Dear Whoever you are: There are VR's for Buckland listed among the towns in Franklin County that are included in the CD set for all the MA VR's. If you will contact me directly with the details for which you are searching, I will look in that source for you. Allan E. Green

Philena Wrisley was the daughter of David Wrisley Jr. and his second wife Mary, who died young after the birth of 4 children. He remarried and had two more children. Helga Andrews

I just joined this list today. I'm related to the Gleason's who were some of the first settlers in Rowe. I'm wondering what their occupations were. I would guess farmers or haying but I haven't been able to find it documented anywhere.

First Generation 1. Mary Alice SMITH was born. Second Generation 2. Josiah Franklin SMITH was born on 27 Jul 1825 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 21 Jul 1849 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. of Ashfield, Mass. Josiah Franklin SMITH and Lydia Sophronia GRAVES were married on 4 Jul 1853 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 3. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES was born on 7 Mar 1835 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Mar 1895. Josiah Franklin SMITH and Lydia Sophronia GRAVES had the following children: 1 i. Mary Alice SMITH. ii. Lucie SMITH was born. Third Generation 4. Dea. Josiah SMITH was born on 23 Aug 1789 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 9 Feb 1822 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts Marriage intention was recorded on 3 Dec 1831 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 8 Apr 1872 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 447. of Gill, 1816. Vital Records of Ashfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1942. p. 204. of Gill, Mass., 1831 Dea. Josiah SMITH and Philena RISLEY were married on 24 Feb 1822 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Philena RISLEY was born on 2 Apr 1799 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Jun 1831 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dea. Josiah SMITH and Philena RISLEY had the following children: i. Ruth Wrisley SMITH was born on 13 Feb 1823 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Ashfield Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 2 ii. Josiah Franklin SMITH. iii. Joseph Frederick SMITH was born on 2 Sep 1828 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 14 Sep 1904 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts. 6. Ransom GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1806 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Lived for a long time in the house on the opposite corner form the Bozrah schoolhouse, later in one of the houses at "Poverty Square." Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. Removed to Ashfield, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER were married on 12 Oct 1828 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. of Leverett, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER had the following children: i. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES was born on 30 Jul 1829. She died on 2 Feb 1883. ii. Spencer Elijah GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1831. iii. Levi Smith GRAVES was born on 3 Aug 1833. He died unmarried. 3 iv. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES. v. Theophilus GRAVES was born on 22 Jun 1837. vi. Samuel Porter GRAVES was born on 29 Aug 1839. He died unmarried. vii. Nancy Sophia GRAVES was born on 24 Nov 1840. She died on 18 Jan 1893. viii. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES was born on 24 Jan 1847. ix. Harriet Eliza GRAVES was born on 11 Jun 1850 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Jul 1894.

First Generation 1. Ryland O. CHAPIN was born on 9 Sep 1861. Second Generation 2. Luther D. CHAPIN was born on 2 Aug 1836 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 78. He was in the Civil War. Enlisted first as a drummer in Co. C., 31st Mass. Vol. Inf., afterwards in 6th Cav.; was in 17 battles; wounded at Yellow Bayou, La., April 8, 1864, in right arm. Res. Plainfield, Mass. Luther D. CHAPIN and Nancy Sophia GRAVES were married on 1 May 1860. 3. Nancy Sophia GRAVES was born on 24 Nov 1840. She died on 18 Jan 1893. Luther D. CHAPIN and Nancy Sophia GRAVES had the following children: 1 i. Ryland O. CHAPIN. ii. Fred E. CHAPIN was born on 1 Jan 1869. iii. Lydia CHAPIN was born on 27 May 1874 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 23 Dec 1946. Third Generation 4. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN was born on 29 May 1809 in , Hampshire, Massachusetts. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 425. Twice married, served as first Lieut. of the military company in Buckland, was elected Captain in 1841, honorably discharged in 1843, after which dae he removed to Ashfield, Mass. Was a carpener and wood turner, 8 children. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 56. of Buckland, Mass. Children born in Ashfield, Mass., except the oldest. Res. Ashfield, Mass. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER were married on 2 Jan 1833 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Lydia ELMER was born on 29 Apr 1814 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Apr 1845 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Baptist Corner Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Buckland, Mass. to the year 1849, Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1934. p. 81 Name listed as Lydia (Elmore) Elmer. Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER had the following children: i. Eunice M. CHAPIN was born on 23 Oct 1833 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 13 Oct 1898. 2 ii. Luther D. CHAPIN. iii. Lydia Sophia CHAPIN was born on 1 Feb 1840 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Norris E CHAPIN was born on 19 Mar 1842 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Edward Monroe (Edmund) CHAPIN was born on 24 Nov 1844 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 16 Nov 1867. vi. Arthur Japhet CHAPIN was born on 16 Aug. 6. Ransom GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1806 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Lived for a long time in the house on the opposite corner form the Bozrah schoolhouse, later in one of the houses at "Poverty Square." Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. Removed to Ashfield, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER were married on 12 Oct 1828 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. of Leverett, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER had the following children: i. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES was born on 30 Jul 1829. She died on 2 Feb 1883. ii. Spencer Elijah GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1831. iii. Levi Smith GRAVES was born on 3 Aug 1833. He died unmarried. iv. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES was born on 7 Mar 1835 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Mar 1895. v. Theophilus GRAVES was born on 22 Jun 1837. vi. Samuel Porter GRAVES was born on 29 Aug 1839. He died unmarried. 3 vii. Nancy Sophia GRAVES. viii. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES was born on 24 Jan 1847. ix. Harriet Eliza GRAVES was born on 11 Jun 1850 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Jul 1894.

