Clyde, Those "orbs" have ruined several of my digital photos! I finally went out and purchased a new memory chip, and the problem seems to now be resolved. My husband has Schermerhorns in his ancestry, descent is from Reyer Jacobse (c.1652 to 1718/19, died Schenectady, Albany Co NY). He also had Vedder/Veeder, Wemp, Bradt/Bratt, Wemple, Vreeland/Freeland. He was so surprised to find that he descended from Dutch ancestors, having previously known only about the Irish family they eventually married into. I have tried for years to identify the parents of my Rice ancestor - Elizabeth, who married Thomas Allen Faunce 10 Sep 1798, probably in MA. Although they removed to Ontario Co NY, I don't know of any Greene Co connection . . . that is, until her granddaughter married Israel Ferris Huse/Hughes in Geauga Co OH, and he was born in Durham, Greene Co NY. My Huse and Tyler ancestors of Durham, hailed from East Haven (New Haven Co) CT, also from Goshen (Fairfield Co) CT. My Searing/Serrin ancestors came to Greene County from Columbia County, but were originally from Long Island. From: <clideryce@starband.net> Date: 2005/10/18 Tue AM 01:30:17 EDT To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Coons bible Yes he was, Linda. The third Ephraim following two Nehemiah's, from old Robert himself. This third Ephraim is where the name became Rice and the chain broken, roots lost until just lately, for the last 40 or 50 years. He was married to Sarah Johnson, also from CT. and they left Greene Co. before 1820, when they were in Chenango town, (Binghamton today), Broome Co. through 1825, and in Farmington, PA. in 1830. Farmington no longer exists, then Addison, Steuben Co. NY. 1835 and Carrollton, Cattaraugus Co. NY. 1837 until 1865 or so. I just visited my seventh great grandfather, the first Nehemiah's house in Wallingford, CT. Got some "ghosts", "orbs" or whatever on pictures taken inside the house! Built in 1672! It was called the George Washington Elm Tree House for years, after he visited there, when it was about one hundred years old. I never believed in such stuff as shows up on these pictures, but I certainly can't explain it, either! The digital camera has never before, or since done anything like this! Clyde Rice > Were your Royces from CT before they camt to Greene Co. NY? > Mine went to Oxford, Chenango, NY from CT. I also have Schermerhorn's. > > Linda Johnson Slawson > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <clideryce@starband.net> > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 6:03 PM > Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Coons bible > > >> Always interesting, items from this site! >> >> My Rice's, (Royce's really), were in Greene Co. 1790 through 1815 or >> so. On our recent trip back that way, I found Schmerehorns, talked >> about a bunch on here, buried along with some of my Rices, in the >> cemetery at Limestone, NY. > ==== 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 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

Judy, I'd be interested in seeing your pictures with 'orbs'. Can you send them to me at ronwaldron@cox.net ? - Ron W. - Be Happy - Consider the alternatives. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Davison" <judithdavison@bellsouth.net> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 5:35 AM Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Coons bible > Clyde, > Those "orbs" have ruined several of my digital photos! I finally went out > and purchased a new memory chip, and the problem seems to now be resolved. > > My husband has Schermerhorns in his ancestry, descent is from Reyer > Jacobse (c.1652 to 1718/19, died Schenectady, Albany Co NY). He also had > Vedder/Veeder, Wemp, Bradt/Bratt, Wemple, Vreeland/Freeland. He was so > surprised to find that he descended from Dutch ancestors, having > previously known only about the Irish family they eventually married into. > > I have tried for years to identify the parents of my Rice ancestor - > Elizabeth, who married Thomas Allen Faunce 10 Sep 1798, probably in MA. > Although they removed to Ontario Co NY, I don't know of any Greene Co > connection . . . that is, until her granddaughter married Israel Ferris > Huse/Hughes in Geauga Co OH, and he was born in Durham, Greene Co NY. > > My Huse and Tyler ancestors of Durham, hailed from East Haven (New Haven > Co) CT, also from Goshen (Fairfield Co) CT. My Searing/Serrin ancestors > came to Greene County from Columbia County, but were originally from Long > Island. > > From: <clideryce@starband.net> > Date: 2005/10/18 Tue AM 01:30:17 EDT > To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Coons bible > > Yes he was, Linda. The third Ephraim following two Nehemiah's, from old > Robert himself. This third Ephraim is where the name became Rice and the > chain broken, roots lost until just lately, for the last 40 or 50 years. > > He was married to Sarah Johnson, also from CT. and they left Greene Co. > before 1820, when they were in Chenango town, (Binghamton today), Broome > Co. through 1825, and in Farmington, PA. in 1830. Farmington no longer > exists, then Addison, Steuben Co. NY. 1835 and Carrollton, Cattaraugus Co. > NY. 1837 until 1865 or so. > > I just visited my seventh great grandfather, the first Nehemiah's house in > Wallingford, CT. Got some "ghosts", "orbs" or whatever on pictures taken > inside the house! Built in 1672! It was called the George Washington Elm > Tree House for years, after he visited there, when it was about one > hundred years old. I never believed in such stuff as shows up on these > pictures, but I certainly can't explain it, either! The digital camera > has never before, or since done anything like this! > > Clyde Rice > >> Were your Royces from CT before they camt to Greene Co. NY? >> Mine went to Oxford, Chenango, NY from CT. I also have Schermerhorn's. >> >> Linda Johnson Slawson >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <clideryce@starband.net> >> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 6:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Coons bible >> >> >>> Always interesting, items from this site! >>> >>> My Rice's, (Royce's really), were in Greene Co. 1790 through 1815 or >>> so. On our recent trip back that way, I found Schmerehorns, talked >>> about a bunch on here, buried along with some of my Rices, in the >>> cemetery at Limestone, NY. > > > > > > ==== 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 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 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >