I play the piano and am learning the organ, but more of my time is dedicated to a book I am co-authoring, so I have to let it take back seat, time wise. Isn't the organ just a wonderful instrument! I could play Zadok all day, just like Messiah, and never tire of it. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of R. Mark Brown Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYGREENE] Zadok the Priest and a Viele Birth Wanted Sue - I am the organist and choir director at the Reformed Church of New Paltz. I also teach elem vocal music in Orange County - my main instrument in college was the tuba but now I really concentrate mostly on piano and singing/choir stuff. I do a lot of composition and arranging. It was quite a nice surprise to learn that some of my ancestors had been baptized in the New Paltz Reformed Church congregation. I didn't know that when I came - my Dutch of course - Viele - Velie - my Grandmother Brown's family. This group has a connection to the Freer Family of the Huguenot vintage. (a genealogy opportunist and fanatic - I simply can't turn away from a chance to throw out a question or share some info) QUESTION - The New Paltz Baptisms were : 1795 - May 8: born March 17 Arriantje, child of Jocobus Vilie and Cathryntje Palmetier. 1798 - Jan 4: born Jan 1, 1797 Myndert, child of Jacobus Viele and catharine Palementier Some of the other baptisms were in Poughkeepsie. BUT - I have a missing place of birth --- !!! Could be Greene ??? Schoharie ? Delaware ??? Jacobus and Catherine had a son across the river in the Poughkeepsie area named Peter who died as an infant - they reused this name with a later child. Peter - (the second Peter - my GGG Grandfather) was born about 1808. By this time the family had moved north - there is evidence they were in the Schoharie area - they did not get to Gainesville in Wyoming County until about 1812 I think. SO - I'm looking for a birth of a Peter Vieley ( Viele - Velie ---- it's one of those kind of names ) born about 1808 ---- someplace in between New Paltz and Shawangunk and the Herkimer about 1808. Here are Peter's census record in Gainesville per the Gainesville Library in order to help gauge his age. Jacobus Viele died in Gainesville with his wife Catherine Palmetier. Peter died in Lodi as did his son Henry and grandson George. I've used the spellings the index had given --- Gainesville 1830 Census - James Vieley (Nieley) Cornelius Vieley (Nieley) Gainesville 1840 Census - Peter Vielly (Henry Bristol - PV - John Keyes - Norman Keyes - Benjamin Bristol) (42) Gainesville 1850 Census - Peter Vieley ( Vinley or Virley ) 43 m b NY Farmer Rebecca S. 43 f b NY Henry M. 11 m b NY Gainesville 1860 Census - Peter Virley 52 Rebecca 62 Henry - 21 (married within the year) Emma - 17 Gainesville 1870 Census Henry and Emma Velie and George Peter Viely & Rebecaa Mark On Nov 26, 2008, at 2:43 PM, Sue Maxwell wrote: > Thank you for reminding me- I just listened to it and I just love > it. I also > copied out David's whole Psalm in 1 Chronicles 15, that it is based > on- so > beautiful- I didn't know it was played at the coronations- what a > piece to > play then. What else do they play? Sue "Why in childhood and youth do we wish time to pass so quickly - we want to grow up so fast - yet as adults we wish just the opposite?" My Dog Skip R. Mark Brown [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message