My family is Russell, Chisholm & Winter from New Kingston, Town of Middletown, just over the mountain from Bovina. This area was also known as the Livingston Patent. We still have original property from the early 1800's when they also migrated to the area. The story I was told and it is in history books is that during the Revolutionary War, the British burned Kingston, NY. Robert Livingston gave land to anyone burned out in Kingston to the Patent. The Dutch and the Scots took the offer and this is somewhat supported by the family names from history and who are still in the area. Also, that the Dutch "took the low lands" and the Scots "took the highlands". I'm not sure how Bovina got it's name but New Kingston seems obvious and Margaretville was named after Margaret Livingstone. That is the story passed on through generations. Kathy Russell Barnes ----- Original Message ----- From: <vcaema@destin.com> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] For the Scots, why Delaware County? > Some years ago when I was researching my Patterson/Pattisons of Roxbury, > Delaware, > NY, a researcher concerning the reason for our ancestor, Michael Pattison, > coming to > Delaware County. If I remember correctly, many Scots-Irish came during > the > Revolutionary War to fight and stayed with Dutch families in Ulster > County. > Following the war, they were given land in Delaware County - especially > Middletown. > Michael and his Dutch wife, Catherine Osterhoudt moved at some time to > Roxbury. > (Although it's not proven that Michael was in the Revolutionary war, the > idea still > applies to others.) > > So, if you have a Scots-Irish ancester who came to America in the late > 1700s and > subsequently married a Dutch wife, this my be your situation. > > Vernon Aldrich > > > Vernon C. Aldrich > > Surnames: Aldrich, Hoadley, Mallet, Preston, Patterson, Hammond, Robinson, > Kimball, > White, Nott, Ely, Burness, Rintoul, Summerhayse > ***************** > The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: > The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be > gracious unto thee: > The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give > thee peace. Num. 6:24-26 > > ----------------------------------------- > Get free email at http://mail.destin.com > 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

Kathy and all, Bovina also has an easy naming background. A Bovine is a latin name for a cow (and bull), and in the early days there were lots of bovines in that area. So the name became generally accepted and sticks till today. While we all have favorites, many of the different breeds are quite good looking, and of course produce milk. We had Milking Shorthorns, a breed from Scotland originally, but the Jerseys from the Isle of Jersey were some of the prettiest. They also held milk production records for years. Did you know that Meridale farms had the largest number of purebreds other than the King Ranch in texas, and that the butter contract for the US Navy was also held by Meridale Farms during WWI? Delaware County was also the largest producer of milk and milk products for many years until NYC took some of the best farmland so that the immigrants of NYC could wash their dirty feet. Jeremiah Palmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy & Gene Barnes" <vkb@twcny.rr.com> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] For the Scots, why Delaware County? > My family is Russell, Chisholm & Winter from New Kingston, Town of > Middletown, just over the mountain from Bovina. This area was also known as > the Livingston Patent. > We still have original property from the early 1800's when they also > migrated to the area. > The story I was told and it is in history books is that during the > Revolutionary War, the British burned Kingston, NY. Robert Livingston gave > land to anyone burned out in Kingston to the Patent. The Dutch and the > Scots took the offer and this is somewhat supported by the family names from > history and who are still in the area. Also, that the Dutch "took the low > lands" and the Scots "took the highlands". > I'm not sure how Bovina got it's name but New Kingston seems obvious and > Margaretville was named after Margaret Livingstone. > That is the story passed on through generations. > Kathy Russell Barnes > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <vcaema@destin.com> > To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:03 AM > Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] For the Scots, why Delaware County? > > > > Some years ago when I was researching my Patterson/Pattisons of Roxbury, > > Delaware, > > NY, a researcher concerning the reason for our ancestor, Michael Pattison, > > coming to > > Delaware County. If I remember correctly, many Scots-Irish came during > > the > > Revolutionary War to fight and stayed with Dutch families in Ulster > > County. > > Following the war, they were given land in Delaware County - especially > > Middletown. > > Michael and his Dutch wife, Catherine Osterhoudt moved at some time to > > Roxbury. > > (Although it's not proven that Michael was in the Revolutionary war, the > > idea still > > applies to others.) > > > > So, if you have a Scots-Irish ancester who came to America in the late > > 1700s and > > subsequently married a Dutch wife, this my be your situation. > > > > Vernon Aldrich > > > > > > Vernon C. Aldrich > > > > Surnames: Aldrich, Hoadley, Mallet, Preston, Patterson, Hammond, Robinson, > > Kimball, > > White, Nott, Ely, Burness, Rintoul, Summerhayse > > ***************** > > The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: > > The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be > > gracious unto thee: > > The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give > > thee peace. Num. 6:24-26 > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Get free email at http://mail.destin.com > > 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 >