Hi Joan, This is what I have on that Rollins Line. I dont have a John Rollins or a Dorcas Chapman. Let me know if any of this connects. Family History Report 1 James Rollins I ---------------------------------------- Birth: England Death: 25 Jul 1691, Dover, Stafford County, NH Children: James (-1743) 1.1 James Rollins II ---------------------------------------- Death: 12 Dec 1743, Dover, Stafford County, NH Spouse: Deborah Peavey Father: Edward Peavey Mother: Rachel _____ Marr: 9 Apr 1717, Dover, Stafford County, NH Children: Edward (1718-1756) 1.1.1 Edward Rollins I ---------------------------------------- Birth: 2 Mar 1718, Dover, NH, Strafford County Death: 25 May 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Spouse: Elizabeth Nutter Birth: 19 Sep 1723, Newington, NH, Rockingham County Father: Hatevil Nutter (1670-1745) Mother: Leah Nute Marr: 21 Nov 1742, Newington, NH, Rockingham County Children: Edward (1756-1816) 1.1.1.1 Edward Rollins II ---------------------------------------- Birth: 16 Nov 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Death: 10 Jun 1816, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Spouse: Anna Wentworth Birth: 26 Jul 1762, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Death: 6 Sep 1855, Cirinth, ME, Penobscot County Father: Stephen Wentworth (1743-1820) Mother: Molly Malcomb Marr: 17 Dec 1778, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Children: Ira (1795-1881) 1.1.1.1.1a Ira Rollins* ---------------------------------------- Birth: 12 Jun 1795, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Death: 15 Mar 1881, Newcastle Creek, Queens County, NB, Canada Died at home leaving a widow and 13 children. Spouse: Mary Sypher Birth: 1807, Queens County, NB, Canada Death: 21 Feb 1839, Grand Lake, Newcastle Township, Queens County, NB, Canada Father: David or John Sypher William Marr: 8 Feb 1828, Canning Parish, Queens County, NB, Canada Children: William (~1821->1873) Calvin (1834-1920) _____ (Died as Infant) (1837-1839) Other Spouses Sarah Ann Flower, Nancy _____ 1.1.1.1.1a.1 William Rollins ---------------------------------------- Birth: abt 1821, Canterbury, York County, NB, Canada Death: aft 1873 Occ: Carpenter in 1851, Farmer in 1861-1871 Reli: Freewill Baptist in 1861-1871 Brother Calvin living with him in 1861. Spouse: Harriet _____ Birth: 1833, USA Children: Ellen Jane (1854-) Calvin Ira (1857-) Sarah Heprebeth (1860-<1871) Levina (1862-) Ahorad (1866-) Cagessa (1873-) 1.1.1.1.1a.2 Calvin Rollins ---------------------------------------- Birth: 9 Dec 1834, Grand Lake, Newcastle Township, Queens County, NB, Canada, NB Canada Death: 10 Jan 1920, Sisson Ridge, NB, Victoria County Occ: Farmer in 1861-1871 Reli: Methodist in 1861 Living with his brother William in 1861. 1871 Farm Inventory: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 100 acres owned and occupied. 8 acres improved. 2 acres pasture. 1 dwelling. 1 barn or stable. 2 carts or wagons. 1 pleasure or common boat. 1 plow or cultivator. 1 acre wheat. 12 bushels of spring wheat. 50 bushels of oats. 70 bushels of buck-wheat. 4 acres of hay. 4 tons of hay. 900 census standard spruce or other logs. 60 cords of tan-bark. 2 horses over 3 years old. 2 milk cows. 8 sheep. 2 swine. 1 sheep killed or sold for slaughter or export. 300 pounds of butter. Spouse: Elizabeth Vantassel Birth: abt 1842, North Lake, Carelton County, NB, Canada Death: 1897, Sisson Ridge, NB, Victoria County Father: _____ Vantassel (1800-<1861) Mother: Sarah _____ (1801-) Marr: aft 1861 Children: Buella E. Fred Mabel F. Sadie G. "Sid" Annett (1863-) Gladys (1864-) Ira (1866-) Walter (1868-) Amanda Elizabeth (1871-) Gertrude Alma (1879-1942) Myles Millford (1882-) Emily Gretchen (1884-1968) 1.1.1.1.1a.3 _____ Rollins ---------------------------------------- Birth: 1837 Death: 21 Feb 1839, Grand Lake, Newcastle Township, Queens County, NB, Canada Burial: 24 Feb 1839, Grand Lake, Newcastle Township, Queens County, NB, Canada Died within three days of mother. 1.1.1.1.1b Ira Rollins* (See above) ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Sarah Ann Flower Marr: 21 Jul 1845, Canning Parish, Queens County, NB Other Spouses Mary Sypher, Nancy _____ 1.1.1.1.1c Ira Rollins* (See above) ---------------------------------------- Spouse: Nancy _____ Birth: abt 1891 Death: aft 1851 Other Spouses Mary Sypher, Sarah Ann Flower

Morning all Mendonites, Thanks all for taking a chance here on the Ma- Mendon list. We are growing daily. We were 55 members a few days ago. A few others have left to go on vacation and will be back. Hopefully it will grow, please spread the word about this great list. :) I want to take this opportunity to wish you all A Happy Easter and to our Friends and Cousins not celebrating this Holiday weekend, a safe and happy weekend also. It is Patriot's Day here in Ma. on Monday. the Marathon is run from Hopkinton Ma. to Boston. A big event here in Ma. I believe Ma. is the only state that celebrates this holiday. However it is a very Patriotic day also with many reenactments being done all over the state.. April 19th is the real holiday date.. but celebrated on Monday, as most holidays are now. Again all have a safe and happy weekend. and Thanks again all for being part of this Mendon Family. Alice List Mom

This is what I believe to be the case: Joseph Carrill and Priscilla Preble of Salem MA daughter: Abigail Carrill married into the Trask family I will be at the library all day on Saturday; they have a special day where they close the room to all except genealogy members and we have free access to "the stacks" . Will check out what they have on Carrill and Trask in Essex county Jean

Thanks for the discussion of "blue blooded" and " blue bellied" Interesting Happy Easter to all

Hi Tracie, I'm a little behind with reading all my email. Just wanted to let you know nice to hear from a "new" cousin. Aurilla's parents, Ebenezer and Tamar Allen Aldrich are my direct lines, too. Aurilla's sister, Lydia, b. 1799, Mendon, married my Gr-Gr-GrandPop Solomon PRATT on 21 Aug 1820, Mendon. Be happy to share any info I have on this Aldrich line. Just to mention, I have 4 different Aldrich lines back to our progenitor. On Sat, 7 Apr 2001 12:48:39 -0400 "Alice Palladini" <[email protected]> writes: > Tracie what kind of records are you looking for?? > The Mendon VR's; pg. 207, Births; has you > Phebe d/o Jesse and Aurilla, b. 1 Sept. 1826; > Aurilla's maiden name was ADRICH: > Mar. VR Mendon, Pg. 423; > Jesse nad Aurilla Aldrich m. 27 Feb 1820. > Phebe's marriage is NOT in the Mendon VR's . > > Alice > ================= > Hi listers: > >Looking for any records on a Phoebe WHEELOCK, born 9-1-1826, > Mendon, > >Worcestor, MA. Married my great-great-grandpa Calvin JEWETT > 5-8-1842. > > > >Thanks! > > > >Tracie > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Morning to all, As cousin Alice mentioned - she and I have the same lines from Benjamin and Phebe (Scott) Pickering - on down. So part of my roots have been posted, right Alice? My other lines in the area begin with Benjamin and Phebe's daughter, my Great-Grandmother Phebe Emma Pickering who married Ezra PRATT. Ezra & Phebe were living in Albion, RI when Phebe died in 1894. Ezra's father Solomon and Jonathan resided in Mendon. Jonathan b.1773, Mansfield, MA, married Abigail PHILLIPS, b.1776. Abigail's parents were John Phillips, b.1750, possibly in Taunton, MA and Abigail Williams. Have tried for over 10 years to find the parents of John PHILLIPS. To date, not a clue. Included in my Pratt lines, are the Nicholas White, Philip King, William Macomber families. From one of my