Dear Suzanne, Since I do not seem to have any other TRAVIS commections except as sister and brother-in-lae--may not have much for you bet am looking into my research-notes which have some overlap. These will NOT be very orderly because I am looking in variously- found notes,copied pages and sources,and family group sheets. I am NOT a typist,do not use a computer gen. program,so this takes time. 1-Locate the book Westchester Patriarchs by Norman DAVIS.Heritage Books.1988. SEE pp.240 and 241. I am missing those pages but top of 242 indicates 3 para.s about TRAVIS, but given -names are alpha. and on page 242 begin with two Roberts,Sarah,Silas,Thomas,Titus, and a William.For these, tha date ranges are 1665-1836. if those names-any- ring a bell, let me know.There is a possibly helpful note under Titus which states that in the Peekskill Library, there is an extensive 'catalog' of thier descendants. Also, I do not have the index to this book but remember that their were other page references to TRAVIS'-no doubt involving marrital connections,etc.. 2-In the BOOK Early Wills of Westchester Co,NY from 1664-1784---in the INDEX---are listed 19 references to TRAVIS. Many could be as witnesses -only a signature--but these often indicate a closeness to the family with the Will: This might provide clues that the Witness was a] a neighbor / friend b] a relative c] a member of the church-group to which both belong. Quakers OFTEN had other Quakers witness business dealings for them because they were trusted. There is one John TRAVIS listed but I did not copy that page. ---Before I add more, did you know that there were more than one VAIL branch and,if they were related, it was in England or before the Quaker movement came into N.AM..? One way to discern the two familiesin Westchester andDuchess Counties is-- if there is mention of men in the military after about 1730 ,perhaps even before.These were NOT Quakere ,who would opposed fighting to solve disputes. There suffered MUCH community abuse for this stand,of course. Many moved to Canada.They would and did offer relief to victims of was: For example, during the British seoge of New York City in the AM.REV. War--the Quakers often sent food and other supplies into the city to aid displaced people there. In town records, Quakers were credited for doing this. Do you have a date of marriage for John TRAVIS and Esther [VAIL]?I would like to have it.I have Esther-4- VAIL, born 1728 in Westchester Co.,NY died 1807 with no place of death. Esther is listed as child number 3 after brothers Aaron-4-who married Marthe [WARD] and Sampson-4- who married Sarah [WARREN],There was child No.4- Isaac-4-VAIL who married in Duchess Co. to Lydia [SHERMAN]. Aaron was married as Quaker in the NY Monthly Meeting in 1753. Bu. in Friends'Ground at or under auspices of--Nine Partners MM. in Duchess Co.,NY. -Sampson-Notes indicate he went to the Quaker Hill settlement in Duchess Co.,NY. Esther [VAIL] and JohnTRAVIS--no notes at least at this spot. ---Isaac went [eventually] to Oblong MM .Meeting in Duchess and bu.in Washington TWP. Duchss Co.,NY. There is a note without [my] obvious source-reference-- that the father Arthur ' went to TROY,NY.' NOTE; Arthur and wife were Presbyterian and she died in 1776 and Arthur 'a. 1771'] no places of death listed------ Suzanne--since parents OFTEN went with children in later years-and John and Esther TRAVIS -by me, anyway-- have not been found as QUAKER---whereas ALL the other three children were---would it make sense to look in the Troy area for John and Hannah and Hannah's mother and / or father,Arthur-3- VAIL? and perhaps in Presbyterian or other Protestant church records? Do you know for a fact that the TRAVIS family became Quaker, also? In your email,Suzanna, you stated, "childrens' births in Westchester, Pleasant Vattey." Please explain this to me because there is info. here new to me. Westchester is a county-as we know; as a TOWN -ship-it was organized in 1788. and it lies on Long Island Sound..The Village of Westcherter is part of that in the north part. [we are talking old-days,of course] Where is Pleasant Valley in Westchester Co.? I have not heard of one such there and do not find it. However, in Duchess Co.,there is a TWP. named Pleasant Valley. The villages or areas listed in WEST.Co. where I would be searching for TRAVIS are Rye,Mamaroneck,NY.and WHIT E PLAINS. People from RYE purchased White Plains in 1683:In 1720, it was divided among 41 proprietors and a TRAVIS was among these men. This info. from French's Gazzetter.1860. A Travis,Joseph-about the same age as John--is also named in French's on p.699 as one of four men who settled Peekskill,NY in 1764. In 1 1763 list of Freeholders in Duchess Co.,NY :,in Mamaroneck there is a John TRAVIS,Yeoman. A Daniel TRAVIS on Mar.24,1746 marries Amy [GRIFFEN] Her parents were Susannah [HAIGHT] and Richard Griffen b.1732.He moved to Upper Canada---ONTARIO,Can. today. He might have been one who left for reasons of persecution. In my Quaker SMITH's of Duchess Co.,NY there are no TRAVIS listed in the marriage records so I presume they attended Monthly Meetings in different parts of Duchess Co. from each other. All for today, Good luck, Charlotte J.Sheldon

