Arthur, I haven't begun to enter the 500+ pages of Layman info I received from a shirttail cousin, and researched primarily by Sylvia in Greene County...but I do know my LEHMANN/LEHMAN/LAYMAN line settled there very early on. I'll keep your message on file and when I enter the info into my database, I'll let you know if we have a connection. shirley :) Arthur Hoey wrote: >I believe I am living in the house of John Person and Sarah Layman along >Kaaterskill Creek in Catskill. I have an old map and I am guessing that the >Abraham Layman noted on this map might be Sarah's father. He was living >across the road from John and Sarah and perhaps gave them the land to build >the home.....a wedding gift perhaps? > >1857-J. Person >John Person, son of Hezekiah and Margaret Person, was born at Catskill in >1825, and was married in 1854 to Sarah C. Layman of Catskill. They had two >sons and one daughter, Mary (b abt 1856), William H. (b abt 1859) and John >H. (b abt 1862). Family is found in the 1870 and 1870 census records. >1896 Greene County Directory: John Person---farmer 107 acres PO Catskill > >Any info on either family (and info on the Little Delaware Turnpike that >passed by the house) would be of interest. > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3-15-2005

The William J. Wells who m. Caroline Brown... is he the William I. Wells? ?? WILLIAM I. WELLS of Coxsackie Will Probated June 3, 1872 Heirs: son, Christopher and grandson William Executor: son, Christopher Witnesses: Epenetus Reed and Samuel King Here is a William who I believe is William J. who m. Eleanor Clough and then Caroline Brown in 1874. 1870 Federal Census 30 June 1870 William Wells Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Age in 1870: 50 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Coxsackie, Greene, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Coxsackie Roll: M593_940 Page: 202 Wells, William 50 NY. laborer Joseph 18 NY. laborer ------------------------- And again... 1880 Federal Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Mary HERRICK Self W Female W 79 CT Keeping House CT CT William WELLS SonL M Male W 60 NY NY NY Caroline WELLS Dau S Female W 47 NY CT CT Elizabeth SEARLES GDau S Female W 26 NY NY NY ((see 1870 Caroline Searles) dau of Caroline nee Brown Searles Wells)) Source Information: Census Place Athens, Greene, New York Family History Library Film 1254836 NA Film Number T9-0836 Page Number 26D ---------------------------- Here is son Christopher: 1870 Federal Census 30 June 1870 Christopher Wells Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Age in 1870: 26 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Coxsackie, Greene, New York Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: Coxsackie Roll: M593_940 Page: 203 Wells, Christopher 26 NY. boatman Elsabeth 26 NY. housekeeper Howard 4 NY. William H. 1 NY. ----------------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Christopher WELLS Self M Male W 36 NY Coachman NY NY Elizabeth WELLS Wife M Female W 37 NY Keeping House NY NY Howard WELLS Son S Male W 13 NY NY NY William H. WELLS Son S Male W 11 NY NY NY Source Information: Census Place Coxsackie, Greene, New York Family History Library Film 1254836 NA Film Number T9-0836 Page Number 177B ---------------------------------------------- 1910 Federal Census 11 May 1910 Christopher Wells Age in 1910: 65 Estimated birth year: 1844 Birthplace: New York Home in 1910: ATHENS, Greene, New York Race: White Gender: Male Series: T624 Roll: 950 Part: 1 Page: 305A Wells, Christopher 65 NY. NY. NY. laborer boarder married 40 yrs. -------------------------------------------------- Dialog is welcome, Janice Brown Buchana