Aldrich lines - family name include: Ezra ALLEN, b. 1747; d.1813; mar. Lucy MANN, b.1749. Would anyone have any information on this Lucy Mann? I have her father as Oliver Mann, b. 1718, which is documented, but no dates on her death or the death of Oliver. Oliver married Mercy ARNOLD. No dates, to date, on Mercy's vital records, but do have documentation she is from the Thomas Arnold line that married into the Parkhurst family. Would anyone have information on Joseph WOODWARD who married Mary PRAY? Their daughter Mary married my Richard Arnold, b. 1667; died 1745. I have some shared information on the Arnold and Woodward families which I'll be happy to share if anyone connects. Just let me know. Last, but not least, my any means, : There's my George ALDRICH, b.1716, Mendon, MA; d.1797, Mendon; mar.Aug 1735, Smithfield RI. to #1 Mary MERIAM, b. 1717/18, Lynn, MA, date of death ca.1740/41, ?Mendon. Alison, Alice and Sue R have shared information on this family to document most of these dates. Their son Charles, b. 1738, Mendon(vr); d.1773, Mendon; married a Mercy/Marcy. Would anyone have a connection to this Charles ALDRICH's wife? We think Charles died suddenly. His father George did not die until 1797. One of Charles sons, Pardon, b. 1773, married 1796 Rachel Drake. Might anyone connect to a Drake line? Their other son, Ebenezer Aldrich, my direct line, married Tamar Allen in 1795, her parents being Ezra and Lucy (Mann) Allen. Well, I told cousin Alice I'd ask a few questions. Hope I haven't overextended. Joan Reed Miller York PA ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Tim, Looking over your partners family ancestors... I have a Rollins line from that area. Was James a brother of John Rollins who married Dorcas Chapman? My line removed to Damariscotta and Nobleboro, ME. Have an Avery line, too -- but way back - have to check - think they married into my Lord line. Joan On Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:06:31 EDT [email protected] writes: > These are my partneers family ancestors. Ira was his G3Grandfather. > I don't > know if they connect with any of the Nutters being discussed. > Though, I must > say, I love the name Hatevil. > > > Family History Report > > gen1 Edmund Nutter > Birth:York County, England > > > gen2 Hate-evil Nutter > Birth: 1603, England > Death: 28 Jun 1675, Dover, Stafford County, NH > Spouse: Anne Ayers > > > gen3 Anthony Nutter > Birth: 1630, England > Death: 19 Feb 1685, Dover, Stafford County, NH or 1686 > Spouse: Sarah Langstaff > Death: 14 Jul 1712, after 1712 > Marr: 1662, Dover, Stafford County, NH > > > gen4 Hatevil Nutter > Birth: 1670, Dover, Stafford County, NH > Death: 22 Nov 1745 > Spouse: Leah Nute > Father: James Nute > Mother: Elizabeth Hull Heard > Marr: 16 May 1716, Newington, NH, Rockingham County > > > gen5 Elizabeth Nutter > Birth: 19 Sep 1723, Newington, NH, Rockingham County > Spouse: Edward Rollins I > Birth: 2 Mar 1718, Dover, NH, Strafford County > Death: 25 May 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH > Father: James Rollins II (-1743) > Mother: Deborah Peavey > Marr: 21 Nov 1742, Newington, NH, Rockingham County > > > gen6 Edward Rollins II > Birth: 16 Nov 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH > Death: 