I guess it qualifies as genealogy and not politics, but the term does definitely apply to shoe makers. See <http://www.thehcc.org/> for the details. Hank At 09:13 AM 12/1/00 -0500, you wrote: >Hey Warren-no disrespect-Thought a cordwainer was person who made ropes or >lines,mainly associated with the sea? Enlighten me please? Regards,Frank >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Warren Wetmore" <WebMerlin@MegsINet.net> >To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 4:23 AM >Subject: Re: [CRV] Shoe makers in Am. Revolution > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lester M Powers" <lesterps@juno.com> >> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 10:22 PM >> Subject: [CRV] Shoe makers in Am. Revolution >> >> >> > I dimly remember reading something somewhere a couple >> > of years ago about how George Washington made a special >> > big deal out of recruiting shoe makers in the American >> > Revolution. Does anyone remember any specifics about that? >> > >> > This may be a wild idea, but I have just found on a >> > 1779 Hartford, Windsor Co., VT deed that Rowland POWELL, >> > one of my ancestors, did not travel from Lebanon, CT >> > directly to Hartford, VT as previously advertised, but >> > rather laid over at Brimfield, MA in between. And on >> > his 1779 deed at Hartford, VT he is mentioned as being a >> > "cordwainer," i.e., a maker of shoes. Also, he is >> > believed by various folks to have served in the American >> > Revolution, and he is listed as a private in the >> > Revoultion in the DAR Patriot Index. This jiggled that >> > old dusty half-memory that George Washington made >> > special efforts to get shoe makers enlisted. >> > >> > Where did I hear about the shoe maker thing? What >> > was that? >> >> It makes sense -- an army need sturdy shoes in good repair to march >> from A to B. And if the shoemakers were enlisted men, they couldn't >> charge outrageous prices. >> >> And there were no Florsheim's or PayLess stores back then -- >> and the Quartermaster Corps was very primitive, if it existed >> at all. >> >> Yrs aye, >> >> Warren Wetmore >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> http://www.quadrangle.org [CRV musuem and genealogy library] >> List owner: NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net >> >> ============================== >> Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >> your heritage! >> http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >> >> > > >==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== >This list covers genealogy and history of The Connecticut River Valley >Accuracy is important--double check your spelling and dates . >Got information to share-----share them.....list sources >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib for Ct-River-Valley area) >http://www.acpl.lib.in.us [research lib in Indiana] >listowner; NewEnglander1620@mail.ccsinet.net > >============================== >The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

> I guess it qualifies as genealogy and not politics, but the term does > definitely apply to shoe makers. See <http://www.thehcc.org/> for the > details. Hank An excellent example of why I love this list........... Thank you gentlemen! I've never come across my ancestors (Brooks, Pendall, Oldham) but I'm learning so much. My "brick wall" is a Thomas Brooks married to a Susanna in Bolton, CT. He was of Glastonbury CT for a time -- I've done all the easy stuff but thought I'd toss this out to see if, by chance, someone out there is as mystified as I am on this guy. Below is my web page for those interested: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brooks/NYBROOKS.htm Sincere thanks -- Carol Reynolds