939 - September 1939 - October 1939 - November 1939 - December 1939 - January 1940 - February 1940 - March 1940 - April 1940 - May 1940 - June 1940 Contents of Volumes 7, 8 and 9 Index of Names Church records from Albany, Friendship, Amenia, Cazenovia, Warwick, Gilead, Ballston Center, Providence, Geneva, Granville, Penn Yan and Poultney (at NY State border of Vermont). Family records of Clinton, Collins, Congdon, Cummings, Easton, Hickcox, Lovejoy, McArthur, Merkle, Reed, Reynolds, Sawyer, Shell, Smith, Wire, Zimmerman Marriages and Obituaries in Columbia County and Erie County newspapers Estates settled in Monroe County Tombstone inscriptions from cemeteries from Broome, Columbia, Dutchess, Erie, Lewis, Nassau, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Saratoga, Schuyler, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties Other assorted names from "Mailbox" Volume 7 - July 1940 - August 1940 - September 1940- October 1940 - November 1940 - December 1940 - January 1941 - February 1941 - March 1941 - April 1941 - May 1941 - June 1941 Volume 8 - July 1941 - August 1941 - September 1941- October 1941 - November 1941 - December 1941 - January 1942 (Nos. 7-8) - March 1942 (Nos. 9-10) - May 1942 (Nos. 11-12) Volume 9 - July 1942 (Nos. 1-2-3) - October 1942 (Nos. 4-5-6) #NewYork #todo #vitalrecords #genealogy #churchrecords #genealogy #familyhistory #resources

Published in 1880, Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution, Battalions and Line, 1775-1783, is an excellent resource for finding information about battles of the American Revolution and the Pennsylvania soldiers who fought and led them. How to use this resource: Choose a volume below. The book will open in a new window or tab in your browser. You can then flip through the pages to browse and find the section of interest, just like you would a real book. What's better with this, however, is you can use the search feature to quickly search for a surname within the entire book. Note: This is not always 100% accurate, so I would recommend using the search feature in conjunction with browsing. PENNSYLVANIA IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, BATTALIONS AND MILITIA, 1775-1783 Volume 1 (click here) Col. William Thompson's Battalion of Rifleman First Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. DeHaas, Second Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. St. Clair Third Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Shee Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Wayne Fifth Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Magaw Sixth Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Irvine Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, Col. Miles The Musketry Battalion, Col. Atlee The State Regiment of Foot, Cols. Bull and Stewart The First Pennsylvania The Second Pennsylvania The Third Pennsylvania The Fourth Pennsylvania The Fifth Pennsylvania The Sixth Pennsylvania The Seventh Pennsylvania The Eighth Pennsylvania The Ninth Pennsylvania The Tenth Pennsylvania The Eleventh Pennsylvania The Twelfth Pennsylvania The Thirteenth Pennsylvania Additional Regiments Col. Hartley and Col. Patton Volume 2 (click here) The New Eleventh The German Regiment The Corps of Count Von Ottendorff Pennsylvanians in Col. Hazen's Regiment The Wyoming Valley Companies Pennsylvanians in Commander-in-Chief Guards Col. Moylan's Cavalry Regiment Armand's First Partisan Legion Pennsylvanians in Lee's Partisan Corps Von Heer's Light Dragoons The Pennsylvania Artillery Capt. Coren's Independent Company of Artillery Artillery Artificers The Invalid Regiment The Orderly books of the Pennsylvania Line PENNSYLVANIA IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, ASSOCIATED BATTALIONS AND MILITIA, 1775-1783 Volume 1 (click here) Alphabetical List of Soldiers of the Revolution Documents relating to the Associators and Militia in General Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Lancaster Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Philadelphia Volume 2 (click here) Muster Rolls and Papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the City and County of Philadelphia (cont'd) Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Chester Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Bucks Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Berks Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Northumberland Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Cumberland Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of York Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Northampton Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Bedford Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Westmoreland Lochry's Expedition The Sandusky Expedition Muster Rolls and papers relating to the Associators and Militia of the County of Washington Williamson's Expedition Officers of the Flying Camp and Ranging Companies with Miscellaneous Muster Rolls See also, Muster Rolls Relating to the Associators and Militia of Cumberland County Click here for more Pennsylvania Resources #pennsylvania #americanrevolution #military #Pennsylvania #resources #revolutionarywar

Just as my 3rd great-grandfather, John Dickinson (1830-1889), was a founding father of my Dickinson family in America, this John Dickinson, who preceded him by nearly a century, was a Founding Father of the United States. John Dickinson was born in 1732 in Trappe, Talbot County, Maryland, to an affluent Quaker family. John's great-grandfather, Walter Dickinson, had emigrated from England in 1654, about 225 years before my Dickinson ancestor arrived. Whether or not they had a common ancestor in England has yet to be determined. Walter Dickinson arrived in Virginia in 1654 and joined the Society of Friends. He moved to Talbot County, Maryland by 1659. On 400 acres of land on the banks of the Choptank River, he built a tobacco plantation called "Croisadore", meaning "Cross of Gold". Today, the portion of the Chesapeake Bay where the Dickinson plantation had been, is called Dickinson Bay, with Croisadore creek just above it. He also lived at Poplar Hill until it was burned by loyalists in 1804. The property is now owned by the State of Delaware and is open to the public. John Dickinson was known as the penman of the Revolution and played an important role in attempting to negotiate with King George III of Britain. He was President of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, and a delegate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He helped draft the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution. He was the 5th President of Pennsylvania from November 1782 to October 1785 and was succeeded by Benjamin Franklin. He was also President of Delaware from November 1781 to January 1783. He was a signed of the Declaration of Independence and informal adviser to President Thomas Jefferson. He and his wife, Mary Norris Dickinson, started John and Mary's College, now Dickinson College. He is the namesake of the Dickinson School of Law of Penn State University, the Dickinson Complex at the University of Delaware, and John Dickinson High School in Northern Delaware. He died in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1808. John Dickinson wrote one of the first patriotic songs of America, "The Liberty Song" in 1768: Come, join hand in hand, brave Americans all, And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty's call; No tyrannous acts shall suppress your just claim, Or stain with dishonor America's name. [Chorus: In Freedom we're born and in Freedom we'll live. Our purses are ready. Steady, friends, steady; Not as slaves, but as Freemen our money we'll give.] Our worthy forefathers, let's give them a cheer, To climates unknown did courageously steer; Thro' oceans to deserts for Freedom they came, And dying, bequeath'd us their freedom and fame. [Chorus] Their generous bosoms all dangers despis'd, So highly, so wisely, their Birthrights they priz'd; We'll keep what they gave, we will piously keep, Nor frustrate their toils on the land and the deep. [Chorus] The tree their own hands had to Liberty rear'd; They lived to behold growing strong and revered; With transport they cried, "Now our wishes we gain, For our children shall gather the fruits of our pain." [Chorus] Swarms of placemen and pensioners soon will appear Like locusts deforming the charms of the year; Suns vainly will rise, showers vainly descend, If we are to drudge for what others shall defend. [Chorus] Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all, By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall; In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed, For heaven approves of each generous deed. [Chorus] All ages shall speak with amaze and applause, Of the courage we'll show in support of our Laws; To die we can bear, but to serve we disdain. For shame is to Freedom more dreadful than pain. [Chorus] This bumper I crown for our Sovereign's health, And this for Britannia's glory and wealth; That wealth and that glory immortal may be, If She is but Just, and if we are but Free. [Chorus] Read more in Pennsylvania Archives, Fourth Series, Volume III: Click here to learn about my Dickinson family. #dickinson

