Does anyone have any information on a tavern called the Brown Derby that was located in Poughkeepsie circa 1890? It was run by a man named Daniel McNichol. I would love to know where exactly it was located and if anyone has any photos of it or the area. Thank you! LeeAnn Gillespie aussiemate1@cox.net

I am seeking any information on their parents, siblings or children. Their 1st 6 children were born in N.Y. Their names and spouses are: Mary (Suranus Britton), William (Elizabeth McLeod), James (Hattie Howe), Nancy (Joseph Dudley, Theo. Bush), Margaret (Ben Niles), Sarah (Wyatt Howe). They moved from N.Y. to Il, Wisconsin and settled in Iowa. Dolores Ingersoll

Ezra H. Jennings born Dutchess Co., N.Y., son of William B. and Sarah (Haner) Jennings. Married Dec. 19, 1852 at Charleston, Tioga Co., Pa., by James Kelley, J.P. to Deborah Huyler daughter of John and Phebe (Slocum) Huyler, recorded Jan. 15, 1853 by J.P. Magill, Register. Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net Chattanooga, TN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elizabethhignell Surnames: Hignell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/3493.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would be very interested to know more about your Joseph Hignell. Notes made by my grandfather around 1908 say that his grandfather's brother "Joseph went to America". This Joseph was the son of Mordecai and Eleanor Hignell who were married at Elberton, Gloucestershire in 1785. 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: Carmelink Surnames: Mason Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I see in Williams's New York Register for 1834 that a John Mason is also listed as Trustee of the NY Life Insurance & Trust Co., NYC. Isaac Jones is not listed in any prominent position that year. 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.

Researching these families from the Amenia area: Thomas Reilly (Riley) b.1815, m. Bridget? Margaret Riley b. 1832, m. Thomas Farley Catherine Riley, b. 1833, m. Patrick Culligan Julia Reily, b. 1840, m. Henry Clinton Francis Reily, b. 1842 Any information you might have on these families would be greatly appreciated. Gene Katke, _gkatke@AOL.com_ (mailto:gkatke@AOL.com) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: xmeout2day Surnames: Mason Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: SORRY, I was in a daze when I ent the first one with out spell checking at all! I have been at a stop point after the great grandfather John Mason born in 1835. I have not been able to find much after that that fits. My father was told his grandfather/great grand father was a famous man. The family would send the kid's apples and clothes as well as other stuff from New York monthly. The would play in the apple basket they sent (catch turtles) I know back in that time sending goods like that on a regulars basis was not cheap. 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: xmeout2day Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have been at a stop point after the great grandfather John Mason born in 1835. I have not been able to find much after that that fits. My father was told his grandfather/great grand father was a famous man. The family would send the kids apples and clothes as well as other stuff from New York monthly. The would play in the apple basket they sent (catch turtles) I know back in that time sending goods like that on a regulasr basis was not cheap. 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: MRMydnaS Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Again please direct your replies to the orginial poster (the first message) not to me. I am not related nor am I researching this family, I was only relaying information to the orginial poster. 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: aurina Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: bankerjohn masons daughter married issac jones and had john quintin or john quentin jones 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: MRMydnaS Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am not related or the one inquiring about John Mason. I was only relaying information to the orginial poster. Please connect him. 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: aurina Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: sending u articles re isaac jones becoming bank pres upon death of john mason 1939. your george bowdy masons grandfather john mason b abt 1805 a farmer in greenbush in 1850. he would only have been 25 in 1830-is the banker john mason supposed to be farmer johns father? 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.

Seeking information on Horace A. Vail (1833-1883). He was the son of William Penn Vail and Sarah Locke. His siblings were Charles E. (1836); Anna Elizabeth (1837) and John Davis Vail (1842). Paul Thompson South Carolina _hhipt35@aol.com_ (mailto:hhipt35@aol.com) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MRMydnaS Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: go to google.com, type in John Mason Chemical Bank President. 3rd one down "The World's Work...Google Book Results" There is article about Chemcial Bank. It mentions John Mason and says that he was the father-in-law of the Jones brothers. I assume they mean Isaac Jones who began the bank president in 1833 and John Q. Jones who began a cashier at the same time. 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: MRMydnaS Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In 1831 John Mason was selected to be the bank's second president. Mason, one of the wealthiest landowners in the city, was also president of the New York Harlem Railroad Company. In 1839 Isaac Jones became the third president of Chemical Bank upon Mason's death. 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.

Quite some time I back before I resigned as Co-President and Trustee of the Fort Homestead Association due to personal reasons, I wrote a letter on behalf of the Fort Homestead Association in support of obtaining the Grant for this 2-day Conference - Today I received this e-mail below and invite all who are interested in attending to check out the conference information at the link provided in the information below. The fee seems reasonable and includes Friday Dinner and Saturday Lunch in addition to the program, refreshments and optional tours. . . . . . . .Reserve by Oct. 15 and save. . . . . .I hold my efforts as a founding Trustee and Co-President of the Fort Homestead Assoc. near & dear and continue to personally support historic preservation efforts in the Town of Poughkeepsie, as well as, throughout Dutchess County and beyond - it is with this in mind that I forward the following along . . . . . . . . . . . .Ginny Buechele, Poughkeepsie --------------------------------------------------- Greetings from the New Paltz Town and Village Historic Preservation Commissions. [rec'd September 14, 2007] Please refer to the following link for our brochure and registration to the subject conference to be held in New Paltz on November 9th and 10th. Your letters of support and enthusiasm for this conference were greatly appreciated and helped us to secure the SHPO Grant that allowed us to create this event. We invite you and your colleagues to attend and learn with us how some very new technologies can help us preserve and protect some very old things! http://www.townofnewpaltz.org/hpda/ Sincerely, John Orfitelli, Chair, Town of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission Thomas Olsen, Chair, Village of New Paltz Historic Preservation Commission --------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fort Homestead Association" <forthomestead@optonline.net> To: <jaorfi3@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:50 PM Subject: Support for SHPO Grant Application from New Paltz Dear Mr. Orfitelli, The Fort Homestead Association Officers and Board of Trustees would like to take this opportunity to lend our support for a conference designed to bring historic preservation groups within our region together to discuss our shared need to do public education and our common needs including but not limited to how to use websites creatively, effectively, and efficiently for public education and awareness. The conference you are contemplating would be very worthwhile and informative and something many organizations in this SHPO region, including the Fort Homestead Association would benefit from. Having an A+ Professional Website is an important part of public education regarding historical preservation. The opportunity to attend the conference you are contemplating would provide much needed insight for many organizations in the Hudson River Valley striving toward a common goal of public awareness in regard to our historic preservation efforts in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. As a result of all the new development in the area and the influx of many new families from without the area - public education about our Hudson River Valley history is more important than ever. Families with young children can help them develop their roots and thereby their involvement in the community and historic preservation, when they have the ability to teach their children history at a local level. However in order to do this the parents and the children themselves have to be aware of what is available toward this end. Thank You Again for contacting us. All of us with the Fort Homestead Association appreciate your efforts in regard to the conference and look forward to hearing more as your plans proceed as well as our future attendance at the conference. Sincerely, Virginia A. Buechele "Ginny" Co-President for the Officers and Trustees of the FORT HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATION Provisionally Chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York IRS 501(c)3 Tax Exempt http://www.geocities.com/ginnyflies/saveforthomestead.html "Preserving the Past, Providing for the Future, Making a Difference in Dutchess"

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: xmeout2day Surnames: Mason Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9626/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on John Mason (Birth, Death, Family etc). I have found the endless pages of the fact a train was named after him in the city now I would like more about the person. Sincerely, Terri Mason Overton xmeout2day@yahoo.com 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.

In a message dated 9/13/2007 10:42:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com writes: Author: markrf1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutc hess/9608.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. Yes, I know who he is. He was a brother to my 4th G-GF Richard, and I have them traced back to CT. Richard came to Canada in 1797 and I have all of his children by name, but no actual birth records. Archibald remained in NY. Arch died in the 1830's, so there is no census records for his wife or children, by name. I have nothing to go on for their names. I am suspecting that some Farr's in Seneca Co NY are his descendants, but I have no way to prove or disprove it. I have exhausted all my resources that I am aware of to solve this. Please! It would be so much more helpful to listmembers if a message of this type, which refers to specific people, times and places, would NOT carry a general title that seems to indicate discussion of record sources. It's not too hard to change the subject heading so as to describe the content of the message. Allan E. Green ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: markrf1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9608.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the reply. Yes, I know who he is. He was a brother to my 4th G-GF Richard, and I have them traced back to CT. Richard came to Canada in 1797 and I have all of his children by name, but no actual birth records. Archibald remained in NY. Arch died in the 1830's, so there is no census records for his wife or children, by name. I have nothing to go on for their names. I am suspecting that some Farr's in Seneca Co NY are his descendants, but I have no way to prove or disprove it. I have exhausted all my resources that I am aware of to solve this. 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: calspa Surnames: Bennet, Bennett, Miller, Kidney Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.dutchess/9608.1.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary/Maria Kidney was born in Poughkeepsie about 1770. (I have record.) Looking for birth of her husband, Reuben Bennet, born 1765-1770. Also looking for Robert Bennet, born 11 Nov 1798 (tombstone). Reuben and Mary had a son, Robert, born April 1798 (church). Not sure it's the same guy. Lastly, Catherine Miller, born March/April 1798, wife of Robert. This group moved around--Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia counties. Robert and Catherine married Highland. Very much appreciate any help. Cal 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.