First Generation 1. Ransom GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1806 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1886 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Lived for a long time in the house on the opposite corner form the Bozrah schoolhouse, later in one of the houses at "Poverty Square." Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. Removed to Ashfield, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER were married on 12 Oct 1828 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 163. of Leverett, Mass. Ransom GRAVES and Mary Ann (Marion) PORTER had the following children: +2 i. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES, born on 30 Jul 1829; married Elisha KENYON; died on 2 Feb 1883. 3 ii. Spencer Elijah GRAVES was born on 9 Jul 1831. 4 iii. Levi Smith GRAVES was born on 3 Aug 1833. He died unmarried. +5 iv. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES, born on 7 Mar 1835, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Josiah Franklin SMITH, on 4 Jul 1853, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Mar 1895. 6 v. Theophilus GRAVES was born on 22 Jun 1837. 7 vi. Samuel Porter GRAVES was born on 29 Aug 1839. He died unmarried. +8 vii. Nancy Sophia GRAVES, born on 24 Nov 1840; married Luther D. CHAPIN, on 1 May 1860; died on 18 Jan 1893. +9 viii. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES, born on 24 Jan 1847; married Edgar SWARTHOUT. +10 ix. Harriet Eliza GRAVES, born on 11 Jun 1850, Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Lewis RUMRILL; died in Jul 1894. Second Generation 2. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 30 Jul 1829. She died on 2 Feb 1883. Lucinda Amelia GRAVES and Elisha KENYON were married. Elisha KENYON was born. 5. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 7 Mar 1835 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Mar 1895. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES and Josiah Franklin SMITH were married on 4 Jul 1853 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Josiah Franklin SMITH (son of Dea. Josiah SMITH and Philena RISLEY) was born on 27 Jul 1825 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 21 Jul 1849 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. of Ashfield, Mass. Lydia Sophronia GRAVES and Josiah Franklin SMITH had the following children: +11 i. Mary Alice SMITH, married George Edward LELAND. +12 ii. Lucie SMITH, married Willis BURNETT. 8. Nancy Sophia GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 24 Nov 1840. She died on 18 Jan 1893. Nancy Sophia GRAVES and Luther D. CHAPIN were married on 1 May 1860. Luther D. CHAPIN (son of Capt. Lurther CHAPIN and Lydia ELMER) was born on 2 Aug 1836 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Elmer - Elmore Genealogy. Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, England and Hartford, Conn., through his son Edward 1632 - 1899. Complied by Rev. William Johnson, Published by the Compiler, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899. Riverside Printing Co., Milwaukee, Wis. p. 78. He was in the Civil War. Enlisted first as a drummer in Co. C., 31st Mass. Vol. Inf., afterwards in 6th Cav.; was in 17 battles; wounded at Yellow Bayou, La., April 8, 1864, in right arm. Res. Plainfield, Mass. Nancy Sophia GRAVES and Luther D. CHAPIN had the following children: 13 i. Ryland O. CHAPIN was born on 9 Sep 1861. 14 ii. Fred E. CHAPIN was born on 1 Jan 1869. +15 iii. Lydia CHAPIN, born on 27 May 1874, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Willis BURNETT; died on 23 Dec 1946. 9. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 24 Jan 1847. Mary Elizabeth GRAVES and Edgar SWARTHOUT were married. Edgar SWARTHOUT was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. of Bruin, Butler Co., Penn. 10. Harriet Eliza GRAVES (Ransom-1) was born on 11 Jun 1850 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Jul 1894. Harriet Eliza GRAVES and Lewis RUMRILL were married. Lewis RUMRILL was born. Genealogy of the Graves Family in America, Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hartford, Conn., and Hatfield, Mass., By John Card Graves, M.A. Member of the Buffalo Historical Society, Published at Buffalo, N.Y., By Baker, Jones & Co., 1896. p. 164. Res. at Hinsdale (now Ischua), N.Y. Third Generation 11. Mary Alice SMITH (Lydia Sophronia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born. Mary Alice SMITH and George Edward LELAND were married. George Edward LELAND was born. Mary Alice SMITH and George Edward LELAND had the following children: +16 i. Archie V. LELAND. +17 ii. Harold LELAND, married Ida KING; died in 1945. 18 iii. Edith LELAND died in 1937. History of The Town of Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Written & Compiled by Louise Hale Johnson. Published by Charter Oak House, Mystic, Conn. 1953. p. 213. Died unmarried. +19 iv. Franklin LELAND, married Flora ASH; married Gordon KIBBEE. 12. Lucie SMITH (Lydia Sophronia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born. Lucie SMITH and Willis BURNETT were married. Willis BURNETT died in 1888. 15. Lydia CHAPIN (Nancy Sophia GRAVES-2, Ransom-1) was born on 27 May 1874 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 23 Dec 1946. Lydia CHAPIN and Willis BURNETT were married. Willis BURNETT (son of Lionel BURNETT and Lucy H. ANDREW) was born on 13 Aug 1858 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 14 Nov 1933. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 695. of Ashfield, Mass. Lydia CHAPIN and Willis BURNETT had the following children: +20 i. Russell Lionel BURNETT, born on 19 Jul 1892, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Jessie MASON, on 7 Sep 1914. +21 ii. Eva Sophia BURNETT, born on 13 Apr 1894, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Enoch Sears WELLS, on 27 May 1916. +22 iii. Luther Franklin BURNETT, born on 22 Oct 1895, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Ruby Christine BARDWELL, on 19 Aug 1919.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clark, Pike Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1059 Message Board Post: Are there any VRs for Buckland? I have been trying to help a Clark descendant who has been searching for the parents of her Hannah Clark b. ca 1779, possibly to Robert Clark who is found on the Buckland, Mass 1790 census. Hannah Clark married Jeptha Pike. I know at that time Buckland was in Hampshire County, where my own Clarks came from, but so far we have not been able to find a connection. It appears that Hannah may have been born about the time that Buckland was organized - so could she be found in a parent town for Buckland, whatever that may have been??

Again, Bonnie, thank you so much. I'll check it out! Martha On Sep 30, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Bonnie Weber wrote: > I just called the Town Clerk's office, and a wonderful secretary told > me > that the files were in the basement, and to call back a few days > later, as > she would have to locate them. > She copied and sent them to me, for a dollar a page. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MARTHA ALTEMUS" <maltemus2@verizon.net> > To: <mafrankl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:42 AM > Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > > >> Bonnie, >> Thanks for the info. Where in Springfield? >> Martha >> On Sep 29, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Bonnie Weber wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> I had relations in West Leyden MA, and had to go to Springfield, to >>> find >>> that they had the records for Barnardston , Deeds. My Baker family, >>> Benjamin >>> and Elijah purchased land there in 1784 and 1788, both from R.I. >>> Most of the earliest records are still in Springfield. >>> Bonnie >>> .----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <gle1@comcast.net> >>> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:35 AM >>> Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine >>> >>> >>>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>>> >>>> Surnames: CARY >>>> Classification: Query >>>> >>>> Message Board URL: >>>> >>>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057.1 >>>> >>>> Message Board Post: >>>> >>>> Hi Martha, >>>> >>>> Rowe and Charlemont are towns in Franklin County. ALL Franklin >>>> County >>>> Land (i.e. Deed) and Probate records are housed in the Franklin >>>> County >>>> Courthouse on Main Street in Greenfield. Franklin County records >>>> begin >>>> with 1812. Any records of this nature (i.e. deed and probate) prior >>>> to >>>> 1812 are housed in the Hampshire County Hall of Records on King >>>> Street in >>>> Northampton. This is because Franklin County was part of Hampshire >>>> County >>>> prior to 1812. As you might have gathered, deed and probate records >>>> are >>>> housed at the county level. Specific vital records for a particular >>>> town >>>> are housed in that town, usually in the town clerk's ofice. >>>> >>>> Please refer to a corrollary posting of mine (Franklin-Hampshire >>>> County) >>>> on August 25, 2006 that provides more details about this chronology. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

