Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting The next meeting to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of WCGS is this coming Saturday. MEETING INFO: TOPIC: The Story of Sybil Ludington SPEAKER: Vincent D’Aquino Vincent D’Aquino will tell The Story of Sybil Ludington: American Revolutionary War Hero—the Female Paul Revere. Vincent Dacquino is the author of several books on Hudson Valley and Sybil Ludington. He most recently addressed teachers at the 2006 Westchester Council Social Studies Annual Conference. Mr. Dacquino has been a teacher in Westchester County for over 30 years and is recently retired as the director of the BEPT Teacher Center. Dacquino is now dedicating his time to his writing and lecturing. Who is Syblie Ludington? As a 16 year old, Sybil Ludington earned a place in American History on a rainy night in 1777 when she rode 40 miles through enemy infested woods to summon her father’s regiment to halt a British raid on Connecticut and New York. Come and hear more about how a young girl advance the cause. WHEN: Saturday, MAY 10, 2008 @ 10 a.m. WHERE: Aldersgate Methodist Church, 600 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry (across from Mercy College on route 9) For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society (Westchester Connection or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- _http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/) RESERVED THESE DATES FOR WCGS Future Meetings June 14, 2008 An Object of Great Importance: The Hudson River during the American War for Independence Christopher DiPasquale **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: PatriciaWeyantElliott Surnames: Shaw-Lockwood-Schoelfield-Cargill-Whitney-Weyant Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/6321.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Gallavan, Thanks for posting. Do you have any info beyond Michael Shaw and Hannah Lockwood? I have for the children of Hannah Shaw and James Scholefield as: Betsey b. 05 Apr 1814 m. Hamilton Jaycox and Jane b.9 Jul 1817 m. Samuel Whitney. Can you give me more on the Mary that you have? I am from the Cargill/Weyant family. Please e-mail me at www.patsmail@yahoo.com (the 'www'is part of my address). We may have more info to share as we share the same 3GGF and 3GGM. You just might be the missing link that I have been searching for. Patricia 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: gallavan Surnames: Shaw, Scofield Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/6321.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hannah Shaw and James Scholefield/Scofield are my 3rd gr-grandparents. Hannah Shaw's parents were Michael Shaw and Hannah Lockwood of Fishkill, Dutchess County. Hannah & James' daughter Mary married Abijah Purdy, and their daughter Margaret married Abraham Purdy. I don't know where Moses Shaw comes in. 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.

Is there anyone on the list who is researching in the Town of Frederickstown/Frederick/Kent in Dutchess County,NY? I'm interested in the HEDDEN Surname in that location. Please contact me at... dannnan1@bellsouth.net Thanks. Danny Ginnane-Gannon in Charleston,SC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aussiemate1 Surnames: Quinn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/3819.4120.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Theresa, Could you please contact me regarding my Quinn ancestors. I would love to exchange information with you! My contact is: aussiemate1@cox.net Thank you! LeeAnn 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: PatLarson60 Surnames: SEGAR, RICHARDS,HAGER Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9710.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Horace Segar, my GG Grandfather,son of Benjamin Segar & Marilda Richards, was born in Quaker Hill, NY. The family moved on to Bradford Co, PA, then to Carroll Co, IL to Cedar Co, IA ending up in Hamilton Co, IA. Horace married Ortensia (Hortense Hager) in Bradford Co, PA. Any of these names on the tree? My Grandma was Bessie Segar. Haven't ever seen much on the Segar Family (varied spellings) 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 came across a county list this week - pretty neat: I was sent this link to thousands of records that London's famous Old Bailey prison has just put on line. Interesting to say the least. Since many early settlers were transportees, perhaps a relative will be found. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org.uk/ The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913 A fully searchable edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing 197,745 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court. Due to high demand, the site is currently running slowly and some services may be temporarily unavailable. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused Tim Stowell Chattanooga, TN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Binneytoo Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/1477.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: May I ask where you found your research on John Hancon's children? In particular the "Mrs. Platt Mosher" It may be nothing, but I have a similar person: Phebe Mosher Garrison, wife of Platt. Info below. This could have been misread to be Mrs. Platt Mosher:e "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County, New York" by J. W. Poucher published in 1924, pages 110-117. CLASSIFICATION: Churchyard. LOCATION: In the city of Beacon, about two blocks north of the main street and two blocks east of the church building. CONDITION: Good. INSCRIPTIONS: 428 in number. Copied August 3 and October 1, 1916, by J. W. Poucher, M. D., and Mrs. Poucher.. REMARKS: In 1819 Methodists of the town of Fishkill began to hold services in a school house between Matteawan and Fishkill Landing on the old road, and a burial ground was opened. In 1824 a new road was laid out on which the congregation (known as the Matteawan Methodist Church) acquired a site and erected a building. This building was abandoned in 1860 for religious purposes, became known as Swift Hall and in 1890 burned down. In 1860 the congregation divided, one part building a church at the landing, the other in Matteawan. Recently a fund has been given for the perpetual care of this cemetery. 127. Garrison, Armenia, d. 1912, Dec. 30, a. 86-7-13. 128. Garrison, Corlinda A., w. of William H., b. 1826, July 7, d. 1885, Jan. 16. 129. Garrison, Lavina P., dau of William H. & Corlinda, b. 1855, Sep. 28, d. 1888, Apr. 28. 130. Garrison, Phebe Moshier, w. of Platt, d. 1875, Oct. 8, a. 81-10-24. 131. Garrison, Platt, d. 1859, Sep. 10, in 59th y. 132. Garrison, William H., b. 1817, Apr.13, d.---. Thank you! 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 been trying to track down the date of death for a Joseph DICKINSON, who died between 1820 when his son James is born & 1845 when his brother John's will states he is deceased. Are there any census or other records for this area that could help me? Thanks, Carol L. Heap

Do you have a Joseph Dickinson, he was dead before 1845 when his brother John died, in Poughkeepsie, NY. Thanks, Carol L. Heap

