----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb and Don" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:42 AM Subject: Fw: [CHASE-L] Need Info re Quaker Meetings/Farmington > Hi again, > > I overlooked: Chase, New Britain, (NB must be a part of Chatham , of > possibly what the county was called then) Mehitable Thurston, dt. Jonathan > & Lydia, d. 6/10/1816, age 75 yrs ..........fr. the Chatham/Hudson Quaker > Meeting Rec. > So, this must mean she d. in Chatham. Anybody see any more info. See I > typed her name below starting w/ an H - Hehitible. > > Jeffrey, also Eunice & Elijah were m. in Friends Meeting House in Rayville, > Town of Chatham, columbia Co.. > > Tks. > Barb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barb and Don" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:19 AM > Subject: [CHASE-L] Need Info re Quaker Meetings/Farmington > > > > Hi all, > > > > Have found some interesting info that some may not know: There was a > Quaker Census of NY 1828. > > > > Now for info I need, if someone would help. In that census, it shows my > Benj6 or Ben. Jr.) at Williamson Farmington Monthly Meeting Wayne Co. NY w/ > Lydia & 6 minors.(This info would be correct as to wife Lydia Macy and they > would of had 6 minors at that time). > > > > I could never figure why Benj5 (or JR as referred to in the Quaker info > you found before............), went to Farmington per records,cause he > actually lived in Sodus, NY but..........at that time, Farmington was the > place where they had the quarterly & yrly meetings.Apparently, at lst there > was no meeting house at Sodus. Also Williamson being right next to Sodus, > they may have more or less considered the 2 towns under 1 heading , ie, > Sodus/Williamson. Farminginton is in Ontario Co, and Sodus and Williamson > in Wayne Co. BUT, at that time, Farmington and Sodus were both in ONTARIO > Co. Not sure abt. Williamson. (THIS INFo fr. talking to the Farmington,NY > HISTORIAN today). > > > > I know that Lydia Macy (Benj6's) wife per the info that was found earlier > under the Quaker records, stated: > > > > " Benj. Chase Jr s Benjamin & Hehitable Chatham > > 2nd w Lydia Macy dt. Simeon & Lucretia m. 5-2-1821, Ghent > > Ch: 5 (See Chatham) Cert of clear fr. Chatham Cert to Chatham 11-23-1821 > for Lydia." > > I assume this means that she was cleared to go to Chatham. Correct???? > Wouldn't these Chatham records show clearance for Benj Jr and Lydia to go to > Farmington???? Wonder if anyone can find them???? > > > > Am hoping that someone can go into these records (both the Chatham and > Farmington, Ontario Co.) and find out what further info you can find on > Benj6), wife Lydia Chase, and their 6 minors. Minors I have are > > Elizabeth A. b. 20 Oct. 1822, > > Henry M. b. 24 Feb. 1824, > > John F. Bacon b. 18 Jan 1825, d. 2 May 1831 (d. abt 5 yrs old - in case > he's missing), > > Gelina L. b. 26 July 1827, > > Durfee. b. 8 June 1829, > > Susan, b. 20 June 1831, d. 6 April 1847, > > Lucretia M. b. 6 Nov. 1836 > > Eva, b. 23 Aug. 1840 > > > > I am particularly interested in when and where they died,--- > > Benj 5 d. 20 Mar. 1826 , where????? Chatham or Sodus??? > > > > 1st w. Eliz Durfee, b.12 July 1735, d. abt 1776, dt. of Job and Elizabeth > (CHASE) Durfee.........someone may have this info in their records on Eliz > .... Durfee--- would like the mo. and day and definite yr. of her death and > WHERE??? Benj 6 d. 1867, what date, and where???, might even be Roch as > there was a meeting hs. in E. Henrietta ares, > > > > Benj 6 or Benj Jr., d. 1867, need mo. and day & where? ????? Sodus or > Rochester, no records in Roch. that I've been able to find and w. Lydia > Macy, I have sh e d. 7 Oct 1866, but where??? ALL THIS INFO IS IN NY > State!!!!! > > > > I did come across Benj5's will on net, but just the listing, not the will > itself. Under NYS Will Testators, under Columbia Co. Will, Chase, Benj, > Chatham NY 11 E 152, in case anyone can find any info on this.........which > I doubt. I WANT THIS WILL, NEEDLESS TO SAY! I wrote Columbia Co, Chatham > historian, sure hope and am sure I did, put this in that request.....had to > write a letter........so hope she w/get it for me. > > > > I found a Case (Chase?) Farm Cem and a Durfee Farm Cem in Sodus, but no > listing on line. Will have to call the Town Office on this, I guess. > Wonder if it is possible that the Case is Chase, cause I heard Benj 5 gave > land to Sodus for the meeting house, which I do't know where it is or the > cemeteries. MANY DURFEES in my Chase line, so Ben could even be buried in > Durfee Farm Cem, or the ?Chase one. > > > > Maybe someone of the Durfee line above could also help me. Many Durfees > in Palmyra. Many Macy's still in Ghent, per historians. > > > > I HAVEN'T joined Ancestry.com cause I put a TONNNNNN of stuff on their > tree, and then I found out that they think THEY OWN yr. info, and I > CERTAINLY DON'T want that, so not gonna join, at least till I get my info > off and into a program.........!!!! (Some goes bk 16 generations). I AM > VERY HAPPY TO SHARE with ALL and many have found their way to my email and > have been more than happy to help them ..........alot tie into my line so > I'm able to., BUT I don't want anyone to OWN my info..........who > knows..........someday I might write a book.......lol.....! Think I've > already written one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Think that's all for now............!!!!!!! > > > > Thanks so much for any help. It's more ghtan greatly appreciated. > > > > By the way, for Jeffrey.........., the Chatham Raysville Cemetery Assoc., > where Benj's brother and family Cornelius are buried, say that their records > show that Eunice Barnard was m. to Elijah Cornell in the Meeting House at > Chatham.......! > > > > Barb > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > >