What I do know for sure about my Gilbert is this: He is buried in the Fishkill DRC churchyard beside Jemima. His stone records his birth on April 27, 1741, and his death on March 12, 1799. An administrator's bond filed after his death gives the date as March 14 and the place as Philips. One quick idea, do you have your Gilbert's will from 1799. This could show the names of brothers and sisters plus all of Gilbert's heirs. Does the cemetery office have the records or plot cards for this plot? They may give you more info on the family group, that is buried there. Ask if the records were moved to another cemetery if no office & check the Historical Society if needed. Sometimes sideways research can lead you to parents. And yes I did read it, very well thought out. Thanks, Carol L. Heap FL

Thanks for the suggestions. As far as I can tell, however, Gilbert left no will. That would have made things too easy! -Jim On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM, <cheap@simon.com> wrote: > > What I do know for sure about my Gilbert is this: He is buried in the > Fishkill DRC churchyard beside Jemima. His stone records his birth on > April 27, 1741, and his death on March 12, 1799. An administrator's > bond filed after his death gives the date as March 14 and the place as > Philips. > > One quick idea, do you have your Gilbert's will from 1799. This could show > the names of brothers and sisters plus all of Gilbert's heirs. > Does the cemetery office have the records or plot cards for this plot? They > may give you more info on the family group, that is buried there. Ask if > the records were moved to another cemetery if no office & check the > Historical Society if needed. > Sometimes sideways research can lead you to parents. > > And yes I did read it, very well thought out. > > 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 >