Olde Ulster was a magazine published in Ulster County, New York, in the early 1900s. Online editions of issues from 1905 through 1909 are available and offer a wealth of free and very useful information about people in Ulster County's beginnings. I have taken the time to type up the contents of each edition to make it easier for visitors to find content of interest. Choose a volume: Volume 1 (1905) JANUARY - Our Proposition - Early Reference to the Esopus - Old Ulster and Washington Irving - An Uncompleted Manumission - Stoking a Kiln in Olden Time - The Esopus in 1679 - Jonathan W. Hasbrouck - Shawangunk, Its Meaning and Origin - The Reverend Charles Scott, D.D. - Lineage of the Martin Snyder Family - Martin Snyder's Certificate of Character - A Colonial Ballad FEBRUARY - Ulster's Fight for Liberty - Coetus and Conferentie Controversy 1754-72 - Population in 1698 - The Lineage of the Clinton Family - Charles Clinton's Church Letter 1729 - On the Esopus at Saugerties - George Clinton's Commission as County Clerk 1759 MARCH - The Mingled Blood of Old Ulster - Kingston in 1823 - The Esopus Indians and Their language - The Reverend Nathan W. Jones - The Ancestry of Elanor Graham wanted - The Indian deed to Thomas Chambers 1652 - Proof Wanted of William Horton's Ancestry - Will of Jean Hasbrouck 1712 - Kingston Baptismal Records - Gravestone Inscriptions at New Paltz - Lament on Death of Domine Mancius APRIL - The Esopus Settlers and the Indians - The Esopus as a Granary 1683 - President Roosevelt's Old Ulster Ancestry - The Esopus, a Land of Milk and Honey 1681 - The New Paltz Patent 1677 - Accession of George III Celebrated 1761 - George Washington to the Masons 1782 - Family vault of Thomas Chambers - Inhabitants of the County of Ulster in 1738 - Gravestone Inscriptions at New Platz - Kingston Baptismal Records after 1809 - Rallying Song of the Tenth Legion 1861 MAY - The First Disturbance at Esopus 1658 - Thomas Chambers to Governor Stuyvesant - Letter Confirming the Chambers Letter - A Farther Complaint of Thomas Chambers - Du Bois Tombstone Inscriptions at Fishkill - Forests of Old Ulster in 1738 - The Beginning of Wilbur 1806 - The Patent of the Kingston Commons 1687 - Lineage of the Bevier Family - A Kingston Boy's Lament JUNE - Indian Troubles Become More Acute - For Sale, A Young Negro Man - The Line Dividing Ulster and Orange - The Purchase of the Dutch Church Bell - The Honorable Charles G. DeWitt - Washington Riding to Take command - The Severe Winter of 1780 - The Kingston Church Beakers - Population of Kingston in 1681 - Uzal Knapp and Washington's Guard - Specimen of Dutch Humor - Original Name of the Wallkill - Proclamation of Clinton as Governor - A Wynkoop Family Bible Record - Gravestone Inscriptions at New Paltz - In the Ravines of the Catskills JULY - The First Esopus Indian War 1659 - Indian Graves in Rosendale - Indian incursion into Shawangunk 1780 - First Paper Published in Ulster County 1777 - First patent Issued in Orange County 1697 - Lineage of the Kiersted Family - Polling Places in Ulster County in 1777 - Kingston Baptismal Records - The Old Stone House AUGUST - Lull in the Conflict at the Esopus - Cultivation of Strawberries at the Esopus 1664 - English Equivalents of Dutch Christian Names - Various Versions of "Trip a Trop a Troontjes" - The Village School at Wildwyck in 1668 - Lieutenant Daniel Taylor, the British Spy - Status of the Indians in New York 1679 - Gravestone Inscriptions at New Paltz - Fighting under Ensign Smith no Child's Play - Last of the Esopus Indians - A Jarndyce-Jarndyce Case - Beneath the Overlook SEPTEMBER - Founding of the Neiuw Dorp, or Hurley - The Cheese Mines of Old Hurley - The Name of Kingston and its Predecessors - An Ulster County Boy in the Revolution - Kingston Baptismal Register - Gravestone Inscriptions at New Paltz - The Schepen's Court could not Deed Land - Mohonk Lake OCTOBER - The Second Esopus Indian War - Fire Insurance in Wiltwyck in 1670 - Old Ulser Adjuring the Pretender 1715 - Old Ulster's Unmarked Graves - Genealogical Information wanted - Savage Hearts Full of Love 1673 - Will of Hugo Frere, the Patentee - Lineage of the DeWitt Family - The Wallkill River at Walden NOVEMBER - Negotiating for the captives - Fined for Churning on Fast Day 1664 - Wallkill Valley Families in Central New York - Bill of Sale of a Negro Boy 1777 - The Earliest Israelites in The Esopus 1668 - The Stone at the Grave of Thomas Chambers - The Chambers PearTree - Journal of Henry Pawling - Lineage of the Pawling Family - Lineage of the DeWitt Family - Civil Marriages in Kingston 1667-8 - Indian Summer in Woodland Valley DECEMBER - Captain Cregier's Active Operations - Journal of Henry Pawling - The Statue of Patriotism - A Library at the Esopus in 1665 - A Matter of Dates - Currency at the Esopus 1652 - Lineage of the Pawling Family - Lineage of the DeWitt Family - Sunrise from the catskill Mountain House Volume 2 (1906) JANUARY - The Rescue of the Captives - Ravages of Esopus Wolves - Saving the State Records - Religious Liberty in New Netherland - Orphan Masters in Old Ulster - The Call to Domine Blom - Journal of Henry Pawling - Lineage of the De Witt Family - The Cauterskill Falls FEBRUARY - Peace at Esopus - Prisoners for Debt to be Kept in church 1680 - The Fleet Prison - The Rip Van Dam Patent - The New Paltz People and Mohonk - Isaack, the Hunchback, Sues Jan Roosa 1681 - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Information Wanted of Harcourt Family - Lineage of the De Witt Family - No Savage to be harbored at Night 1677 - The Block House to be a School House 1681 - Kingston Baptismal Records - Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh MARCH - Old Ulster Under English Rule - Old Ulster in the Electoral colleges - Indian Mounds at Shawangunk "New Fort" - Picking Wild Hops at the Esopus 1666 - Lineage of the Schoonmaker Family - Kingston Baptismal Records - Lineage of the De Witt Family - "My Heart's in Old 'Sopus Wherever I Go" APRIL - The Erection of Fox Hall Manor - The Story of Fantine Kill - Lineage of the Brink Family - Lineage of the Schoonmaker Family - The Old Church Ruin at Wawarsing MAY - The Huguenots of Old Ulster - A "Baas" Shoemaker in Wildwyck 1680 - The Horrors During the Revolution - Chambers Presents a Portion of His Coat of Arms 1679 - Old Ulster and The Clermont - The Lineage of the Brink Family JUNE - The Indian Deeds and Treaties - The Name of Ponckhackie - The Fort at Great Shandaken 1779 - "Not You, but Thomas Didymus" Directions to Repair the Palisades 1663 - Hanging the Village Bell 1680 - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Lineage of the Schoonmaker family - Kingston Baptismal Records - Mijn Jammer Klagt JULY - To Dutch and Then to English Rule - Appointment of a "Rattle Watch" 1681 - The Journal of Conrad Weiser - Ulster's Most Famous Spot - Covering the Church Roof 1669 - Some Surnames of Old Ulster - Our Indians in Trouble with Iroquois - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - In Plattekill Cross-Clove AUGUST - The Erection of Ulster County - Journal of Conrad Weiser - Susan Meritt Changes her Mind - A Wiltwyck Trial by Ordeal in 1682 - A Thanksgiving Day of James II - An Ordinance Against Tramps 1685 - The Dutch Rule of Purchase of Indian Land - Grant of Green Kill 1677 - The Military Post at Shokan - A Coroner's Inquest in 1683 - Lineage of the Decker Family - No Racing on Wiltwyck's Street 1676 - Lineage of the Brink Family - Great Falls, Near Kiskatom SEPTEMBER - Ulster's Earliest Sufferers for Freedom - Exchanging a Negro for an Ox 1682 - Origin of Name of "Anthony's Nose" - The Story of the Bush Children - The "Tories" of the Revolution - La Montagnie Both Fore-singer and Fore-reader - The Council of Safety - Fining the man Who Drank 1682 - Lineage of the DeWitt family - Moonlight upon the Hudson OCTOBER - The Leisler Tragedy - The Indian Names of the Hudson - Negroes Not to Congregate on Sunday 1682 - Old Hurley, the Capital of the State - Land Grant at "Kleyne Esoopus" 1682 - Fitting Out the Church in 1682 - The Patriots falling in Line - Indian Grant Until "New Fort" 1683 - Old Ulster Tories - Kngston baptismal Records - Sounding Do-o-o-o-o-o-o-o - Lineage of the Christian Meyer family - The Coming of the Palatines NOVEMBER - Escaping the Curse of Landlordism - The Kingston Society Library 1809 - The Length of the Sabbath 1682 - Campaign and Battle of Minisink - The Turkey Point Road - The Captivity of Short and Miller - The Lineage of the Van Etten Family - Minisink DECEMBER - The Esopus Before chambers came - Shank's Ben and Runnip - The Anchorage - Dutch Five-Finger Rhymes - Kingston, the Capital of the State - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Lineage of the Van Etten Family - The Hudson Volume 3 (1907) JANUARY - The Piepowder Court 1691 - Suit Over a Negro Without Ears 1682 - The Washingtons in Kingston - The Killing of Harmanus Du Mond - New York Refugees in Ulster County - Building a Rope-Walk in Kingston 1777 - Lineage of the Decker Family - Valorous Vandals at Kingston FEBRUARY - The old Mine Road - The Fort at Lackawack - The Kocherthal Records - The Lineage of the Van Etten Family - Sunset on Shawangunk Mountain MARCH - The Palatines of Newburgh - The Council-House at Wawarsing - The Ante-Mortem Recording of Wills - The Kocherthal Records - The Vision of Stoffel APRIL - The Newburgh Palatines - A Curious Dutch Expression - Rondout Valley in the Old French War - The Old Stone Church at Wawarsing - The Kocherthal Records - The Willowemoc in Summer MAY - The Palatine Exodus - De Pruttelarij Voerman - Millers' Tolls in 1661 - The Land Grant at High Falls 1682 - Where the Records Were Stored 1777 - The Esopus and Canada - An Indian Sale of Land 1684 - Lineage of the Elting Family - The Kocherthal Records - A Nocturne of the Catskills JUNE - The Platines at The Camp - The Loyalist Problem - Kingston Women Demanding Tea - The Depot at Marbletown - A Woodland Grant to Jan Roosa - Lineage of the Elting Family - The Kocherthal Records - The Minisink JULY - The Naval Stores Project - Pipes, Wine and Sermons Lost - Count Zinzendorf in Old Ulster - A Mombaccus Description of Land - The Indian Figure at Esopus - The Lineage of the Eltinge Family - The Falls of Caterskill AUGUST - The West Camp Palatines - A Quaint Appointment of Guagers 1682 - Sancte Claus, Goed Heylig Man - Dutch Proper Names in Ulster - Lineage of the Schoonmaker Family - The Kocherthal Records - A Reverie in the Catskills SEPTEMBER - Settling the Esopus - Some Ulster County Surnames - Petition for captain Snyder's Exchange 1781 - Kingston's First Steam Ferry - Atkarkarton-Atharhacton - Willem Beeck's Will 1684 - Lineage of the Stanton Family - The Kocherthal Records - The Falls of Mongaup OCTOBER - The Evolution of Liberty in Old Ulster - The Old Court House - Chambers and the van Rensselaers - Lineage of the Stanton family - The Kocherthal Records - White Lake NOVEMBER - The Remnants of the Esopus Indians - The Governor's Residence - The Dutch Ding Dong Bell - Lineage of the Stanton Family - The Kocherthal Records - The Cathedral Gorge of the Esopus DECEMBER - The Founding of Kingston - Ulster Names in Pennsylvania Archives 1724 - The Wawarsing Baptismal Bowl - Ulster County and Valley Forge - Lineage of the Stanton Family - The Kocherthal Records - By Rifton Rapids Volume 4 (1908) JANUARY - The Silver Covenant Chain - The Map of the Stockade - Securing the Iron of the Old Court House 1777 - The Gathering of the Patriots - Jan Oom - Lineage of the Stanton Family (cont'd from Vol 3 p 376) - The Kocherthal Records - The Heroine of Esopus pt 1 FEBRUARY - Governor George Clinton, first paper - An Error Corrected - The Story of Kingston - Jeremiah Bachorn, Hair-Dresser - Vaughan's Second Expedition - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - The Kocherthal Records - The Heroine of Esopus pt 2 MARCH - Governor George Clinton, second paper - Vaughan's Second Expedition - Keeping the Stockade in Repair - Revolutionary Vouchers - A Time of Indian Alarms 1756 - The Kocherthal Records - Local Names for the Dutch - Indian Wigwam of Palse Creek - Colonel van Cortlandt and Brant - The Massacre at Esopus 1663 APRIL - Governor George Clinton, third paper - Highway Overseers in 1742 - Vaughan's Second Expedition - First Indian trouble at the Esopus - Early History of Ithaca - Boston Trading at Esopus - Indian Summer on the Hudson MAY - Governor George Clinton, fourth paper - The Monument to George Clinton - Vaughan's Second Expedition - The Duel in Kingston 1671 - Resolutions of the Kingston Trustees - The Hasbrouck Diary - Early History of the Dumond Family - An Appreciation of George Clinton - A Nieuw Dorp Pastoral JUNE - Governor George Clinton, fifth paper - Clinton to Lieutenant-Colonel Bruyn - Vaughan's Second Expedition - Journal of the Voyage of Charles Clinton 1729 - Marriage of George Clinton - Coming Marriage of Charles DeWitt - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - The Home Coming of Clinton JULY - Governor George Clinton, sixth paper - Vaughan's Second Expedition - The Clinton Obsequies - A Letter from George Clinton - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - On Sam's Point AUGUST - Governor George Clinton, seventh paper - Vaughan's Second Expedition - The Celebration in Kingston - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - By Hudson's Tide SEPTEMBER - Governor George Clinton, eighth paper - A Dutch Nonsense Rhyme - Vaughan's Second Expedition - Forming the Clinton Procession - The Van Aaken and Allied Family - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - October Hues of the Catskills OCTOBER - Governor George Clinton, ninth paper - A Dutch St. Nicholas Rhyme - Adding Romance to History - A Letter of Congratulation - The Fort at Lackawack - Letters to Colonel Charles DeWitt - Forming the Clinton Procession in New York - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - Esopus Kingston NOVEMBER - Governor George Clinton, tenth paper - The Name Ashokan - The Captivity of the Abeels 1781 - Letters of Charles DeWitt - Taking Governor Clinton to the Battery - The Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - The Van Deusen Family - Autumn in the Catskills DECEMBER - Governor George Clinton, eleventh paper - The Esopus When Chambers Came 1652 - Letters of Charles DeWitt - Law Relating to Private Burials of Servants 1684 - The Patentees' Monument - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - Information Given and Asked - The Deed of Vaughan Volume 5 (1909) JANUARY - Governor George Clinton, twelfth paper - The Story of Jane Strope - Kit Davis' Kil - Letters of Charles DeWitt - An Echo of Indian Troubles - Brew House for Sale 1803 - The House of Johannes Tack - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - At Funeral of Marius Schoonmaker FEBRUARY - The Settlement of Katskill (Leeds) - Law of New York Relating to Arson 1732 - Governor george Clinton, thirtheenth paper - Letters of Charles DeWitt - The Hardenbergh House at Rosendale - Lineage of the Abraham Hasbrouck Family - On the Banks of the Hudson MARCH - Governor George Clinton, fourteenth paper - The Labadists and The Esopus - The Birthplace of George Clinton - Letters of Charles DeWitt - The VanAaken and Allied Families - The Rhine APRIL - Henry Hudson and Ulster county - Governor George Clinton, fifteenth paper - The Manhattan at Battery Pier, New York - Letters of Charles DeWitt - Lineage of the Decker Family (cont'd from Vol III) - A Ballad of a Dreadful Day MAY - Henry Hudson and Ulster County - Some Old Dutch Names for Cookery - Governor George Clinton, sixteenth paper - Jacob Jansen Stoll and Jacob Hap - George Clinton and Billy Smith - A Tory Estimate of Sheriff DuMond - Letters of Charles DeWitt - The Clinton Procession in Washington - Lineage of the Decker Family (cont'd) - A Storm in the Catskills JUNE - Henry Hudson and Ulster County - Governor George Clinton, seventeenth paper - The Old Senate House - Sheriff Egbert DuMont - Lineage of the Decker Family - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - Letters of