On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:07:53 -0700, Virginia Tobias wrote: +My great-aunt was Mary MacMillan. She was the daughter of James +MacMillan (1828 - 1914) and Susan Hannan (1829 - 1919). They had +9 children, or thereabouts. Daughter #2, Mary MacMillan, married +Lewis S. Brooks - + probably in the Perinton (Monroe County), NY area. Lewis S. +Brooks was the son of Capt. Garry Brooks. Virginia, Might Capt. Garry Brooks be the "Gerry Brooks" of Penfield, Monroe, NY who married Amelia Chauncy, according to J. Montgomery Seaver's little booklet "Brooks Family History?" Gerry became a popular given name in New England in honor of Elbridge Gerry. I'm afraid I have nothing on Lewis, nor on Gerry (or any Gary/Garry) beyond what's above. Seaver does include an alleged pedigree for Amelia back to Edward III, but since he was a writer-for-hire using a nom-de-plume (real name Jesse Montgomery) working for a Halbert's-type operation back around 1928, everything he presents is suspect until confirmed in other, more reliable sources. Since this is getting well into the 19th century, have you checked the census (or census index) for which Brooks families were around Monroe County in the appropriate decennial years? Have you looked for a 19th-century History of Monroe County or a township history which might profile the early settlers' families? Chris

Thanks to Cindy Walcott, of Grand Isle, of VERMONT-L, here are the BROOKS listings in the book cited. ======================== Branthoover, W. W. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Franklin County, Vermont. The Author, 1982. +There are two both from St. Albans: + +Adonijah, born Oct 13 1738, died Oct 3, 1809 at 79, 11, -; buried +Brooks Cem. Wife Olive Harrington, died Mar 20, 1828 at 88 yrs. +This is a lovely double stone. + +El]eazor Brooks, born 1768, died Nov 25, 1847, buried Brooks Cem. +wife Olive, died Sept 24, 1861 at 86, 8, aa He enlisted Jan 15, +1781 and was disch Mar 31, 1781, was part of Nath'l Holmes' Co, +was pensioned. Olive's pension app VT W1812.

