I have a copy of a page of the Adams 1890 directory. They use abbreviations like: h, R, bds, c, do, A. I don't know what these mean. Could somone point me towards a source for finding the meaning of these please? John

Thank you Judy, Two of the items I had but not the tax itemin MA. Consider was bn in 1763 and one of the stories in the family was that he had been a drummer boy at the age of 13 but there is no proof. I wish this man had written a journal , the research would have been easier. He named one of his sons Noah and he seemed to have strong ties with the Washburn family, more than one would expect from a spouse as he named his youngest son, Darwin Washburn, alhtough his Mother was Sarah Tefft, the second wife of Consider. Odd. again, thank your for your help Marjorie

I thought I would try this family again since I see a lot of people talking about New Milford and different areas of CT. I am most interested in anything you might have in connection with the following people: Samuel Hitchcock (son of Samuel and Deborah Mallory Hitchcock, b. 28 Feb 1730/31 in New Milford, Litchfield, CT (have birth record) and died 19 Feb 1801 in Sheffield, Berkshire, MA). He first married to Sarah Sears (dau of Joshua and Rebecca Mayo Sears) b. 1746 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA (not quite sure on this, or possibly after they moved to Middletown, CT) and she died sometime shortly after 27 Mar 1771 (after birth of daughter, Jerusha). Most of my information says that these children (Ebenezer, Reuben and Jerusha) were born in New Marlborough, Berkshire, MA. Sarah and Samuel supposedly married about 1766 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT. After she died, he married (20 Oct 1783) her sister, Elizabeth (Betsey) Sears. They had Silas. Betsey died after 1803. Samuel was a Rev. Soldier and I don't know even where for sure he is buried. There apparently at one time was a letter from Betsey to the Pittsfield Courthouse indicating that the reason she didn't probate his estate was because there was none. I wrote them about this and didn't get an answer - quite awhile ago. I have been trying to find verification for these people for years and can't come up with anything to document there births/deaths/marr. etc. I have Samuel Hitchcock's birth record. I know he was on the Sheffield, CT census in 1800 and died in 1801 but that town doesn't have him in a cemetery. I can really find nothing on Sarah Sears. All of Joshua and Rebecca Mayo Sears' children are on vital statistics in Yarmouth or Middletown except for Sarah and Thomas, although most genealogies put them in the appropriate time frame. A lot of researchers attribute all 4 children to Betsy - ignoring poor Sarah, but since Betsy and Samuel didn't get married (although I have no documentation for that either) until after the birth of the first three children, it doesn't work. These Sears are my connection to the Mayflower - and I guess either sister would do, but I think Sarah is the mother of my Jerusha and her two older brothers, Ebenezer and Reuben. Of course, none of these people appear in the Barbour Collection. Where in Middletown were they from? Should I be looking somewhere else for vitals on ANY of them? Thank you. Samuel Hitchcock is descended from Luke and Elizabeth Gibbons Hitchcock. Janet Buchanan San Antonio If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. - George Bernard Shaw Researching Beckington/McDougall/Court/Hazelton/Pierce/Lane/Rhoades/Hitchcock Abbot/Ballard/Green/Graves/Chapman/Chandler/Tibbetts/Smith/Wells/Whittemore

Why are emails coming thru with their contents ALSO in an attachment? Betty Becker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judy Penland Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington Hi Marjorie, This is Judy, in NC. I know you probably have a lot all the information that I found, but I'd like to throw in what little I found on the NEGHS site. I found Consider White on the "Muster Roll of Captain Levi Rounsevill's Minute company that marched on the alarm on the 19th of April, from Freetown, in the county of Bristol......" This was the war of the Revolution, 1775 and was Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts. The second item I found was from the "General Index of the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, Connecticut, 1639 - 1839." On Sept. 17, 1795 a mortgage by grantor Noah Washburn for grantee Consider White. This is from Vol. 19, page 377. The third item was from "Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax," Vol. 18, page 735. Consider White, of Worthington, value $500. This caught my eye, as I have White ancestors from Massachusetts, also. Good luck, Judy, in NC (formerly of Springfield, MA) [email protected] wrote: Thank you for replying to me letter about Consider White. The CRG that worked with me and I both looked through the Washburn line trying to find some information about Sarah's spouse, but nothing did we find. Consider & Sarah were married in CT, later moved to MA and from there to Troy NY where Asa is buried. Subsequently Consider moved to Greenwich Vlg WA County NY where he died in 1837. I have wondered if perhaps his parents died and he was someone's ward until he reached 18 years of age when he enlisted in the army. He was obviously well educated and he always had money, on legal documents and census reports he is listed as a gentleman farmer, or Esq follows his name. He owned more than one farm and an inn and tavern or general store at various times during his life. He was an active member of the Baptist church, a fire warden, etc. An accounts receivable is attached to his will which indicates that he gave sums of money to his children and set his sons-in-law up in business. Therefore he was not a penniless orphan, his surname of White is probaly correct but no one has been able to locate anyone in Litchfield or Hartford CT with a child named Consider. I doubt that the Washburns would have approved a marriage between their daughter and a nobody with nothing. 'Tis a puzzlement. Thanks to everyone who replied, I do appreciate the assistance. Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Marjorie, This is Judy, in NC. I know you probably have a lot all the information that I found, but I'd like to throw in what little I found on the NEGHS site. I found Consider White on the "Muster Roll of Captain Levi Rounsevill's Minute company that marched on the alarm on the 19th of April, from Freetown, in the county of Bristol......" This was the war of the Revolution, 1775 and was Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts. The second item I found was from the "General Index of the Land Records of the Town of Hartford, Connecticut, 1639 - 1839." On Sept. 17, 1795 a mortgage by grantor Noah Washburn for grantee Consider White. This is from Vol. 19, page 377. The third item was from "Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax," Vol. 18, page 735. Consider White, of Worthington, value $500. This caught my eye, as I have White ancestors from Massachusetts, also. Good luck, Judy, in NC (formerly of Springfield, MA) [email protected] wrote: Thank you for replying to me letter about Consider White. The CRG that worked with me and I both looked through the Washburn line trying to find some information about Sarah's spouse, but nothing did we find. Consider & Sarah were married in CT, later moved to MA and from there to Troy NY where Asa is buried. Subsequently Consider moved to Greenwich Vlg WA County NY where he died in 1837. I have wondered if perhaps his parents died and he was someone's ward until he reached 18 years of age when he enlisted in the army. He was obviously well educated and he always had money, on legal documents and census reports he is listed as a gentleman farmer, or Esq follows his name. He owned more than one farm and an inn and tavern or general store at various times during his life. He was an active member of the Baptist church, a fire warden, etc. An accounts receivable is attached to his will which indicates that he gave sums of money to his children and set his sons-in-law up in business. Therefore he was not a penniless orphan, his surname of White is probaly correct but no one has been able to locate anyone in Litchfield or Hartford CT with a child named Consider. I doubt that the Washburns would have approved a marriage between their daughter and a nobody with nothing. 'Tis a puzzlement. Thanks to everyone who replied, I do appreciate the assistance. Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

Thank you for replying to me letter about Consider White. The CRG that worked with me and I both looked through the Washburn line trying to find some information about Sarah's spouse, but nothing did we find. Consider & Sarah were married in CT, later moved to MA and from there to Troy NY where Asa is buried. Subsequently Consider moved to Greenwich Vlg WA County NY where he died in 1837. I have wondered if perhaps his parents died and he was someone's ward until he reached 18 years of age when he enlisted in the army. He was obviously well educated and he always had money, on legal documents and census reports he is listed as a gentleman farmer, or Esq follows his name. He owned more than one farm and an inn and tavern or general store at various times during his life. He was an active member of the Baptist church, a fire warden, etc. An accounts receivable is attached to his will which indicates that he gave sums of money to his children and set his sons-in-law up in business. Therefore he was not a penniless orphan, his surname of White is probaly correct but no one has been able to locate anyone in Litchfield or Hartford CT with a child named Consider. I doubt that the Washburns would have approved a marriage between their daughter and a nobody with nothing. 'Tis a puzzlement. Thanks to everyone who replied, I do appreciate the assistance. Marjorie in SC

Washburn approval of a marriage to a Baptist would be a big enough hurdle! Money would have to be in the picture. My grandfather whose mother was a Washburn married a Baptist and gave in and became one himself. His parents and sister remained staunch Episcopalians, as are the Washburns who are stll living today. Our line, however, is femaling out. The name will soon be gone. Barbara [email protected] wrote: Thank you for replying to me letter about Consider White. The CRG that worked with me and I both looked through the Washburn line trying to find some information about Sarah's spouse, but nothing did we find. Consider & Sarah were married in CT, later moved to MA and from there to Troy NY where Asa is buried. Subsequently Consider moved to Greenwich Vlg WA County NY where he died in 1837. I have wondered if perhaps his parents died and he was someone's ward until he reached 18 years of age when he enlisted in the army. He was obviously well educated and he always had money, on legal documents and census reports he is listed as a gentleman farmer, or Esq follows his name. He owned more than one farm and an inn and tavern or general store at various times during his life. He was an active member of the Baptist church, a fire warden, etc. An accounts receivable is attached to his will which indicates that he gave sums of money to his children and set his sons-in-law up in business. Therefore he was not a penniless orphan, his surname of White is probaly correct but no one has been able to locate anyone in Litchfield or Hartford CT with a child named Consider. I doubt that the Washburns would have approved a marriage between their daughter and a nobody with nothing. 'Tis a puzzlement. Thanks to everyone who replied, I do appreciate the assistance. Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney Harwood Lloyd, LLC 130 Main Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 359-3633 office [email protected] (home)

