Rowe Vital records were not published, but they filmed (I think by LDS) and are available, for example at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library in Deerfield, MA. Deane Merrill Asheville, NC merrill@crocker.com (my public email address) At 08:40 AM 10/10/2006, jns37 wrote: >Don't know if I can readily help, but did a quick search on ancestry.com... >and found what you may have already found: > Name: Timothy Knowlton > Death Date: 20 June 1815 > City: Rowe > County: Franklin > State: MA > Country: USA > > >NEHGS is putting published Mass Vital Records online where I checked and >Rowe is not done. Rowe was not done in the original series, so I'm not sure >if they are going to put it up, although they are available: > >1. Massachusetts vital records to 1850. Rowe, 1774-1848. -- Oxford, Mass. : >Holbrook Research Institute, 1983, on 9 microfiche. >http://www.archivepublishing.com/biblio_ma_r/biblio_rowe.htm#originals > >2. And LDS also has 2 microfilms of original records on microfilm, >1774-1848, and 1848-1900. > >3. They might be available from NEHGS as part of Walter Corbin collection. > >Anyone have any of these? >Joel > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <grannygoose3@mchsi.com> >To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:33 PM >Subject: [MAFRANKL] Rowe VRs to 1850: look up needed > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Knowlton > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1063 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > I have not been able to find the VRs of Rowe to 1850 on internet; if > > someone has access to these, I would really appreciate a look up to see if > > there is: Knowlton/Nolton/Noulton found there. I have been trying to > > document/prove (disprove?) the Knowlton genealogy and so far - more brick > > walls. I did not find anything on my family in the VRs of Medway (on > > ancestry.com), so hoping there is something in Rowe. (Timothy and unknown > > wife; children Timothy b 1745; Ebenezer b 1743. ) Thank you... Appreciate > > the time and help. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com 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 >MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1047.1.1.1.1.3 Message Board Post: I am not sure if this can help you or if it is even your family I just came acrossed it doing a look up for some one. I do not have any further info on this......hope it can help you. Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 Record about Charles Winchester Name: Charles Winchester Gender: Male Spouse: Mary Wilkins Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1780 City: Boston County: Suffolk Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0818093-0818095. Good luck to you, Carrie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EB.2ACE/1064.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you so much for your reply. After posting that message I did manage to find a website that spoke of the pool and you are right.........it is limited to Conway residents and their guests. I do have many fond memories of their though. I hope to go back there someday to visit. Patty

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knowlton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1063.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the info on LDS film, however: if I had access to any libraries, I doubt that I would be posting queries. Where I have lived for the past 5 years there are no research libraries, for the first 20 years of my research "addiction" I used to spend a great deal of time in them, including annual treks over to SLC. So now I have to use the internet and ask for help. Not as much fun, but it is either that or sitting here crocheting afghans or watching a lot of senseless TV?? (Perish the thought of doing either). I will print out the info you sent and figure out which Knowlton family this refers to since they did recycle names each generation/family and I have 3 Generations of Timothy Knowltons as ancestors. (Sort of stuck in a rut ). Thanks for that information and the time taken. Maybe I can find some deeds/indentures/mortgages.

Don't know if I can readily help, but did a quick search on ancestry.com... and found what you may have already found: Name: Timothy Knowlton Death Date: 20 June 1815 City: Rowe County: Franklin State: MA Country: USA NEHGS is putting published Mass Vital Records online where I checked and Rowe is not done. Rowe was not done in the original series, so I'm not sure if they are going to put it up, although they are available: 1. Massachusetts vital records to 1850. Rowe, 1774-1848. -- Oxford, Mass. : Holbrook Research Institute, 1983, on 9 microfiche. http://www.archivepublishing.com/biblio_ma_r/biblio_rowe.htm#originals 2. And LDS also has 2 microfilms of original records on microfilm, 1774-1848, and 1848-1900. 3. They might be available from NEHGS as part of Walter Corbin collection. Anyone have any of these? Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: <grannygoose3@mchsi.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 5:33 PM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Rowe VRs to 1850: look up needed > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Knowlton > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1063 > > Message Board Post: > > I have not been able to find the VRs of Rowe to 1850 on internet; if > someone has access to these, I would really appreciate a look up to see if > there is: Knowlton/Nolton/Noulton found there. I have been trying to > document/prove (disprove?) the Knowlton genealogy and so far - more brick > walls. I did not find anything on my family in the VRs of Medway (on > ancestry.com), so hoping there is something in Rowe. (Timothy and unknown > wife; children Timothy b 1745; Ebenezer b 1743. ) Thank you... Appreciate > the time and help. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EB.2ACE/1063.1 Message Board Post: You will find no records for Rowe before 1770 or so, because it did not exist yet. In History and proceedings of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association; Deerfield, Mass.: The Association, 1890-1929, Vol. 7 (1922), on page 93 begins "An Historical Sketch of Rowe." There is a discussion on the various spellings of the Myrifield Plantation, and mentions the fact that a place called "Murryfield" became Chester, Mass. in the 1760s. In 1770, Myrifield (later Rowe) had 8 families, and the Knowltons are not mentioned. Seven families came from Worcester County, and one from Boston. By 1775, there were 28 families, although the new additions are not named. No Knowlton (any spelling) is cited on the early documents given. I also found in the tax rolls of 1798, as of Oct. 1st, in the township of Rowe: Timothy Knowlton Junior, one dwelling house, and 45 acres. Benjamin Knowlton, 10 acres Timothy Knowlton, one dwelling house, and 60 acres. The Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have on microfilm, Rowe births, marriages, marriage intentions, and deaths 1774 - 1848. Microfilm order number is 0902998, available for rent at your closest Family History Center. Good luck in your research! Shari Strahan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1064.1 Message Board Post: As of last summer, the swimming area still appears to be open and in use, Think it is restricted to Conway residents only, but not certain. Lee

