Thank you! m Deanna Smith wrote: > 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 >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >