This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bechtel, Boice Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/29.1 Message Board Post: I have the following records, any connections: West Copake, Columbia County Reformed Church Baptism Date: 26 Oct 1794 Father: Christophel Bechtel Mother: Christina Bays Item #: 687 Child: Cathrine Sponsor: Rudolph Bays (Boice), & wife Catharine Birth Date: 10 Jul 1794

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Charles D. Shaver (Shaffer) was located on the 1880 Gallatin, Colombia Co., NY federal census, page 186D. He was 45, born in NY. Mary C., wife, was 44. Eliza M., daughter, 18. Ethna A. (I have her as Eva), daughter, was 15. Mary E., daughter, was 11. Charles J., son, was 8. Ward D., son, was 5. Peter S., son, was 2. Wife Mary was a Finger, daughter of John (Johannes) Finger and Eliza Freiz. Shirley Maynard

Charles Duntz, age 27, was found with his first wife and family on the 1880 Gallatin, Columbia Co., NY federal census, page 186C. His wife was Elizabeth, age 25. Anna was his daughter, age 4. Jacob was his son, age 2. Charles Duntz married as his second wife, Alice Magley, daughter of John Magley and Mary Finger. Alice was previously married to an unknown HULET and had 2 children, Mary and John Hulet. John was married to Fannie Wagoner. That is the extent of my Hulet information. I"m hoping someone will know of the Duntz children and remember something about the step-siblings, Mary and John Hulet. Shirley Maynard

On the 1880 NY, Columbia Co., town of Stockport federal census, page 469D, Charles W. Staats, age 25, born in NY is listed with his family. Mary Staats, 22, born in NY. Lizzie Staats, 2, born in NY. Roberts Staats, 10 months, born in NY. Myers Staats, father, 50, born in NY. Myers was married to Betsey Magley, sister of John and George Magley of Gallatin, Columbia Co. Shirley Maynard

I have Friend Smith, age 42 in 1880 on the 1880 Gallatin, Columbia Co., NY federal census, page 184D. His wife was Sobrina Magla/Magley/Megley/42 spelling variations. She was 32 and the daughter of George Magley and Catherine Tinklepaugh, the granddaughter of Christian Magley and Catarina Blass and John and Polly Tinklepaugh. "Sabrina" was mentioned in her mother's application for widow's pension when George died of disease within a short time after enlisting in the Civil War. With Fred and Sobrina were Iva M. Smith, daughter, age 7, born in NY. Willie Smith, son, age 5. Addied Smith, daughter, age 1. Mother in law, Catherine Magla, age 68 and born in NY. And "other", Charles Houghtailing, age 18, born in NY. I would very much like to get in touch with Sobrina's and Fred's children's descendants. My husband is descended from George Magley's brother, John Magley who married Mary Finger. Their son, Egbert, married Maud Carr, and they moved to Rhinecliff, Dutchess Co. around 1900. Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA MaeMay510@aol.com <A HREF="http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/jumpto.cgi?find=Magley">Magley Family Genealogy Forum</A>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rudd, Brewster, Brush, Smith, Eno, Sherman, Conklin, Sutherland, Hopkins, Shepherd, Smith, Dakin, Winchell, Hartwell, Eggleston, Spencer, Johnston, Hawley, Wooden, Hammond, Ketterer, Dibble, Reynolds, Fairchild, Bostwick, Myers, Stissing, Pulver, Taylor Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1644.1 Message Board Post: My cousin who had the originals of these clippings did not know what to do with them and recently sent them to me. Here follows a corrected copy of this obituary typed from the original. ===================================== IN MEMORIAM CHARLES RUDD Mr. Charles Rudd deceased in the town of Gallatin, Columbia County, N.Y. at his residence on Friday February 18, 1910. Had he lived seventeen days more he would have completed his ninety years. The funeral was at his dwelling on the following Monday February 21, at 11:30 a.m. conducted by Rev. Frank R. Bouton a Methodist minister, and the burial in his family lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Pine Plains. To go back three generations Zebulon Rudd married Jerusha Brewster a descendant of the Brewster immigrant, who came over on the Mayflower. Their son Bezaleel Rudd married Ruth Brush of the Brush family who with Reynolds' families emigrated from Horse Neck (Greenwich) Conn. to Great Nine Partners in 1765 or thereabout, and settled in the northwest part of Amenia as now. This early settlement of the Brush and Reynolds and maybe others was called "City" near and a little north of the now Smithfield Church as the dwellings, three or four or more were near together. The Brush farm was part of the Capt. John H. Conklin farm, in more recent times the "Slee farm," about four miles northeast of the "City" and on that farm was the Brush family burying ground. In that burial place (no yard there now) are two dark slate head stones on which respectfully is inscribed: "Sacred to ye memory of Mr. Reuben Brush who died June ye 6th 1774. A E 61." "In memory of Mrs. Isable Brush who di! ed June ye 15. 1772. A E -- yrs." There were other burials in this yard the last being in 1812. I am not an authority at this writing but infer that Ruth Brush wife of Bezaleel Rudd was a daughter of Reuben Brush above. In the sixth regiment in Charlotte Precinct of which David Sutherland was Colonel and Roswell Hopkins Lieutenant Colonel at its organization in 1776, a change was made in 1778 when Sutherland resigned and Hopkins became Colonel. Further changes were made in the regiment in 1780, when Bezaleel Rudd was appointed quartermaster, and the next year 1781 he was first Lieutenant in Captain Shepherds company in the same regiment. I leave the tree to the family, and follow my branch. One of the sons of Bezaleel Rudd and Ruth Brush was a son Reuben B. (Brush) who settled in Pokeepsie married Elizabeth Smith, built a brick building for a store I think the Wood and Tittamer site and tradition to me says was the first brick store in Pokeepsie. Here in Pokeepsie their son Charles, the deceased, was born March 7, 1820. A few years later the family emigrated to North East in this county and settled near a small lake about two miles northeast of Spencer's Corners, near the margin of this lake Reuben B. Rudd built his dwelling, and in commemoration thereof this lake was christened "Rudd's Pond," a name it bears to this day. Charles was around the sevens or eights in years, at this time, I have not exact date, but contemporaneous with his father were the families Dakin, Winchell, Hartwell, Eggleston, Spencer, Johnston, Benedict Hawley and many others who have given fame to "Spencer's Corner" and northeast in our early annals. In passing I will say, Northeast has a most interesting field yet unexplored for historical research. The children of these families were the schoolmates and associates of Charles. None of them heirs to luxury and indolence, but all had brain and muscle, the best thing child can heir, and they made each harder and stronger by work. Charles came to Pine Plains in the spring of 1837, and dates the beginning of our acquaintance. He commenced work in the harness shop of Emmott Wooden, but William Wooden father of Emmott was the proprietor. The shop was then in the now front parlor of the building of the late Isaiah Dibble store property. Two years later, 1839, the Pine Plains Bank was organized, and Henry R. Hammond an enterprising citizen of Pine Plains and at that time landlord of Ketterer's hotel, built by contract an annex on the west side of this building for the bank. It was two stories, the first for the bank, the second story Mr. Wooden had fitted with windows and otherwise for harness making and moved his business to the two rooms above, both making one room. The present G. Dibble store room was used by the Pine Plains Bank. Seventy-three years is hardly a breath of time worth noticing, yet to the persons who havn't arrived to that breath, the persons and things in this village and town when Mr. Rudd came here as he related them may be an interesting reminiscence. Walter Reynolds and his sister Julia, and two aunts Rachel and Betsey, lived next east in the brick dwelling now W. T. Myers. Mr. Reynolds, later a lawyer, had an office where the Bowman drug store is. Aaron E. Winchell and Samuel Fairchild were partners in merchandising in the old store now Charles Morgan corner, and Niles Hartwell a merchant on the opera house corner. West beyond this was a shoemaker named Barnes, and a harness shop by Rufus White. The only other merchant was Reuben W. Bostwick in the now Chase store made over. Henry C. Myers was landlord at now Stissing House, and Nicholas N. Pulver at now Ketterer hotel. Epapaphroditus Taylor a shoemaker had a shop on the east part of R. D. Hicks building covered now by the barber shop. Mr. Taylor was also justice of the peace for a number of years, and the late Judge Barnard of Pokeepsie then a young man, came occassionally to Justice taylor's court and bewildered "intelligent jurymen" with "facts in the case," a! nd befogged the justice as well with "the law may it please your Honor." Next west of Taylor's shop was Carman the hatter shop. Between the Chase store and this hatter's shop was an alley as now which led to a plaza in the rear of Chase store, and the now Ketterer's hotel barn stood on the street north of Wolven's butcher shop and was moved back to its present position by Henry R. Hammond. He built the shed attached as now. Next east of W. T. Myers building was Alfred Brush a tailor corpulent and kind. He lived in the now William Dibble block house and his work shop was the now Anna Davis small building. Another tailor named Diamond had a shop in the second story of a small building next to the Bowman drug store. On the first story of this building Caroline Finch and Mary Rudd had a millinery shop. A year or so later Josephus D. Jordan had the upper story (Diamond having moved) for a law office. Moses Conger then commenced reading Blackstone and Kent with him. Mose! was one of us, all around good and social, became blind, yet was cheerful many years before he was taken to his grave. 'Tis his calamity and not his taking off that bring the tear. Poor Mose here; happy Mose there; would I make his epitaph. Of blacksmiths, Daniel Pulver had a shop opposite the now Brown blacksmith shop on south street, and Sanford Smith had a wagon and blacksmith shop combined west of Stissing house which was later used by William Myers, and Arba Platt made wagons employing from one to three men in a shop opposite Daniel Pulver on south street, in the later Huesler shop. Of lawyers besides Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Jordan who I think came here the year before I did there were Stephen Eno venerable with silver locks and legal lore. William Eno his son, and James Lillie. Richard Peck came a little later and built an office on the Ketterer property later used for a post office and now pool room an annex to the hotel. The doctors were Cornelius Allerton and Dr. Davis. Of all the family names in the town now living on the farms of their fathers in '37 I can recall only Righter, Best, Pulver, Tripp, Germond and Hicks. Of his associates or "set" in the village of young men during the decade from 1837 to 1847, I could name a dozen or more, and Mr. Righter is the only one living. I was a few years his junior in years, and according to the age grade of society I was in the second class, but as I now remember I took notice all the same. As to his church going during these years he said, "I generally went to church (Methodist) Sunday mornings and in the afternoon read Paradise Lost, Pope or Byron, or rambled in the fields and mountain, either of which was deemed wicked and worldly minded by the strictly orthodox." Herein is the key to his religion and subsequent life work. He chose farming for his occupation, and in 1848 journeyed on horseback through the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania to see the soil and methods of farming in those states, and came back not making a purchase. Soon after his return he purchased a farm in the town of Gallatin, Columbia County, married Frances Falk in 1849, grand-daughter of Isaac S! mith, Esq., a farmer and near neighbor, where he lived until his decease. I knew him here until 1852 when two children had been born and I went west. Homer, the Greek poet, wrote of his friend, "He was a friend of man and lived in a house by the side of the road." Sam Walter Foss puts it in verse this way: "There are hermit souls that live withdrawn, In the place of their self-content. There are souls like stars that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; Tehre are pioneer souls that blaze their paths, Where highlanders never ran, But let me live by the side of the road, And be a friend of man. "I see from my house by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life, The men that press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint with the strife, But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears. Both, parts of an infinite plan, Let me live in my house by the side of the road, And be a friend of man." As to his religion, so called, he was deeply reverent, and his creed can be expressed in four words. "Thy will be done." He yielded all to the will of the great creative spirit, which he called Almighty rather than the common name God. "The Almighty knows, the Almighty governs," were his expressions. He saw this Almighty in the hills, the grass and the stream, and I have often thought that this love of nature, and natures God induced him to choose the farm life. There was a deep well of pure water in his soul, not manifest at the surface in every day life among men. His life is his best memorial, and is an unbroken chain of blessed memories. He left three sons, John, of New York City, Harry and Charles, of Pine Plains, two daughters, Mrs. Frank Eno, of Pine Plains, and Mrs. Elisha Sherman, of Glens Falls. ISAAC HUNTTING

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RICHMOND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/924.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, I am not descended from any of these persons. I had just listed the info as it was recorded in the book. My wife is descended from a George Richmond who once lived in Columbia county, NY and I had looked in the book for him. Alas, no George, but thought others might find the other data helpful. Good luck with your search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1167.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Parents of Archibald Jackson are: Robert Jackson and Sarah Campbell of Voluntown, Conn.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Richmond Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/924.1 Message Board Post: Are you descended from Edward Richmond? I have different b. and d, dates for him and am interested in more information. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1753 Message Board Post: Is Fishkill in Columbia County. If not please tell me what county it is in.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1032.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your quick response and your advise I will give it a shot Thanks again Melissa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/11.19 Message Board Post: Hello, Can you tell me anything about your connection to the Colvin family? I belive that they originated from Greene county.. We may be able to help each other with this work.. Look forward to hearing from you Dave Stott

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1032.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Melissa, Unfortunately the books I own for the births and baptisms do not go up to 1904 when Floyd was born. As Mellenville is the next town over from Philmont, I would try the town clerk. Her name is Eilene Morris, 122 Main Street, Philmont, NY 12565, tel. 518-672-7032 (Hours: M-F 9 to 2). Ask her for either a birth record or death record. If you have no luck there you could try Claverack as Philmont is a village within the town of Claverack. The town clerk is Mary J Hoose, PO Box V, Mellenville, NY 12544 tel. 518-672-7911 (Hours: M-F 9 to 3). Sorry I could not be of more help. Happy Hunting, Susan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHRYSLER-FRANSICO Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/65.823.826.1107.1110 Message Board Post: I also have a david h.Chrysler born in Columbia co. NY.Married a mary or elizabeth. had a son named [Porter Augustus Chrysler] born there in 1830. then i have them in Middlesex,New York. Porter Married a Thankful Alvira Fransico,from middlesex or in middlesex. there son was [Herbert Ward Chrysler] born in middlesex,New York [1875] porter died in [1906]Monroe co. New York.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/1032.1 Message Board Post: hi I am looking for the parents of floyd mccagg of philmont Floydwas born in 1904 and died in 1965 he married fannie mae Johnson Also fannie was married before that to a surname of gordon fannie and floyd are my grandparents i don't have much info on them any help would be greatly appreciated I know floyd was a member of the mellenville fire company and fannie was in the american legion auxialary also women of the moose and the royal neighbors association Thank s again for your time

Alfred is the son of John Silvernail and Elisa Winford. I have his wife's name as Esther Deeter, and allegedly they had no children. John was b. in 1845, son of Hiram C. Silvernail and Amanda (Silvernail) Silvernail. There's several more generations beyond that. You can look up most of this on the LDS website, http://www.familysearch.org This information was derived from Peter Silvernail's genealogical records and another Silvernail genealogy. Art -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of linlin216@aol.com Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:17 PM To: NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYCOL] Re: Silvernail settlers This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VRB.2ACE/98.780.2 Message Board Post: Hi. i am just starting out and find out that I am relatived to the silvernails that come from columbia country ny. so any information you have will be greatful. the only thing i know so far is that alfred silvernail married esther teator. you can email or i will send you my addreess thank you for any help Linda

Cliff and Shirley and Bill, My thanks to all of you. That was one of my planned stops in a visit I had planned for this month which has now been overtaken by events. I have some pictures of the Groat plot taken some 15 years ago if anyone is interested. Another of my planned stops was the Foland-Kittle-Leggett Farm burial Plot which is just North of the West Ghent RDC Cemetery and near the old Groat family farm. I had hoped to transcribe all of the headstones and take some additional pictures though many of them were unreadable when I last visited. I guess it will have to wait for next year. Again, my thanks to all of you. Jim Groat jgroat1@midsouth.rr.com ------------------------ Cliff Lamere wrote: > > My thanks to Shirley and Bill Moore for transcribing the West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery records for posting on my website. > > I have posted two versions. You can look for the 565 names alphabetically or by family plot. > > On my website, look for Vital Records-Deaths, then Columbia Co. Choose the view you prefer. > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ > > The most abundant names are Dingman, Engel, Kittel/Kittle, Leggett, Link, Philip, Van Bramer and Van Valkenburgh. But, there are a lot of others, of course. > > Cliff Lamere Albany, NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VRB.2ACE/98.780.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi Linda, There seems to be a lot of activity relating to the Silvernail family lately, and I am hoping that, as I have no info on Alfred, maybe someone else who has responded can help you. Good Luck! Audra