Lots of activity lately but still no mention of my family. Still looking for Hezekiah Milliken and his wife Mary Perry (sp?). One of their sons, also Hezekiah, later changed his last name to Milkins. Ring a bell with anyone?? Sheila Milkins White ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Brady" <brady.j@att.net> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: RE: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor for David Brown > Maybe this will help? > > 1. Elizabeth1 Wells; married Hezekiah Schoonmaker. > Children of Elizabeth1 Wells and Hezekiah Schoonmaker were as follows: > 2 i. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker, baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, > Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk. > ii. Maria Schoonmaker; baptized 13 Nov 1790 at Reformed Church, > Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > iii. Henrie Schoonmaker; baptized 23 Apr 1793 at Reformed Church, > Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > iv. Marragrietta Schoonmaker; born 6 Oct 1795; baptized 1795 at > Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > > Generation Two > > 2. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker (Elizabeth1Wells); baptized 24 Aug 1788 at > Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham > Van > Boskerk, son of Jan Abrahamse Van Boskerk and Annaetje (--?--), 25 Dec > 1808 > at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died before 9 Feb > 1826 when she was cited as deceased at daughter Elizabeth's baptism. > Abraham Van Boskerk was born on 16 Jul 1781. He was baptized on 25 Aug > 1782 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. He died on 10 > May 1866 at age 83. He was buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene > County, New York. > Children of Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker and Abraham Van Boskerk were as > follows: > i. Hezekiah3 Van Boskerk; born 26 Feb 1809; baptized 1809 at Reformed > Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > ii. John Andrew Van Boskerk; born 19 Jul 1812; baptized 11 Oct 1812 at > Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 16 Jul 1854 at > age > 41; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > iii. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 5 Nov 1815; baptized 11 Feb 1816 at > Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; married Levi Freligh > 4 > Jun 1856 at Second Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; > died > 1892; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > iv. Henry Van Boskerk; born 11 Sep 1819; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at > Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > v. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 20 May 1825; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at > Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 6 Aug 1849 at > age > 24; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. > She was also known as Rachel Ann per her gravestone. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: JANB111@aol.com [mailto:JANB111@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:21 AM > To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor > for David Brown > > > A BROWN 4th cousin has found me through surfing the net. > Her Grandmother had a chart that her uncle found in her attic on the > Brown > family. My newfound 4th cousin resides in Columbia Co., NY. > My Brown line is from Edwin E. and hers from his sibling Ann E. who m. > John > H. MOORE. > > In those papers a Hezekaih & Elizabeth SCHOONMAKER were sponsors at the > baptism of David BROWN at the Reformed Church, Coxsackie. He was born 4 > Oct > 1801 and he died 12 Sept 1832. David's widow Mary nee Miller m. 2nd > Martin > HERRICK. > > David's parents were John and Hannah Schoonmaker Brown. > Although the 1810 Coxsackie census in Beers states there is a Hezekaih > Schoonmaker enumerated I have not found him in the index of ancestry.com > or > genealogy.com. I will search manually. > My thought is that Hezekiah and Elizabeth may be parents of Hannah > Schoonmaker. > Any help is appreciated! > Janice Brown Buchanan > -------------------------------- > The Census of 1810 ~ > Coxsackie > Transcribed by Kathryn Parker from J.B. Beers "History of Greene County", > published in 1884 > > This Census listing contains only the name of the head of the household > and > the number of persons in each family. Servants or slaves are not included. > No > assumptions have been made about spelling, the names are as appears on the > census. > > Hendrick Schoonmaker 4, Hezekiah Schoonmaker 4 > > In 1810 the following persons held slaves; the number owned by each being > placed after the owner's name. > > Town of Coxsackie > Hezekiah Schoonmaker 2 > > > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your > ancestor! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > The Diary of John Barr, Ensign in the Revolutionary War. 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From the Greene Co. Rootsweb List: I have seen many variations of this name. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene Co., NY. Stone: M Name: Wells, Eleanor Clough Wife of William J. Born: Oct 3, 1822 Death: Sep 4, 1862 Section: OL Row: 1 Plot: 150 ----------------------- JACOB J. CLAW of Athens Will Probated January 19, 1863 Heirs: daughters, Rachel; Eleanor, wife of William Wells; Sarah Ann, wife of Charles Armstrong; Catharine, wife of John H. Smith; sons, John, Aaron and Jacob. Executors: son, John Claw and John I. Vosburgh Witnesses: Alonzo Greene and Ethan S. Fox -------------------------

Where is Vedder?? shirley a lifelong Wash. state resident who needs a class on geography.... Sylvia Hasenkopf wrote: >Hi folks. I will heading to the Vedder at the beginning of April and have some room for some research. Anyone need a will? I do charge a small fee of $5 per will or probate packet plus the copy and postage charges. > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3-15-2005

>Hi Jim. Actually a William Wells married Caroline Brown a daughter of David >Brown and Mary Miller, granddaughter of John Brown and Hannah Schoonmaker. >Previously he was married to a Elnor ? and had the following children: >Christopher, abt 1844, Sarah, b. abt 1848, Estella, b. abt 1851, Joseph, b. >abt 1854 From Athens Lutheran marriages: pg. 26, #528, 1843, 2.4. William J. Wells [wed] Elenor Clow. Witnesses Martin Hallenbeck, Ira Porter. She died 4 Sep 1862, buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens. He presumably of this from Abstracts of Greene Couty Wills: 2:61, William I. Wells of Coxsackie. Will Probated June 3, 1872. Heirs: son, Christopher and grandson, William. Executor: son. Witnesses: Epenetus Reed and Samuel King. What's your basis for his marriage to Caroline Brown? Maybe that's why I haven't found his deathdate or gravestone. I don't recognize the other Wells names you mention. There seems to have been one or more "core" Wells families in the area with other, possibly unrelated, Wells families moving to the area. Jim

Jim.... I hope this helps. Janice Brown Buchanan 1850 Federal Census 17 October 1850 William J Wells Age: 29 Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Birth place: New York Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Coxsackie, Greene, New York Page: 267 Roll: M432_510 Wells, William J. 29 NY. farmer Elanor 27 NY. Christopher 5 NY. Sarah E. 2 NY. ------------------------------------------ 1860 Federal Census 25 July 1960 Wm J Wells Age in 1860: 39 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Coxsackie, Greene, New York Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Coxsackie Roll: M653_758 Page: 477 Year: 1860 Head of Household: Wm J Wells Wells, Wm. J. 39 NY. laborer Eleanor 37 NY. Christopher 16 NY. Sarah E. 13 NY. Estella 9 NY. Joseph 6 NY ---------------------------------------------- 1870 Federal Census 30 June 1870 William Wells Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820 Age in 1870: 50 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Coxsackie, Greene, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Coxsackie Roll: M593_940 Page: 202 Wells, William 50 NY. laborer Joseph 18 NY. laborer ---------------------------------------- 1880 Federal Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Mary HERRICK Self W Female W 79 CT Keeping House CT CT William WELLS SonL M Male W 60 NY NY NY Caroline WELLS Dau S Female W 47 NY CT CT Elizabeth SEARLES GDau S Female W 26 NY NY NY ((see 1870 Caroline Searles) dau of Caroline nee Brown Searles Wells)) Source Information: Census Place Athens, Greene, New York Family History Library Film 1254836 NA Film Number T9-0836 Page Number 26D ----------------------------------------------- 1900 Federal Census 14 June 1900 Caroline Wells (Caroline Brown) Census Microfilm Records: New York Lived in: Athens, Greene County, New York Series: T623 Microfilm: 1038 Book: 2 Page: 36 Wells, Caroline March 1832 69 NY. NY. NY. nurse widow 412/354 Catskill Turnpike Armstrong, Elizabeth February 1854 46 NY. NY. NY. nurse widow ---------------------------------------------- First Reformed Church marriage 1888 Dec 30 Rufus Willard Wells, NY City & Annie May Hallenbeck, Athens First Reformed Church 1874 Feb 5 Wm. J. Wells, Athens & ? Caroline Searles, Athens ($5.00) ------------------------------------------------ Town of Athens Tax Assessment 1889 Copy of the original located at the Vedder Memorial Library and retyped by Arlene Goodwin Names Remarks Dogs Acres Real Personal Total Tax Wells, Caroline house and lot 600 600 5.10 >> From Athens Lutheran marriages: pg. 26, #528, 1843, 2.4. William J. Wells [wed] Elenor Clow. Witnesses Martin Hallenbeck, Ira Porter. She died 4 Sep 1862, buried Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens. He presumably of this from Abstracts of Greene Couty Wills: 2:61, William I. Wells of Coxsackie. Will Probated June 3, 1872. Heirs: son, Christopher and grandson, William. Executor: son. Witnesses: Epenetus Reed and Samuel King. What's your basis for his marriage to Caroline Brown? Maybe that's why I haven't found his deathdate or gravestone. I don't recognize the other Wells names you mention. There seems to have been one or more "core" Wells families in the area with other, possibly unrelated, Wells families moving to the area.