On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:46:11 -0500, Donna Frisoli wrote: +looking for any info on John Brooks of Buxton, Maine. He lived +there about 1750 About two years ago I attempted to work out a rather shadowy and fragmentary Brooks line from data I had collected in York County, ME and from Brooks data found in Ridlon, G.T. "Saco Valley Settlements and Families. Historical, Biographical, Genealogical, Traditional, and Legendary, Embracing The Most Important Events in the Towns on the Saco River, from Their Plantation to the Present, with Memorials of the Families and Individuals Instrumental in Their Settlement, Advancement and Prosperity. Twenty-five years in preparation." Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland VT, 1969 reprint of undated original. Basically, my informed guess was that this was a branch of the Kittery, ME Brooks line, which can be traced back to a John Brooks and Eleanor ?Frye, he b. say 1668. While I haven't a John ca 1750, Kittery line descendants *were* at Buxton, according to Ridlon, and I've found no other there. At the time I posted a detailed message (or perhaps several of them) with my evidence and conclusions to a presumed descendant, who was then subscribed here, as well as to the list. I've just tried accessing the list archive -- with the thought of reprinting the post -- but can't access it at the moment. So you'll have to dig it out yourself. Look for "Saco" in the subject line. I'm thinking I did this in the warm weather months -- so you might skip over wintertime posts from me. If that fails, I still have the data and can try to reassemble a report, but I'm up past my eyeballs and it might take me a while. Unfortunately, I believe the descendant has unsubscribed, so I can't ask him to repost his copies as an alternative. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Maggie Parker wrote: +Donna my John Brooks was born in Me 2/14/1814. Any idea where? I took a look for men named John Brooks with a known DOB of 1814 in my own data, but found only a son of Socrates over in New York state. I've posted several summaries to the list in the past of who's researching what Brooks lines in Maine. Have you had a chance to look through the list message archive? htp://archiver.rootsweb.com/BROOKS--NE-L/ The address is case-sensitive. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Hi Christopher Thanks for writing I have quite a bit of info on this line. I am writing a book about the families of 1790 Buxton. I would be happy to share this info with you. I am looking for info on John's children.He is not listed in the 1790 census, but I think he may have been living with a son at the time. I have a more complete family info on his brother Robert. They moved to Buxton at the same time. I believe there were 3 Brooks listed in the 1790 census. I don't have this info(about Robert) with me at the moment, but next time I'm at this computer I will send it to you. The Saco Valley book you listed is notoriously incorrect. The info I have collected has come from town records and rev. war records and stackpole's History of Kittery. I am sure they are of the Kittery branch. Donna On Sat, 16 February 2002, Christopher Brooks wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:46:11 -0500, Donna Frisoli wrote: > > +looking for any info on John Brooks of Buxton, Maine. He lived > +there about 1750 > > About two years ago I attempted to work out a rather shadowy and > fragmentary Brooks line from data I had collected in York County, ME > and from Brooks data found in > > Ridlon, G.T. "Saco Valley Settlements and Families. Historical, > Biographical, Genealogical, Traditional, and Legendary, Embracing The > Most Important Events in the Towns on the Saco River, from Their > Plantation to the Present, with Memorials of the Families and > Individuals Instrumental in Their Settlement, Advancement and > Prosperity. Twenty-five years in preparation." Charles E. Tuttle > Company, Rutland VT, 1969 reprint of undated original. > > Basically, my informed guess was that this was a branch of the > Kittery, ME Brooks line, which can be traced back to a John Brooks > and Eleanor ?Frye, he b. say 1668. While I haven't a John ca 1750, > Kittery line descendants *were* at Buxton, according to Ridlon, and > I've found no other there. > > At the time I posted a detailed message (or perhaps several of them) > with my evidence and conclusions to a presumed descendant, who was > then subscribed here, as well as to the list. I've just tried > accessing the list archive -- with the thought of reprinting the post > -- but can't access it at the moment. So you'll have to dig it out > yourself. Look for "Saco" in the subject line. I'm thinking I did > this in the warm weather months -- so you might skip over wintertime > posts from me. > > If that fails, I still have the data and can try to reassemble a > report, but I'm up past my eyeballs and it might take me a while. > > Unfortunately, I believe the descendant has unsubscribed, so I can't > ask him to repost his copies as an alternative. > > Chris > > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Christopher Hapgood Brooks > Researching BROOKS Families of New England > |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > > > > ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== > No answer to your query? Did you use a meaningful > subject line? Did you provide enough information? > Please try again in a month or two ... Find the best deals on the web at AltaVista Shopping! http://www.shopping.altavista.com

Donna my John Brooks was born in Me 2/14/1814. Maggie

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On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:06:15 -0500, Jim Nolan wrote: +Marriages and Death Notices From 19th Century Schenectady +Newspapers Compiled by Donald A Keefer, Scotia, NY 1969 +Typewritten manuscript at the Schenectady County Historical +Society. Thanks, Jim. Great stuff! Keep it coming! Chris

Chris, As I think I mentioned before, for those Brooks descended from Reuben Brooks of Bethel, Vermont, they are descended from Ann Marbury Hutchinson, who links back to English royalty, and makes one distant cousins of FDR and the Bushes. L. [Mr.] Lynn E. Brooks, Digital Scan Center Information Technology Services Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-9331 202-707-9632 FAX: 202-707-0955 >>> Christopher Brooks <[email protected]> 02/14 8:05 AM >>> Good morning, Passing this along from today's RootsWeb Review. ============================== 1b. PRESIDENTIAL TIES --------------------- George Washington, known as the father of his country, did not father any children. Washington is, however, related to four of his successors: Franklin Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, George Bush, and George W. Bush. They all descended from a 15th-century English couple, Henry SPENCER and Isabella LINCOLN. The five U.S. presidents you are most likely to be related to are: Richard Nixon, Franklin Roosevelt, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford Hayes, and William Howard Taft. Anyone with early New England ancestry is probably related, though perhaps distantly, to five or six of the presidents. However, you never know where those twisted roots and branches will go. For example, former President Jimmy Carter and Elvis Presley are sixth cousins once removed -- both descendants of 1709 Palatine (German) immigrants Valentine PRESLAR and his wife, Anna Christiana FRAMSE. You might discover a president perched upon your family tree by exploring the Ahnentafels (ancestor tables) compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts that are available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/presidents/ ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== NO ATTACHMENTS or HMTL to the list, please.

