Please post the reply to the List. Thank you. Valerie --- Lyndal Aufdenkamp <drifter@gv.net> wrote: > Hi John: I have a BUNDY line coming from Delaware > Co. They appear on the > 1810 Delhi census and each one taken until, I > believe 1850, when they were > in Meredith. Am trying to find the birth place of > my gggrandfather, William > Henry, son of Bennett Bundy. He was born in 1828 > and all I have is Delaware > County. Could you possibly furnish me with an > address for the Presbyteran > Church records or the name of someone who could > research the records for me? > I look forward to hearing from you.............. > > Lyndal Aufdenkamp > California > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John H. Beach" <John_H_Beach@compuserve.com> > To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:48 AM > Subject: [NYDELAWA] More Scots of Delaware help > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have been monitoring the Scots in Delaware Co. > and remembered that the > > Presbyterian Church in Delhi went back to 1805 and > it was established > > mainly by Scots. I also know they have a library > - archives there and so > > I > > asked them about the Scots coming there and this > is their answer: > > > > From: "Clara" <cstewart004@stny.rr.com> > > To: <john_h_beach@compuserve.com> > > Subject: scottish ancestors > > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:05:26 -0400 > > > > Dear Mr. Beach, > > > > I will try to answer your question concerning the > Scots who came to this > > area. > > > > At this time, early to middle 1800s, life in > Scotland was very difficult. > > Most of the Scots could not own land as it was > owned by English well-to-do > > gentlemen. The Scots working on the land had to > pay rent. It was a time of > > religious problems. The industrial revolution was > beginning and machines > > were taking the place of workers in the woolen > mills. Of course, this new > > Country was developing, had lots of land and > needed to increase the > > population. > > > > Unfortunately, some of the immigrants came here > only to find they still > > had > > to pay rent. A good book to read is; "A Free > Soil-A Free People: The > > Anti-Rent War in Delaware County, New York" by > Dorothy Kubik. > > > > The First Presbyterian Church recently celebrated > 200 years of services. > > The first Church was built where the College Golf > Course is at present, > > then to the Village in 1882. > > > > We now have an archives at the Church with maps > and books designating who > > and where people came from in Scotland. I would be > happy to show you our > > history when you are in Delhi. > > > > Clara Stewart > > Delhi, NY > > > > > > > > Don't forget that there many turnpikes, railroads > and canals being built > > and this helped some of the Scots find jobs in > several area of many years. > > Many Scots came here through Nova Scotia once the > word went out about job > > openings. Small Scot settlements grew over time > in several area > > throughout > > NY. Once they were established, they became a > magnet for others to come. > > As these places increased in population other > needs became evident, thus > > more trades were worked by the Scots. This would > be true of any immigrant > > background. > > > > Hope some will be able to find more in Delhi. > > > > Kind regards, > > > > John H. Beach > > > > Yonkers, NY > > > > john_h_beach@compuserve.com > > > > Note: The "_" character is the underscore > character, NOT a space or dash. > > July 12, 2007 > > 9:29 am > > > > To contact list administrator send email to > nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > To contact list administrator send email to > nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/