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4EB.2ACE/1064 Message Board Post: Hi.......I hope someone can help me out here. I am not looking for a relative as my relatives moved away from Conway some 30 years ago but I have very fond memories of there. I am looking to find out if the Conway Pool still exists? I've tried googling it but I can not seem to find any information on it. I believe it was called the Conway Pool although it resembled a lake more than a pool. I remember swimming there when I was a child and we use to go to Conway for 2 weeks every year during the summer for vacation. If anyone could help me out here I would appreciate it. I have a lot of relatives still living in Mass. and was hoping to plan a family reunion. I was going to look into the possiblity of holding it in the Conway area as I would love to go back there to see how things have changed over the past 30 or so years. Thank you for your time. Patty

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knowlton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1063 Message Board Post: I have not been able to find the VRs of Rowe to 1850 on internet; if someone has access to these, I would really appreciate a look up to see if there is: Knowlton/Nolton/Noulton found there. I have been trying to document/prove (disprove?) the Knowlton genealogy and so far - more brick walls. I did not find anything on my family in the VRs of Medway (on ancestry.com), so hoping there is something in Rowe. (Timothy and unknown wife; children Timothy b 1745; Ebenezer b 1743. ) Thank you... Appreciate the time and help.

Dear Searcher: On p. 172 of the Ashfield Vital Records it states: JAMES, Joseph of W. Troy, N. Y. and Miss Emily S. Smith of A., Dec 27 1841 On p. 203 of the same source it states: SMITH, Emily S. and Joseph James (q.v.) Neither party seems to have been born in Ashfield. Happy Hunting! Allan E. Green

Hi Deane You might want to compare notes with svickery@knology.net Found her on Worldconnect. She has Frank b in Orono ME(?) to John and Belinda Merrill, m Harriet in Haverhill 13 May 1875. Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deane Merrill" <merrill@crocker.com> To: <mafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: [MAFRANKL] MERRILL in Myrifield Plantation? > Can anyone tell me if the surname MERRILL appears in the Myrifield > Plantation book? MERRILLs do appear in Rowe a little later, in Percy > Brown's History of Rowe ( if my memory is correct). > > Thanks. > > Deane Merrill > Asheville NC > merrill@crocker.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Patty On Worldconnect there is another girl searching as well, but she has Joseph b in CT 28 Jan 1812 and Emily b MA 3 Oct 1811. Her address is BarbaraK1775@aol.com Bonnie ----- Original Message ----- From: <bkrueger5@msn.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:59 PM Subject: [MAFRANKL] Lookup request Ashfield - m. 27 Dec 1841 Joseph James &Emily S. Smith > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: James Smith > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1062 > > Message Board Post: > > I am wondering if someone has access to the marriage information for the > couple: Joseph James & Emily S. Smith. > > Book on Ashfield marriages [via NEGS] lists 27 Dec 1841 & Joseph James as > "of W. Troy, NY" but no parents listed for either thus I am stuck. I don' > t know if that means the parents were not recorded in the marriage record > or if that information was just not included in the book? [according to > later census data Emily was b. est 1812 in MA - in case that helps find > her family.] > > If no help in the marriage record I was wondering if there could be an > Ashfield newspaper item around that date that might indicate the parents > or something more on the families? (did they announce weddings in the > paper back then?) > > Any clues are appreciated! Thanks! --Patty > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone tell me if the surname MERRILL appears in the Myrifield Plantation book? MERRILLs do appear in Rowe a little later, in Percy Brown's History of Rowe ( if my memory is correct). Thanks. Deane Merrill Asheville NC merrill@crocker.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1062.1 Message Board Post: Patty, Here's some general information for you about this marriage, their records, Ashfield and Franklin County. RE: VRs. I'm not sure if the Ashfield VRs were one of the set of Massachusetts VRS that were puiblished or not, I just don't recall. If they were, they would have covered from Ashfield's inception to 1850 or thereabouts. So, that's the first thing to check out. RE: Newspaper account. The de facto county newspaper has always been, since 1792, the paper published in Greenfield which has gone by various names for over 200 years. Local VRs were listed in the paper so 1841 vital events would have definitely been listed. Whether parent's names were include is hit or miss. It would pay to check out any possible newspaper account, if for nothing else than to know it was a source that was considered. RE: County Records. Probate and land records, which mght yield some informaiton are held at the county level, in this case at the Franklin County Courthouse in Greenfield. Again. something worth checking. RE: Ashfield Records. The Ashfield Historical Society is very active and they have various family records. Probably worth a letter to them to see what, if anything, they may have. I hope this is helpful. Good Luck, Garry