10 Jun 1816, Rochester, Strafford County, NH > Spouse: Anna Wentworth > Birth: 26 Jul 1762, Rochester, Strafford County, NH > Death: 6 Sep 1855, Cirinth, ME, Penobscot County > Father: Stephen Wentworth (1743-1820) > Mother: Molly Malcomb > Marr: 17 Dec 1778, Rochester, Strafford County, NH > Children: Ira (1795-1881) > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & > Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Don, I don't know if this is going to help you very much, but I'll copy all the footnotes that pertain to CARRILL of Salem. They don't really identify Abigail who m. TRASK. I looked for CARRILL in Savage which I have on CD113 but no CARRILLs were listed by him. There was one CARROLL, Anthony, Topsfield 1661 (oft. writ. Carol) and Catherine C. perhaps his dau. m. 14 Aug 1685, John WAITE of Ipswich. HISTORY OF SALEM, Vol. III (1671-1716):173 states "John Adams 1, Peter Fountain 1 and Nathaniel Carrill 1 (the 1s look like 2s on my copy which is smudged) were living in Salem in 1682". On Vol. III:117 one Nathaniel Carrill was living in Goodman Goulthrite's ward when he took the oath of allegience about 25 Mar 1678. The name Nath Carrill appeared on a petition dated Oct. 10, 1667 of planters living in Salem Village to the Gen. Court about military watches in Salem town. Vol. III:173-174 - Nathaniel CARRILL 1, was a yeoman; lived in Salem Village and Boxford; married Priscilla DOWNING in 1683; died in 1724; she survived him; children: 1. Elizabeth 2; m. Daniel WOODWELL Nov. 10, 1715 2. Mary 2; prob. m. John BULLOCK 3. Hannah 2, b. Oct. 29, 1690 4. Nathaniel 2, b. Oct. 31, 1691 5. Samuel 2, b. Dec 5, 1693, m. Abigail GREENSLATE June 1, 1733. 6. Joanna 2, b. Apr 20, 1697 7. ____, d. in 1699 8. John 2, b. Nov 12, 1701 Nathaniel CARRILL 2, lived in Middletown; tailor. Ch: 1. Francis bp. Nov 3, 1717, lvd in Middleton, m. Sarah LAMBERT May 5, 1742. Had ch. 2. Nathaniel, bp. Dec 28, 1718 3. Hannah, bp. Jun 4, 1721 4. Samuel bp. Jun 23, 1723 5. Abigail bp. Aug 22, 1725 6. Amos, bp. May 5, 1728, m. Mary SMITH Sep 29, 1748 JOHN 2 CARRILL, m. Provided SOUTHWICK Jan 15, 1728/9 Children: 1. John bp. Feb 28, 1730/1; fisherman; m. Sarah WHITFOOT Jun 11, 1754 2. Jonathan bp. Aug 6, 1732; m. Mary LANDER Jul 3, 1753 3. Elizabeth, bp. Nov 17, 1734; m. Benjamin VERY (pub Oct 12, 1754) 4. Mary bp. Jan 30, 1736/7; prob. m. Richard FOWLES Sept. 10, 1767 5. Priscilla, bp. Jun 17, 1739 6. Ebenezer bp. Jan 17, 1741/2; m. Mary DIAMOND Jan 20, 1765 7. Provided, bp .Jun 15, 1746; m. Emmanuel JOSEPH Aug. 18, 1765 8. Benjamin, bp. Jun 26, 1748. Ibid, Vol. III:336 Joseph CARRILL 1, Aaron Messervy and Edward Cos, a wheelwright, came to Salem to live in 1695. Joseph CARRILL 1 m. Priscilla PREBBLE July --, 1695; ch: 1. Joseph b. May 22, 1696 2. Abigail b. Oct 28, 1698 (maybe the one who m. Robert TRASK???) 3. Benjamin b. Jun 13, 1702; m. Margaret FOSTER Nov. 11, 1726 Joseph CARRILL 2, m. Mary FOSTER Apr 18; 1721 Ch: 1. Mary, bp. Apr 29, 1722 Ibid, Vol. III: 397 John CARRILL, wife Elizabeth, had ch. bp. as follows: John and Mary, Sept. 3, 1710. Just above that he lists: John COLLIER of Bost, baker, came to Salem in 1701; wife Elizabeth d. in 1732, had ch. b. in Marblehead. These are all footnote entries. Hope it helps somehow. Barb