A little at a time! How lucky for all of us that these newspapers have become available for our research! Thanks to all involved. Jeanne

Sylvia Hasenkopf wrote: >Hi folks. I will heading to the Vedder at the beginning of April and have some room for some research. Anyone need a will? I do charge a small fee of $5 per will or probate packet plus the copy and postage charges. > >Just let me know. > >Sylvia > > >==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== >1850 federal census for Prattsville and Windham fully transcribed! Come >check us out! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > > Hello Sylvia, yes please..will you look for Joshua PARMENTER?..and/or probate or death record? i would so appreciate your time and will pay, thank you, Lynda Minter

Hi Jim. Actually a William Wells married Caroline Brown a daughter of David Brown and Mary Miller, granddaughter of John Brown and Hannah Schoonmaker. Previously he was married to a Elnor ? and had the following children: Christopher, abt 1844, Sarah, b. abt 1848, Estella, b. abt 1851, Joseph, b. abt 1854 Also, have done quite a bit on Elijah Wells, who married first Mary Alaben and had 8 children, then Polly Cook (widow of James Backus) and had three more children. Have the Cook (Koek) line back to a Roechert Koek from Lansingsburg. Elijah Wells is from CT, s/o Hezekiah Wells and Phebe Talcott. Also have a Catharina Wells who married abt 1810 Jacob France and had 4 children. Still trying to figure out her parents. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Brady" <brady.j@att.net> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:35 PM Subject: RE: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor for David B... > >Jim... >>I appreciate ALL your information and thoughts on the matter of Hannah. >>Hopefully more will be found on this family. Are you a Schoonmaker >>descendant? >>Thank you, >>Janice >>> > Nope, not a Schoonmaker, but I do follow many of the early Athens and > Coxsackie families and wind up picking up little pieces of information on > some of the other families in the area. > > I tend to do what I think of as "whole family" research. It's often > impossible to place, say, which Jan Van Loon, belongs in a particular > context without knowing about the other Jan Van Loons. So in sorting > things > out I often wind up with stuff I don't really need, but which might be > useful later on if someone more knowledgeable about a particular family > clues me in. > > In this case it was the Elizabeth Wells that caught my interest. Any Wells > researchers out there? > > Jim > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > 1850 federal census for Prattsville and Windham fully transcribed! Come > check us out! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Now to figure out how to get the obits done! Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: <PMorrowJ@cs.com> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 2:01 PM Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] More Newspapers Available to Researchers > http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2005/03/17/news/news4.txt > > Vedder library will retain bound news volumes > > By Antonio D'Arcangelis > > COXSACKIE - The Greene County Historical Society has entered a long-term > loan > agreement with Hudson Valley Newspapers to store 109 bound newspaper > volumes > - some almost 100 years old - in the Vedder Memorial Research Library in > Coxsackie. > > The library, a non-circulating research center available to the general > public, is located just off Route 9W on the society's historic Bronck > property. The > newspaper volumes include 33 books of bound original Coxsackie Union News > editions from 1913, 1914, 1934-35, 1944-45, 1946 and 1949-61; 14 books of > bounds > editions of The Recorder from 1923-38; seven books of the Greene County > Examiner-Recorder from 1938-44 and 1948-49; 23 books of the > Examiner-Recorder from > 1949-1962; and 32 books of Greene County News editions from 1962-78 and > 1987. > > On Wednesday, Greene County Historian Raymond Beecher gave Hudson Valley > Newspapers Publisher Roger Coleman a tour of the library, which houses a > wide > range of primary and secondary resource material depicting the historical > development of Greene County. > > Beecher, just the county's third historian, explained how the library was > built in honor of the first county historian, Jessie Van Vechten Vedder, > who > literally wrote the book on Greene County in her 1927 publication of > "History of > Greene County: 1651-1800." > > The newspaper volumes had previously been kept in Catskill in the Daily > Mail > press building, but were temporarily moved to Warren Street in Hudson at > Hudson Valley Newspapers administrative headquarters. > > Beecher and the Greene County Historical Society offered to store the > volumes > in Coxsackie, and an agreement was reached so the books could be used for > public historical research. > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > Moving in and Moving on - Greene County's Migrations Database - add your > families now and make the connection! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

