THanks, Annette. I don't see a connection yet, but I am holding on to this in my Hosford file. I have so little information that I can confirm at this point that I am holding onto anything that looks possible and this is one of those things. Thanks again! Mignon "There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats." Anon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annette Campbell" <anncamp@linkny.com> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Hosford-Ferris > Hello, I have an Olive Hosford 1824-1906 b. Greene County and died in > Bath, Steuben Co, NY. She married Gilbert Townsend 1814-1895 b. Greene > County and d. in Bath. Both are buried in the Unionville Cemetery on the > Bath Cameron Road in Bath. I know of 2 children Henry L. b. 1848 and > Seymour b. 1862. Olive may be a member of your Hosford family. Gilbert > was > a son of Luther Townsend and Mary Ferris (of Ashland, Greene Co, NY). I > have the kids if you ever need. Annette Campbell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: M. Mignon Matthews <cats@eticomm.net> > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Matthews > > > > Hi Peggy, > > > > Those are definitely the right people. I have found Hosfords (see > below), > > but have not been able to be certain about the lineage. > > The message below is a post I sent to the Hosford List some time ago. > > ***************************************************** > > I am also looking at Pitt Andrews Hosford as the possible parent of my > > gggrandmother Selina Hosford Matthews. I checked out the Hosford > Genealogy > > and Pat Morrow, the Windham Town Historian, shared her theory with me, > > > which fit nicely with what I found in the Genealogy; but, the lack of > > > information on early census data makes the task more difficult. The > > > writers of the genealogy speculate that Pit and Hannah had the > following > > > children. > > > 1. son (b. 1800-1810) > > > 2. son (b. 1800-1810) > > > 3. daughter (b. 1800-1810) > > > 4. daughter (b. 1800-1810) > > > 5. Benajah Bracket (b. 1812) he and his mother were baptized 4 Nov > 1816 at > > > Genoa, Cayuga County, NY (perhaps while visiting relatives?); m. Lola > > > Maria Ives in Prattsville; resided in Prattsville in 1840 > > 6. daughter (b. 1815-1820) > > 7. daughter (b. 1825-1830) > > > > > > Pat suggested: number 3 or 4 might be Salina who was born around > 1809. > > > Elizabeth B. Hosford (1828-1906) who married James L. Tompkins > (1824-1898) > > > might be number 7. James and Elizabeth are buried in the West > Settlement > > > Cemetery in Ashland. Pitt was living in Ashland with James, > Elizabeth, > > > Anna (listed as Hannah in 1855) and Ruama Tompkins when the 1850 > census > > > was taken. The 1855, 1870 and 1875 Ashland census schedules list a > > > daughter > > > named Selina E. Tompkins who was born about 1854. Maybe she was named > for > > > her aunt. Selina (Hosford) Matthews named a daughter Hannah Alice > > > Matthews, perhaps in honor of her mother, Hannah (Alley) Hosford. Of > > > course, this is > > > all circumstantial evidence, but it is logical and a place to start. > > > > > > Pat also mentioned that Elizabeth (Hosford) Tompkins died 7 Apr 1906 > at > > > Red Falls. Hopefully her death certificate from the Prattsville Town > > > Clerk will verify that Pitt and Hannah were her parents. Then I just > need > > > to prove that > > > Elizabeth (Hosford) Tompkins and Selina (Hosford) Matthews were > sisters. I > > > have Selina's obit: "The Windham Journal, weekly newspaper published > at > > > Windham, Greene County, New York, issue of Thursday, June 26, 1884, > Died: > > > MATTHEWS - In the town of Conesville, N. Y., June 20th, Salina > Matthews, > > > formerly of Ashland,) aged 79 years." > > > I tried first for Selina's death certificate, which should list the > > > parents; however, it could not be located in Conesville, where she > died > > > or in Gilboa, the next town to Conesville. I have not ordered it > from > > > the state, since they informed me that they are 12 months behind in > > > response to these requests. My next step will be to send for > Elizabeth > > > Hosford Tompkins' DC from the Town Clerk. I have some other > information > > > about burials, etc., but will stop here for now and hope that this > may be > > > of some help to you. Perhaps, you have some information that I have > not > > > found. Working together might move both of us ahead more quickly > and, of > > > course, I want to locate all of the siblings too. > > > > > Mignon Matthews > > ********************************************************** > > FIRST POST: > > Looking for the children of Pitt Andrews Hosford and his wife, Hannah > Alley. > > Pitt was the son of Reuben Hosford who came to Greene Co. NY around > 1789 > > with his father Gideon Hosford and brother Joel Hosford. > > Mignon > > ************************************************************ > > I have checked in Columbia County for John's parents, but can't be sure > due > > to the lack of names on the census at that time. I continue to > search..... > > > > Thanks for the response. Please let me know if anything else comes to > mind. > > > > Gratefully, > > Mignon > > "There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all > owned > by > > cats." Anon. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <outtolaunch@juno.com> > > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 11:21 AM > > Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Matthews > > > > > > >> My maiden name is Matthews and, after I divorced, I took it back; > > >> so, I find it particularly annoying that I cannot get back the next > > >> generation on them. I have my GGGgrandparents, John Albert > > >> (1803-1855) and his wife, Salina Hosford (1809-1884), but they both > > >> seem to have sprung into Ashland fully grown without parents for all > I > > >> can find. > > > > > > Hi Mignon, > > > > > > If these are the right people. . . . > > > > > > According to the 1855 census index, John sprang from Columbia > > > County. He was 51, and had been in Ashland 44 years. Selina, 50, > > > was born in Greene Co., and had been in Ashland for 50 years. > > > Children: Lauren 17, Hannah 13. (Was George Mathew, 21, also in > > > Ashland, married to Martha, child Milo 2, a son?) No Hosfords in > > > Ashland, but I didn't look for wild spellings. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Peggy > > > > > > > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > > > Greene County Tax Assessment going on line now! > > > 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 ==== > Your resource site for Greene County Cemeteries, Biographies, Censuses, > Wills and so much more! 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 > > >