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: deehunter_1 Surnames: Secor Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9712/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Can anyone help me locate where this sign post would have stood? I have an old family photo album with out any names or markings- but I found this photo of the street sign which stood on the corner of their property I think one way points millbrook , one way points Standfordville, last direction toward Clinton Corners the roads are paved yet and there are markings on the telephone/utility pole- but I they aren't very clear and I don't have any idea how to trace them. Can anyone help? Photo attached... I think the family this farm house belonged to were Secor's but i don't know which ones or if it was a relative 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: Binneytoo Surnames: Mosier, Garrison, Scofield, Clarke, Wassweiler, Tully Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9711/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William Mosher b. abt 1748, d. 10/10/1832 in Philipstown area. He served as both an ensign and Lt in the Revolutionary war under Capt. Sackett in Thomas Thomas' Regiment. His named is spelled both as Mosier and Mosher in different pension documents - both have the same number, so it is definitely the same person. One of the more memorable skirmishes was at Bedford,Westchester Co., NY against the forces of Colonel James Holmes. I do not know who William Mosier married, but he had the following children: Coles, Amos, Miles, Henry, Charlotte (Isaac) Wood, Phebe (Platt) Garrison - my gggrandmother, - Elizabeth (william Henry) Tandy, Phebe married Platt Garrison, they had at least one child: William H. Garrison, b 4/13/1817. William H. Garrison married Hester Jane Scofield b. 8/4/1820, d. 8/12/1858 (she seems to have disappeared, I have no records other than the date of her death - I cannot find her parents, any siblings, etc.). William and Hester had 3 daughters: Mary, Francis b. 1/1/1852 and Lavina. Francis Married William Clarke. They had a daughter (and several other children) Emily. Emily married Gustave Wassweiler. They had a daughter, Gertrude. Gertrude married Thomas C. Tully. Anyone with any information (even suspected) on this line is encouraged to answer! I suspect that all of these families were in the Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess County area. THANK YOU!!! 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: Binneytoo Surnames: Garrison, Scofield Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/239.3806/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jenny: If you are still doing this I would love it if you could check out my "brick wall". Her name is Hester Jane Scofield, she was born 8/4/1820, she died on 8/12/1858. She married William H. Garrison (b. 4/13/1817) - they had 3 daughters: Mary, Francis (b. 1/1/1852) and Lavina. That is all I know about her, she is my gggrandmother. 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: WizenedWizard Surnames: Day Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9706.2.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My knowledge of the post-Revolution migration has all come from gradually being able uncover the trail of one set of ancestors. I found land petition records in Queen's Co., New Brunswick; and church records of St. John's Anglican Church, Gagetown, Queens, New Brunswick. My gggrandmother was born in 1807 in N.B., but married, lived and died in Northumberland Co., Ontario. My first reaction to discovering that she was born in New Brunswick was, "What on earth was she doing there???" She was a Quaker, and like many others, her parents had been exiled to New Brunswick after the war (research the Spring Fleet of 1783 from Huntington Bay, Long Island, to Gagetown). There's a wonderful short diary written by Sarah Frost, a passenger on one of those ships - worth purchasing on line if your ancestor made that journey. By the early 1800s, as decent farmland around N.B. became scarcer and the hostilities of the war were more or less forgotten, that grandmother's generation moved on. Some (like her and her brothers and father) went west up the St. Lawrence and settled in Ontario. Others returned to Long Island or the Hudson River valley. I've done a bit of transcribing of Quaker records from Ontario, and it was amazing to see the way folks traveled back and forth over fairly long distances. The difficulties of transportation and the time it took apparently were simply a part of life to be endured rather than not undertaken. If I were you, I would start by searching for church records on the surname of your ancestor: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbqueens/gageangbapt-ce.htm There are a number of Day references there. If you know the parents of John Henry Day - and if I were a betting person, I'd guess his parents might be Henry and Catherine from Long Island..., then search land records (petitions for land). These are on line, and you can order copies of them for a small fee. In them may be some clue as to where John Henry Day's parents came from. (They most probably got to N.B. in 1783 on the Spring Fleet from N.Y.) Why did he end up in the Hudson Valley? Possibly that's where his parents started out. During the hostilities of the Revolution, many loyal to the crown fled the Hudson Valley for the protection of New York, which was held by the British. When the war ended, they had no place to go (their farms up the river had been confiscated), and they were exiled to New Brunswick (actually part of Nova Scotia at the time). The name Day doesn't sound familiar to me in Quaker terms, but you might check Quaker records up and down the Hudson just in case. Good luck to you in solving this puzzle! Judy 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.

Is there anyone on the list who is researching the HEDDEN Surname in Dutchess County? If so,would you please contact me at... dannnan1@bellsouth.net Thanks. Danny Ginnane in Charleston,SC

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Judith_Hamm Surnames: Sager, Seeger, Bauer, Eckhardt, Ackerd Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9710/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am descended from Michael Seger (mid 1700's) and Maria C. Bauer. I am looking for others with this ancestry, or who have knowledge of it, to share information with. 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: Judith_Hamm Surnames: Sager, Seeger, Moul, Maul, Eckhardt, Ackered Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/239.2838.3150/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am replying to a message posted in 2000 by R. Smith. I am descended from all of these same surnames as in that post and would like to share information. 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: Vincent6811 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/1089.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, Would you happen to know if a Benjamin Soden fits in anywhere in your Soden scheme? I have two, father and son, the father married Anna McNary in Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY and the son married Amy Weeks and was born in Fishkill. The second Benjamin was born somewhere around 1801. Thanks. 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: john248g Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/6109.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Darleen you can contact me at my E-mail John248g@yahoo.com . I still live in NJ (in the jersey shore area)with my family (wife and 3 daughters and one newborn son (a week old). My Dad and Mom and 3 of my siblings moved to Fla many years ago. Your Aunt Emily (my grandmother) passed in 2000. I can give you alot more info off line. 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: dcox323 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/6109.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: john, my name is darleen and your father is my cousin johnny (thats what we called him when we were keds). You are right we are definitely related. I am very interested in getting to know some information I have very little but hit deadends every time i tried to research. Are you still in New Jersey? Let me know a little about your family. Darleen 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.