>Jim... >I appreciate ALL your information and thoughts on the matter of Hannah. >Hopefully more will be found on this family. Are you a Schoonmaker >descendant? >Thank you, >Janice >> Nope, not a Schoonmaker, but I do follow many of the early Athens and Coxsackie families and wind up picking up little pieces of information on some of the other families in the area. I tend to do what I think of as "whole family" research. It's often impossible to place, say, which Jan Van Loon, belongs in a particular context without knowing about the other Jan Van Loons. So in sorting things out I often wind up with stuff I don't really need, but which might be useful later on if someone more knowledgeable about a particular family clues me in. In this case it was the Elizabeth Wells that caught my interest. Any Wells researchers out there? Jim

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2005/03/17/news/news4.txt Vedder library will retain bound news volumes By Antonio D'Arcangelis COXSACKIE - The Greene County Historical Society has entered a long-term loan agreement with Hudson Valley Newspapers to store 109 bound newspaper volumes - some almost 100 years old - in the Vedder Memorial Research Library in Coxsackie. The library, a non-circulating research center available to the general public, is located just off Route 9W on the society's historic Bronck property. The newspaper volumes include 33 books of bound original Coxsackie Union News editions from 1913, 1914, 1934-35, 1944-45, 1946 and 1949-61; 14 books of bounds editions of The Recorder from 1923-38; seven books of the Greene County Examiner-Recorder from 1938-44 and 1948-49; 23 books of the Examiner-Recorder from 1949-1962; and 32 books of Greene County News editions from 1962-78 and 1987. On Wednesday, Greene County Historian Raymond Beecher gave Hudson Valley Newspapers Publisher Roger Coleman a tour of the library, which houses a wide range of primary and secondary resource material depicting the historical development of Greene County. Beecher, just the county's third historian, explained how the library was built in honor of the first county historian, Jessie Van Vechten Vedder, who literally wrote the book on Greene County in her 1927 publication of "History of Greene County: 1651-1800." The newspaper volumes had previously been kept in Catskill in the Daily Mail press building, but were temporarily moved to Warren Street in Hudson at Hudson Valley Newspapers administrative headquarters. Beecher and the Greene County Historical Society offered to store the volumes in Coxsackie, and an agreement was reached so the books could be used for public historical research.

Hi Janice - so we were right after all regarding David's parents! That is awesome. This chart shows Johan and Hannah as parents? Hezikiah and Elizabeth could be Hannah's brother and his wife, or her parents, or other relatives. I do find a Heaekiah and Elizabeth Schoonmaker as parents to a number of children being baptized in Coxsackie. I also note in the Katsbaan church records that there is a Hiskia Schoonmaker (Hezekiah) and Johanna Wulfin, who baptised their son Hiskia on June 26, 1749. I also see this same couple baptising their daughter Annaatje (Hannah?) on April 12, 1762. My initial thought is that these two are possibly Hannah's parents. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: <JANB111@aol.com> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:21 AM Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor for David Brown >A BROWN 4th cousin has found me through surfing the net. > Her Grandmother had a chart that her uncle found in her attic on the > Brown > family. My newfound 4th cousin resides in Columbia Co., NY. > My Brown line is from Edwin E. and hers from his sibling Ann E. who m. > John > H. MOORE. > > In those papers a Hezekaih & Elizabeth SCHOONMAKER were sponsors at the > baptism of David BROWN at the Reformed Church, Coxsackie. He was born 4 > Oct > 1801 and he died 12 Sept 1832. David's widow Mary nee Miller m. 2nd > Martin > HERRICK. > > David's parents were John and Hannah Schoonmaker Brown. > Although the 1810 Coxsackie census in Beers states there is a Hezekaih > Schoonmaker enumerated I have not found him in the index of ancestry.com > or > genealogy.com. I will search manually. > My thought is that Hezekiah and Elizabeth may be parents of Hannah > Schoonmaker. > Any help is appreciated! > Janice Brown Buchanan > -------------------------------- > The Census of 1810 ~ > Coxsackie > Transcribed by Kathryn Parker from J.B. Beers "History of Greene County", > published in 1884 > > This Census listing contains only the name of the head of the household > and > the number of persons in each family. Servants or slaves are not included. > No > assumptions have been made about spelling, the names are as appears on the > census. > > Hendrick Schoonmaker 4, Hezekiah Schoonmaker 4 > > In 1810 the following persons held slaves; the number owned by each being > placed after the owner's name. > > Town of Coxsackie > Hezekiah Schoonmaker 2 > > > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your > ancestor! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Jim... I appreciate ALL your information and thoughts on the matter of Hannah. Hopefully more will be found on this family. Are you a Schoonmaker descendant? Thank you, Janice >> I don't have enough information to form an opinion on how Hannah Schoonmaker was related to Hezekiah Schoonmaker. At first glance, given the Hezekiah tree, it seems less likely that Hannah was his daughter. However, I don't have a birthdate for either Hezekiah or his wife Elizabeth, so they could have had children earlier than the first Kinderhook baptism I cite. If Marragrietta (Margaret) was the last child born to the couple, and if they had married early, and if they had a typical 20 year span of child-bearing, there could be records of earlier baptisms in other churches back to say 1775. Lots of ifs. Maybe someone else has more on Hezekiah?

Hi Janice, I don't have enough information to form an opinion on how Hannah Schoonmaker was related to Hezekiah Schoonmaker. At first glance, given the Hezekiah tree, it seems less likely that Hannah was his daughter. However, I don't have a birthdate for either Hezekiah or his wife Elizabeth, so they could have had children earlier than the first Kinderhook baptism I cite. If Marragrietta (Margaret) was the last child born to the couple, and if they had married early, and if they had a typical 20 year span of child-bearing, there could be records of earlier baptisms in other churches back to say 1775. Lots of ifs. Maybe someone else has more on Hezekiah? Jim -----Original Message----- From: JANB111@aol.com [mailto:JANB111@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:47 AM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor for David B... Jim.. Thank you. There is no mention of a Hannah Schoonmaker in the tree. Could be that Hezekiah was a sibling of Hannah and not her father. Still a mystery as to the relationship of David & Hannah Schoonmaker Brown to Hezekiah and Elizabeth Schoonmaker. Janice >> Maybe this will help? 1. Elizabeth1 Wells; married Hezekiah Schoonmaker. Children of Elizabeth1 Wells and Hezekiah Schoonmaker were as follows: 2 i. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker, baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk. ii. Maria Schoonmaker; baptized 13 Nov 1790 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Henrie Schoonmaker; baptized 23 Apr 1793 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Marragrietta Schoonmaker; born 6 Oct 1795; baptized 1795 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Generation Two 2. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker (Elizabeth1Wells); baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk, son of Jan Abrahamse Van Boskerk and Annaetje (--?--), 25 Dec 1808 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died before 9 Feb 1826 when she was cited as deceased at daughter Elizabeth's baptism. Abraham Van Boskerk was born on 16 Jul 1781. He was baptized on 25 Aug 1782 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. He died on 10 May 1866 at age 83. He was buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Children of Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker and Abraham Van Boskerk were as follows: i. Hezekiah3 Van Boskerk; born 26 Feb 1809; baptized 1809 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. ii. John Andrew Van Boskerk; born 19 Jul 1812; baptized 11 Oct 1812 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 16 Jul 1854 at age 41; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 5 Nov 1815; baptized 11 Feb 1816 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; married Levi Freligh 4 Jun 1856 at Second Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 1892; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Henry Van Boskerk; born 11 Sep 1819; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. v. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 20 May 1825; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 6 Aug 1849 at age 24; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. She was also known as Rachel Ann per her gravestone. ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 1400 pages of Greene County information, fully indexed, to help you find your lost link! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Jim.. Thank you. There is no mention of a Hannah Schoonmaker in the tree. Could be that Hezekiah was a sibling of Hannah and not her father. Still a mystery as to the relationship of David & Hannah Schoonmaker Brown to Hezekiah and Elizabeth Schoonmaker. Janice >> Maybe this will help? 1. Elizabeth1 Wells; married Hezekiah Schoonmaker. Children of Elizabeth1 Wells and Hezekiah Schoonmaker were as follows: 2 i. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker, baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk. ii. Maria Schoonmaker; baptized 13 Nov 1790 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Henrie Schoonmaker; baptized 23 Apr 1793 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Marragrietta Schoonmaker; born 6 Oct 1795; baptized 1795 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Generation Two 2. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker (Elizabeth1Wells); baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk, son of Jan Abrahamse Van Boskerk and Annaetje (--?--), 25 Dec 1808 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died before 9 Feb 1826 when she was cited as deceased at daughter Elizabeth's baptism. Abraham Van Boskerk was born on 16 Jul 1781. He was baptized on 25 Aug 1782 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. He died on 10 May 1866 at age 83. He was buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Children of Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker and Abraham Van Boskerk were as follows: i. Hezekiah3 Van Boskerk; born 26 Feb 1809; baptized 1809 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. ii. John Andrew Van Boskerk; born 19 Jul 1812; baptized 11 Oct 1812 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 16 Jul 1854 at age 41; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 5 Nov 1815; baptized 11 Feb 1816 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; married Levi Freligh 4 Jun 1856 at Second Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 1892; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Henry Van Boskerk; born 11 Sep 1819; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. v. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 20 May 1825; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 6 Aug 1849 at age 24; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. She was also known as Rachel Ann per her gravestone.

Maybe this will help? 1. Elizabeth1 Wells; married Hezekiah Schoonmaker. Children of Elizabeth1 Wells and Hezekiah Schoonmaker were as follows: 2 i. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker, baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk. ii. Maria Schoonmaker; baptized 13 Nov 1790 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Henrie Schoonmaker; baptized 23 Apr 1793 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Marragrietta Schoonmaker; born 6 Oct 1795; baptized 1795 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Generation Two 2. Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker (Elizabeth1Wells); baptized 24 Aug 1788 at Reformed Church, Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York; married Abraham Van Boskerk, son of Jan Abrahamse Van Boskerk and Annaetje (--?--), 25 Dec 1808 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died before 9 Feb 1826 when she was cited as deceased at daughter Elizabeth's baptism. Abraham Van Boskerk was born on 16 Jul 1781. He was baptized on 25 Aug 1782 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. He died on 10 May 1866 at age 83. He was buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. Children of Elizabeth2 Schoonmaker and Abraham Van Boskerk were as follows: i. Hezekiah3 Van Boskerk; born 26 Feb 1809; baptized 1809 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. ii. John Andrew Van Boskerk; born 19 Jul 1812; baptized 11 Oct 1812 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 16 Jul 1854 at age 41; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iii. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 5 Nov 1815; baptized 11 Feb 1816 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; married Levi Freligh 4 Jun 1856 at Second Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 1892; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. iv. Henry Van Boskerk; born 11 Sep 1819; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. v. Elizabeth Van Boskerk; born 20 May 1825; baptized 9 Feb 1826 at Reformed Church, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York; died 6 Aug 1849 at age 24; buried at Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, Greene County, New York. She was also known as Rachel Ann per her gravestone. Jim -----Original Message----- From: JANB111@aol.com [mailto:JANB111@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:21 AM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Hezekaih & Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bap. sponsor for David Brown A BROWN 4th cousin has found me through surfing the net. Her Grandmother had a chart that her uncle found in her attic on the Brown family. My newfound 4th cousin resides in Columbia Co., NY. My Brown line is from Edwin E. and hers from his sibling Ann E. who m. John H. MOORE. In those papers a Hezekaih & Elizabeth SCHOONMAKER were sponsors at the baptism of David BROWN at the Reformed Church, Coxsackie. He was born 4 Oct 1801 and he died 12 Sept 1832. David's widow Mary nee Miller m. 2nd Martin HERRICK. David's parents were John and Hannah Schoonmaker Brown. Although the 1810 Coxsackie census in Beers states there is a Hezekaih Schoonmaker enumerated I have not found him in the index of ancestry.com or genealogy.com. I will search manually. My thought is that Hezekiah and Elizabeth may be parents of Hannah Schoonmaker. Any help is appreciated! Janice Brown Buchanan -------------------------------- The Census of 1810 ~ Coxsackie Transcribed by Kathryn Parker from J.B. Beers "History of Greene County", published in 1884 This Census listing contains only the name of the head of the household and the number of persons in each family. Servants or slaves are not included. No assumptions have been made about spelling, the names are as appears on the census. Hendrick Schoonmaker 4, Hezekiah Schoonmaker 4 In 1810 the following persons held slaves; the number owned by each being placed after the owner's name. Town of Coxsackie Hezekiah Schoonmaker 2 ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your ancestor! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