Charles DeWitt - The Hudson JULY - In Memoriam, colonel Charles DeWitt - Governor George Clinton, eighteenth paper - Letters of Charles DeWitt - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - From the Tower on Belle Ayr Mountain AUGUST - The Ambitions of Kingston - Governor George Clinton, nineteenth paper - Letters of Charles DeWitt - DeWaal House - Charles De Witt - A Quaint Document - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - The Hudson SEPTEMBER - A Crafty Esopus Indian - The Delaware and Hudson canal - The Treaty Made "Under the Blue Sky" - The Man Who Burned Kingston - Letters of Charles DeWitt - Foreign Trade of the Esopus - The Name "Steene Rapie" - Clinton Procession in Washington - Advertisement of a Forge - The Van Aaken and Allie Families - Henry Hudson's Quest OCTOBER - Old Ulster and its hinterland - The Dutch Church in Kingston - In the Bruynswyck Churchyard - Kit Davis's Patent - Slaves in Marbletown in 1755 - Petition for Domine Bloem - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - Gates of the Hudson NOVEMBER - A Palatine Boy and a Free Press - Fox Hall Manor and the Monument - Indian Outrages in Rochester in 1756 - Colonel Jacob Rutsen - An Alarm of Early Days - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - Night in Katsbaan DECEMBER - The First Census of the Town of Kingston - Rensselaerswyck Settlers Connected with the Esopus - The Rhinebeck Ferry - The Old Catskill House - Esopus and Ponckhockie - Governor George Clinton, twentieth paper - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Famliy - Catskill Mountains Volume 6 (1910) JANUARY - The House of Mrs. Falls, Liberty Square - Early Settlement of Middletown - Death Notices from Old Papers - The Father of Colonel Jacob Rutsen - A War Scare in Kingston - LIneage of the Christian Meyer Family - The Van Aaken and Allied families - To Thomas Cole, the Painter FEBRUARY - The Palatinate of the Rhine - A Reminder of Slavery Days in New York - The Ferry at Saugerties - The Government of New Paltz - The Reverend John Miller and "The Esopus" - An Order to Repair the Domine's House - Death Notices from Old Papers - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - Vanderlyn MARCH - Patriotic Women and Their Tea - Bridging the Esopus - The Supply of Lead in the Revolution - New Store and Landing - The Bruyn Family of Shawangunk - Some Dutch Family Names - Renewing the Treaty with the Indians - The Farm Between Two Creeks - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - The Wallkill Valley APRIL - The Patent of Rochester and the Settlement - colonel George W. Pratt - The Bogardus Inn - An Interesting letter - The Indians in 1676 - An Old Dutch Nonsense Rhyme - A Will of Manumission - The van Aaken and Allied Families - Ontiora MAY - The Hardenbergh, or the Great Patent - Governor George Clinton, twenty-first paper - Colonel McClaghry's Freedom - The Day Line of One Hundred Years Ago - The Effect of a Patriotic Address - The Settlement of the Town of Hunter - Marriage Notices in Old Kingston Papers - Patriots of New Paltz - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - May in Kingston JUNE - The Earliest Settlers at Saugerties Village - The Settlement at the Peenpack - Manuel Gonzales, the Spaniard - A Carrier's Address, One Hundred years Ago - Death Notices from Old Papers - Building the State's Strong Box 1777 - The Precincts of Old Ulster - The Van Aaken and Allied Families - The Hudson JULY - Disbanding of the Army under Washington - The New Paltz Patent and its Boundmarks - The Ostrander Family - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Independence Anthem AUGUST - The Iroquois and the Ulster - Building the Delaware and Hudson Canal - Manuel Gonzales and His Nickname - Anthonij van Hooges, a Charming Personality - The Old Kingston Academy - Slavery in Ulster County - Tawarataque and the Hurley Boundary - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Organizing the State Government at Kingston 1777 SEPTEMBER - Slavery in Ulster County - The Mill of the Esopus - A Few Kingston Death Notices - feudal Service to Fox Hall Manor - Highway Districts in Early days - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Cloudland in the Catskills OCTOBER - James S. McEntee's Story of the Canal - Mattys Jansen van Ceulen, the Patroon of Zwaanendal - A Few Old Letters - The Committee of Ulster County - Fortifying Kingston in the Old French War - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Onteora to the Pine NOVEMBER - Bonding Towns and Corrupt Politics - A Dutch Nonsense Rhyme - The oldest House in Port Jervis (Decker) - Conraedt Ten Eyck, an Early Patriot - About the De Witt Family - The Wallkill - The Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - The Sprit of the Mountain DECEMBER - The Temple at New Windsor 1782 - The Birthplace of DeWitt Clinton - De Duivels Dans Kamer - A Moving "Birnam Woo," Which Failed - Tombstone Inscriptions in Kingston Churchyard - Fourth of July Meeting 1845 - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Perished Volume 7 (1911) JANUARY - The Shawangunk Mountain Range - Site of Old Fort and Wawarsing's First Settler - First Riflemaker in America an Ulster Huguenot - The House of Judge Hasbrouck - John Persen's Will - Records in the Persen Family Bible - From a Roosa Family Bible - New Year Morn O'er the Catskills FEBRUARY - Wiltwyck Chapter House - Provincial and Revolutionary Military Organizations - Tombstone Inscriptions in Kingston churchyard - A Threat from Joseph Brant - The Will of Antoine Crespel - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family The Mountains of the Skys MARCH - DeWitt Clinton's Birthplace - Provincial and Revolutionary Military Organizations - Ulster Lodge, No. 193, F. & A. M., Saugerties, N.Y. - A Glimpse of Kingston Fifty Years Ago - New Shaving and Tonsural Establishment - A Revolutionary Certificate - The Will of Wessel TenBroeck - Information Wanted - Legend of Kaaterskill APRIL - The Indians of Catskill - The Katsbaan Church Records - Relating to the Terwilliger Family - Provincial and Revolutionary Military Organizations - Wiltwyck Chapter House - On the Rondout MAY - The Captivity of Frederick Schermerhorn - Provincial and Revolutionary Military Organizations - A Carrier's Address of Forty Years Ago - Governor George Clinton's New Coat - The Colors of the One Hundred and Twentieth - The Katsbaan church Records - The Catskills JUNE - The Departure of the Twentieth Regiment - An Old-Time Pedagogue - Provincial and Revolutionary Military Organizations - A Marriage License of British Days - The Katsbaan church Records - The Maid of Ulster JULY - Departure of the One Hundred and Twentieth - The Divorce of Annetje Arians 1664 - Katsbaan church and Domine Ostrander - The Katsbaan church Records - The Men Who Held the Line AUGUST - The Centennial of the State of New York - The Grave of Colonel Jacob Rutsen - Major John Gillespy and Family - Roosa Family Records - Records in the Viele Family Bible - The Katsbaan Church Records - Half a Century After SEPTEMBER - Rondout Village Eighty Years Ago - Frontier Blockhouse Defense 1758 - Three Generations of Patriots - The Medal of the Brothers De Witt - Palatine Families at West Camp in 1710-11 - The Katsbaan Church Records - Vanderlyn OCTOBER - Greenkill Mills and Charles De Witt - Proposed Moravian Settlement in Ulster County 1753 - New York State Historical Association Meeting - Katsbaan Church Records - The Catskills NOVEMBER - The Story of the One Hundred and Fifty-Sixth - Proposed Moravian Settlement in Ulster county 1753 - This Region Two Hundred and Fifty Years Ago - Initial Stones in Katsbaan Church Wall - The Katsbaan Church Records - What Isaac Thomas Did DECEMBER - Musings in the Kingston Churchyard - Vouchers of the French and Indian War 1758 - Proposed Moravian Settlement in Ulster County 1753 - An Old Dutch Milking Song - George Washington and the Church of Kingston - The Katsbaan Church Records - Down in the Glen at Idlewild Volume 8 (1912) JANUARY - Ulster County and the Frelinghuysens - Musings in the Kingston churchyard - The Will of Tjerk Glaeszen De Witt - Katsbaan Church Records - A Patriotic Charge for Each Sixteenth of October FEBRUARY - Mrs. Dina Frelinghuysen - Mrs. Dina Hardenbergh - Revolutionary Frigates in the Esopus - The Ulster Iron Works at Saugerties - Ulster County Ninety Years Ago - Kingston Postmasters - Katsbaan Church Records - The Glebe Schoolhouse at Newburgh MARCH - A Pioneer Settlement from 'Sopus - The Honorable Agreement of Tjerck De Witt of Coxing 1710 - Lieutenant Van Hoevenberg in the Revolution - Katsbaan Church Records - In the Catskills APRIL - A Pioneer Settlement from 'Sopus - The Northeast Corner of Old Ulster - The Matrimonial Bond of Three Bachelors 1781 - Genealogy of Colonel Jacob Rutsen - The Katsbaan Church Records - The Hudson River MAY - An Ulster Congressman Fights a Duel - Aaron Burr and Ulster County - A Curious Marriage Custom - Will of Lambert Huybertse Brink - Temple Hill Monument, New Windsor - Katsbaan Church Records - A Day by the Delaware JUNE - The Jewish Colony at Sholam, Ulster County - Prayer, Faith and Expectation in Wawarsing - Old Stone Church at Hurley, New York - That Katsbaan Church Records - Klyne Kill JULY - The Delaware River - The Old Stone School House at Hurley - David Schuyler - Last Letter of General Montgomery 1775 - The Katsbaan Church Records - The Catskills AUGUST - The Catskill-Canajoharie Railroad Project - An Old Dutch Musical Rhyme - Aldert or Aleardt Roosa - The Jan Van Deusen House, Hurley - The Katsbaan Church Records - An Autumn Ramble in the Catskills SEPTEMBER - General Sharpe and Lee's Surrender - Remarks at the Fire - The Katsbaan Church Records - A Sonnet. To G. P. K. OCTOBER - The Building of Plank Roads - Death of Domine Mancius - The Old Normal School at New Paltz - Legend of the Willow Plate - The Katsbaan church Records - Jacob's Valley NOVEMBER - General Sharpe at the Unveiling - First County Convention in Ulster County - Manumitting a Slave 1794 - Recollections of General James Clinton - The Katsbaan Church Records - A Sunset at the Episcopal Parsonage DECEMBER - Historical Notice of Kingston and Rondout 1858 - Some Old Landmarks in and About Hurley - The Residence of John Sudam - Marius Amid The Ruins of Carthage Volume 9 (1913) JANUARY - Historical Notice of Kingston and Rondout - Some Old Time industries of Hurley - The Will of Rachel Bogardus - The New Netherland Origin of Santa Claus - The Katsbaan Church Records - Winnisook FEBRUARY - The Episcopal Church in Ulster County 1704-6 - The Horse of General Sharpe and his Tombstone - The last Proclamation of the Last Royal Governor - A Former Visit of Washington Irving in Kingston - The Katsbaan Church Records - The Peace of Winnisook MARCH - The Pratt Rocks at Prattsville - John Vanderlyn - General Van Cortlandt and Sullivan's Expedition - The Katsbaan Church Records - At Winnisook APRIL - The Pine Bush Raid and Graham's Defeat 1778 - Names and Occupations of Newburgh Palatines 1708 - Brodhead's Ashokan Reservoir - Advertisements One Hundred Years Ago - About Tar Making 1708 - Ulster County Feeding Boston's Poor 1774 - The Katsbaan Church Records - Burial of Minnisink MAY - Old Ulster and the American Navy - Judge Elmendorf and Lucas Turnpike - A Fox Hunt - A Revolutionary Tar and Feathering - The Will of Helena Smedes - The Katsbaan Church Records - Sonnet-Marious in Carthage JUNE - Old Ulster and the American Navy Lieutenant Charles W. Chipp, U.S.N. - Governor William L. Marcy at Saugerties 1833 - The Jubilee of American Independence 1826 - The Katsbaan Church Records - A Legend of the Hudson JULY - Old Ulster and the American Navy - Rear Admiral Robert W. Shufeldt, U.S.N. - The Death of Lieutenant Chipp - Historic Wawarsing - Recalling Events of the Long Ago - The Katsbaan Church Records - Mirage of Mount Kaaterskill AUGUST - Establishing a New Jerusalem in Sholam - Ulster County's Battle Ground - Honk Falls - Mattys Jansen van Ceulen (van Keuren) - Lineage of the Brink Family - The Waterfall SEPTEMBER - Opening of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1826 - A prospective Manumission - An Amazon of the Lumber Woods - Old Ulster and the American Navy Rear Admiral Hiram Paulding, U.S.N. - Colonel Jacobus Severyn Bruyn - Shaking Hands - The Old Wawarsing Church and its Pulpit - Ulster County Tobacco Culture 80 years ago - Some Palatine Riddles - Mount Mongola OCTOBER - Colonel Zadock Pratt - Peter Van Orden, a Soldier of the American Revolution - The Lady Washington galley - The Name of Katskill or Kaaterskill - Clothing the Revolutionary Army - Holland NOVEMBER - The Kingston Academy - The Mother of Roscoe Conkling - The Great Webster-Hayne Debate 1830 - Early Reference to the Esopus - Prefixes to Dutch Names - Old Saugerties Advertisements 1830 - Bridal Torch DECEMBER - The Old Sawyer Discovered - Mansion House - The Kingston Academy, cont'd - Fire in Kingston in 1805 - The Four Shawangunk Lakes - Van Gaesbeeck Family in Netherlands - The Death of Governor De Witt Clinton - Six Van Hoevenbergh Generations - De Witt Clinton Entering Columbia College - Indian Summer on the Hudson Volume 10 (1914) JANUARY - Visit of the seventh Regiment in Kingston 1855 - Chancellor Kent on Colonel Charles DeWitt - The Genesis of the Rip Van Winkle Legend - Andrews Devors Identified - An Elmendorf Line - Jacob's Valley - Evening on the Hudson FEBRUARY - The National Grays - The Kingston Academy - The Amalgamation of Dutch and Yankees - Roundout Mansion House 1833 - Reminiscences of Catskill - The Will of Mattijs Persen - Copley's Autumn on the Hudson MARCH - Early Schools in Old Ulster - The Hurley Greens - A Letter of Revolutionary Days - Records of the Rochester Church - To the Hudson APRIL - Christopher or "Kit" Davis, the Esopus Pioneer - The Dis-interment of Governor Clinton - The Passing of the Dutch Language - Street Railroad Service in Kingston Begins 1866 - Records of the Rochester Church - The Long Drama MAY - An Early Railroad Project - Kingston in 1817 - The Old Senate house - Forming the Constitution of New York 1777 - A Kingston Barber's Advertisement - One of the Services George Clinton Rendered - Letters to the Committee of Safety in 1776 - Records of the Rochester Church - Fort Putnam, West Point JUNE - Academy Green and its Indian Treaties - Shawangunk Colonial Tunnel and Old Mine Road - The First Senate of New York 1777 - Kingston in 1828 - Records of the Rochester Church - The Patience of Liberty JULY - Old Ulster and the American Navy Rear Admiral Abram Bruyn Hasbrouck Lillie, U.S.N. - Boom Days in Saugerties - The First State Constitution and the Hogsheads - Land Patents in the Esopus Under the Dutch - Ulster County in 1833 - Diary Entry covering Burning of Kingston in 1777 - Records of the Rochester Church - Pine Orchard, the Portal to the Region of Romance AUGUST - Ulster County and the War of 1812 - The Historian of Kingston - Why Burgoyne Was Not Reinforced at Saratoga - Rapid Transit 100 Years Ago - Entry from Marbletown Church Records - Lineage of the Christian Meyer Family - Records of the Rochester Church - Champlain SEPTEMBER - The Down Rent War - Notice of Building of Bridge at Saugerties 1816 - The Invasion of the Yankees - The Family of Colonel Charles Clinton - Records of the Rochester Church - The Highlands OCTOBER - Sojourner Truth - Governor Clinton Present at the burning of Kingston 1777 - One of the down Rent Ballads - An Old Time Mathematical Problem - Records of the Rochester Church - Explosion of Steamer Reindeer 1852 NOVEMBER - Washington's Headquarters at Newburgh - The Story of Gross Hardenbergh - The charter of the Dutch Church, Kingston - Records of the Rochester Church - Cochecton DECEMBER - A Retrospect - Hon. David Miller DeWitt, the Historian - The Murder of Sheriff Steele 1845 - Records of the Rochester Church - Vale Click here to see more sources for New York vital records. Dutch Names in My Family: Decker ~ Stanton ~ Hollenbeck ~ Dykeman ~ Bogardus #NewYork #dutch #holland #netherlands #decker #stanton #hollenbeck #dykeman #bogardus

