The Babcocks that I know lived in Richmondville, NY during the 1940s. Their grandson, John, lives in Paradise, California now and is about 79 years old. His phone number is 530-877-1909. I went to school with him at Richmondville Central. I really don't know anything more about them. I sent you the email because I know from experience that sometimes a tiny bit of information can lead to bigger networks. Sorry that I can't help more. Toribeth ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deehunter_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so much! I really appreciate the help! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbpotter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: City of Mechanicville Historian - Paul Loatman 607 Park Ave., Mechanicville, NY 12118 telephone: (518) 664-7037 e-mail: ploatman@nycap.rr.com Saratoga County Historian - Kristina Saddlemire Reese 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 telephone: (518) 884-4749 e-mail: sarahist@govt.co.saratoga.ny.us You might also find some other helpful information on Saratoga County's Web page - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysarato/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deehunter_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: thanks for looking that up anyway..no I haven't tried contacting them - do you my chance know who it is or how to reach them? thin you are right they would probably be able to answer some of these questions Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbpotter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a copy of the "1871 Directory of Saratoga County and Town of Queensbury". None of the brass manufacturing companies which you have mentioned are listed in the 1871 directory. However, that does not mean that these companies may not have set up shop in Mechanicville at a later date. Sorry that I can not be of more help. Have you contacted the Historian for the City of Mechanicville or the Saratoga County Historian's Office? I suspect that either of those offices would be more likely to have the information that you are seeking. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deehunter_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Something happened with my last post- sorry if it duplicates I haven't had a chance to do any research on Mechanicville yet- so thanks very much!... I found out that Paolo later went to work in Waterbury CT for one of the Brass mfg... there were3 in Waterbury - Scoval Mfg, American Brass and Chase Brass and Copper...Do you know if one of them might have been orginally located in Mechanicville? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbpotter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There is no "s" in Mechanicville. However, my grandmother (1887-1979), a life long resident of Mechanicville, and her contemporaries pronounced Mechanicville as thought it did have an "s" in it. Don't ask me why, because I do not have a clue. Mechanicville started out as the site of first a colonial tavern (1718) and then a mill in the original Saratoga Patent. The Anthony Kill, upon which the mill was seated, then became the southern boundary line of Great Lott # 1 of the Second Grand Division of the Saratoga Patten. In all likelihood the settlement took its name from an early woolen mill, owned by the Mechanicville Manufacturing Company, which had been erected on the Anthony Kill. The settlement grew from a colonial mill seat into a bustling mill village with a population of 800, when it was incorporated as a village in 1859. The earliest maps that I have found all spell Mechanicville without an "s". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lbpotter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: During the first third of the 20th Century, Mechanicville was still a bustling place. There were mills (West Va Co had a paper mill on the Hudson in which my Canadian grandfather (1888-1957) worked). When my grandmother (1887-1979) dropped out of high school because her father would not let her go to nursing school, she went to work in a shirt factory in Mechanicville. There were lots of employment opportunities in Mechanicville back in the day. A mill town on the Hudson River would have been a logical place for a new immigrant to settle. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deehunter_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Thanks for the information- this is helpful to know - will see if any of his family or his brother-in-laws family worked on the railroad... Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Colonie Street is north of Lumber St Off of Broadway South of N. Lansing (see photo attached)Carol> From: cathyd@maine.rr.com> To: nyalbany@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:34:28 -0700> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] City Directory look-up request> > Thanks so much to those who replied to my request for my gggrandfather's > street address. I got 3 replies in less than 24 hours. The Albany List is > awesome! I'm hoping to find the street on my very brief trip to Albany this > Sat.> Cathy> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: 'Ann W' <annw659@cableone.net>> To: <nyalbany@rootsweb.com>; 'Albany New York List' > <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:45 PM> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] City Directory look-up request> > > > Hi, Cathy,> > The family is listed at 148 Colonie St, Albany, in the 1880 census.> >> > Ann> > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> > Check out the mailing list's website > > at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_realtime_042008

I have two photos, I am sending one at a time.Carol> From: cathyd@maine.rr.com> To: nyalbany@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:34:28 -0700> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] City Directory look-up request> > Thanks so much to those who replied to my request for my gggrandfather's > street address. I got 3 replies in less than 24 hours. The Albany List is > awesome! I'm hoping to find the street on my very brief trip to Albany this > Sat.> Cathy> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: 'Ann W' <annw659@cableone.net>> To: <nyalbany@rootsweb.com>; 'Albany New York List' > <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:45 PM> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] City Directory look-up request> > > > Hi, Cathy,> > The family is listed at 148 Colonie St, Albany, in the 1880 census.> >> > Ann> > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> > Check out the mailing list's website > > at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_realtime_042008

Hi, Just wanted to inform you that a family of Babcocks lived in Richmondville, Schoharie County and the grandson, John Babcock is now living in Paradise, California. He is listed in the phone book and can probably help you in your search. Toribeth ************** Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

Hi Laurien, I have a question for you about your Babcock family. Did any of them live in Bethlehem or marry anyone named Nellis? The time period would have been 1780 to 1800. Richard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

1849 Aug. 8. Rev. Deodatus Babcock baptized Julia Louisa, Infant daughter of George and Jane Babcock. Sponsors, J. H. Babcock, Elisabeth W. Babcock, Julia BettsCarol> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:11:32 -0400> From: connell@nycap.rr.com> To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com; nyalbany@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] mechanicville ny> > Here's contact info for the Mechanicville District Public Library: > http://meclib.sals.edu/index.php/collections/> with both telephone numbers and a email address. They may have some > local directories or other useful info.> > Good luck.> > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.> >> > Author: waldoayeranc> > Surnames: > > Classification: queries> >> > Message Board URL: > >> > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.3/mb.ashx> >> > Message Board Post:> >> > I lived near Mechanicsville, New York. I think you left out the s. Anyway, most of the older people are very family orientated. You could call the reference library there and someone would probably help you with a contact--of the lumber yard, or if you can't find it, email me, kati1@verizon.net and I still know some people there. The Italians came and built the railroad. It is a very business and family orientated city on the Hudson River in New York, near the Saratoga Battlefield. > >> > Good luck.> >> > Important Note:> > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.> >> >> >> > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message> >> >> > > > ====NY-Albany Mailing List====> Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/> Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry.> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Back to work after baby–how do you know when you’re ready? http://lifestyle.msn.com/familyandparenting/articleNW.aspx?cp-documentid=5797498&ocid=T067MSN40A0701A

Laurien, I am afraid that I shall have to give you a very definite maybe as the answer to your question about whether there are any Babcocks on my family tree. It has been so long since I have looked at that material. I have been so busy with my 1777-Saratoga Tax District, Albany County, NY research that I would really have to dig deep into my filing cabinets to find my own genealogical data. My immigrant Potter ancestor was Robert Potter (c.1600-1655) of Warwick, RI. I also count among my ancestors eight (8) May Flower passengers, John McCoone (1630-1705) of Westerly, RI, Samuel Wilbore (1597-1656) of Boston MA, Roger Williams (1604-1683) of Providence, RI, John Crandall (1612-1696) of Westerly, RI and John Freeman (1600-1645) of Sudbury, MA, Francis Baker (1611-1696) of MA, among others. (What can I say, my ancestors on my father's side of my family tree failed in Europe early.) I seem to remember there being a Babcock somewhere in that mix, but off of the top of my head, I can not tell you, who it is or when they lived. I'll have to get back to you on this one. However, there were four (4) men with the surname of Babcock living in the Saratoga Tax District of Albany County, NY during the Rev War. They were Job, Jonathan, Nehemiah and Timothy. The only person for whom I have any genealogical data is Timothy Babcock. Do you know anything about any of these men? Thanks for your help and your patience. Leslie Laurien wrote: > Leslie, > > I have the Babcock Genealogy that has about 35 Potters in it going back to the 1600's. > > Do you have any Babcocks in your genealogy? > > LBabcock > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks so much to those who replied to my request for my gggrandfather's street address. I got 3 replies in less than 24 hours. The Albany List is awesome! I'm hoping to find the street on my very brief trip to Albany this Sat. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann W" <annw659@cableone.net> To: <nyalbany@rootsweb.com>; "Albany New York List" <NYALBANY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] City Directory look-up request > Hi, Cathy, > The family is listed at 148 Colonie St, Albany, in the 1880 census. > > Ann > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website > at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYALBANY-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. Author: lbpotter1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.albany/7562.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My mother was born in Mechanicville, NY in 1913. I remember both my mother and my grandmother telling me about riding the trolley car. So Mechanicville was not only "close" to mass transportation, it actually had mass transportation. In addition to the trolley car service that went to Ft. Edward, Troy and Albany, it had a very large railroad yard and railroad passenger service. My great-grandfather worked for the railroad and he and his family lived in Mechanicville. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

You are absolutely correct. However, my grandmother, a life long resident of Mechanicville, and her contemporaries pronounced Mechanicville as thought it did have an "s" in it. Don't ask me why. Leslie Potter Laurien wrote: > FYI > > I have a Mechanicville, NY mailing address. There is no "s" in Mechanicville. > > LBabcock > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Mechanicville stated out as the site of a colonial mill in the original Saratoga Patent. The Anthony Kill, upon which the mill was located, then became the southern boundary line of Great Lott # 1 of the Second Grand Division of the Saratoga Patten. The modern term "suburb" is not applicable applicable to Mechanicville either as a colonial mill seat or as the bustling 19th century milling city into which it grew. West Va.Co. shut down the paper mill in the late 1960s. The railroad abandoned the switching yard some years later. Leslie Potter Johnntravis@aol.com wrote: > Mechanicville is NOT a suburb of Albany. While it is somewhat near, it is > in Saratoga County. > > j travis > > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > ====NY-Albany Mailing List==== > Check out the mailing list's website at:http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Albany/ > Add/check your Albany surnames on the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYALBANY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Leslie, I have the Babcock Genealogy that has about 35 Potters in it going back to the 1600's. Do you have any Babcocks in your genealogy? LBabcock