According to the Settlement and Story of Oakham, Mass., Sarah (or Sally) TRASK was the daughter of Frederick and Mary (Barden) Trask, of Uxbridge. Sally was born 30 Nov 1789 - Oakham Town Clerk Records give birth place as Uxbridge. The 1850 census notes her birth place as Rhode Island. It was probably Smithfield, RI which was later part Uxbridge near the border according to the staff at the Uxbridge library. Sally TRASK married Henry HOLBROOK Jr. (Henry, Eliphalet Jr., Eliphalet, Peter, Thomas, Thomas) 24 Nov 1813 at Bellingham. Children Mary Burdin HOLBROOK b. 16 Apr 1817 at Bellingham James Trask HOLBROOK b. 25 Dec 1820 at Bellingham Sarah Ann HOLBROOK b. 11 Jun 1823 at Mendon 1850 Census at Oakham, Worcester Co. Henry Holbrook, age 59, farmer, $900, b. Mass. Sarah Holbrook, age 60, b. RI Abigail Holbrook, age 73, b. Mass. (an Aunt of Henry) Sarah (TRASK) HOLBROOK died at Oakham, 27 Apr 1870. She was aged 82 years, 5 months, and 27 days according to the Oakham Town Records. -------------------------------------- Sarah's father: Frederic TRASK b. 26 May 1752 at Smithfield, RI, son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Aldrich) TRASK. Frederic TRASK in 1790 lived in Smithfield, RI and in 1800, 1810 and 1820 in Uxbridge, MA. According to the various census records, there were probably at least five children born to Frederick and Sarah. It appears they had two sons. One son born before 1790 probably died young. Another son was born between 1800 and 1810. Sarah appears to be the oldest of five daughters. Four were born between 1790 and 1800. Another daughter may have been born between 1800 and 1810. Some may have died young as there are only two daughters listed in 1810. The border of Massachusetts and Rhode Island changed in those years and they may all be the identical location. Census of Colony of R.I. 1774. Trask, Frederick - 1 male over age 16 (by himself) Smithfield. Census 1790 1 male over 16; 1 male under 16; 2 females; no slaves. Smithfield. Census 1800 page 469. Enumerator is Aaron Marsh. 00010-41010-00 Uxbridge Census 1810 page 074; 10001 110010 Uxbridge Census 1820 page 033; 000001 001010100 Uxbridge No record of his death which is probably in Uxbridge. Don Bryant

I'm a TRASK descendant as well. I'll try to add some value to the discussion a little later in the weekend. But, I am also interested in the CARRILL information from the "History of Salem." Thank you! I appreciate it. Don Bryant At 03:49 PM 4/12/01 -0500, Barbara Petty wrote: >Parkman is probably covered in Great Migration Begins if you need that. >Also let me know if you need CARRILL from Hist. of Salem? Also if you want >details on any of the sibs' families I can copy them too? > >Hope this helps. Children of Robert not carried down, sorry. > >Barb > > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history >learning and how-to articles on the Internet. >http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library

Hit the "send" key a bit prematurely. John Brandon did the most definitive study and subsequent article on Hatevil (The American Genealogist, Volume 72: 263ff). He identified Hatevil as the son of Edmund and Elizabeth Nutter- Edmund being the younger brother of the Rev. Anthony Nutter whose will provided identifications. As yet, the identification of Anne, wife of Hatevil, has not been proven. I would recommend John's article though- extremely well done and thoroughly researched and documented. Jan Delorey

Hatevil Nutter is my direct ancestor-and, what a wonderful name although according to a contemporary Quaker document, it was a misnomer due to his treatment of Quakers.

These are my partneers family ancestors. Ira was his G3Grandfather. I don't know if they connect with any of the Nutters being discussed. Though, I must say, I love the name Hatevil. Family History Report gen1 Edmund Nutter Birth:York County, England gen2 Hate-evil Nutter Birth: 1603, England Death: 28 Jun 1675, Dover, Stafford County, NH Spouse: Anne Ayers gen3 Anthony Nutter Birth: 1630, England Death: 19 Feb 1685, Dover, Stafford County, NH or 1686 Spouse: Sarah Langstaff Death: 14 Jul 1712, after 1712 Marr: 1662, Dover, Stafford County, NH gen4 Hatevil Nutter Birth: 1670, Dover, Stafford County, NH Death: 22 Nov 1745 Spouse: Leah Nute Father: James Nute Mother: Elizabeth Hull Heard Marr: 16 May 1716, Newington, NH, Rockingham County gen5 Elizabeth Nutter Birth: 19 Sep 1723, Newington, NH, Rockingham County Spouse: Edward Rollins I Birth: 2 Mar 1718, Dover, NH, Strafford County Death: 25 May 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Father: James Rollins II (-1743) Mother: Deborah Peavey Marr: 21 Nov 1742, Newington, NH, Rockingham County gen6 Edward Rollins II Birth: 16 Nov 1756, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Death: 10 Jun 1816, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Spouse: Anna Wentworth Birth: 26 Jul 1762, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Death: 6 Sep 1855, Cirinth, ME, Penobscot County Father: Stephen Wentworth (1743-1820) Mother: Molly Malcomb Marr: 17 Dec 1778, Rochester, Strafford County, NH Children: Ira (1795-1881)

Hi Jim , Barb and all , Great addition to my meager "Yankee Poop" Thanks I am saving your additions, Barb , The Blue Belly, does make sense as CW Yankees being called that! Love all these little sidelines genealogy gets us into. about computer: Well, I did another virus check, I had just updated last night. :) No virus.. That's a blessing. :) I am not sure if it came from the MA-Mendon list or private.. Never got a chance to look. Probably was private?? But my computer didn't like something I received. , Well, whatever, it's all clear now. Thanks all for the encouragement. Alice Subject: [MA-MENDON] Yankee & Blue blood >I checked several sources for Yankee, blue blood, blue belly, & swamp >Yankee. I found nothing on the latter two. I have the impression that >swamp Yankee is a regional colloquialism because I never heard of it until I >started doing New England research. > >I checked 1) Fowler's "Modern English Usage", 2) Almond's "Dictionary of >Word Origins", and 3) Freeman's "The Story Behind the Word". > >References 2 & 3 agreed that "blue blood" has Spanish origins. No. 2 said >it was applied to persons of aristocratic families as opposed to all others. >No. 3 said the nobles used it to distinguish themselves from the darker >skinned Moors. > >All three references agreed that the origins of "Yankee" are uncertain. It >was first applied to anyone of old New England stock. In the "War Between >the States" southerners used it for anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line but >usually prepended the word "damn". Europeans & other nationalities use it >to mean anyone from the U. S. > >Ref. #2 & #3 said the most popular belief about the origin of Yankee is that >it came from the Dutch "Jan Kees" a variant of "Jan Kaas", which literally >means "John Cheese", an ethnic insult applied by New Yorkers to Hollanders >(cheese being a national product of Holland.) > >John Fennimore Cooper, author of "Deerslayer" believed that the Indians >originally pronounced "English" as "Yengees", but there is no evidence to >support it. The Scottish word "yankie" means a gigantic falsehood. The >Dutch "Jahnke" is a diminutive form of "Jan" or "John". > >Jim Bullock >Littleton, CO > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

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I checked several sources for Yankee, blue blood, blue belly, & swamp Yankee. I found nothing on the latter two. I have the impression that swamp Yankee is a regional colloquialism because I never heard of it until I started doing New England research. I checked 1) Fowler's "Modern English Usage", 2) Almond's "Dictionary of Word Origins", and 3) Freeman's "The Story Behind the Word". References 2 & 3 agreed that "blue blood" has Spanish origins. No. 2 said it was applied to persons of aristocratic families as opposed to all others. No. 3 said the nobles used it to distinguish themselves from the darker skinned Moors. All three references agreed that the origins of "Yankee" are uncertain. It was first applied to anyone of old New England stock. In the "War Between the States" southerners used it for anyone north of the Mason-Dixon line but usually prepended the word "damn". Europeans & other nationalities use it to mean anyone from the U. S. Ref. #2 & #3 said the most popular belief about the origin of Yankee is that it came from the Dutch "Jan Kees" a variant of "Jan Kaas", which literally means "John Cheese", an ethnic insult applied by New Yorkers to Hollanders (cheese being a national product of Holland.) John Fennimore Cooper, author of "Deerslayer" believed that the Indians originally pronounced "English" as "Yengees", but there is no evidence to support it. The Scottish word "yankie" means a gigantic falsehood. The Dutch "Jahnke" is a diminutive form of "Jan" or "John". Jim Bullock Littleton, CO

