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 > > >

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 > > > > > > > > ______________________________