These free resources contain early New York marriages, births, baptisms and deaths. More will be added as they are discovered. Please share your recommendations and tips for finding New York vital records below! General (entire State) New York Marriages 1703-1705 - Abstract from NY Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol 2 p. 25-28 New York Marriages 1756-1758 - Abstract from NY Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol 2 p. 141-143 New York Marriages Prior to 1784 - Several volumes containing lists of marriage licenses issued. Ecclesiastical Records of the State of New York - First Settlement (before counties were established) Records of the Reformed Dutch Church, New Amsterdam 1639-1730 - Collections of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Vol II.New Amsterdam and New York Baptisms from 1639 to 1730 in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York, 1901. Baptismal and marriage registers of the old Dutch church at Kingston - Baptism and marriage records from 1660-1810 of Kingston, Ulster County, New York, formerly Wiltwyck or Esopus Records of the Reformed Dutch Church in Amsterdam N.Y. 1639-1801 - Marriages from 1639-1801 New York City New York City Marriages 1692-1700 - Abstract from NY Genealogical and Biographical Record Vol 2 p. 141-143 History of the reformed Church at Flatbush, New York, 1807-1907 - Cortland County Vital Records for 1908 from the Cortland Standard Orange County Records of the Florida, New York, Presbyterian Church 1878-1920 - Contains marriages from 1878-1920 and baptisms from 1839-1897 Ulster County Ulster County Probate Records - Volume 1 - Volume 2 History of the Town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York - Onondaga County Early records of the First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse - Marriages and Baptisms from 1826 to 1850 Click here for more New York vital records. #NewYork