Good morning, Passing this along from today's RootsWeb Review. ============================== 1b. PRESIDENTIAL TIES --------------------- George Washington, known as the father of his country, did not father any children. Washington is, however, related to four of his successors: Franklin Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, George Bush, and George W. Bush. They all descended from a 15th-century English couple, Henry SPENCER and Isabella LINCOLN. The five U.S. presidents you are most likely to be related to are: Richard Nixon, Franklin Roosevelt, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford Hayes, and William Howard Taft. Anyone with early New England ancestry is probably related, though perhaps distantly, to five or six of the presidents. However, you never know where those twisted roots and branches will go. For example, former President Jimmy Carter and Elvis Presley are sixth cousins once removed -- both descendants of 1709 Palatine (German) immigrants Valentine PRESLAR and his wife, Anna Christiana FRAMSE. You might discover a president perched upon your family tree by exploring the Ahnentafels (ancestor tables) compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts that are available at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/presidents/

Marriages and Death Notices From 19th Century Schenectady Newspapers Compiled by Donald A Keefer, Scotia, NY 1969 Typewritten manuscript at the Schenectady County Historical Society. Volume 5 * Schenectady Democrat 1857 - 1860 * Schenectady Democrat and Reflector 1860 - 1861, 1863 - 1865 * Daily Evening Times 1861 * Evening Star 1860 - 1861 * Evening Star and Times 1861 - 1862 * Schenectady Daily Evening Star and Times 1865 - 1866 * Schenectady Evening Star 1870 - 1871, 1875 - 1876 Page Date Event 42 7/18/1861 Death: Maria H Brooks, wife of Jonathan P Brooks, age 92. Mother of Christopher H and Sarah A McKay. 118 4/25/1866 Married: Charles Van Patten to Sarah A Brooks (Glenville) 130 9/22/1866 In Memorandum: Peter Brooks 156 12/6/1875 Death: At Chicago H.V.S. Brooks Age 72 Volume 6 * Schenectady Daily Union 1866 - 1879 Page Date Event 54 10/12/1868 Death: William H Brooks. 102 11/23/1871 Death: Nicholas Brooks, former sheriff of Glenville, in New Hampshire. 131 7/14/1873 Married: Lewis H Cramer (Watervliet) to Elizabeth Brooks (Niskayuna) 152 2/24/1875 Married: Silas H Dunham to Lydia K Brooks (Jonesville) 163 6/24/1875 Clark Brooks (NYC) to Mary G Brown Note: Elizabeth Brooks (131) probably daughter of William H (54) Volume 7 * Schenectady Daily Union 1880 - 1884 Page Date Event 20 11/20/1880 Married: Charles Lyon (Schenectady) to Ritie S Brooks (Albany) 83 10/30/1882 Death: Isabella Brooks Age 86 at Geneva, OH Volume 8 * Schenectady Democrat Page Date Event 56 9/11/1855 Married: Hudson T Smith (Vermont) to Frances S Brooks (Glenville) ******************* Most of the actual newspaper articles don't have much more in them, but if any body wants more information let me know and I will look in the paper. Jim

Who was looking at Irasburg, VT in the last week or two? I stumbled on a great site for the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont put up by Janice Boyko at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nekg3/ Janice has indexed many of the area's 19th century newspapers, and there's lots of other good stuff there as well if you're looking at this region. This marriage, reported in the St. Johnsbury Caledonian-Record (for whom I was a stringer in the 1980s), took place in Irasburg: Brooks, James M. | Richardson, Miss Jane | Irasburg Oct 30 | 11/10/1849 Chris