First Generation 1. Timothy WARD was born on 17 Mar 1714 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Nov 1757 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Timothy WARD and Margaret WOODWARD were married on 4 Nov 1741. Margaret WOODWARD was born on 14 Jan 1715 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Timothy WARD and Margaret WOODWARD had the following children: +2 i. Edward WARD, born on 12 Jan 1744, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married Desiah; married Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL, on 26 Nov 1778, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 2 Sep 1817, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. +3 ii. Jonathan WARD, born on 29 Oct 1748, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; married Mary POND, on 4 Oct 1772; married Sarah TWICHELL, on 26 Nov 1777, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; died on 6 Dec 1797, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Second Generation 2. Edward WARD (Timothy-1) was born on 12 Jan 1744 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 30 Nov 1778 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 2 Sep 1817 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Desiah were married. Desiah was born in 1752. She died on 23 Jun 1778 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL were married on 26 Nov 1778 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL (daughter of Seth TWICHELL and Dorothy BISHOP) was born on 7 Feb 1759 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 8 Feb 1842 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL had the following children: 4 i. Sally WARD was born on 26 Jun 1780 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +5 ii. Nathan WARD, born on 28 Mar 1782, Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Clarissa ALBEE; died on 9 Jan 1865, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 6 iii. Susannah WARD was born on 2 Feb 1787 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 8 May 1824. +7 iv. Dolly WARD, born on 11 Feb 1785, Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Oliver WARD, on 11 May 1802; died on 19 Oct 1831, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 8 v. Rhoda WARD was born on 28 Oct 1788 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 25 Nov 1789 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +9 vi. Jonas WARD, born on 24 Oct 1790, Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Polly. +10 vii. Royal WARD, born on 25 Sep 1792, Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Nancy TEMPLE, on 16 Mar 1818; died on 17 Oct 1873, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. +11 viii. Edward WARD, born on 15 Aug 1797, Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts; married Polly STEARNS, on 15 Jan 1818. 3. Jonathan WARD (Timothy-1) was born on 29 Oct 1748 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Dec 1797 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Jonathan WARD and Mary POND were married on 4 Oct 1772. Mary POND was born in 1748. She died on 6 Jul 1777 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Jonathan WARD and Mary POND had the following children: 12 i. Mary WARD was born on 8 May 1773 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. 13 ii. Esthaer WARD was born on 8 May 1775 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Jonathan WARD and Sarah TWICHELL were married on 26 Nov 1777 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sarah TWICHELL was born in 1740. She died on 15 Mar 1798 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Jonathan WARD and Sarah TWICHELL had the following children: 14 i. Samuel WARD was born on 2 Mar 1779 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 15 ii. Margaret WARD was born on 16 Aug 1780 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Third Generation 5. Nathan WARD (Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 28 Mar 1782 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 9 Jan 1865 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Nathan WARD and Clarissa ALBEE were married. Clarissa ALBEE (daughter of Asa ALBEE and Alice HAYWARD) was born on 10 Dec 1778 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 11 Jun 1843 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Nathan WARD and Clarissa ALBEE had the following children: 16 i. Salome WARD was born on 28 Sep 1820 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 10 Dec 1849. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Dolly WARD (Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 11 Feb 1785 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Oct 1831 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dolly WARD and Oliver WARD were married on 11 May 1802. Oliver WARD (son of Sylvenus WARD and Hannah GODDARD) was born on 28 May 1780 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 25 Jan 1864 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dolly WARD and Oliver WARD had the following children: 17 i. Sullivan WARD was born on 5 Feb 1804 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 5 Oct 1805 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 18 ii. Esther WARD was born on 17 Jun 1806 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Nov 1890 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. +19 iii. Converse WARD, born on 7 Jun 1808, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; married Harriet; died on 25 May 1844, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 20 iv. Franklin WARD was born on 25 Mar 1812 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 28 Mar 1891 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 21 v. Laura WARD was born on 16 Oct 1816 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 22 vi. Dorothy WARD died on 2 Jan 1815. She was born on 18 Dec 1819 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 23 vii. Minerva M. WARD was born on 10 Dec 1826 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Jun 1892 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. 9. Jonas WARD (Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 24 Oct 1790 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Jonas WARD and Polly were married. Polly was born in 1795. She died on 7 Mar 1816 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 10. Royal WARD (Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 25 Sep 1792 in Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Oct 1873 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Royal WARD and Nancy TEMPLE were married on 16 Mar 1818. Nancy TEMPLE was born on 3 Mar 1795. She died on 1 Jan 1863 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Royal WARD and Nancy TEMPLE had the following children: +24 i. Nancy WARD, born on 12 Jan 1821, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; married E. Hoyt ATWOOD; died in 1886, Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 25 ii. Russell WARD was born on 29 Apr 1819 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26 iii. Elizabeth WARD was born on 16 Nov 1828 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 28 Dec 1857 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 27 iv. Horace WARD was born on 20 Apr 1831 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 4 Apr 1856 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 28 v. Ellen WARD was born on 27 Aug 1837 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Feb 1853 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 11. Edward WARD (Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 15 Aug 1797 in Orange, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Polly STEARNS were married on 15 Jan 1818. Polly STEARNS was born. Fourth Generation 19. Converse WARD (Dolly WARD-3, Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 7 Jun 1808 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 25 May 1844 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Converse WARD and Harriet were married. Harriet was born in 1808. She died on 23 Dec 1869 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Converse WARD and Harriet had the following children: +29 i. Julia WARD, born on 20 May 1836; married James W. EMORY; died on 19 Mar 1865, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 30 ii. Permelia WARD was born in Dec 1844. She died on 20 Mar 1853 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 24. Nancy WARD (Royal-3, Edward-2, Timothy-1) was born on 12 Jan 1821 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was born in 1821. She died in 1886 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Jones Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Nancy WARD and E. Hoyt ATWOOD were married. E. Hoyt ATWOOD was born in 1816. He died in 1888 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Jones Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts.

