I would be most interested in the dates for the births of the children of Hermanus Bott b. 1697 I have the following: Marvilis 1728 Reinhart 1729 Hans Adam 1730 Odilla 1732 Jacob 1734 Catherine February 1740 Thanks Debbie

For those of you who may be interested in this topic: Ancestry.com and Rootsweb has announced yesterday a merger of these two companies. Many persons seem to be concerned about this, but I think in all fairness we should wait and see what, if any changes will occur. I have been assured that the Rootsweb lists and associated items on the internet will remain free access and as they have always been. MyFamily.com is a subsidiary of Ancestry.com and many of you use this or have used it. There has been alot of talk on alot of mailing lists regarding this. If you choose to discuss it, then please do it among yourselves and not on the list. Both companies are promising no changes in the mailing lists so lets not let it take over our list, leave this for research. I am posting this only as a way of keeping you informed, many of you should not even notice a difference. Below is in part what has been sent to the listowners. The is a link at the bottom for any further information. Thanks Debbie Jennings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~insert~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21 June 2000 SPECIAL EDITION ----- MyFamily.com and RootsWeb.com Join Forces: Alliance Allows Free Genealogy to Continue on the Web ============================================================ MYFAMILY.COM AND ROOTSWEB.COM JOIN FORCES <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ============================================================ MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading online family network, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest free community genealogy site. RootsWeb.com will continue to be free to all users and will maintain its own unique URL at http://www.rootsweb.com. "This is truly a winning combination for both organizations and for the millions of users who make up our audiences," said Greg Ballard, CEO of MyFamily.com, Inc. The union will provide RootsWeb.com with the financial backing to expand and the business structure needed to focus on preserving, sharing, and exchanging family history records. As part of the MyFamily.com network of sites, the RootsWeb.com site will be able continue its tradition of free access to information with additional technology tools, increased family research content, and a greater range of genealogical resources. "RootsWeb.com fits well with the MyFamily.com vision of creating the largest and most active online resource for families and family history research," said Dr. Brian Leverich, founder of RootsWeb.com. "This agreement will expand the number of RootsWeb.com users and content contributors. At the same time, we have ensured that RootsWeb.com content, services, mailing lists, and Web pages will remain free, while allowing the site to provide more functionality and resources to a larger audience as a result of our being part of the MyFamily.com network." Ancestry.com, part of the MyFamily.com network, has a seventeen-year history of publishing award-winning books, magazines, and CDs, and currently offers more than 600 million records and over 2,500 databases. More than half of the data is freely accessible to all Web users. Ancestry.com also hosts, free of charge, the Ancestry World Tree and Online Family Tree software, which allow users to connect and collaborate with other researchers who are working on the same lines. Ancestry.com users retain ownership of their data, and the company pledges never to charge for access to that data or to publish it. For those who prefer to keep their information a little closer to home, sister site MyFamily.com allows users to create free, private sites that can be used to post family history data, share news and photos with family, chat online, and much more. RootsWeb.com is a valuable resource for family historians, with interactive guides, discussion lists, and numerous tools for tracing one's ancestry; it hosts more than 17,000 independently authored Web sites and about 19,000 mailing lists. All of these services will remain free to users. As part of its ongoing commitment to the genealogical community, MyFamily.com, Inc. will also continue to support RootsWeb.com-affiliated volunteer, non-profit organizations, such as The USGenWeb Project, Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild, The Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths Projects, and other groups that provide free genealogical content. The MyFamily.com acquisition of RootsWeb.com promises to make it easier than ever for family historians everywhere to discover their heritage. For the full press release, see http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm. MYFAMILY.COM, INC. URLs:

I am looking for information on Frank A. Bott born 10-8-1903 in Michigan (Where???) died 10-22-1970 in Buckley,Michigan married 9-18-1931 Buckley,Michigan to Mabel M. Oyler. Who were his parents???? Frank and Mabel had Frank who married Marilyn Steinebach,William who married Nancy Moomey,Owen who married Judy Gira,Ronald who married Agnes Wurm and Carolyn who married Joseph Wolf. They were all born in Buckley,Michigan. Where were their children and grandchildren born???? Where were they married????? Is there any printed news items on the Bott farm which is over 100 years old??? It is located in Buckley,Michigan Any information on this family would be appreciated Jan Cafarelli jancaf@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