Washburn approval of a marriage to a Baptist would be a big enough hurdle! Money would have to be in the picture. My grandfather whose mother was a Washburn married a Baptist and gave in and became one himself. His parents and sister remained staunch Episcopalians, as are the Washburns who are stll living today. Our line, however, is femaling out. The name will soon be gone. Barbara [email protected] wrote: Thank you for replying to me letter about Consider White. The CRG that worked with me and I both looked through the Washburn line trying to find some information about Sarah's spouse, but nothing did we find. Consider & Sarah were married in CT, later moved to MA and from there to Troy NY where Asa is buried. Subsequently Consider moved to Greenwich Vlg WA County NY where he died in 1837. I have wondered if perhaps his parents died and he was someone's ward until he reached 18 years of age when he enlisted in the army. He was obviously well educated and he always had money, on legal documents and census reports he is listed as a gentleman farmer, or Esq follows his name. He owned more than one farm and an inn and tavern or general store at various times during his life. He was an active member of the Baptist church, a fire warden, etc. An accounts receivable is attached to his will which indicates that he gave sums of money to his children and set his sons-in-law up in business. Therefore he was not a penniless orphan, his surname of White is probaly correct but no one has been able to locate anyone in Litchfield or Hartford CT with a child named Consider. I doubt that the Washburns would have approved a marriage between their daughter and a nobody with nothing. 'Tis a puzzlement. Thanks to everyone who replied, I do appreciate the assistance. Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney Harwood Lloyd, LLC 130 Main Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 359-3633 office [email protected] (home)

Marjorie, Have you searched theough the Washburn line to try to find him? I also have Washburn ancestors. Mine were in Newtown Conn, and went from there to Otsego County, New York. Others went to Westchester-Rockland Counties amd still others further west in New York. I will see what I might have on a Sarah with a sister Abigail. Barbara [email protected] wrote: It was just a stab in the dark, my brick wall is my gggrandfather, Consider White, as I have no information about him prior to his enlistment in 1781 in Hartford CT. His place of residence is given as Sharon. I have looked, historians have looked, a CRG has looked and no one can find a family for him.Relatives have searched and some have written in his place of birth as Sharon CT but there is no proof of that. When I read about Sharon MA I thought that perhaps I should look there, he did live in MA later in life with his wife, Sarah Washburn, and her sister Abigail, and her husband Asa Bigelow. Just one of those grasping at straws ideas. And I thank all of you who have tried to help me with my research and my straw grasping. Marjorie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney Harwood Lloyd, LLC 130 Main Street Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 359-3633 office [email protected] (home)

It was just a stab in the dark, my brick wall is my gggrandfather, Consider White, as I have no information about him prior to his enlistment in 1781 in Hartford CT. His place of residence is given as Sharon. I have looked, historians have looked, a CRG has looked and no one can find a family for him.Relatives have searched and some have written in his place of birth as Sharon CT but there is no proof of that. When I read about Sharon MA I thought that perhaps I should look there, he did live in MA later in life with his wife, Sarah Washburn, and her sister Abigail, and her husband Asa Bigelow. Just one of those grasping at straws ideas. And I thank all of you who have tried to help me with my research and my straw grasping. Marjorie

Ditto. There is also a Sharon Springs in upstate New York -- where, conceivably, someone from Berkshire County might have moved west to, just to keep trying to help. Geoff Brown www.betweenthelakes.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington In a message dated 9/26/06 10:10:03 PM, [email protected] writes: >Thank you Carol, I know about Sharon in Ct., but I can't fnd what I >want there and it occurred to me that I might possilby be looking in >the wrong state, that maybe there was a Sharoon in MA. As you've read by now, there are LOTS of Sharons, including one in MA. I assumed you wanted the one in Litchfield County, CT as you mentioned Litchfield, and also because Litchfield County is just south of Berkshire County, MA. Carol