Peggy is right, Alice, the problem would not have been caused by using Outlook Express. And if it was a virus, it didn't come to you through mailing list. RootsWeb has very good filters that prevent viruses from coming through the list. Either the message was sent personally to you or it was just one of those rare "blips" that can be caused by some noise on the phone line. I want to emphasize this because no one should worry about getting a virus or other harmful contents in messages that come from RootsWeb mailing lists. I have subscribed to the listowners' mailing list for several years and there have been no cases ever reported in that time of list messages doing any harm to someone's computer. Jim Bullock Littleton, CO -----Original Message----- From: Peggy Ann Vipond [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 12:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Message from List MOM Hi Alice If the message did all that to your outlook express it must have had a problem other than it being in HTML as outlook express does just fine with HTML. HTML can carry virus so you may want to check your computer for virus. Peggy

Sorry folks. It may have been me with the html setting for my email. I've turned it off. It was preset that way and I just left it. Apparently the term "Blue Bellied Yankee" came about during or after the Civil War and referred to the blue uniform of northern soldiers. Here's a link - http://www.new-jerusalem.com/genealogylady/part20.html Barb Petty

Hi Jes, and all, Jes will check my data later on the Trask. Blue Bellied Yankee?? that's a new one. :) I wrote a short article in my Pick Gen. about the various known Yankee names. I'll zap it here, if it's of any interest to anyone?? Can anyone add anything ? Alice --------------- Blue-Blooded or Swamp Yankee: You have all heard of these two names, I'm sure, from your parents and grandparents. I always heard Blue-blooded Yankee as opposed to Swamp-Yankee. Is it because the elders truly believed they came from Royalty? Or was it because they believed there was no foreign blood in their veins? Yankee may have derived from the Dutch word "Janke" meaning John. The dictionary tells us Yankee is any American from the northern states or any soldier or his family who fought in the Revolutionary War. A few people have been researching the two titles, Blue- Blooded and Swamp Yankee, concluding that neither title is covered in any known sources. They even resorted to calling known Yankees in the area to help define the logic behind the two above stated names. The research proved fruitless, to any real solution, both written and verbal sources; However; a few definitions were volunteered, as follows. " The Swamp Yankee was a rural , southern New Englander, whose family dates back to the Revolution. One who is frugal, not wealthy; laconic, not wordy; self-reliant; earthy and proud." That defines our Pickering Line, very well, however the Blue- Blooded Yankee was never defined in either sources. A recent article in the Woonsocket Call, R.I. sent to me on the subject, does describe a Boston Brahmin Yankee. The article states; "The Boston Brahmin come from a wealthy, more sophisticated background than the Swamp-Yankee." also; the Swamp Yankee was defined as " A native who comes from a country background and takes a down-to-earth approach." Swamp Yankee pronounced: (Swomp Yangkee) Ref.Source: Mark Patinkin; article, 1989, Woon. Call, Woon.,R.I ; American Heritage Dictionary of English language: Article; donated by Muriel (Pickering) Dalton

A cousin on the Sanders list writes Erastus was reputed to call himself a "Blue-bellied Yankee" whatever that means. Do you know? I had never heard that before as an expression.... but I have of course heard blue blooded... I hope it doesn't offend anyone... I just don't know what it means. When I read a good book and don't know what an expression means I have a bright graduate student and I ask him. He said the authors sometimes make them up as they go along. I know there are some names in the Ballou book that were given according to where someone lived or a nickname related to what they did as a hobby or occupation. Thanks, jes