This antique photograph of Thomas and Anna Reynolds was produced by "Thomas Tate, Low Barrack Road, Sheffield", as marked on the backside. It is marked "Great Grandparents on Grandma Reynolds". They are Harry Dickinson's ("Papa") grandfather and mother", therefore the parents of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Dickinson. Elizabeth's marriage license confirms that her father was Thomas Reynolds. This treasured photo was handed down to my mother. They are my 4th great-grandparents. Click here to see more Reynolds memorabilia. #reynolds #ThomasReynolds #photographs #ElizabethReynolds

Sketches of Utica, New York's inhabitants from the earliest settlement to 1825. The book is shown here, open to the Index page, making it easy to find the surname or place you are interested in. The pioneers of Utica : being sketches of its inhabitants and its institutions, with the civil history of the place, from the earliest settlement to the year 1825, the era of the opening of the Erie Canal, by Bagg, M. M. (Moses Mears), 1877. (Alternate Link) Click here to see more New York resources. Click here for more free genealogy resources. #NewYork #utica

Researching your family tree will produce an infinite amount of names, dates, places, relationships, and many other facts, photos and keepsakes from the past. Keeping everything well organized will not only help make it easier to analyze the information, but it will help avoid wasted time, and could help break down brick walls in your research. Consider all options carefully before investing too much time and effort into storing your data: 1. Organizing information on paper You're reading this, so you're obviously computer savvy, and most likely considering an app or program for your family tree, but if you're interested in recording your data on paper or just want some worksheets, the National Archives provides free forms for you to save and print for your own use: (These are PDF files, which requires Adobe Reader) Ancestral Chart Family Group Sheet Blank military forms, immigration forms, and census forms There are also workbooks available for recording genealogical information. You will also need notebooks, folders, binders, tabs, dividers, paperclips, pens and/or pencils for supplies, while you're at it. 2. Organizing Information Online There are many websites featuring family tree hosting. When choosing a site for online data storage, be sure it is a reliable site that will preserve your data and not shut down a few years from now. I recommend FamilySearch.org for many reasons, the main one being it is completely FREE. There you can research and store your family tree all in one place. You can connect to other people's trees and save yourself a LOT of time and effort if you're lucky enough to have another genealogist/historian in the family. Just sign up and start entering your Family Tree. You can attach sources, documents and photos. Just be careful not to share private information about living people and you will find it completely safe and very useful. You can even volunteer to transcribe records. Subscription based sites such as Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com​ are useful in different ways. They have a lot of the same records, but each has unique databases, transcribed by different people and therefore your searches may produce different results. I have subscribed to several at different times, just to see what they offer. Give us your suggestions and recommendations for online family tree storage below! 3. Organizing Information on PC (Online/Offline) In my opinion, Family Tree Maker is the perfect solution for organizing and analyzing data, photos, and documents you find during your research. It is a very user friendly program and is lots of fun to use. This program has every feature you could need. Enter your tree from scratch or import another family member's tree. You can then easily create reports, charts, books, and family trees. It's easy to backup and restore your file or copy and share with other family members. It usually comes with a free 3-month subscription to Ancestry.com. You can get it on disc or download it instantly from Amazon.com and save!!​ Important! Don't forget... When storing family history on your computer, it is important to protect the data from being lost or stolen. While you are browsing the internet searching for clues, you don't want to pick up any malicious spyware or viruses. A good virus protection program will help protect your computer so you can browse with confidence. Finally, when storing your family tree and all the files you find along the way, it is important to keep a backup, especially for keeping scanned copies of old family photos. You should store at least one backup copy of all your photos on some external device, such as an external hard drive. Also, if you need to send copies to another family member, copying them to a CD-Rom or simple USB memory stick is a great option. See more tips and tricks for researching your ancestry here! #tips #forms #ancestralchart #familygroupsheet #links #resources #genealogy

Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, by William Richard Cutter, 1912. Hundreds of surnames and lots of information divided into three volumes. Find a name in the index, which is at the end of Volume 3. Then, choose a volume, depending on the page number: Volume 1 (pages 1-500) Volume 2 (pages 501-1000) Volume 3 (pages 1001-1517) Index: Surnames: Abbey, Abbott, Acocks, Adams, Adsit, Albertson, Alberty, Albro, Alden, Allen, Ames, Amidon, Annabel, Andrews, Ansley, Armstrong, Arnold, Arnot, Ashby, Atkins, Austin, Avery, Babcock, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Ballard, Baldwin, Ballou, Banton, Barber, Barker, Barnes, Barnum, Barr, Barrows, Barstow, Bartlett, Bassett, Batcheller, Bateman, Bates, Beach, Beacon, Beals, Beauchamp, Beck, Becker, Bedell, Bedient, Belcher, Bell, Bemns, Benham, Bennett, Benson, Bent, Bentley, Beverly, Beyer, Bidwell, Bigelow, Billings, Birdseye, Bishop, Bissell, Bixby, Bixler, Blackstone, Blanchard, Board, Bond, Bootey, Booth, Botsford, Bourne, Bowen, Bowles, Bradley, Breekinridge, Brewer, Briggs, Broadhead, Brooks, Brown, Brownell, Brunson, Bryant, Buck, Buley, Bulkley, Bull, Bundy, Burgess, Burroughs, Burrows, Burton, Bush, Butterfield, Butts, Cadwell, Camp, Campbell, Cander, Carley, Carlson, Carlstrom, Carpenter, Carroll, Carter, Case, Castle, Caverly, Chaffee, Champlin, Chapin, Chaplin, Champman, Chase, Chesebrough, Childs, Chittenden, Christey, Churchill, Clair, Clark, Clarke, Cleveland, Cogswell, Coit, Colburn, Cole, Coleman, Compton, Cone, Congdon, Conger, Conic, Conley, Cook, Cooke, Cornell, Corson, Cortright, Corwin, Cowdrey, Cowen, Cowing, Cowles, Coyle, Crain, Crandall, Crissey, Crowley, Cummings, Curran, Currier, Curtis, Curtiss, Cushing, Cushman, Dahlgren, Dahlstrom, Daniels, Darling, Davie, Davis, Day, De Nike, Derby, De Voe, Dickerson, Dickinson, Dickson, Diller, Divin, Dix, Dobbins, Dobbs, Dodge, Doering, Donaldson, Donnelly, Doolittle, Dorsett, Doty, Douglas, Dow, Dowler, Downs, Dunbar, Dusenbury, Dygert, Eaton, Eddy, Edgarton, Edson, Ehreseman, Eilers, Eiss, Ellicott, Ellis, Ellsworth, Ely, Emerling, Emerson, Emes, Endress, Enos, Ensign, Ernest, Estey, Everett, Ewing, Falck, Fancher, Fargo, Fay, Fenderson, Fenton, Ferris, Fillmore, 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Rev. John Williams of Roxbury lived from 1664 to 1729. He graduated from Harvard in 1683 at the age of 19 years old and became the first minister of the church of Deerfield, Massachusetts, in 1686 and soon after was married. Deerfield was a frontier town that experienced much conflict with the Native American Indians of the region. On January 29, 1703, Deerfield was attacked by an army of 200 Frenchmen and 140 Indians. Reverend Williams and his wife, witnessed the murder of their two youngest sons and the remaining children were taken prisoner along with them. They were forced to march to Canada and along the way, Mrs. Williams was tomahawked because she lacked the strength to keep pace with the others. A party of men from Deerfield later recovered her remains and brought her to the burial grounds of her home in Deerfield. The inscription on her gravestone read as follows: "Here lyeth the body of Mrs. Eunice Williams, the virtuous and desirable consort of the Reverend John Williams and daughter of Reverend Eleazer and Mrs. Esther Mather of Northampton. She was born August 2, 1664, and fell by the rage of the barbarous enemy, March 1, 1703-4.". Rev. Williams survived the journey to Canada and remained a prisoner for 21 months. He was freed from Quebec on October 25, 1706, and he and 57 other ransomed prisoners, including two of his children, arrived at Boston on November 21st. He remarried to Abigail Allen. His children with Esther Mather, his first wife: Eliakim Williams, died young. Rev. Eleazer Williams, married Mary Hobart and had children. Samuel Williams, was taken captive and freed with his father. He then died at the age of 24 in Deefield, unmarried. Esther Williams, was taken captive and freed with her father. She returned and married Rev. John Meachum but had no male issue that survived infancy. Rev. Stephen Williams, born May 14, 1693, died June 10, 1782. He was taken captive with his father and was freed in 1705. He graduated from Harvard in 1713 and then proceeded to preach at Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Eunice Williams, was taken captive with her father at the age of 8, but was left with the Indians "and no money could procure her redemption". She became Indian in her habits, even forgetting the English language and marrying an Indian man by the name of De Rogers, with who she had three children. Over fifty years later, she returned to Deerfield in her Indian dress and relatives persuaded her to remain with them, but she preferred the Indian way of life and declined their requests. Rev. Warham Williams, was taken prisoner with his father at the age of 4 and was held captive for three years. Afterwards, he graduated from Harvard in 1719 and was a minister at Watertown (now Waltham) until 1751. He married Abigail Leonard of Norton and had children. John Williams, born January 15, 1703, was slain by Indians at the taking of Deerfield on January 29, 1703. Eliakim Williams, died young. With his second wife, Abigail Allen, he had the following children: John Williams, died young. Eliakim Williams Elijah Williams Abigail William, married Colonel Hinsdale first, and Colonel Benjamin Silliman second. No children. Sarah Williams, died at age 18. Pages 113-117 of Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Volume 1, contains an extensive genealogy of this family. Note: This family does not appear to be related to the Family of John Williams of Newbury and Haverhill, Mass., ancestors of Delaphina (Decker) Dickinson. #otherleonards #Indians

Sampson Lennard was the son of John of Lennard of Knole. While I have discovered no relationship to them, I find the tale fascinating. Sampson commanded a body of Light Horse when England was overthrown by the Spanish Invasion in 1554-1565. He held the title of Custos Brevium of Common Pleas at one time. He married Lady Margaret "Lady Dacre" FIENNES on 10 Nov 1564 in England. She was twenty-three years old, the youngest child and only daughter of Sir Thomas FIENNES, 9th Baron Dacre, and Lady Mary NEVILLE. (The barony of Dacre was obtained by Hubert DE VAUS, who went to England with William the Conqueror). She was born in 1541. In the year of her birth, her father was hanged by order of King Henry VIII, for the murder of a gamekeeper during a hunting expedition, although Thomas was said to have not even been at the scene at the time of the assault. His lands and title were forfeited to the crown. He was only twenty-four years old and it is said that his abundant estate caused his destruction, by way of covetous courtiers. The title of Baron Dacre was later restored to Margaret's brother Gregory by Queen Elizabeth (the first), however it had lapsed in abeyance at the time of Gregory’s death. For the first thirty years of their marriage, Sampson and Margaret lived at Chevening, about fifteen miles southeast of London. After Lady Margaret’s brother, Lord Gregory, 10th Baron Dacre died in 1594, Sampson claimed the barony on her behalf in 1604 she was declared Baroness Dacre of the South or “suo jure Baroness Dacre” by King James I of England, a title which she held until her death. Through the barony, the family acquired Hurstmonceux Castle in Sussex and relocated forty-three miles south in East Sussex. Between 1595 and 1600 Margaret’s portrait was painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. Under English Common law, in effect since the late Middle Ages, an unmarried woman “feme sole” (single woman) was entitled to own property. After she married, though, she became “feme covert”, (a covered woman). Any property she owned or inherited was transferred to her husband. This was the custom until the Married Women’s Property Act of 1870. Sampson and Margaret , Lady Dacre, "lived much at Hurstmonceux where they were remarkable for their noble house-keeping and splendid hospitality. They did much to embellish the Castle." The Church of St. Botolph at Chevening contains splendid tombs and effigies of this couple, Sampson Lennard being represented as an armored Knight. They had three sons and five daughters whose effigies are sculptured on their parent's tomb. Mr. W.F. Pullen, London, England. (Found in “Annals of the Leonard Family” by Fanny Koster, p. 12). He was also an English Member of Parliament during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, for several constituencies beginning in 1571 when he represented Newport (Cornwall). He represented Bramber in 1584-5, St. Mawes in 1586-7, Christchurch in 1588-89, St. Germans in 1592-93, Rye in 1597, Liskeard in 1601, and Sussex County in 1614. He was prominent in the gentry of Sussex and of Kent, where he was High Sheriff from 1590-1591. “Visitations of Kent” taken in 1574 and 1592 list the following children for Sampson and Margarett (sic, Old English): “Henry Lennard, sonne and heire, Gregory, Thomas, John, Anne, Mary, Margaret, Frances, and Elizabeth. Lady Margaret died on 16 Mar 1612 at Chevening. Sampson died on 20 Sep 1615. Their younger son, Sir Henry LENNARD (1570-1616), succeeded his mother as 12th Baron Dacre. The title 0f Dacre was retained and the castle was kept in the family for over a hundred years. Later, Thomas LEONARD, Earl of Sussex, sold Hurstmonceux to George NAYLOR. It still stands today, considered one of England’s finest examples of 15th Century art, a noble, dignified, and eloquent reminder of a time long since passed. At St. Botolph’s Church, the tombs of Sampson & Margaret can be seen. The tomb features figures of a man in armor and a woman in robes resting their heads on pillows. A ducal crown is at his feet, and a dog is at hers, symbols of heraldry. Kneeling on one side are their three sons, one wearing robes, the other two wearing armor. Kneeling on the other side are their five daughters. There are six coats of arms on top, displaying their quarterings. The children of Sampson and Margaret were: Henry, 12th Baron Dacre (born 25 Mar 1569-70 in Chevening, Kent, died 10 Aug 1616 at Hurstmonceux, married Chrysogna BAKER in 1589 in Chevening, accompanied the Earl of Sussex in the taking of Cales in 1596 and was knighted there, sat of trial of Robert Carr, had a son named Richard who died in 1630), Gregory LEONARD (born 25 Oct 1573, died childless on Feb 1617 or 1620), Thomas LEONARD (born 23 May 1577 in Chevening, Kent, died unmarried), John LEONARD (“Visitations of Kent” includes a son named John as Sampson and Margaret’s fourth son, though no further information is found. Sampson’s epitaph indicates that out of seven sons, three survived and four “extinguished”. “Henry, Baron Dacre, Gregory, and Thomas survived. The other four in infancy extinguished, and the five remaining of 6 daughters, one of which perished.”), Anne LEONARD (born about 1579 in Chevening, Kent, married Herbert MORLEY. She died 19 Sep 1624), Mary LEONARD (born about 1588 in Chevening, Kent, England, married Sir Ralph Bosville), Margaret LEONARD (born about 1592 in Chevening, Kent, married Sir Thomas WALLER, by whom she had issue, including Parliamentarian soldier Sir William WALLER), Frances LEONARD (born 1586 in Chevening, Kent, married Sir Robert MOORE, 1607. She died in 1625. Elizabeth LEONARD, born about 1581 in Chevening, Kent, died Dec 1631, married Francis BARNHAM, 1599, by whom she had issue. More information about this family can be found here: And don't miss the Leonard page! #otherleonards #England

Herstmonceux Castle is in Herstmonceux, England. Sampson Leonard lived here with his wife, Margaret Fiennes. This map shows the location of Herstmonceux. Scroll to zoom in or out. These amazing photos were contributed on Google maps. Thank you World Trekker! See more castles! And for more on the Leonard family, see the Leonard page! #otherleonards #England #castle

Richard Strong of Caernarfon, Wales, was my mother's maternal 10th great-grandfather. He was born in 1561 in Wales. His family originated in Shropshire. This map outlines the county of Shropshire. When one of the men of his family married an heiress of Griffith. the family moved to Caernarvon (Caernarfon) in Gwynedd County in 1545. (Griffith and Reese/Rhys were two ruling families of Wales for hundreds of years). Richard was born in Caernarfon in 1561. This map shows Caernarfon as it was in 1610, almost fifty years after Richard Strong was born there. Caernarfon (/kərˈnɑːrvən/; Welsh: [kaɨrˈnarvɔn]) Thank you to the contributor of this photo for giving us a peek inside. Click and drag on the image to look around! Read more about the descendants of Richard Strong in Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, by William R. Cutter, 1912, p. 478-481: Click here to see more about this line of my family. #bucketlist #wales #strong #mayo #richardstrong

John LENNARD was born about 1399 in Clavering, Essex, England. His son, Esq. George LENNARD, was born 1422 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England and died in 1462. George married Matilda, about 1458 in Chevening and their son, Esq. John LENNARD, was born about 1459 in Sevenoaks. Esq. John Leonard married Anne BIRD and died 1530 in England. John and Anne's sons were: William (born abt. 1482), George (born abt. 1483), and John, Jr. (born 1479 in Sevenoaks). John Leonard, Jr. was Prothonotary of North Wales. He married Catherine WESTON in 1507 in Kent, England, daughter of T. WESTON. She was born in 1481 in Kent, England (Chipstead). John, Jr. died at Sevenoaks in 1554. John Leonard, Jr.'s son was John LENNARD, High Sheriff of Kent, born 1509 in Chevening, Kent, England, died 12 Mar 1590/91 in Chevening, married Elizabeth HARMON, between 1536-1538 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. He was Barrister of Lincoln's Inn and Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. As Prothonotary he was high Notary and the highest administrator of the court responsible for scheduling trials. He married Elizabeth HARMON between 1536-1538 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England (Knole). She was born in 1520 in Crayford, Kent, England (Elam), the daughter of William HARMON of Ellam in Crayford. John purchased Chevening Place and Manor during the 4th year of King Edward VI’s reign. (King Edward was the son of King Henry VIII and Jane SEYMOUR. He became king at age nine in January, 1547 but died in 1553 at the age of fifteen). Elizabeth died on 26 Oct 1585 in Chevening and John died on 12 Mar 1590/91 at the same place at age 81. The family’s altar-tomb of Bethesden marble is at St. Botolphs Church at Chevening, Kent. The altar-tomb, upon the north side, commemorates John LENNARD. “Visitations of Kent” taken in 1574 and 1592 lists the family as follows (sic, Old English): "John LENNARD of Cheuenying in the countey of Kent esquier" married "Elizabeth, doughter of William HARMAN. [Their children are]: SAMPSON LENNARD, sonne and heire" [who married] "Margarett doughter of Thomas Lorde Dacres of the Sowth, SAMVEL LENNARD, TYMOTH, MAREY, ANNE, ELIZABETH, RACHELL”. There is a sketch of John LEONARD of Chevening opposite p. 4 of the “Annals of the Leonard Family” by Fanny Koster, which I cannot seem to find a free edition of. Click here to find a copy to purchase. Children of John Lennard and Elizabeth HARMON were: "Sampson Lennard" (born 1545 in Chevening, Kent, England, died 20 Sep 1615, married Lady Margaret "Lady Dacre" FIENNES, between 10-16 Nov 1564 in England), - Click here for more "Marey Lennard" LEONARD (born about 1549 in Sevenoaks, died 07 Dec 1620 in Titsey, Surrey, England, married Guilford WALSINGHAM, 27 Dec 1579), Elizabeth LEONARD (born about 1551 in Sevenoaks, died 21 Dec 1630 in Kent, West Wickham), Samuel LEONARD (born about 1553 in West Wickham, died 01 Apr 1618 in West Wickham), Rachel LEONARD, Baroness of Abergavenny, (born about 1553 in Sevenoaks, Kent (Knole), died 15 Oct 1616 in Birling, Kent, married 8th Baron Bergavenny Edward NEVILLE), "Anne LENNARD" (born about 1556 in Chevening, Kent), Timothea "Tymothe LENNARD" (born about 1558 in Chevening, Kent, England. She has sometimes been mistaken for a son in written genealogies). This line of the Leonard family is featured in the book "Genealogical and family history of western New York" Volume 3, on pages 1074-1076 as follows: Views around Knole (Click and drag to look around) The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent, by John Henry Brady, F. R. A. S., 1839 See also A Dictionary of the Kentish Dialect Click here to see learn more about the Leonard family. #todo #otherleonards #England #castle

Emma Griffith was the mother of Annie (Robinson) Dickinson. Emma was born on March 8, 1837, in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Griffith and (perhaps) Phoebe Kimberley. On her death certificate, shown below, her mother's name was given as "Martha Griffith". Additional research required. She married George Robinson between 1851 and 1861, as she was counted on the census in 1861 with George and one child, Emily. Emma bore George seven known children. They were counted in Stretford, Lancashire, England, in 1871, and before the next census was taken, the family departed for America, living in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where George died on April 19, 1899, and Emma died just seven months later, on the 16th of November, 1899. She was 62 years old. They both died from pneumonia. If anyone has a photo of George Robinson, or any information about his family, please contact me! (Emma and George were my 3rd great-grandparents). "Grandmother Griffith Robinson" See the Dickinson page for more on this family. #griffith #harrydickinson #robinson #annierobinson

Find Christenings (Birth records), Marriages (Marriage records), and Burials (Death records) registered at the parish of St. Dunstan's in Canterbury, between 1559 and 1800. "​The Register Book of Christeninges Mariages and Burialls in Saint Dustans's, Canterbury, 1559-1800, by J. Meadows Cowper, 1887", by J. Cowper, 1887. (Alternate Link) Look around St. Dunstan's with Google Maps: (Alternate Link) CLICK HERE FOR MORE GENEALOGY RESOURCES #unitedkingdom #England #england #Canterbury #foreign

Canterbury is a city in Kent, which is one of the most popular cities to visit in England. A Norman castle, the oldest school in the world, walls dating back to Roman occupation, the famous Canterbury Tales and more, make it well worth the trip to southeastern England. ​The first recorded settlement at Canterbury was called Cantium, home of a Celtic Tribe of people called Cantiaci. The Welsh called it "Caire Ceint", meaning Fortress of Kent. The Jutes occupied it and called it "Cantwareburh", meaning Kentish Stronghold, the name which became "Canterbury". (Wikipedia) Saint Dunstan's is a church in Canterbury, with birth, marriage and burials recorded since 1559. If you have ancestors from Kent, you may find their names in their records, which were published in 1887 in the book shown here. I noticed some Leonard records in the index, so I looked them up. (See summary of the Leonards below). This map shows the location of Saint Dunstan in Canterbury. You can click "View Larger Map" and go to street level by zooming in or dragging the yellow person icon to the street. (Alternate link). The following Leonards are listed among the vital records of Saint Dunstan's, Canterbury, from 1559 to 1800. The follows is an excerpt from the index of the book. Use the book to find the page(s) you'd like to see. I looked up all the pages with John or Solomon Leonard. on p. 8 - Christenings Oct 17, 1607 Jone* Leonard, filia Johannis (*"In A.R. Joanna") on p. 51 - Christenings Dec 1, 1745 John, s. of Cloudsley and Sarah lennard on p. 75 - Marriages Oct 14, 1599 John Leonard & Mary Johnson on p. 85 - Marriages Jan 25, 1647 John Leonard of Tha:, widdower, and Mary Webb of St Dunsta'e, wid. on p. 107 - Burials Feb 11, 1560 Agnes Leonard and April 30, 1564, Jane Leonard. on p. 108 - Burials Oct 23, 1565 Solomon Leonard on p. 115 - Burials April 15, 1604 Mary Leonard and Dec 28, 1607 Johannes Leonard on p. 116 - Burials May 19, 1610 Johanna Leonard, filia Johannis on p. 120 - Burials Jan 16, 1622 Mary Leonard, wydow For more Leonard history, see the Leonard page. #otherleonards #England #england #Canterbury

Mary Knowlton married Samuel Abbe on October 12, 1672 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts. Samuel Abbe was the second son of John Abbe, previously mentioned. They were ancestors of my great-grandmother, Mary Esther (Harvey) Reese. The Knowlton family is mentioned briefly in Abbe-Abby genealogy, referencing a book called Knowlton Ancestry, by C.H.W. Stocking, 1897. Although full of information, it has recently been proven that Stocking's work has many errors. An errata edition titled Errata and Addenda to the Knowlton Ancestry was published abt. 1903 by George H. Knowlton, but still wasn't completely accurate. Mr. Stocking's book claims the youngest son of Richard Knowlton and Elizabeth Cantize was Capt. William Knowlton, but recent Y-DNA testing is said to have refuted this claim. The tests also indicate that William Knowlton and John Knowlton of Ipswich were not brothers. Furthermore, George and Stephen were not William's brothers either. Finding the truth in records proves difficult, if not impossible, since parish records of the period were burned by Oliver Cromwell. William Knowlton, was born in England in 1615. He was a bricklayer at Ipswich and took the Freeman's Oath in 1641/1642. (His name was sometimes spelled Nolton in records). He married a woman by the name of Elizabeth and they were members of the First Church of Christ (Congregational). William died in 1655. Their seven known children were: Thomas Knowlton, William Knowlton, John Knowlton, Benjamin Knowlton, Samuel Knowlton, Joseph Knowlton, and Mary Knowlton. It is said that his brother Thomas raised his three younger children (Samuel, Joseph and Mary). His daughter, Mary Knowlton, was the one that married Samuel Abby (Abby/Abbe/Abbey). The Abby family lived primarily in Wenham, about seven miles south of Ipswich. Knowlton Notes: Thomas Knowlton is mentioned in "Some old Ipswich Houses", on p. 214. He "bought Cornelius Ken'ts lot, eighteen feet wide, and sold to Fuller, whose lot was then forty-six feet in width". John Knowlton, a shoemaker, is mentioned in "The Ancient Records of the Town of Ipswich: Vol 1". He bought land in Ipswich from William Fuller in October 1639. The Knowlton's are mentioned numerous times in "Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony". In Volume 1: p. 42 Thomas Knowlton and several others "for their wives' over dress, were called to account before judge and jury." p. 66 John Knowlton "was appointed to search and seale leather in 1652, that no unmarketable leather might be sold by any tanner of hides". p. 82 William Knowlton and John Woodam, bricklayers, helped replace wooden chimneys. p. 83 Dea. Thomas Knowlton and Nathaniel Knowlton were "cordwainers". p. 117 and 277 William Knowlton was fined for keeping a pack of gaming cards in his house. He also had to pay the informer "his part as the law provides", and a fee to the treasurer. p. 199 and 221 Abraham Knowlton marched with Major Appleton in King Philip's War. Abraham and John Knowlton were both at the Narragansett winter campaign, November 1675. p. 285 In 1674, Thomas Knowlton was charged with making disturbance during the meeting (at church). Common punishments for such charges were whipping, branding, or public exposure such as holding sign announcing his crime. See more Knowlton results from this book here. Thomas and Abigail Knowlton are buried in the Old North Burying Ground in Ipswich. The following Knowlton epitaphs from have been preserved: Emma O Knowlton and John E Knowlton (Twins?) FRONT: JOHN - EMMA - The mother gave in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love, She knew she should find them all again, In the fields of light above. Of such is the Kingdom of heaven. BACK: Emma O born Mar 20, 1877 died Aug 16, 1877. John E born Mar 20, 1877 died Aug 19, 1877. Children of G W and O J Knowlton. Nathaniel Knowlton BIRTH: 1657; DEATH: September 24, 1726; AGE: 69; MAP: A8; Here lies the body of Deacon Nathaniel Knowlton who died September the 24th, 1726 in the 69 year of his age. FS: Deacon Nathil Knowlton. Thomas Knowlton BIRTH: 1661; DEATH: February 13, 1832; AGE: 71; MAP: E189; Deacon Thomas Knowlton deceased Feb 13, 1832 Aet 71. More then 30 years he sustained the office of deacon of the first Church in Ipswich with honesty and fidelity, and he was justly held in high estimation, as a man of faith, prayer, and benevolence. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. FS: TK. Abigail Knowlton BIRTH: 1759; DEATH: October 9, 1820; AGE: 61; MAP: E190; Mrs Abigail wife of Thomas Knowlton, deceased Oct 9, 1820, Aet 61. Whoso were happy in life and in death Were resigned to the will of the Lord. FS: AK If you plan to search the Old North Burying Grounds, see this page first. The homes of Thomas Knowlton and Abraham Knowlton are still standing in Ipswich. Thomas' house, built in 1688, is located at 27 Summer Street. Visit storiesfromipswich.org for more information. The site is loaded with historic facts about the town. See also the book, "Early Inhabitants of Ipswich, Mass. 1633-1700", by Abraham Hammatt, 1854, also called "The Hammatt Papers, No. 1". Thank you to Elizabeth Knowlton for sharing her knowledge, corrections, and research. (Rootsweb). Letter "K" illustration from The Royal Picture Alphabet, by John Leighton, c. 1861. To learn more about the Harvey/Knowlton connection, see the Harvey page. #harvey #Harvey #reese #Reese #stowell #Knowlton #Abbey #Abbe

When we think of whipping in Colonial times, most of us would envision slaves being whipped by their masters. This wasn't always the case, however. Whipping goes back to ancient times as a punishment for all types of people. For example, while researching the Knowlton family of Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, I came across a story about an Ipswich woman named Elizabeth Perkins, the wife of Luke Perkins. In 1681, she was charged with speaking "most opprobrious and scandalous words of an high nature against Mr. Cobbitt and her husband's natural parents, and others of his relations". To set an example, the Puritan court ordered her to be "severely whipped on her naked body, and to stand or sit the next Lecture day in some open place in the public meeting house at Ipswich, and when the Court shall direct, the whole time of the service with a paper pinned to her head, written in capital letters ''FOR REPROACHING MINISTER, PARENTS AND RELATIONS'". Source: Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1905, p. 285. #myblog

Your body is made up of billions of cells, which are far more sophisticated than we will ever know. These cells contain specifications, instructions, the coding of YOU - and we thought computers were impressive!! Computers are child's play compared to the human body and specifically, our DNA. Your body is continually making copies of the code, checking it for errors, and attempting to repair damaged cells and mutations every moment of your life. Each of the billions of cells in your body contains a nucleus, which is where your chromosomal DNA is stored. This includes X-chromosomal DNA, Y-chromosomal DNA, and autosomal DNA. Your mitochondrial DNA is stored outside the nucleus. Mitochondrial DNA (also known as mtDNA) is passed down only from your mother. Females pass their mtDNA to their children, but males do not. Your father’s mtDNA in the seed that created you died soon after fertilization occurred, leaving you with your mother’s mtDNA only. Your mtDNA comes from your mother's egg, virtually unchanged. It has been passed down from your mother, her mother, her grandmother, etc, since the beginning of life on earth. Studies show that the most recent ancestor of billions of humans alive today was “Mitochondrial Eve”. Y-chromosomal DNA (also known as Y-DNA) is passed down only from father to son, originating with a single prehistoric father called “Y-chromosomal Adam” according to biologists. Both sons and daughters have an exact copy of their father's x-chromosome but only sons pass it down to their children. Humans have 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes. Autosomal DNA (also known as atDNA) is inherited from both parents. Autosomal DNA can be used to validate relationships as far as second cousins accurately but can go back as far as 7 generations. Multiple tests may be required to connect beyond second cousins. In summary, your x-DNA and y-DNA come from your father. Your mtDNA comes from your mother. Autosomal DNA is inherited from both parents. This is a brief explanation of a very complex subject which we are still learning about today. The point is, you can learn a great deal about your ancestry by simply doing a DNA test, which is now easier than ever. Buy a kit and send in your saliva sample. Then in about 6-8 weeks your results will be ready. You will receive a detailed breakdown of your global ancestry and have an opportunity to meet others in your haplogroup, which may prove to be very useful in your research. If you can, test yourself and both your parents. This way you can determine which genes you got from who. Testing your grandparents and anyone else in the family will also help bring clarity to the origins of your family tree. So much time has been spent investigating brick walls that can't seem to be breached. A DNA test could be a back door into the past to find those missing links and break down those walls. #DNAtest #genes #DNA #mitochondria