If anybody wants to share information on descendants of the Bott family from Alderney, Jersey, Guernsay or Sark (the Channel Islands situated between England and France) please get in contact with me at: tim.bit@pei.sympatico.ca Thanks, Edna (Botts) Cudmore

Just a reminder everyone! If you really and truly have a desire to have your posting to the Roll Call for the list actually read and not just deleted without a second thought, try to avoid just placing "ROLL CALL" in the subject line. There are many many persons who will just hit delete, delete, delete when they see it say ROLL CALL with no other info. In my book, it is bad enough to receive no answers to your posts and queries. BUT...what is even worse is to not have that post even be read. Because it could be the person not reading it and just deleting JUST MIGHT be the person who has all the answers you need. Debbie Jennings

I would be most interested in the dates for the births of the children of Hermanus Bott b. 1697 I have the following: Marvilis 1728 Reinhart 1729 Hans Adam 1730 Odilla 1732 Jacob 1734 Catherine February 1740 Thanks Debbie

Hello everyone I am still plugging away at the family line of Hermanus Bott b. 1697 I am looking for an exact birth date and the name of his first wife who is the mother of his children although the second wife Catherine Hahn is the only one ever mentioned. Debbie

Listmembers: It has come to my attention that since there are alot of new subscribers to the list that many are unfamiliar with the term "roll call" and don't know exactly what is wanted of them or what is meant by how to list posts in the subject line. So for the benefit of the newer persons I will try to explain it better. A roll call is simply me trying to generate some activity on the list. Occassionally the list gets slow and when several new persons subscribe or when persons start asking if they are still subscribed as they are receiving nothing from the list I post for a roll call. Its a time when all the subscribers go through their files and post any and all queries they may have relating to that list. I also encourage persons to answer any that they see from other people. A typical posting might look like this below: Searching for info on Charles Bushey born probably around 1840 who married Elmira LaCroix prior to 1861. They had 6 known children:Mary Jane,Burton L.,Charles,George,Dolph,Marshall. Does anyone have this family line or is anyone tracing it? In the subject line would be: CHARLES BUSHEY/Franklin county VT/1840 As there may be hundreds of Charles Bushey's the subject line tells other, exactly which Charles, where the one I am interest in was at and in what time frame, so I have a better chance of making a connection on the right one. Of course, persons do also post: Looking for the BINGHAM and the SMITH surnames in VT. This is also fine but will limit the chances that you will receive info on the one you are looking for and also if persons have to write back and forth asking exactly "which Smith" sometimes they loose interest in assisting you, so therefore you have lost a potential link in your research. Always try to enclose in your query as much identifying info as you can, this only helps you. If you don't have that much on them, then post what you have. Post an approximate time frame, or any possible spouses you think might be there. I hope this clears it up for alot of you and I look forward to the posting!! Debbie Jennings

Listmembers: It appears we have fallen into the ole Summer Time slump on the mailing lists. So, to get some activity lets have a really great roll call. Please include in the subject line: Surname,Location and date if you can. Please try to answer any queries that you can. Good Luck in the digging and finding!! Debbie

Listmembers: I have returned to the computer and had a great honeymoon. Spent time out on a boat and did some great fishing, (paid the price with sunburn).I would like to thank all of you that sent the well wishes and the kind words and I do appreciate them. For those of you of the lists I have other then Jennings, my new surname is Jennings.For those of you that had requests for subscription changes on the various lists, they have all been taken care of. I think it may be time for a roll call to get the lists out of the summer time slump. I will follow this with a post regarding starting and ending. Debbie Jennings Listowner

Listmembers: Due to an upcoming marriage I have changed my email address. Old address:tara37@comsys.net New address: debj@comsys.net If you have sent to the old address and it bounced please resend. Debbie

Francis born abt 1745 died abt 1805 and Maria born 3-10-1751 died abt 1813, married aby 1802. Need birth and death dates for their children, Catherine,Doris,Elizabeth, Jacob,Margaret, Mary, Peter, Polly, Rhinehard, Barbara, Francis, Godfrey. Thank You.

Dear Bott List: I am seeking any information on the following: Descendants of Andrew Bott 1 Andrew Bott - b: 1802 . +Hannah Sanno - b: 1804 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania m: Abt. 1832 ........ 2 James Andrew Bott ............ +Mary Miranda Rudisill ................... 3 Mary Hannah Bott - b: 1874 ....................... +George Clandening Haeberlin - b: 1874 m: 1907 ................... 3 Charles Bott - b: 1859 ................... 3 Catherine Bott - b: 1861 ................... 3 Walter Sanno Bott - b: 1863 ................... 3 Willard Bott - b: 1865 ................... 3 Clyde Bott - b: 1869 ................... 3 Hattie Bott - b: 1872 ................... 3 Vinnie Bott - b: 1876 ........ 2 George Michael Bott ........ 2 Alida Bott ........ 2 Sade Bott ........ 2 [twins] Bott Andrew and Hannah moved west from Carlisle sometime in the 1830s. I'd appreciate any help that you can give. Best, Jim Spickard spickard@McGuire-Spickard.com

We have had several new list members in the last few days. I would like to invite those new persons to post their queries so we can all look at our records and help you out. And all you older subscribers, we now have some new persons out there and maybe they have some info you are searching for. Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net

Just a note to everyone as we approach the summer season of vacations. If you will be away from your computers for an extended period of time please, unsubscribe during that time. The Rootsweb system is set up to take you off the list after 3 bounced messages, which is what happens when your mailbox is full. So you will get removed from the list anyway. Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net

Actually Randall we have 22 persons on the list. Alot of the BOTT researchers are searching in the York county PA area, which was the place alot of them lived. A webpage for the Bott line would be nice but since this list is also for persons searching "similar" names such as Both, or Butt they might not look at a website for Bott. As for all of us communicating with each other and finding each other, that is what this mailing list is suppose to be for. There is also a Genconnect page for Bott material and for listings but not alot of persons use it. I will however, keep relentlessly plugging away at Hermanus Bott even though I may get no response as there are new persons joining the list all the time and who knows they might be the one I am searching for. Debbie Carter

Does anyone know just where in Germany that Hermanus Bott immigrated from? I have info stating that his brother was born in Sonnenberg so I am just wondering if this was where they were from? Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net

I have the year of birth for the following persons and would like to be able to get the dates. I have listed what dates I have. Hermanus Bott________1697 Reinhart Bott________1729 Mary Elizabeth Bleckroth_______1730(wife of Reinhart) Hans Adam Bott_______1730 Hans Emrich Bott_______1701 (brother of Hermanus) Johann Henry Bott________about 1700(brother of Hermanus) Otilla Bott__________1732 Catherine Bott Feb___1739/40 Maria Elizabeth Bott____________ Jacob Bott___________1734 Anna Barbara Bott Oct.___1755 All of these are either brothers, children or grandchildren of Hermanus Bott b.1697 Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net

Okay, this list is much too quiet. Let's have a ROLL CALL, beginning now (May 12) and ending next Friday night at midnight (May 19). To make sure that your posting just doesn't get the old "delete button" by most persons, DO NOT just type ROLL CALL in the subject line as many of those don't get opened. Put something like this:Thomas Baldwin/KY/ 1760 this way everyone WANTS to open it instead of deleting without reading!!:) PLEASE include the NAME/DATES if possible/LOCATION for the ancestor you are hunting IN THE SUBJECT LINE, and give more information about your ancestors - including dates and migration and spouses' surnames - in the message part of your post, so that you can get maximum benefit from this roll call. Please assist with any of the ROLL CALL posts that you possibly can - if we all focus together these next few days, we can maximize our efforts for the benefit of all of us. I know we have all been a little gun shy with the virus and all, but if there are no attachments sent, just the posting and the reading will be safe enough. If there is an attachment to a Rootsweb mailing list post, DO NOT OPEN IT. Also, send your posts for the Roll Call to the list and not to me personally. Good Luck in your searching Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net

Everyone This virus seems to be taking the form of several different names, so any attachments should be suspect. Alot of persons have asked me why they should worry if Rootsweb filters out the attachments to the mailing lists. Because you might receive one privately and still be infected and I have seen cases where the attachments have slipped through on the mailing lists. It might be a good time to take a precautionary message and store whatever on your system you can on floppys or zips or whatever. JUST IN CASE. I am referring to family files and other irreplaceable items.I know we all have way to much time involved to loose anything!! You may be able to restore the system eventually but what would be lost, would be lost permanently. Debra Carter ListOwner tara37@comsys.net