Marriages and Death Notices From 19th Century Schenectady Newspapers Compiled by Donald A Keefer, Scotia, NY 1969 Typewritten manuscript at the Schenectady County Historical Society. Volume 3 * The Reflector and Schenectady Democrat 1834 - 1835, 1835- 1839 * Schenectady Reflector 1841 - 1852 Page Date Event 12 11/27/1835 Married: Benjamin Knapp to Nancy Brooks, daughter of Peter H Brooks of Glenville. 22 9/16/1836 Married: Arron S Brooks, Glenville to Fanny Duncan, Schenectady 36 7/21/1837 Death: Peter H Brooks Glenville, age 45 44 9/7/1838 Married: Edwin Gibbs to Agness C Brooks, daughter of the late Peter H Brooks, Glenville. 53 9/6/1839 Death: Sarah G Brooks, wife of Jacob A Brooks, daughter of Daniel Vedder, age 32. 81 3/24/1843 Death: Jacob Adams Brooks, age 38 120 12/12/1845 Married: Daniel L Kittle to Madeline Brooks 161 8/18/1848 Death: Mary Brooks, Age 65, relict of Peter H brooks 164 12/8/1848 Married: Charles Truax to J Caroline Brooks, Glenville 189 9/13/1850 Married: Peter J Swart to Anna P Brooks, Glenville. Volume 4 * Schenectady Reflector 1852 - 1856 * Schenectady Reflector 1857 - 1859 * Reflector and Schenectady Democrat 1859 - 1860 * Schenectady Reflector 1869 - 1878 Page Date Event 45 12/30/1853 Married: George Slitter to Julia Brooks, Niskayuna 52 3/31/1854 Married: Haverly Brooks, Schenectady, to Fannie Mason, Auburn 67 10/6/1854 Married: Peter H Brooks, Glenville to Julia Ketchum, Niskayuna 86 9/7/1855 Married: Frances C Brooks, Glenville to Hudson T Smith, Vermont 169 6/24/1869 Death: Sarah Ann Brooks McKay, Age 57, Glenville 230 7/1/1875 Married: Clark Brooks, NYC to Mary G Brown, Schenectady 240 12/9/1875 Death: At Chicago H.V.S. Brooks, age 72 Notes 1. Page number is from the manuscript. 2. Date is date of publication.

Marriages and Death Notices From 19th Century Schenectady Newspapers Compiled by Donald A Keefer, Scotia, NY 1969 Typewritten manuscript at the Schenectady County Historical Society. Volume 1 * Schenectady Cabinet 1824 - 1837 * The Cabinet 1812 - 1823 * Freedoms Sentinel 1838 - 1839 * Miscellaneous Cabinet Page Date Event 24 3/9/1825 Death: John Brooks, Former Governor, Boston Mass. 45 12/20/126 Married: Jacob A Brooks to Sarah K Vedder 72 1/7/1829 Married: Harmanus Van Slyke Brooks to Satira Roberts 80 6/24/1829 Death: Jonathan P Brooks died on Sunday last. 93 5/26/1830 Married: Sally Ann Brooks to Robert McKay 101 11/24/1830 Death: Satira Brooks. 113 11/23/1831 Married: Harmanus V.S. Brooks to Catherine Stephens 138 2/26/1834 Married: Nicholas Brooks to Margaret Mabee 154 12/2/1835 Married: Benjamin Knapp to Nancy Brooks 156 3/16/1836 Death: John Brooks age 59 163 9/21/1836 Arron S Brooks to Fanny Duncan Volume 2 * Schenectady Cabinet / Freedoms Sentinel 1839 - 1849 * Schenectady Cabinet 1849 - 1857 2 9/3/1839 Death: Sarah G Brooks, wife of Jacob A Brooks 52 3/21/1843 Death: Jacob Adam Brooks, Age 38 69 4/9/1844 Death: Peter Brooks, son of Nicholas and Margaret. 87 4/15/1845 Married: Charles A Lee to Mary C Brooks 142 8/22/1848 Death: Mary Brooks, relict of Peter H Brooks, age 65 146 12/12/1848 Married: Charles Truax to J Caroline Brooks 176 9/10/1850 Married: Peter J Swart to Anna P Brooks (Amsterdam) 240 12/27/1853 George Sliter to Julia Ann Brooks. (Niskayuna) 245 4/4/1854 Haverly Brooks to Fannie Mason (Auburn) 258 261 10/10/1854 Peter H Brooks to Julia Ketchum Notes 1. Page number is from the manuscript. 2. Date is date of publication.

