Am seeking information on a woman named Jane McDonald. I believe she was the daughter of John and Christian McDonald. She first married a Post, by whom she had a son, Robert. Her second husband was Barber Stafford, by whom she had a son, also known as Barber. She's buried in Bovina. She was born probably around 1800 and died between 1860 and 1870. I'm also trying to track down her brother, Cornelius, who I think was born around 1795 and may have died in Roxbury around 1863. In the interest of full disclosure, my interest in this brother and sister is because they figure in what probably was the first ever murder case in the Town of Bovina. Cornelius and Jane were charged in April 1821 with the murder of their father, John McDonald, who died in 1818 (before the creation of Bovina in 1820). They accused each other of the murder, with Cornelius specifically testifying that he saw his sister commit the deed. Jane was released in July when Cornelius admitted that he lied when he said she killed their father. There was not enough evidence to convict Cornelius of murder but he did go to prison for 3 years for lying about his sister's role in the death of their father. The case made newspapers in several states, including Maryland, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, as well as some papers in New York. Thanks. Ray LaFever

Ray - How fascinating...please let us know what you find. Best regards, Rosemary Rosemary G. Roberts Retired to Delaware County, NY Researching: Bosworth, Brand, Brant, Brown, Bundy, Craig, Day, Dumond, Felton, Germond, Goodrich, Howland, Hunt, James, Luley, McCabe, Quick, Shaver, Tilley, Warren, Wood Ray LaFever wrote: >Am seeking information on a woman named Jane McDonald. I believe she >was the daughter of John and Christian McDonald. She first married a >Post, by whom she had a son, Robert. Her second husband was Barber >Stafford, by whom she had a son, also known as Barber. She's buried in >Bovina. She was born probably around 1800 and died between 1860 and 1870. > >I'm also trying to track down her brother, Cornelius, who I think was >born around 1795 and may have died in Roxbury around 1863. > >In the interest of full disclosure, my interest in this brother and >sister is because they figure in what probably was the first ever murder >case in the Town of Bovina. Cornelius and Jane were charged in April >1821 with the murder of their father, John McDonald, who died in 1818 >(before the creation of Bovina in 1820). They accused each other of the >murder, with Cornelius specifically testifying that he saw his sister >commit the deed. Jane was released in July when Cornelius admitted that >he lied when he said she killed their father. There was not enough >evidence to convict Cornelius of murder but he did go to prison for 3 >years for lying about his sister's role in the death of their father. >The case made newspapers in several states, including Maryland, >Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, as well as some papers in New York. > >Thanks. > >Ray LaFever > 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 > > >

Rosemary, who do you have for the Wood family? I'm looking at Benjamin Wood m. Catharina France (1801-1896) Known children are: Elisha: b. ca. 1826 Cornelia: b. 1831 Peter: b. 1833 Stephen: b. 1839 Jacob: b. 1846 Alfred: b. after Jacob Some records also have a daughter named Ann. Cindy -----Original Message----- From: landdata2@gmail.com To: nydelawa@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 8 May 2007 7:42 AM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Jane McDonald Post Stafford Ray - How fascinating...please let us know what you find. Best regards, Rosemary Rosemary G. Roberts Retired to Delaware County, NY Researching: Bosworth, Brand, Brant, Brown, Bundy, Craig, Day, Dumond, Felton, Germond, Goodrich, Howland, Hunt, James, Luley, McCabe, Quick, Shaver, Tilley, Warren, Wood Ray LaFever wrote: >Am seeking information on a woman named Jane McDonald. I believe she >was the daughter of John and Christian McDonald. She first married a >Post, by whom she had a son, Robert. Her second husband was Barber >Stafford, by whom she had a son, also known as Barber. She's buried in >Bovina. She was born probably around 1800 and died between 1860 and 1870. > >I'm also trying to track down her brother, Cornelius, who I think was >born around 1795 and may have died in Roxbury around 1863. > >In the interest of full disclosure, my interest in this brother and >sister is because they figure in what probably was the first ever murder >case in the Town of Bovina. Cornelius and Jane were charged in April >1821 with the murder of their father, John McDonald, who died in 1818 >(before the creation of Bovina in 1820). They accused each other of the >murder, with Cornelius specifically testifying that he saw his sister >commit the deed. Jane was released in July when Cornelius admitted that >he lied when he said she killed their father. There was not enough >evidence to convict Cornelius of murder but he did go to prison for 3 >years for lying about his sister's role in the death of their father. >The case made newspapers in several states, including Maryland, >Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine, as well as some papers in New York. > >Thanks. > >Ray LaFever > 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.