Begin forwarded message: From: C J Sheldon <CJSheldonim@Gmail.com> Date: March 28, 2008 11:51:21 AM PDT To: nydutche@rootsweb.com Cc: Suzanne@wades.com Subject: Arthur and Hannah [CAUSTEN] VAIL Dear Suzanne, Since I do not seem to have any other TRAVIS commections except as sister and brother-in-lae--may not have much for you bet am looking into my research-notes which have some overlap. These will NOT be very orderly because I am looking in variously- found notes,copied pages and sources,and family group sheets. I am NOT a typist,do not use a computer gen. program,so this takes time. 1-Locate the book Westchester Patriarchs by Norman DAVIS.Heritage Books.1988. SEE pp.240 and 241. I am missing those pages but top of 242 indicates 3 para.s about TRAVIS, but given -names are alpha. and on page 242 begin with two Roberts,Sarah,Silas,Thomas,Titus, and a William.For these, tha date ranges are 1665-1836. if those names-any- ring a bell, let me know.There is a possibly helpful note under Titus which states that in the Peekskill Library, there is an extensive 'catalog' of thier descendants. Also, I do not have the index to this book but remember that their were other page references to TRAVIS'-no doubt involving marrital connections,etc.. 2-In the BOOK Early Wills of Westchester Co,NY from 1664-1784---in the INDEX---are listed 19 references to TRAVIS. Many could be as witnesses -only a signature--but these often indicate a closeness to the family with the Will: This might provide clues that the Witness was a] a neighbor / friend b] a relative c] a member of the church-group to which both belong. Quakers OFTEN had other Quakers witness business dealings for them because they were trusted. There is one John TRAVIS listed but I did not copy that page. ---Before I add more, did you know that there were more than one VAIL branch and,if they were related, it was in England or before the Quaker movement came into N.AM..? One way to discern the two familiesin Westchester andDuchess Counties is-- if there is mention of men in the military after about 1730 ,perhaps even before.These were NOT Quakere ,who would opposed fighting to solve disputes. There suffered MUCH community abuse for this stand,of course. Many moved to Canada.They would and did offer relief to victims of was: For example, during the British seoge of New York City in the AM.REV. War--the Quakers often sent food and other supplies into the city to aid displaced people there. In town records, Quakers were credited for doing this. Do you have a date of marriage for John TRAVIS and Esther [VAIL]?I would like to have it.I have Esther-4- VAIL, born 1728 in Westchester Co.,NY died 1807 with no place of death. Esther is listed as child number 3 after brothers Aaron-4-who married Marthe [WARD] and Sampson-4- who married Sarah [WARREN],There was child No.4- Isaac-4-VAIL who married in Duchess Co. to Lydia [SHERMAN]. Aaron was married as Quaker in the NY Monthly Meeting in 1753. Bu. in Friends'Ground at or under auspices of--Nine Partners MM. in Duchess Co.,NY. -Sampson-Notes indicate he went to the Quaker Hill settlement in Duchess Co.,NY. Esther [VAIL] and JohnTRAVIS--no notes at least at this spot. ---Isaac went [eventually] to Oblong MM .Meeting in Duchess and bu.in Washington TWP. Duchss Co.,NY. There is a note without [my] obvious source-reference-- that the father Arthur ' went to TROY,NY.' NOTE; Arthur and wife were Presbyterian and she died in 1776 and Arthur 'a. 1771'] no places of death listed------ Suzanne--since parents OFTEN went with children in later years-and John and Esther TRAVIS -by me, anyway-- have not been found as QUAKER---whereas ALL the other three children were---would it make sense to look in the Troy area for John and Hannah and Hannah's mother and / or father,Arthur-3- VAIL? and perhaps in Presbyterian or other Protestant church records? Do you know for a fact that the TRAVIS family became Quaker, also? In your email,Suzanna, you stated, "childrens' births in Westchester, Pleasant Vattey." Please explain this to me because there is info. here new to me. Westchester is a county-as we know; as a TOWN -ship-it was organized in 1788. and it lies on Long Island Sound..The Village of Westcherter is part of that in the north part. [we are talking old-days,of course] Where is Pleasant Valley in Westchester Co.? I have not heard of one such there and do not find it. However, in Duchess Co.,there is a TWP. named Pleasant Valley. The villages or areas listed in WEST.Co. where I would be searching for TRAVIS are Rye,Mamaroneck,NY.and WHIT E PLAINS. People from RYE purchased White Plains in 1683:In 1720, it was divided among 41 proprietors and a TRAVIS was among these men. This info. from French's Gazzetter.1860. A Travis,Joseph-about the same age as John--is also named in French's on p.699 as one of four men who settled Peekskill,NY in 1764. In 1 1763 list of Freeholders in Duchess Co.,NY :,in Mamaroneck there is a John TRAVIS,Yeoman. A Daniel TRAVIS on Mar.24,1746 marries Amy [GRIFFEN] Her parents were Susannah [HAIGHT] and Richard Griffen b.1732.He moved to Upper Canada---ONTARIO,Can. today. He might have been one who left for reasons of persecution. In my Quaker SMITH's of Duchess Co.,NY there are no TRAVIS listed in the marriage records so I presume they attended Monthly Meetings in different parts of Duchess Co. from each other. All for today, Good luck, Charlotte J.Sheldon