I'm forwarding this with permission of Cynthia Taylor. These are the BROOKS listings to be found in the work cited. Jay Mack Holbrook has been publishing books and microfilm of rare and previously unpublished Massachusetts records for 30 years. Most of the Massachusetts towns which have never published their vital records are in the western part of the state, and in many cases Holbrook is the only source for these (other than a field trip to view the original in person). So if you've got a mystery Brooks or two in western Massachusetts (and apparently elsewhere as well), his web site is a must-visit: http://www.archivepublishing.com/ ======================== Brooks, Joel.....1780 at Richford, Franklin Co. Brooks, Jonathan....1779 at Fair Haven, Rutland Co Brooks, Jonathan.....1781 at Mt Holly, Rutland Co. Vermont's First Settlers by Jay M. Holbrook, 1976 Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Brooks" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Then might I ask you about the BROOKS entries? If they are numerous, I'd particularly appreciate the names in Bennington and Windham Counties. Thanks very much, Chris

I grabbed this snippet off the Vermont list (VERMONT-L) at Rootsweb, posted by Gary Bushaw ([email protected]). =================================== Many from Vermont traveled down the military turnpike from Plattsburgh into Franklin Co. (Malone)and then into St. Lawrence Co. to find land to farm. > If one left Orange County Vt. in the 1820`s for NY State was there > a certain area that one went to or could it be anywhere? =================================== So was this William's route to Malone? What would he be doing in Plattsburgh (on Lake Champlain's western shore) to begin with? Ex-soldier? And which one of you is it that's researching this particular William? Inquiring minds want to know. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Hapgood Brooks Researching BROOKS Families of New England ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Mariana Ruggles wrote: +Many of the English speaking settlers of Stanstead County were +from 'over the border'.......the New England states and Vermont. [snip] Thanks for sharing this, Mariana. We have several researchers on this list who are looking in Stanstead. Chris

Loyalists were some of the early English speaking early settlers the Eastern Townships List of those Loyalist refugees living at Machiche in 1779 Mrs. Brooks 1 child (Husband Corporal in Peter's Corp) p 34 Return of Loyalist and Discharged Soldiers Embarking on Board the Provinces Vessels for Chaleur Bay, Quebec, 9 June 1784 Thos. Brooks p 38 Return of disbanded troops and Loyalists settled on the seigniory of Sorel mustered 12 Sept 1784 Widow Brooks p 39 List of the Queens Loyal Rangers Commanded by Lieut Col John Peters who served the campaign in 1777 under Lt Gen Burgoyne and now actually in Canada, 9 March 1780 Corporals John Brooks Time commencg. 25 June p 101 Source: The Loyalists of the Eastern Townships of Quebec Various Writers, Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch U E L Mika Publishing Company, Belleville, Ontario, 1992 Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mariana/ http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listmanager Essex County, Massachusetts Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Listmanager Grafton County, New Hampshire Mail List Listmanager Ordway Mail List

Many of the English speaking settlers of Stanstead County were from 'over the border'.......the New England states and Vermont. Everett F Wadleigh, born 23 Aug 1832, [probably Hatley, Quebec], s/of Taylor Wadleigh and Malinda Hovery, married Addie Brooks, d/of Geroge W Brooks, Esq. p 260 Cynthia Drew, born 14 Aug 1830 [probably Stanstead, Quebec], d/of Abel Drew and Beulah Stimson, married Alonzo Brooks p 231 2nd daughter of Eleazar Clark and Miranda Haskell married E T Brooks, Esq. p 198 Kinsman R Davis born 8 Dec 1816 [probably Fitch Bay, Quebec], s/of Silas Davis and Phebe Bennett, married Sarah A Brooks p 204 Bank of the Eastern Townships Incorporation in 1855. Capitialized at $400,000. President, Charles Brooks p 355 The Massawippi Valley Railway Chartered approximately 1862 28 April 1864 Charles Brooks, Esq. was elected to the Executive Committee. p 356 In 1868, Charles Brooks was part of a group appointed to confer with the Passumpsic R R Company. p 356 30 Sept 1868, Charles was elected a Director by the stockholders. p 356 Source: The History of Stanstead County Province of Quebec Hubbard, B F 1874, Reprint Heritage Books, Bowie MD, 1988 Material within [ ] comes from where the parents were said to live. Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mariana/ http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listmanager Essex County, Massachusetts Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Listmanager Grafton County, New Hampshire Mail List Listmanager Ordway Mail List

As a followup to my messages concerning FHC military records, I'm taking the liberty of re-posting this to this list, as many new readers have joined us in the past few months. This was originally posted in January 2000. ================================= SOURCE: "Revolutionary War Genealogy," by George K. Schweitzer, Ph.D., Sc.D., privately published, Knoxville, TN, 1987. "The American Revolution generated a tremendous volume of records. Fortunately a sizeable portion of them contain detailed genealogical information on more than 200,000 military participants who fought for American independence. In addition, the original records and records derived from them refer to wives and several million descendants of these veterans. "During the war, records included enlistment papers, muster rolls, pay rolls, attendance lists, regimental rosters, descriptive lists (detailed descriptions and vital data on participants), account books (on clothing, weapons, and rations issued), oaths of allegiance, and discharge papers. The records contain items such as name, rank, date, organization, enlistment date, term of service, promotions, reasons for absence (illness, wounded, death, furlough, discharged), birth place and date, place of civilian residence, civilian occupation, height, age, color of eyes and hair, and sometimes a signature. Rarely will all of these be available for a given soldier, sailor, or marine, but many will usually be. "In addition to the above, there were regimental orderly books (records of the orders given regiments by superior officers), communications between commanding officers (campaign plans, orders to lower officers, battle reports, lists of wounded and killed), lists of deserters, lists of prisoners, list of enlistment expirations, petitions to their superior officers (for appointments, promotions, resignations), and records of the cities, counties, state legislatures, and the Continental Congress. Quite a number of the participants kept diaries or journals and wrote letters which have survived. Very recently the existence of extensive British records on the rebelling colonists (especially prisoners) have begun to be available. "After the war, even more records were generated. Many of the participants in the conflict had been promised land (called bounty land) for their service, many had been awarded bonus pay, and many were owed back pay. A large number of civilians were also owed money for service or supplies they provided to the military forces. The civilians and the veterans or their heirs filed claims for these debts with the state or national legislatures, the claims were acted upon, and payment records were kept. In addition, following the end of the war, pensions were awarded to veterans, their wives, and/or their heirs. These actions generated pension applications to the states and the federal government, decisions on the applications, pension payments, pension alterations as the laws were changed, and pension terminations. Pension applications can be of extreme value genealogically since they often provide the rank, state, military unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, birth date and place, amount of pension, places of residence to which the pension was sent, soldier's proof of military service, names of his officers, battle descriptions, property owned, date of death, widow's birth date and place, marriage date, names and birth dates of children, death date and place of widow, and affidavits of acquaintances, officials, and fellow soldiers. Applicants often went into considerable detail regarding their war experiences as they attempted to give proof of their service. Again, large volumes of records were involved. Such was also the case with bounty land applications. As you can imagine, some veterans made speeches, wrote articles, or even composed books describing their wartime adventures. A fair number of these are also available and often contain useful information on many persons who were in the same organization as the writer. "Most of the original records mentioned above are to be found in the National Archives in Washington, DC, in the State Archives of the original thirteen states, in university and private archives in those states, in a few archives in other states, in city and county records, and in French archives. The major ones of these records will be discussed in this chapter, and you will be told exactly how to find those relating to your Revolutionary War ancestor. THE INITIAL APPROACH "The very first thing you need to do is to write to the National Archives and ask them for three copies of Form NATF-80. This form will permit you to tap many of the vast record resources of the large collection there in Washington, DC. You should interrupt your reading and do this right now because the Archives is often slow in responding due to its heavy work load. The address is: Reference Service Branch (NNIR), National Archives, Washington DC 20408. ======================================================= Mr. Schweitzer continues for many pages, but it all starts with the Form NATF-80. Form NATF-80 can also be requested online at the NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) web site: http://www.nara.gov/publications/how.html So, what are you waiting for? :-) Chris ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from "digest mode,", send an email to [email protected] with just the word UNSUBCRIBE in the message body.