Thank you Rod, And, thereby is my confusion. All of those towns make up the Oblong....and all I know about Joseph Sherwood was that he lived in one of those towns. If I could hazard a guess, it would probably be Dutchess County that has any records. According to another person who responded to my e-mail, he was in the Ulster 4th Regiment and he received Land Bounty Rights. So, I have some research to do in Dutchess Co. Thanks again for your help. Marcia Eyberse ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Dav4is" <dav4is@yahoo.com> To: <nydutche@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 12:02 AM Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Current Town Name re Oblong: The Oblong is an area within Dutchess County, easily recognized in the map on our website, here <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enylnphs/V0/index.htm>. It forms the whole eastern edge of the county and was ceded (1731) to NY from CT in exchange for the SW peninsula of CT. -R. L9PHS webmaster and trustee meyberse wrote: > In the mid 1700's, my ancestor, Joseph Sherwood, lived in Oblong. He was > a Pvt. in Capt. Uriah Drake's Company of Minute Men in Ulster County > during the Rev. War. He died sometime after 1760. Do you know where I > can locate Rev. War records listing his Regiment and the battles they > fought? And, what town is Oblong now? Thank you for your assistance. > meyberse@comcast.net > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- Regards, Rod Dav4is / P.O. Box 118 / Hyde Park, NY 12538 / USA Genealogy, et Cetera: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/ 495 ancestral & collateral families, mostly 17°-19° century New England & European roots. Total population: 121,300+ Annex: http://www.gencircles.com/users/dav4is/ email: DAV4IS@YAHOO.COM It's always something! -Gilda Radner ------------------------------- 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

Marcia, Do you know if he went by another name? I have access to some online Rev War records (originals). Doing a search, I have found 50 Sherwood's indexed, but no Joseph. Also, would you have his wife's name? If she is a widow, she may be listed for his pension. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "meyberse" <meyberse@comcast.net> To: <nydutche@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 9:53 PM Subject: Re: [NYDUTCHE] Current Town Name Thank you Rod, According to another person who responded to my e-mail, he was in the Ulster 4th Regiment and he received Land Bounty Rights. So, I have some research to do in Dutchess Co. Thanks again for your help. Marcia Eyberse -----