Betty: I have been tracking Ben through his land holdings since he came to New England. He had land in Weymouth, 3 4 acre house lots, then "Waterfarm" in Braintree. He then aquired land in Medfield and lived at 3 locations there. Mendon was next with the Mill site and the house lot and the meadow grant. Swansea was his next conquest leaving his mendon holdings to son James. Today we would call him a "speculator" or "developer" Bob Albee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Sullivan" <bettysul@kewanee.com> To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > Dear Bob, > What all do you have on Benjamin? He is also my ancestor, through > his daughter, Hannah, who m. Samuel WIGHT. > Betty Sullivan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Albee" <ralbee01@comcast.net> > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:30 PM > Subject: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > Hi: New to this list. I am researching land records and things of that > sort regarding my ancestor, Benjamin Albee. I already have a lot of data on > Ben but am always looking for more. My line in Mendon starts with Ben then > James, Benjamin, Obadiah who moved off to Maine. > > > > Bob Albee > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Bob, That is very interesting. I have several other ancestral families who did that, notably BLOODS, later on, moving clear across the continent eventually. What is "water farm"? Is it on a river, or where did that name come from? Betty Sullivan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Albee" <ralbee01@comcast.net> To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > Betty: I have been tracking Ben through his land holdings since he came to > New England. He had land in Weymouth, 3 4 acre house lots, then "Waterfarm" > in Braintree. He then aquired land in Medfield and lived at 3 locations > there. Mendon was next with the Mill site and the house lot and the meadow > grant. Swansea was his next conquest leaving his mendon holdings to son > James. Today we would call him a "speculator" or "developer" > > Bob Albee > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty Sullivan" <bettysul@kewanee.com> > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 4:39 PM > Subject: Re: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > Dear Bob, > > What all do you have on Benjamin? He is also my ancestor, through > > his daughter, Hannah, who m. Samuel WIGHT. > > Betty Sullivan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Albee" <ralbee01@comcast.net> > > To: <MA-MENDON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 3:30 PM > > Subject: [MA-MENDON] Albee > > > > > > > Hi: New to this list. I am researching land records and things of that > > sort regarding my ancestor, Benjamin Albee. I already have a lot of data > on > > Ben but am always looking for more. My line in Mendon starts with Ben > then > > James, Benjamin, Obadiah who moved off to Maine. > > > > > > Bob Albee > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >