Sylvia, Here's the prior e-mail I sent on Isaac Coffins residence +. You're right, we've got to make some time to get together and compare notes. I only wish I had photographed much of what has been lost or torn down over the last 50 years. It's amazing how quickly things that stood for generations, all of a sudden disappear and how quickly nature takes over with trees, what was green pastures was I was a young boy. I was lucky, I was privy to listening to the stories told by many of the last of the old timers on the porch of my grandparents boarding house. Then after fall harvesting and the tourists had gone, the men would get together in the late fall in hunting camps, that were so popular in those days. Here, many young boys began their manhood, learning responsibility, woodsmanship, and how to keep quiet and listen, both in the woods and when the adults were speaking or sitting around at night discussing proper techniques and relating stories of our past. As much a part of the enjoyment of the camp and it's atmosphere was the enjoyment of the stories told at night around the fire and much of our history that I remember, came from those times. Zeke Acra ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert cummings" <zeke717@verizon.net> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] War of 1812 > Judy, Indeed, the War of 1812 had it's enlistees from Greene C., > although I don't have a roster of names. A training > ground for new recruits was held across the road from the present Durham > Museum, on State Route 145, a few miles > past the town of East Durham, NY. The first old Cairo horse racing track > (in the back of Jones St) also was > used as a training ground for local recruits. > During the War of 1812, the residence of Isaac Coffin , just outside of > Acra, NY , housed officers and men during recruitment and > training periods ,as well as the home of W. Bridgen (also in Acra ). The > blacksmith shop > of J. Smith, not far from the residence of I. Coffin, shoed officers > horses as well as many team horses that pulled > the wagons. > J. Stead, of Joseph Chadderdon Rd, had, until his death, a musket handed > down to him by a member of his family, > from the War of 1812. He was known to have been very proud of it, > showing it off at every opportunity. > > > "Zeke" > > Acra > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judy Davison" <judithdavison@bellsouth.net> > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:58 AM > Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] War of 1812 > > >>I have not been able to find very much information about Greene County >>residents who served in the War of 1812. >> >> Israel Huse/Hues was a private in Thornton's Company of Light Artillery, >> and died in the service, according to an Arkansas Land Warrant issued in >> 1832 to his heirs. He lived in Durham and I'm wondering if anybody else >> has family who served with that Company? Or has anybody even heard of >> it? >> >> I've read that some from Greene County served in "Swift's and Dobbin's >> Regiment" in the War of 1812, which saw duty at Ft. George in the >> "Province of Upper Canada". But I don't find Israel Huse's name listed >> anywhere in records. Any help would be much appreciated! >> >> Thank you. >> Judy in Georgia >> >> >> >> ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== >> Greene County Tax Assessment going on line now! >> 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 ==== > 1850 federal census for Prattsville and Windham fully transcribed! Come > check us out! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >