----- 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 >