First Generation 1. Sally WARD was born on 26 Jun 1780 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Second Generation 2. Edward WARD was born on 12 Jan 1744 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 30 Nov 1778 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 2 Sep 1817 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL were married on 26 Nov 1778 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. 3. Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL was born on 7 Feb 1759 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 8 Feb 1842 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Edward WARD and Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL had the following children: 1 i. Sally WARD. ii. Nathan WARD was born on 28 Mar 1782 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 9 Jan 1865 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Susannah WARD was born on 2 Feb 1787 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 8 May 1824. iv. Dolly WARD was born on 11 Feb 1785 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Oct 1831 in North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Rhoda WARD was born on 28 Oct 1788 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 25 Nov 1789 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Jonas WARD was born on 24 Oct 1790 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Royal WARD was born on 25 Sep 1792 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Oct 1873 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. viii. Edward WARD was born on 15 Aug 1797 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. Third Generation 4. Timothy WARD was born on 17 Mar 1714 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Nov 1757 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Timothy WARD and Margaret WOODWARD were married on 4 Nov 1741. 5. Margaret WOODWARD was born on 14 Jan 1715 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Timothy WARD and Margaret WOODWARD had the following children: 2 i. Edward WARD. ii. Jonathan WARD was born on 29 Oct 1748 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Dec 1797 in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in North Orange Cemetery, North Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts. 6. Seth TWICHELL was born on 9 Nov 1711 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 45. He is the first one of the family to spell his name with only one "t," although, in the vital records of Medfield, his name appears with two. In the same records the speilling occurs in three or four different styles. The orthography of the name, then, is entirely as any one of the family may care to have it, and is not based upon any ancient spelling or for any other reason, other than the errors committed by some clerk or registry. As a child, he accompanied his father and mother to Oxford, Mass., where the family lived when that village was first settled by the English, after the dispersion of the Huguenot colony, owing to contiued raids by the Indains. He was a husbandman of Thompson Parish, Killingly, Conn., in 1747, where he purchased, for seven pounds, of Richard Morton, Lot Number 25, at Lyon's Hill, in the new town of Pequois, not Athol, Mass., on Miller's River. On Aug. 26, 1748, he bought, for three hundred and seventy-five pounds - old tenor - of John Vinton, seventy acres of Dudly, bounded on the south by Woodstock. He subsequently lived in Sturbridge, and afterward removed to Athol, Mass. Seth Twitchell was a man very prominent in the business and public afairs of the communitites in which he lived. Seth TWICHELL and Dorothy BISHOP were married on 7 Jan 1735. 7. Dorothy BISHOP was born. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 45. of Wrentham, Mass. Seth TWICHELL and Dorothy BISHOP had the following children: i. Jerusha TWICHELL was born on 11 Apr 1736 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. ii. Josiah TWICHELL was born on 15 May 1738 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. iii. Benoni TWICHELL was born on 24 Mar 1745 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Aug 1819 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 101. He served in the Revolutionary War from Connecticut and drew a pension from the general government late in life on account of services rendered. So far as it has been possible to ascertain, it is belived that his first wife died and that he married 2nd, Zilpah Woodward. iv. Enos TWICHELL was born on 12 Apr 1747 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He died about 1847 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. v. Enos TWICHELL was born on 1 Jan 1749 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He was born on 1 Jan 1749 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. He died on 25 Jul 1812 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. vi. Abigail TWICHELL was born on 7 Jun 1752 in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut. vii. Abner TWICHELL was born on 4 Aug 1754. He died on 15 Feb 1825 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. viii. John TWICHELL was born in 1755. He died in 1802. ix. Seth TWICHELL was born on 27 Mar 1757 in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 7 Nov 1803 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 102. He fought at Bunker Hill and Ticonderoga. 3 x. Dorothy (Dolly) TWICHELL. xi. Jeremiah TWICHELL died on 6 Oct 1810. Fourth Generation 12. Benoni TWICHELL was born about 1682 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. He died in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 13. & 21 - 23. In his History of the Town of Oxford, Mass., 1892, George F. Daniels says: "Twitchell, Benoni - born about 1684. Supposed son of Abiel, of Dorchester. Believed to thave been early left an orphan and adopted by John Rocket of Medfield, who married Bethia, sister of Abiel, Benoni's father." The Rockets at taht time werein very poor circumstances financially, and inasmuch as Benoni so soon after his majority was able to make purchase of a large tract of land (approximately 2,500 acres), a part of the old Huguenot holdings near Oxford, and inasmuch as it appears that Joseph Twitchell, eldest brother of Abiel, was instrumental in the purchase of these lands, it is not all improbabel that Benoni was the son of Joseph rather than of Abiel Be this as it may, Rev. Abner Morse and all writers of earlier and later periods state that the child of Abiel Twitchell was Benoni, of Oxford and Killingly." He was left an orphan and was adopted by Josiah Rocket (Rockwood), his relative by marriage, he became a proprietor of Oxford, Mass. In the records of Oxford, the name is spelled Twichel, and this orthography seems to have been adopted by almost all of his descendants. Together with his cousin Joseph Rocket (Rockwood), he was of the number of "sundry goode famylies of Her Majesty's subjecks within this Province who offer themselves to go out and re-settle ye sayed village of Oxford, Mass., which had been abandoned by certain Huguenots who had settled there in 1786. Isaac Bertand du Tuffeau was the director of the Huguenot colony, to who, as an encouragement the original grantees, Major Robert Thompson, William Stoughton, and Joseph Dudly, had given seven hundred and fifty acres of land. In the summer of 1694, the hostile Indians began making raids and the settlement declined. Little further is known of it until the "Johnson Massacre" in 169, when John Johnson and his children were murdered by the Indians. The settelement of the place by the English began in 1713, and in July of that year, a deed was made to the "representatives" of the thrity families by the proprietors of the grant. The first town meeting was held on July 22, 1713, at which the following officers were chosen: Selectmen: John Town, Benoni Twichell, Joseph Chamberlain; clerk, John Town; constable, Thomas Hunkins; highway surveyor, Oliver Coller; tythingman, Abiel Lamb. Benoni Twichel settled on the west side of 8-rod way between thet two commons; sold 1728 100 acres, bounded east on the 8-rod way;south on a 4-rod way (road over Camp Hill); north on John Wiley and Pete Shumway. On July 29, 1714, the town voted "to build a meeting-house thirty feet square and eighteen feet stud, and to set the house on the west side of the highway near Twichel Field," This palce was a few rods northwest of the site of an edifice later erected by the Congregational Society. Benoni Twichell was a large land-owner and ws engaged extensivley in real estat transfer in Oxford and vicinity. In 1727, he purchased of John Chandler, of Woodstock, one hundred acres, containg a mansion-house in Oxford village, which he had previously owned, and which, on May 10, 1733, at the time living on Mauchaug Farm, near Oxford, he sold to his son, Seth Twichell, of Oxford, for forty pounds, together with two lots, the one containing forty acres and the other twelve acres. He became the proprietor of lands at Pequoig, now Athol, Mass., and on July 16, 1740, "for the tender love he bore toward his son Jeremiah," he gave to him a deed to Lot Nunber 10 on the East side of the river and west side of a highway in Pequoig. On Mar. 8, 1744, being then "about 60 years of age," "Benoni Twichell, of Thompson's Parish, in Kellingly, Conn., being by divine Providence engaged in the preent expedition against Cape Britton," deed to his son Seth of Thompson, Conn., to his daugther, Hannah, wife of Phineas Dana, of Oxford, and Abigail Buship (Bishop), wife of John, of Attleboro, in case he should not return, as follows: to Seth, his husbandry toos, houshold goods, and notes and accounts, and to his daughters, all his lands in Oxford, equally. He returned from the expedition, and in 1749, was living in Oxford, enjoying the entire confidence of the public, having been employed by the proprietors in the final allotment of all lands remaining undivided in the town. On Sept. 18, 1749, the town voted six pounds to Captain Elijah Moore, innkeeper, for "dyeting Benoni Twichell" while in this service. The expedition referred to was against Louisburg, and Benoni Twichell served as commissary. It was very successful and was mde during the administration of William Shirley, who at one time was the commanding officer of the British forces in America. The expedition was under the immediate command of William Peperell, a Maine soldier. Joseph Twitchell, uncle of Benoni and Thomas Allerton, were witnesses to a contract in writing between Gabriel Bernon, of Newport, R.I, relative to a farm at "New Oxford, called ye olde mill," and Oliver Coller and Nathanil Coller also affixed their signatures. It was upon this farm that the town of Oxford was built. It contained about 2,500 acres. Benoni Twichell is supposed to have died at Killingly, Conn., the owner of large tract of lands. In the early history of Oxford, he was much in public life; in 1713-14, selectman; in 1714, town-clerk and later, constable, and to 1725, selectman and moderator repeatedly. He was a constituent member of the church, "evidently a man of enterprise and character and engaged somewhat in land speculation." Benoni TWICHELL and Hannah ALLEN were married on 18 Apr 1705. 13. Hannah ALLEN was born. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 21. Name listed as Hannah Allen or Allyn. Benoni TWICHELL and Hannah ALLEN had the following children: i. David TWICHELL was born on 20 Jul 1706 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. He died on 20 Sep 1706 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. ii. Josiah TWICHELL was born on 10 Jul 1707 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. He died on 19 Oct 1707 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. iii. Nehemiah TWICHELL was born on 15 Aug 1708 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. He died on 4 Sep 1708 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. iv. Seth TWICHELL was born on 31 Jul 1710 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. He died on 7 Nov 1710 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. 6 v. Seth TWICHELL. vi. Hannah TWICHELL was born on 12 Feb 1713 in Medfield, , Massachusetts. vii. Jeremiah TWICHELL was born in 1715 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Twitchell Family, Record of the Descendants of the Puritan Benjamin Twitchell - Dorcester, Lancaster, Medfield and Sherborn, Massachusetts, 1632 - 1927. Compiled and Edited by Ralph Emerson Twitchell, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Private printing by Herbert K. Twitchell, New York, N.Y. 1929. p. 46. Whom he married is uncertain, although he may be the Jeremiah who married Rhoda Clark, although it is belived that the husband of Rhoda Clark was the son of Seth Twichell. viii. Abigail TWICHELL was born on 10 Mar 1718. ix. Sarah TWICHELL was born on 18 Apr 1721 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Apr 1740 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died unmarried.

I just called the Town Clerk's office, and a wonderful secretary told me that the files were in the basement, and to call back a few days later, as she would have to locate them. She copied and sent them to me, for a dollar a page. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MARTHA ALTEMUS" <maltemus2@verizon.net> To: <mafrankl@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 6:42 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > Bonnie, > Thanks for the info. Where in Springfield? > Martha > On Sep 29, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Bonnie Weber wrote: > >> Hi >> I had relations in West Leyden MA, and had to go to Springfield, to >> find >> that they had the records for Barnardston , Deeds. My Baker family, >> Benjamin >> and Elijah purchased land there in 1784 and 1788, both from R.I. >> Most of the earliest records are still in Springfield. >> Bonnie >> .----- Original Message ----- >> From: <gle1@comcast.net> >> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:35 AM >> Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine >> >> >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>> Surnames: CARY >>> Classification: Query >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057.1 >>> >>> Message Board Post: >>> >>> Hi Martha, >>> >>> Rowe and Charlemont are towns in Franklin County. ALL Franklin County >>> Land (i.e. Deed) and Probate records are housed in the Franklin County >>> Courthouse on Main Street in Greenfield. Franklin County records >>> begin >>> with 1812. Any records of this nature (i.e. deed and probate) prior >>> to >>> 1812 are housed in the Hampshire County Hall of Records on King >>> Street in >>> Northampton. This is because Franklin County was part of Hampshire >>> County >>> prior to 1812. As you might have gathered, deed and probate records >>> are >>> housed at the county level. Specific vital records for a particular >>> town >>> are housed in that town, usually in the town clerk's ofice. >>> >>> Please refer to a corrollary posting of mine (Franklin-Hampshire >>> County) >>> on August 25, 2006 that provides more details about this chronology. >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Bonnie, Thanks for the info. Where in Springfield? Martha On Sep 29, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Bonnie Weber wrote: > Hi > I had relations in West Leyden MA, and had to go to Springfield, to > find > that they had the records for Barnardston , Deeds. My Baker family, > Benjamin > and Elijah purchased land there in 1784 and 1788, both from R.I. > Most of the earliest records are still in Springfield. > Bonnie > .----- Original Message ----- > From: <gle1@comcast.net> > To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Surnames: CARY >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057.1 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Hi Martha, >> >> Rowe and Charlemont are towns in Franklin County. ALL Franklin County >> Land (i.e. Deed) and Probate records are housed in the Franklin County >> Courthouse on Main Street in Greenfield. Franklin County records >> begin >> with 1812. Any records of this nature (i.e. deed and probate) prior >> to >> 1812 are housed in the Hampshire County Hall of Records on King >> Street in >> Northampton. This is because Franklin County was part of Hampshire >> County >> prior to 1812. As you might have gathered, deed and probate records >> are >> housed at the county level. Specific vital records for a particular >> town >> are housed in that town, usually in the town clerk's ofice. >> >> Please refer to a corrollary posting of mine (Franklin-Hampshire >> County) >> on August 25, 2006 that provides more details about this chronology. >> >> Good luck. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >

In a message dated 9/29/2006 2:35:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, judyrummler@mn.rr.com writes: looking for ancestry of Saloma LELAND HALL. Born in Conway, Franklin Co., MA, 3/5/1811. Moved to Wayne (Ontario?) Co. NY in "early childhood." Married Benjamin WILLIAMS in 1833. There were a number of Leland's with Conway/western NY connections (per The Leland Magazine; Lucy and Buelah both married in Conway). ========== I don't have any knowledge of Saloma LELAND HALL or her ancestry. Lucy Leland and Beulah Leland were both daughters of James Leland & Lucy Warren. Their brother, John Leland (Baptist Preacher) & wife Sally Devine had a son John D. Leland who married a Jemima HALL c 1806 in Cheshire, Berkshire Co, MA. They were in their 60's & living in Deerfield, Oneida Co, NY in 1850. Jemimah Hall Leland was the daughter of Calvin HALL & Mercy/Marcy Barnes of Berkshire Co MA (info given me by a Hall researcher). check out the following gedcom for possible "clues" re this Hall family: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ingram1956&id=I58974 My line is through Sally Leland (d/o Rev John Leland & Sally Devine) & her husband/1rst cousin Ansel Melvin (s/o Beulah Leland & Jonathan Melvin). Good Luck Sandi PS - I believe that the Leland siblings were born in Grafton, Worcester Co, MA.

Hi I had relations in West Leyden MA, and had to go to Springfield, to find that they had the records for Barnardston , Deeds. My Baker family, Benjamin and Elijah purchased land there in 1784 and 1788, both from R.I. Most of the earliest records are still in Springfield. Bonnie .----- Original Message ----- From: <gle1@comcast.net> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 6:35 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: CARY > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Martha, > > Rowe and Charlemont are towns in Franklin County. ALL Franklin County > Land (i.e. Deed) and Probate records are housed in the Franklin County > Courthouse on Main Street in Greenfield. Franklin County records begin > with 1812. Any records of this nature (i.e. deed and probate) prior to > 1812 are housed in the Hampshire County Hall of Records on King Street in > Northampton. This is because Franklin County was part of Hampshire County > prior to 1812. As you might have gathered, deed and probate records are > housed at the county level. Specific vital records for a particular town > are housed in that town, usually in the town clerk's ofice. > > Please refer to a corrollary posting of mine (Franklin-Hampshire County) > on August 25, 2006 that provides more details about this chronology. > > Good luck. > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Thank you for the input. My next effort is to try land and probate records. This guy must have left some trace somewhere! Martha On Sep 26, 2006, at 8:01 PM, friedfish@tds.net wrote: > 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/1047.1.1.1.1.2 > > Message Board Post: > > Martha, > > It sounds like you trying all the right things to find your person. > > Lee is correct in asserting that the records for Zoar are likely in > the Charlemont group, but I believe some might also be held at Rowe. > > Have you tried Hawley? If a Rice is involved, it might be worth a > look there, too, as many of the Rice's settled in Hawley, just > adjacent to Charlemont. > > I don't know if you can accomplish anything by backtracking through > the Rice's, but it is likely there is some very solid information at > Historic Deerfield, as the Rice's came out of the 1704 Old Deerfield > settlement and are highly documented. If Charles actually married > Reney, it might give you another nugget of information going forward. > NEHGS will likely have some good information on the Rice's. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Thank you for your offer. I am interested in any land deeds or probate records for Charles Winchester known to have lived in Rowe and Charlemont; however, I do remember hearing that he may have also owned land in Warwick. This would have been in the late 1700's or early 1800's. Martha On Sep 28, 2006, at 7:12 AM, SaraNOH@aol.com wrote: > If there's something specific you need at the Registry of Deeds, maybe > I can > get it for you. The newer stuff is online. > > Sara in Millers Falls > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

If there's something specific you need at the Registry of Deeds, maybe I can get it for you. The newer stuff is online. Sara in Millers Falls

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4EB.2ACE/1057.1 Message Board Post: Hi Martha, Rowe and Charlemont are towns in Franklin County. ALL Franklin County Land (i.e. Deed) and Probate records are housed in the Franklin County Courthouse on Main Street in Greenfield. Franklin County records begin with 1812. Any records of this nature (i.e. deed and probate) prior to 1812 are housed in the Hampshire County Hall of Records on King Street in Northampton. This is because Franklin County was part of Hampshire County prior to 1812. As you might have gathered, deed and probate records are housed at the county level. Specific vital records for a particular town are housed in that town, usually in the town clerk's ofice. Please refer to a corrollary posting of mine (Franklin-Hampshire County) on August 25, 2006 that provides more details about this chronology. Good luck.

Still looking for ancestry of Saloma LELAND HALL. Born in Conway, Franklin Co., MA, 3/5/1811. Moved to Wayne (Ontario?) Co. NY in "early childhood." Married Benjamin WILLIAMS in 1833. There were a number of Leland's with Conway/western NY connections (per The Leland Magazine; Lucy and Buelah both married in Conway). I've checked Vital Records of Conway. So ... I'm looking for a LELAND who married a HALL or whose daughter married a HALL ... or any other ideas. We'll be in Franklin Co. Oct. 12-13th and am wondering where we should look? Thanks, Judy Rummler

Registry of Deeds, 425 Main St. Greenfield http://www.franklindeeds.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <maltemus2@verizon.net> To: <MAFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 7:12 AM Subject: Re: [MAFRANKL] Cary in Colraine > 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/1057 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone know where I would look for deeds in the general area of > Rowe/Charlemont and environs? > > > ------------------------------- > 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