In a message dated 9/26/06 10:10:03 PM, [email protected] writes: >Thank you Carol, I know about Sharon in Ct., but I can't fnd what I want >there and it occurred to me that I might possilby be looking in the wrong >state, >that maybe there was a Sharoon in MA. As you've read by now, there are LOTS of Sharons, including one in MA. I assumed you wanted the one in Litchfield County, CT as you mentioned Litchfield, and also because Litchfield County is just south of Berkshire County, MA. Carol

I would be very interested in knowing too!!! Thanks so much in advance!!! Terri in CA --- Cynthia Loring MacBain <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone gone over to the New Marlborough > cemetery? > > Cynthia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Clarke" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:43 PM > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington > > > > Hi Pat > > > > We have the same weather down here today, cool, > crisp and clear. I > > spent the morning cleaning cemetery stones and > taking pictures in one > > of our oldest cemeteries. > > > > I can't wait to see your pictures! Thank you > so much. I know most > > of Litchfield County. If there is anything that > you need, just ask. > > > > Rich > > > > > > Patricia Welsh <[email protected]> wrote: A > beautiful day here in the > > Berkshires for a cemetery search. The photos > > you requested are being sent to you directly, but > I thought I would post > > the > > inscriptions. We were incredibly lucky that the > inscriptions are so clear, > > since most of the stones in the Mahaiwe Cemetery > are worn and illegible. > > > > "To the memory of the Rev. Gideon Bostwick, a late > rector of St. James > > Church in Gt. Barrington, who died at New Milford > June 13, 1793 aged 50 > > years. His remains were removed and placed > February 9, 1794." > > > > "His amiable wife Mrs. Gesie Bostwick who died May > 16, 1787 aged 39 years. > > Lies buried at his side not without a fair portion > of the sentiment which > > produced this tribute." [Referring to the fact > that the grave marker is a > > largish monument with the Reverend's inscription > on one side, Gesie's on > > another, and lauditory tributes on the other two > sides.] > > > > On another, smaller stone: "In memory of Gesie > daughter of the Rev. Gideon > > Bostwick and Gesie his wife who departed this life > July 3, 1780 in the 5 > > year of life." > > > > I would highly recommend a trip to the Berkshire > Athenaeum in Pittsfield, > > Mass. Their local history department is wonderful, > especially since a very > > kind soul (whose name I can't remember) has > indexed their entire and very > > impressive collection and put the index on > computer. In addition, there is > > also a computer file called the Knurow Collection, > which is also a > > goldmine > > for Berkshire County researchers. > > > > Good luck, Pat > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Clarke" > > To: > > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 5:49 PM > > Subject: Great Barrington > > > > > >> Hello > >> > >> Is there anyone up there that could take some > close-up photos of the > > tomb stone of the Reverend Gideon Bostwick and > family for me? Emailed > > digital would be fine. [Mahaiwe Cemetery] > >> > >> Rich Clarke > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ============================== > >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and > search for your > >> ancestors > > at the same time. Share your tree with family and > friends. Learn more: > > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Thank you Carol, I know about Sharon in Ct., but I can't fnd what I want there and it occurred to me that I might possilby be looking in the wrong state, that maybe there was a Sharoon in MA. Oh, well, try try again Marjorie

There is a Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington > > Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, > anything named Sharon? > > Marjorie in SC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

There is a township in Litchfield County, Connecticut, named Sharon. It is located on the New York State border, south of the town of Salisbury, which borders on the southwesternmost corner of Massachusetts. The eastern border of the Town of Sharon is the Housatonic River. The principal (really, the only) village in the Town of Sharon is also Sharon. They have an active historical society, if that is any help to you. Hope this is useful! Geoff Brown www.betweenthelakes.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ellyn Zarek Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington Hi Marjorie, Sharon is a Massachusetts town. It is closer to Boston, I think a little south, not in Western Mass. Ellyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, anything named Sharon? Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Marjorie, Sharon is a Massachusetts town. It is closer to Boston, I think a little south, not in Western Mass. Ellyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, anything named Sharon? Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a message dated 9/26/06 6:30:24 PM, [email protected] writes: >Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, >anything named Sharon? There is a town named Sharon in Litchfield County, CT. Carol

Micro Soft, Streets and Trips lists over 25 towns of "Sharon". To answer the ladys question, yes, there is a Sharon in Litchfield County. Rich Clarke Ellyn Zarek <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Marjorie, Sharon is a Massachusetts town. It is closer to Boston, I think a little south, not in Western Mass. Ellyn -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Great Barrington Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, anything named Sharon? Marjorie in SC ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can someone tell me if here is a town in Litchfield named Sharon? Or, anything named Sharon? Marjorie in SC