The following message about the Rensselaer County Marriage Index, which was sent to the Troy Irish Genealogy List, may be of interest to members of this list, especially the comments at the end of the message. List members may be interested in the status of the Troy Irish Genealogy Project of automating the 10 Volume Rensselaer County Marriage Index. 1. Volumes 1 to 5, with their 32,000 names, are currently on-line on the TIGS website, www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ 2. Volumes 6 and 7, with their 8,000 names, are now being transcribed. All of the Grooms records have been data entered, proof read and analyzed for errors. About 75% of the Brides names have already been transcribed. When the remaining Brides files are finished and analyzed for errors, the Grooms and Brides names will then be combined by the marriage number, and hopefully, by August, will be put on-line on the TIGS website. 3. Preliminary work has started on Volume 8, with it's 4,000 names. As previously mentioned, the index pages for this volume do not show the marriage number and the date of the marriage. Several local TIGS volunteers have already started to look up the names in the Marriage Book itself, to obtain this information and post it to the photocopy of the marriage index page. Once that work has been done, the index page can then be scanned and sent to a transcriber. 4. The final two index books, Volumes 9 and 10, are similar to Volume 8, in that the index page does not show all the necessary information and look-ups in the Marriage Book will be required to obtain the missing data before the pages can be transcribed. The following comments about the marriage index may be of interest to family researchers. Having worked on the first 7 volumes of the index, I have observed that, in many cases, the place of birth or residence of the Bride and Groom and even the place of the marriage itself, is OUTSIDE of Rensselaer County and even OUTSIDE New York State. As an example, a record I was looking at the other day had the Groom residing and born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., the Bride residing in Detroit, Michigan, born in Jamestown, Pennsylvania and the wedding taking place in Troy. In looking up several family names on the index, I have also found prior marriages for the individuals that were not known to me. So don't discount checking out the index because it is Rensselaer County and your relatives didn't live there. You never know what you will find! Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY

The probate & naturalization site, http://www.sampubco.com/ had been revamped in many ways. Some are subtle and others are upfront. What is the big change? all new additions are listed right on home page. And I would appreciate feedback/response from any of you to improve in some areas I may not be so obvious to. and get ready for a sudden surprise that's on the site. W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Thanks. I will. Loreen cheap@simon.com wrote: > Loreen, I have asked about 2-3 plots (not people) and they wrote down all > the info and made little drawings of the haedstones for one fee. So I > would ask with one check first if it is too much they will let you know. > > Thanks, > Carol L. Heap > FL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Loreen, I have asked about 2-3 plots (not people) and they wrote down all the info and made little drawings of the haedstones for one fee. So I would ask with one check first if it is too much they will let you know. Thanks, Carol L. Heap FL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrokecat Surnames: Rodgers/Amos/Patton Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/1749.1758.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have some notes from an Aunt Vera Rodgers Magness and some of the info is at the top of a page that is almost unreadable. Can you help? Searching for a John Rodgers born about 1765 to 1775 in I believe N./S. Carolina. Married to "His Wife ??" b. abt 1775 in Rockingham, N. Carolina. John and "his Wife" had about 10 to 12 children. One child is my gg grandfather. Story goes He & wife, two or three brothers, wives and families left The Carolina's for Texas. At about Arkansas, by a river, they had camped for the night. They got into a discussion regarding if they would tell about being Indian, and if not, to say the were mexican. They began to argue and all decided to go their separate ways come morning. Come morning, They all headed different directions. My gggrandfather, Houston (Hughey) Rodgers b. 10/30/1822 in poss. Tenn. d. 7/19/1905 Irene, Hill County, Texas, married to Rebecca (Becky) Amos b. ? d. ? in Irene, Hill Co., TX. Houston and Becky had only 1 child,! a son, my ggrandfather, John F. (Jack) Rodgers, b. 6/8/1847-48 Tenn. d. 1879 in Burn City, Cooke Co., TX (near Gainsville) married Amanda Catherine Rowden b. 9/20/1848 Tenn. d3/3/1925 in Vernon, TX. Jack and Amanda had 6 children. One being my grandfather S.H. (Samuel Houston) Bud Rodgers b. 9/29/1872 in McClellan Co., TX d. 3/22/1957 Coalgate, OK. married to Dawn (Donnie) P. Patton b. 12/12/1889 in Jim Town, Perkins, IT, now Love Co., OK d. 11/10/1978 Coalgate, OK. If any of these family members sound familiar or you know of anyone looking for this family please contact me either here or E-mail me direct chrokecat@aol.com. Put into subject line RODGERS FAMILY HISTORY, as I don't open strange e-mails. Thank you so much. Carol Rodgers. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cpmalm Surnames: Traver, Fitch Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9731.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Bill: Just happened to drive by the cemetery (??), so I made a quick stop. There are 4 generations of Daniel Wheeler Fitch's buried there! I only copied one, but will go back on a cooler day and get the rest for you. Fitch, Daniel WHeeler: born 1822 (mo & day illeg) died 15 Oct 1881 at age 59-0-2; his wife, Lucretia, born 1836, died 1927 I looked for Hellen, to no avail. it's possible she was buried in a Traver family plot, since she died so young. (That was quite common in that time) All I need to do is figure out which Traver family she belongs to! Let me know if you need the other 3 Daniel's and the other Fitch names buried there. My email is cpmalm@hotmail.com Regards, Cheryl Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jonathan_clemente Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9733/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to find anyone who knows/knew Ron Dibble who worked as a medic for the US government on Taiwan and elsewhere in the early 1960s. He worked with Dr. Jack Esnard Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WSCHOF Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9731.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I believe his middle name was Wheeler yes. He had a son named Daniel Wheeler Fitch as well with another woman named Lucretia. I'm looking for info on both families, but I can start with Daniel Wheeler Fitch and his family. Here's a full list of everything I know about this family: Husband: Daniel Wheeler Fitch (born around 1823, died around 1900) Wife #1: Hellen Traver (Tover) (born around 1828) Children: Ann Elizabeth (born around 1847) Sarah J (born around 1848) Martha A (born around 1849) Joshua (born around 1853) G P (born around 1856) Emily Elizabeth (born Mar 2 1859) All of Daniel & Hellen's kids should've been born in Rhinebeck or Clinton. There may be more, but these were the only names I found in the 1850 & 1860 census reports. 1850 = Living in Rhinebeck; 1860 = Living in Clinton Wife #2: Lucretia ?? (born around 1836) Children: Elizabeth (born around 1866) Doretta (born around 1869) Daniel Wheeler (born around 1870) All of these kids may have been born in NYC. 1870 = Living in NYC; 1880 = Living in NYC (Manhattan) Now, Hellen Traver had a sister named Mary who lived with the Fitch's in 1850. Mary was born around 1834. Also, Daniel had a sister named Ann Eliza Purdy living with him in 1870 and 1880. She was born around 1810, which leads me to believe Daniel was the youngest child. Daniel's father was born in Connecticut, and his mother was born in New York. Hope this information helps!! Thanks again for your interest in helping me :) It is greatly appreciated! Bill S (Emily E Fitch George W Schofield = g-g-g grandparents) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Loreen, "Since there is discussion of Traver on this list, I have a Traver question I hope someone can answer. I would like to find the death dates and burial places for my gggrandparents, Harvey Traver and Catherine Nickle Traver. They were married on 1 Dec 1822 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Rhinebeck. They are in Poughkeepsie census records by 1850. It looks like after 1850 they stayed in Poughkeepsie. At least 2 of their children are buried in Poughkeepsie Rural." Have you checked with Poughkeepsie Rural, a lot of smaller cemeterie's burials were removed to PRC. If you write to them and include a check for $20 they will do a search for , be sure to ask for a copy of any plot cards they have, these will lead to a great many more people including babies that died between the census years. Of course your first check should be Poucher's list on the the Dutchess website or Us Genweb site for NY state. That wouldn't cost anything. Thanks, Carol L. Heap FL

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cpmalm Surnames: Fitch; Traver Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9731.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Was Daniel's middle name by any chance, Wheeler? If so, he is buried in Rhinebeck Town cemetery. I live in Rhinebeck, and will be able to check the tombstone for his wife. Do you know where their children were baptised? There were/are many Traver's in Rhinebeck; Are you researching Fitch or Traver?? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

I have not talked to them about Catherine and Harvey, although I have talked to them about others. Actually I pointed them to one burial that wasn't marked but was in their books. They found it after I gave them a d.c. and obit. This is good information. I will send them a request. Do you think if I give them a couple other Traver surnames I have, that they will do them all for that search fee? I don't know Poucher's list so I will look there too. Thank you kindly. Loreen Wells cheap@simon.com wrote: > Loreen, > > "Since there is discussion of Traver on this list, I have a Traver > question I hope someone can answer. I would like to find the death dates > and burial places for my gggrandparents, Harvey Traver and Catherine > Nickle Traver. They were married on 1 Dec 1822 at St. Peter's Lutheran > Church in Rhinebeck. They are in Poughkeepsie census records by 1850. It > looks like after 1850 they stayed in Poughkeepsie. At least 2 of their > children are buried in Poughkeepsie Rural." > > Have you checked with Poughkeepsie Rural, a lot of smaller cemeterie's > burials were removed to PRC. If you write to them and include a check for > $20 they will do a search for , be sure to ask for a copy of any plot cards > they have, these will lead to a great many more people including babies > that died between the census years. > > Of course your first check should be Poucher's list on the the Dutchess > website or Us Genweb site for NY state. That wouldn't cost anything. > > Thanks, > Carol L. Heap > FL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Since there is discussion of Traver on this list, I have a Traver question I hope someone can answer. I would like to find the death dates and burial places for my gggrandparents, Harvey Traver and Catherine Nickle Traver. They were married on 1 Dec 1822 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Rhinebeck. They are in Poughkeepsie census records by 1850. It looks like after 1850 they stayed in Poughkeepsie. At least 2 of their children are buried in Poughkeepsie Rural. Catherine was b. in Dutchess Co. ca. 1803. I believe Catherine died some time between 1860 and 1870 as she is in the 1860 census and not in 1870. Harvey was b. in Dutchess Co. ca. 1802. I believe he died in Poughkeepsie some time between 1870 and 1880. He is in the census in 1870, living with someone named Mariah Rion and her children. He appears not to be in the 1880 census. I think Mariah is Harvey's daughter Elizabeth, a Civil War widow. Loreen Wells

I have gotten some excellent tips from this list. Through a lot of searching I have confirmed that my Great Great Grandfather John Pendlebury and his wife Alice are buried in the Old Grove Cemetery in Wappengers Falls close to the Zion Church. But I have failed to find clues as to what has happened to their family, Mary, Jane, Jacob, Elizabeth, Alice, Hannah (Anna) and Abraham who married Ellen Fawcett (taucet)(Faucet) in Poughkeepsie in 1845. Has anyone come across the name Fawcett or Pendlebury in any of their searches? These are names which transcribers never seem to get right. Dean

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bigindian11 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/5266.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for relatives of Hubbard Duncan, born about May 1868, and married Sarah Lane, born about Aug 1874, and lived most of their lives in Dutchess County, New York. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi Dean, Please follow this path to see cemeteries in New York State: go to www.Google.com type in Cemeteries in New York state a list will come up and let you know that there are over 4000. some are not listed for reason that it states in the first page. have fun. NancyB

It may have been "General History of Dutchess County; from 1609 to 1876, INCLUSIVE. written by Philip H. Smith. it was published by the author in 1877. The other book Robert mentioned, Old Dutchess Forever, was by Henry Noble MacCracken ( TypeO) Thom Usher Beekman Historian TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY CLICK ON: http://www.beekmanhistory.com/ In a message dated 6/23/2008 11:15:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dannd@embarqmail.com writes: Recently while browsing through a lot of links I happened on a link to an old book on the history of Duchess County. It was about 576 pages long and I could read it one page at a time on the internet. I cannot remember the exact title but it was being preserved by some college and is not in print. I got so immersed in reading this that I did not make note of how to get back to it. Then when I took a break, Microsoft took over with an urgent update that required the computer to reboot, and it did, and I lost the contact. Can anyone help me find this book again? I had a lot of detail in it - much more than the one that is readily available on the Duchess County website. It must have been written before 1860, but I am not sure. Dean ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: schofieldfamilytree_1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9731/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello All! I'm trying to locate information on the marriage between Daniel Fitch and Hellen Tover (or Traver). They were living in Rhinebeck in 1850 and they had 3 daughters at that time. I think they may have been married in 1847 but I'm not sure. Hellen's family was from Rhinebeck. Any help is greatly appreciated. If you need more information please let me know. Thanks! Bill S Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BettyPultzSmith Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/189.4.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Linda My address is bpultzs@netscape.net Betty Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Recently while browsing through a lot of links I happened on a link to an old book on the history of Duchess County. It was about 576 pages long and I could read it one page at a time on the internet. I cannot remember the exact title but it was being preserved by some college and is not in print. I got so immersed in reading this that I did not make note of how to get back to it. Then when I took a break, Microsoft took over with an urgent update that required the computer to reboot, and it did, and I lost the contact. Can anyone help me find this book again? I had a lot of detail in it - much more than the one that is readily available on the Duchess County website. It must have been written before 1860, but I am not sure. Dean

Dean, you may have been reading OLD DUTCHESS FOREVER THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN COUNTY (1956) by Henry Boble Maccracken You can find it on Google Books: www.books.google.com Search for Dutchess ----- Original Message ---- From: DEAN V. DANNEWITZ <dannd@embarqmail.com> To: NYDUTCHE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:15:22 AM Subject: [NYDUTCHE] History of Dutches County Recently while browsing through a lot of links I happened on a link to an old book on the history of Duchess County. It was about 576 pages long and I could read it one page at a time on the internet. I cannot remember the exact title but it was being preserved by some college and is not in print. I got so immersed in reading this that I did not make note of how to get back to it. Then when I took a break, Microsoft took over with an urgent update that required the computer to reboot, and it did, and I lost the contact. Can anyone help me find this book again? I had a lot of detail in it - much more than the one that is readily available on the Duchess County website. It must have been written before 1860, but I am not sure. Dean ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message