Featured here is another story I had never heard until I found it in a 1934 newspaper. My 2nd great-grandmother, Ada (Temple) Reese was 51 at the time of this incident, when she was hit by a car driven by Lloyd Temple. This could be referring to her father, John Lloyd Temple, who would have been 74 at the time. Or it could be referring to her nephew, Lloyd Temple, the son of her brother, James. Which do you think it was? Comment below! Note: Ada's father, John Lloyd Temple, died in 1937 and her nephew, Lloyd Temple, was a pall bearer at her funeral in 1973. Transcript: Mrs. Maynard Reese Felled By Car Mrs. Maynard Reese, of near Levanna, was struck by an automobile, near Center street in this village, Monday evening as she was crossing the street. The car was driven by Lloyd Temple of Levanna. Mrs. Reese received a cut on her face and right leg and suffered some shock. She was taken to the home of Dr. N. L. Woodford for emergency treatment and then removed to Auburn City Hospital, where she is doing as well as can be expected. [Union Springs Advertiser August 9, 1934]. For more on this family, see the Reese page and the Temple page. #reese #Reese #temple

Ada (Temple) Reese was the daughter of John Lloyd Temple and Martha Jane Allen. She was born on September 16, 1883 in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and died in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York on March 30, 1973. Her funeral services were announced in the Auburn Citizen Advertiser, April 4, 1973 as follows: Reese services Funeral services for Ada Temple Reese of Aurora, 90, widow of Maynard Reese, who died Friday in Mercy Hospital were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Levanna Community Church with Rev. Stephen A. Polanski, the pastor, and the Rev. L.C. Robie of Union Springs officiating. Committal services were held at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Union Springs by the Rev. Mr. Polanski and the Rev. Mr. Robie. Bearers were: Richard Werkman, James Hickey, Jr., Lloyd Temple, Charles Swank, Rudolph Balzer and Howard Jenner. Arrangements were made by Shakelton Funeral Home, Aurora. Note: Ada was actually 89 years old at the time of her death. She would have been 90 had she lived another six months. For more on this family, see the Reese page and the Temple page. #reese #temple #Reese

James Irvin Temple, son of John Lloyd Temple and Martha Jane Allen, married on August 3, 1904 to Ida May Snyder of Lungerville. It appears they were both about 18 years old and required the consent of their fathers. Read more about this family here. #temple #Reese

This is a book called "On the Trail of the Immigrant" by Edward A. Steiner, 1906. You can read the book here or listen to the audiobook (scroll down). Index 1 - By Way of Introduction - 08:16 2 - The Beginning of the Trail - 19:45 3 - The Fellowship of the Steerage - 24:57 4 - Land, Ho! - 22:07 5 - At the Gateway - 18:55 6 - The Man at the Gate - 23:01 7 - The German in America - 24:37 8 - The Scandinavian Immigrant - 18:44 9 - The Jew in His Old World Home - 23:09 10 - The New Exodus - 14:29 11 - In the Ghettos of New York - 34:36 12 - The Slavs at Home - 34:40 13 - The Slavic Invasion - 29:42 14 - Drifting with the “Hunkies” - 22:18 15 - The Bohemian Immigrant - 24:32 16 - Little Hungary - 22:51 17 - The Italian at Home - 14:55 18 - The Italian in America - 27:48 19 - Where Greek Meets Greek - 16:46 20 - The New American and the New Problem - 29:22 21 - The New American and Old Problems - 20:06 22 - Religion and Politics - 15:59 23 - Birds of Passage - 19:12 24 - In the Second Cabin - 18:23 25 - Au Revoir - 07:36 Click the play button to start with Chapter 1. #immigration #America #audiobook

Maynard W. Reese was born on April 20, 1874 in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. he was the son of Civil war soldier, Josiah Reese and Effie Racher Shaner. Maynard married Ada Temple, the daughter of John L. Temple and Martha Jane Allen. She was born in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on September 16, 1883. Ada and Maynard were married on January 13, 1900 in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, and together they had ten known children. Ada and Maynard were my 2nd great-grandparents. Maynard died on December 2, 1947 in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York and Ada died at the age of 89, on March 30, 1973, in Auburn, same county. They rest together in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Union Springs, New York. For more information about this family, see the Temple page and the Reese page. #temple #reese #Reese #cemetery

In Pennsylvania Genealogies there is mention of the Family of Robinson. It gives the genealogy of Thomas Robinson who came to America before 1730. This is not the line of Annie Robinson's family. She was born in Manchester, England, and although her parents did move to Pittsburgh, it was in the 1880s, not the 1700s. Source: Family of ROBINSON. [Descendants of Thomas of Derry, Pa., about 1730] Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (1896), p. 611-626. Click here to learn more about the Robinson family. #robinson #pennsylvania

While browsing through a book called Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania Genealogies (Fragmenta genealogica hearldica), I came across this valuable tidbit detailing the lineage of the Irish nation back to Adam and Eve, the progenitors of all people. The list titled "The Stem of the Irish Nation from Adam down to Milesius of Spain, Showing the Descent of O'Leary", begins at Creation, generation 1, as follows: Adam Seth Enos Canaan Mahlaleel Jared Enoch Methusaleh Lamech Noah Japhet Magog Baoth Pheniusa Farsaidh [Fenius Farsa] Niul Gaodhal Asruth Sruth Heber Scut Beouman (King of Scythia) Ogaman (King of Scythia) Tait (King of Scythia) Agnon Lamhfionn Heber glunfionn Agnon Fionn (King of Galacia) Febric Glas (King of Galacia) Nenurall (King of Galacia) Nuadhad (King of Galacia) Alladh (King of Galacia) Arcadh (King of Galacia) Deag (King of Galacia) Brath (King of Galacia) Broghan (King of Galacia, Andalushia, Murcia, Castile and Portugal) Ithe Lughaidh Mal Adaman Logha Mathsin ? Gossaman Adaman Heremon Logha Feile Lachtnan Nuaclad Argni Deargthine Deagha Derg Deagha Amhra Ferulnigh Sithbolg Daire Each-Bolg Ferulnigh Daire Luy MacNiadh, married Sabina, daughter of Conn of the "Hundred Battles" Luy MacCon Tobhash Canaan, the fifth son of Luy MacCon, A.D. 195, the 113th Monarch of Ireland was the ancestor of O'Laeghaire anglicised O'Leary and Leary. Fobhach Canaan, his son Duach Treana Eirc Ros Laeghaire, his son, a quo O'Leary Fiach Dunlang Ros Main Aongus (or Eneas) Earc Conon Cliodhrn Teige Donoch Na Tuaima Conamnan Dermod Cumumham Donoch Teigh Maolseaghlainn Teigh Maolseaghlainn Tomhas Mor Tomhas Oge Athbriadh Cummuhan Amhailgadh Dunlang Art Teige ? Conogher O'Leary, his son, first assumed this surname Donogh, his son, married to Ellen, daughter of Dermod O'Crowley, died Jan. 4, 1637 Amhailgadh (or Auliff O'Leary) had a brother named Conogher The book is loaded with facts about the Irish and other interesting information. Can you add to this list? Corrections welcome! #Irish #Ireland #creation #resources #foreign

Ada Temple was the daughter of John L. Temple and Martha Jane Allen. She was born in Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on September 16, 1883. She married Maynard Reese on January 13, 1900 in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, and together they had ten known children. See the Reese page for more information about their family. Ada, my 2nd great-grandmother, died at the age of 89, on March 30, 1973, in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York. She is buried in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Union Springs, New York. For more information about the Temple family, see the Temple page. #temple #reese #Reese

Nathan Wood was my 6th great-grandfather, via my great-grandmother, Mary E. (Harvey) Reese. He was a soldier of the American Revolution and was present at Cornwallis' surrender. Nathan's personal testimony of his experience - the places he traveled and battles he participated in, is transcribed below (to the best of my ability). These are copies of handwritten documents pertaining to Nathan Wood and his service in the Revolutionary War. Transcription: State of New York, Chautauqua County, On the twelfth day of October, 1832, personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in for said county now sitting, Nathan Wood, a resident of the town of Arkwright in the said county of Chautauqua, aged seventy years on the sixteenth day of April last, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed January, 1832: – “That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated - That in the month of May, 1777, at Mansfield in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, he was drafted in a company of Militia commanded by Capt. Wales in the Regt. under command of Col. Latimore. That they immediately marched to Bennington, State of Vermont and from thence to Ticonderoga by the way of Moon Point and Stillwater. That he stayed at Ticonderoga till the Battle at the taking of Burgoyne and that he was in the said battle fought through the whole of it and was wounded severely by the point of a bayonet a little below his naval and that he killed three Hessians with the point of his bayonet in less than two minutes from the time he was wounded. That immediately after the taking of Burgoyne, they marched to Albany, where they remained about two months when they marched from there to Hudson a little below Albany when they were discharged and returned home to Mansfield aforesaid having actually served six months in this term. That in the Spring of the year 1778 he enlisted in a company of Light Horse at Mansfield aforesaid, under command of Captain Chamberlain, That he does not know whether this company of Light Horse was attached to any Regt. or not. That they immediately marched to Providence and Newport in Rhode Island. That they were stationed a part of the time at Newport and part of the time at Providence. That he served on this term three months, that being the extent of the time for which he enlisted, when he was discharged and returned home. That he was employed most of the time in this last town in carrying dispatches and papers to the different officers at different places. That on his first term of six months he frequently saw General Gates and General Arnold. That he was born at Mansfield aforesaid on the 16th day of April 1762, where he resided until soon after the close of the Revolutionary War when he moved to the town of Wardsborough in the State of Vermont where he lived then years and then left for Burlington, New York, where he lived several years and from there he went to the town of Virgil, Cortland, New York, where he lived until about three years since he came to the town of Arkwright aforesaid where he now resides. That he has a record of his age in a large Bible which his father gave him. That he received a written discharge at the expiration of each term of service aforesaid but that he considered them of no use after he returned and they were soon lost. That his discharge in each case was given by his Captain. That he is the identical Nathan Wood mentioned in the deposition of the said Gideon Wood hereto annexed and that he is the brother of the same Gideon Wood. That he lives more than 18 miles from the place where this court is now sitting and it is very inconvenient to obtain a clergyman from his neighborhood. That he is well associated with Daniel and Leonard Sessions of Arkwright aforesaid who can testify as to his character for truth and veracity... He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid”. - Nathan Wood For more on this family, see the Harvey page. Return to the Wall of Honor. #americanrevolution #wood #veteran #veterans #harvey #Harvey #pension #military