Dorothy and Philip: Sometimes my server sends before I have properly edited my message. I apologize for the extra Send.... but this is the one that was supposed to go. Do you have access to the book "Genealogies of Long Island Families, From the NYG&BS", vol. II., re-print by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore,1987. The Long Island Treadwells are thoroughly documented by William A.Robbins--it was first published in the NYG&BSoc. quarterly, "The RECORD". I am part of the LI group also, but by the early 1700s they were giving land in Westchester to their younger sons who could not receive the local family land as their inheritance due to older brothers being "first" [custom]. My ancestors then became those from Rye, Westchester. The name is seen spelled with and without the "a". In fact one wife was Dorothy Anderson of Queens [Hempstead]. Each time I find where she herself submitted her name on a document it is spelled 'Treddle'! So from the way the listener then phonetically spelled it you can tell how she pronounced it! The Merchants House is at 29 East Fourth Street, NYC--not far from Washington Square. It belonged to Seabury Tredwell of North Hempstead. He was a partner in Treadwell and Kissam, prosperous marine hardware merchants (chandlery) in New York City. (Probably at what is now South Street Seaport). Seabury bought the house in 1835--it was in the newest and most desirable section of NYC. (1830 and 1840 censuses will show many renowned names--Delano, Astor, etc). He had a seven children, an eighth was born there after they moved in. The family lived there for 30 years, the last daughter, a spinster, died in 1930. The house was old, but preserved in tact. Most of their personal possessions and furnishings remained and are now a complete example of what life in 19th century New York was really like. It is the most intact, surviving pre-Civil War row house in Manhattan. Groups struggled to preserve the elderly building for years, until the last Mrs. Astor offered a matching grant that would establish a Foundation to insure the support and upkeep of the historic site. This was sometime in the 1980s -- I forget the exact date--and many Tredwell descendants contributed to make the Foundation become a reality. Soon after, it was named a New York City Historical Landmark. (Guess they wanted to be sure it wouldn't become a $$ cost to the City)! It is open to the public and is a place where many musical, literary and performing events are held. It has a charming 'back yard' and at Christmas time it's always decorated as a home of that day and age would be. Google their website when you plan a trip to NY. You won't be sorry! We went there on our return from Battery Park and a trip out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. It makes a full day, but very enriching. Jan in California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Dusenbury" <pdusenbury@hvc.rr.com> To: <treadwell@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:34 PM Subject: Re: [TREADWELL] Treadwells and The Merchant House in NYC > Mine were also Long Island Tredwells ... > Philip Tredwell Dusenbury > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dorthy Tredwell" <dtredwell@yahoo.com> > To: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com>; <treadwell@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TREADWELL] Treadwells and The Merchant House in NYC > > >> Ours were from the Long Island Tredwells. >> Dot Tredwell >> >> >> >> >> --- "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" >> <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to >>> this mailing list. >>> >>> Surnames: >>> Classification: queries >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.treadwell/248/mb.ashx >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> I have Treadwells in my ancestry, and just found out >>> that The >>> Merchant House in NYC ( a very old merchants home) >>> was owned by Seabury Tredwell. Does anyone have any >>> links with this man or know about his descendants? >>> My Treadwells are Sue Treadwell, who married Wm. >>> Fish, Daniel and Cynthia Treadwell, and Edward and >>> Cathering Treadwell-Edward having been born in 1807. >>> This house is older than that, though. Mine come >>> from New York City and Connecticut. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email >>> to TREADWELL-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>> 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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