Hello Marti, you have to be "my" Marti from years ago and correspondence re: BIXBY and HACKETT, right? Well, now I read that you have SLATER. So, does my husband and I have been working on his lines lately! His 4g grandmother was Hannah SLATER, b 1774 VT. She married Ezra GLEASON (nothing further re: him) and they were the parents of five children born in New York: Clarissa, 1799; Electa, 1802; Louisa, 1804; John, 1809; and Sarah, 1812. Most of the children migrated to Ohio near the Michigan border. Because the name SLATER is often spelled SLAFTER, we were able to find this family in the "Memorial of John Slafter..." by the Rev. Edmund F. Slafter, 1869. You probably know all that but, if not, you might find it helpful. At any rate, it was Deanna's question, "What was the reason for movement of so many from parts of Vt. to Chenango Co.?" that prompted me to write. Just last week, I discovered the probable reason Floyd's BAILEYs left Vermont: the "1838 Rebellion" when the French in lower Canada (Quebec) and the English in upper Canada (Ontario) were joined by many U.S. citizens in an abortive attempt to overthrow the British government. In the "Yesterdays of Brome County [Canada]," 1980, I found the following, "The rebel party consisted of Captain Ira A. Bailey, Jonathan Bailey ..." Those two were uncles of John G. Bailey, Floyd's gg grandfather, and brought him with them to Ohio/Michigan [another border dispute]. :ol I hope this hasn't been too much information. But it was fun to see your name again and to share. Sally Bailey > [Original Message] > From: <RndllMartha@aol.com> > To: <nychenan@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/15/2008 9:38:49 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. 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. > > 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