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: James Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1062 Message Board Post: I am wondering if someone has access to the marriage information for the couple: Joseph James & Emily S. Smith. Book on Ashfield marriages [via NEGS] lists 27 Dec 1841 & Joseph James as "of W. Troy, NY" but no parents listed for either thus I am stuck. I don' t know if that means the parents were not recorded in the marriage record or if that information was just not included in the book? [according to later census data Emily was b. est 1812 in MA - in case that helps find her family.] If no help in the marriage record I was wondering if there could be an Ashfield newspaper item around that date that might indicate the parents or something more on the families? (did they announce weddings in the paper back then?) Any clues are appreciated! Thanks! --Patty

I was able to find this book through abebooks.com and order it. It was the only copy they had. I should have it next week and then I'll be happy to look stuff up for you. The spelling by the book store was Merifield.

Hello, If you go to Google Books at http://books.google.com/books?lr=&q=myrifield+plantation&as_brr=0 Type in Myrifield Plantation, the last one is The Story of Myrifield Plantation. Click on "find libraries" and you'll come up with 4 libraries with the book. You can then click on "ask a librarian" and perhaps they can give you some answers. Good luck, Debbye ----- Original Message ----- From: <grannygoose3@mchsi.com> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 7:10 PM Subject: [MAFRANKL] The Story of Myrifield Plantation, 1762-1785 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knowlton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1061 Message Board Post: Does anyone own or have access to "The Story of Myrifield Plantation 1762-1785" by Helen McCarthy? I have just found this is what Rowe was called before it became Rowe in 1785; wondering if there are any families mentioned in this book. I am working (again) on my Knowlton families of this area and because my Mary born 1776 is in the Rowe VRs, I am now thinking she was actually born in "Myrifield". Are there any church records from the pre-Rowe days? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knowlton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1061 Message Board Post: Does anyone own or have access to "The Story of Myrifield Plantation 1762-1785" by Helen McCarthy? I have just found this is what Rowe was called before it became Rowe in 1785; wondering if there are any families mentioned in this book. I am working (again) on my Knowlton families of this area and because my Mary born 1776 is in the Rowe VRs, I am now thinking she was actually born in "Myrifield". Are there any church records from the pre-Rowe days?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Racine Root Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1060 Message Board Post: Looking for info on Lewis Racine who moved from Canada to Colrain, Ma ca. 1900. This Racine line later changed the name to Root. I would appreciate any information you may be able to provide. Thank you. Pat

I sent the request for information to the Greenfield Recorder newspaper and it was published in the "Neighbors" column. A local history buff responded with copies of several newspaper articles from the time. I'd be glad to mail them to the gggrandchild if you send your address.The microfilm copies are difficult to read. What a wonderful skeleton to have in the closet. I will transcribe here, if you will pardon its length: May 16, 1871 Springfield Daily Republican Joseph White of Shutesbury shot Calvin Carter at the house of Reuben Brown at 9 o'clock Sunday evening causing his death in 15(?) minutes. White has not yet been taken , though two sheriffs are after him. May 17 1871 Springfield Republican The particulars of the fatal shooting affair at Shutesbury Saturday night are furnished by a correspondent. White and Carter, while the former was intoxicated, got into a dispute. White left xxand then returned and challenged Carter (sorry, too hard to read) May 18, 1871 Springfield Republican New England News Items Western Massachusetts More about the Shutesbury Murder The shooting of Calvin Carter by Lyman White at Shutesbury, Sunday night, was simply a cold blooded murder. A grudge has existed between them a long time, and on Sunday they were together at the house of Reuben Bacon, where they apparently made up the old score and shook hands over it. This was in the evening, and White afterward left the house. In about half an hour he came back, called out Carter and told him he was going to shoot him. Carter said, "You won't shoot any man--you daren't shoot me." White damned him, and as he came within six feet raised his gun to his shoulder. Carter sprang toward him to turn away the gun, but received the whole charge through the body. Carter lived only a few minutes after being shot. He was 33 years old and leaves a wife and seven children, of whom four are quite young. White immediately escapted, and has not yet been arrested. He called at a house in Shutesbury village for some tobacco about an hour after the murder, and took dinner at Grout's Corner {Millers Falls} Monday noon. The town of Shutesbury offers a reward for his capture, and several constables are watching places where he is supposed to be concealed. White is about fifty years old, and cousin to Carter. His wife deserted him about twenty years ago on account of his ugly disposition, and since that time he has lived alone, spending most of his time in hunting and fishing. White was undoubtedly drunk at the time he fired the fatal shot, but when told that Carter was dead, declared with an oath that he intended to kill him. and was glad that he succeeded. May 19.1871 Springfield Republican Lyman White, the Shutesbury murderer, has been arrested and is the Greenfield Jail. It would be interesting to find out what records remain in the Greenfield Court!