A BROWN 4th cousin has found me through surfing the net. Her Grandmother had a chart that her uncle found in her attic on the Brown family. My newfound 4th cousin resides in Columbia Co., NY. My Brown line is from Edwin E. and hers from his sibling Ann E. who m. John H. MOORE. In those papers a Hezekaih & Elizabeth SCHOONMAKER were sponsors at the baptism of David BROWN at the Reformed Church, Coxsackie. He was born 4 Oct 1801 and he died 12 Sept 1832. David's widow Mary nee Miller m. 2nd Martin HERRICK. David's parents were John and Hannah Schoonmaker Brown. Although the 1810 Coxsackie census in Beers states there is a Hezekaih Schoonmaker enumerated I have not found him in the index of ancestry.com or genealogy.com. I will search manually. My thought is that Hezekiah and Elizabeth may be parents of Hannah Schoonmaker. Any help is appreciated! Janice Brown Buchanan -------------------------------- The Census of 1810 ~ Coxsackie Transcribed by Kathryn Parker from J.B. Beers "History of Greene County", published in 1884 This Census listing contains only the name of the head of the household and the number of persons in each family. Servants or slaves are not included. No assumptions have been made about spelling, the names are as appears on the census. Hendrick Schoonmaker 4, Hezekiah Schoonmaker 4 In 1810 the following persons held slaves; the number owned by each being placed after the owner's name. Town of Coxsackie Hezekiah Schoonmaker 2

Sylvia, Thank you for responding to my inquiry. I believe that the John Andrews I am looking for left Greene County before 1820. It looks like you would be wasting your time checking the records. I appreciate your offer. It is so frustrating trying to do long distance research. Katherine On Mar 17, 2005, at 7:42 AM, Sylvia Hasenkopf wrote: > Yes, there are surviving records, but they start much later, I > believe. The earliest records were lost in a fire at the parsonage. > I'd have to check when the news ones start, I think it may be the > latter half of the 1800's. > > Sylvia > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine Seiders" > <kmseiders@charter.net> > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 9:55 PM > Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Andrews, John at St. Luke's Church Catskill > 1801-1802 > > >> John Andrews was in Catskill in 1801 and 1802 and was one of the >> charter members of St. Luke's Church. The men who established that >> church did not seem to be immediate neighbors and I do not find >> evidence of his having a connection to those families . Was he >> related to the Andrews family in Windham? They seem to be well >> documented and I find no mention of John Andrews associated with >> them. There was a John Andrews in Greene County in 1810, but I think >> he was too young to be the man I am seeking or to have been one of >> the first vestrymen of a church in 1801. I am looking for a John >> Andrews who was born about 1760. Are there any surviving records from >> St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church of Catskill? >> Thank you, >> Katherine Seiders >> >> >> ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== >> 1850 federal census for Prattsville and Windham fully transcribed! >> Come >> check us out! >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and >> the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > 1850 federal census for Prattsville and Windham fully transcribed! Come > check us out! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >