Keziah is a biblical name although at the moment I can't remember where it is from other than it is Old Testament. It was not an uncommon name. marilyn Deanna Smith wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RndllMartha@aol.com> > To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:37 PM > Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Slater also > > > >> Hi Deanna, >> Thank you in advance for all the copies. I have heard the movement from >> Vermont to NY was, at least in part, due to the land squabbles between the two >> states. When it was finally settled, some people held deeds from NY to land >> that was now in Vermont and Vermont would not honor their deeds so NY gave >> these people the option to move to the "wild west" of their day now known as >> Chenango County, NY.That was very informative to me. I know about the NY/Vt border problems. When I work in Washington Co. it all becomes very real when parts of Vt. became Washington Co. and vise versa. I think land in Chenango County was also made available >> for the veterans of the day. >> >> Preston is where my Randall line merges with my Stafford line! I wonder >> it I can find where they were buried. I bet it is in Preston. That is the >> fun of genealogy, you answer one question only to find another! >> And what kind of name is Keziah? It sounds really exotic.Keziah is actually quite a common name in that time period; at least in my research experiences. It's a nice name; yes, rather exotic. I have an ancestor Desire Truth Acres. >> > Deanna > >> Many thanks, again! >> Marti >> >> In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> dsmith57701@adelphia.net writes: >> >> Hi Marti, I made your copies. I also copied the family of Joseph Slater and >> wife Hannah Covell to their dau. Keziah who m. Isaac Stafford. Eventually >> living in Preston, Chenango Co., NY >> >> What was the reason for movement of so many from parts of Vt. to Chenango >> Co.? I've noted in reading the Vermont Families books, that there are many >> migrations to Chenango Co. >> >> Deanna >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy >> Awards. Go to AOL Music. >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >
You are so right. She was the 2nd of Job's 3 daughters. I just checked it at Google. Deanna ----- Original Message ----- From: "MKD" <schoolbell@ulink.net> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Slater also > Keziah is a biblical name although at the moment I can't remember where > it is from other than it is Old Testament. It was not an uncommon name. > marilyn > > Deanna Smith wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <RndllMartha@aol.com> >> To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [NYCHENAN] Slater also >> >> >> >>> Hi Deanna, >>> Thank you in advance for all the copies. I have heard the movement from >>> Vermont to NY was, at least in part, due to the land squabbles between the two >>> states. When it was finally settled, some people held deeds from NY to land >>> that was now in Vermont and Vermont would not honor their deeds so NY gave >>> these people the option to move to the "wild west" of their day now known as >>> Chenango County, NY.That was very informative to me. I know about the NY/Vt border problems. When I work in Washington Co. it all becomes very real when parts of Vt. became Washington Co. and vise versa. I think land in Chenango County was also made available >>> for the veterans of the day. >>> >>> Preston is where my Randall line merges with my Stafford line! I wonder >>> it I can find where they were buried. I bet it is in Preston. That is the >>> fun of genealogy, you answer one question only to find another! >>> And what kind of name is Keziah? It sounds really exotic.Keziah is actually quite a common name in that time period; at least in my research experiences. It's a nice name; yes, rather exotic. I have an ancestor Desire Truth Acres. >>> >> Deanna >> >>> Many thanks, again! >>> Marti >>> >>> In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, >>> dsmith57701@adelphia.net writes: >>> >>> Hi Marti, I made your copies. I also copied the family of Joseph Slater and >>> wife Hannah Covell to their dau. Keziah who m. Isaac Stafford. Eventually >>> living in Preston, Chenango Co., NY >>> >>> What was the reason for movement of so many from parts of Vt. to Chenango >>> Co.? I've noted in reading the Vermont Families books, that there are many >>> migrations to Chenango Co. >>> >>> Deanna >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >>> body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy >>> Awards. Go to AOL Music. >>> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-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 NYCHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >