Hi Jim, That sounds like a great idea to me. I'm looking into the Benjamin Briggs family. The children married into the Brady, Dalzell, Raymond, and De Long families. They were into boating along the Hudson River and then went to Brooklyn and Manhattan. I am willing to share my info. Barbara Craddock Florida -----Original Message----- From: James Brady [mailto:brady.j@att.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:11 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Roll Call - Athens? Since the last roll call back in September I've been wondering if there was any interest on the part of members of this list to do a geographically-based roll call. My thinking here is that throwing out lists of names can match people up pretty easily with other researchers working on the same surnames, but it doesn't help people whose family links may be obscured by things like missing wives' surnames. Some (most?) of us are probably pretty good at scanning indexes for surnames and yet miss things on our families that somebody researching another family might have. Anyway, families did seem to have a geographic concentration, or a home base, before spreading out later, that might help in figuring out some inter-family connections. If there's an interest, I would suggest, as the title above shows, that we start with Athens, move to the other towns on the river and then work our way inland, like I suspect the population did. Somebody want to toss in an Athens family name to start it off? Or should I? Jim Brady ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Your on-line source for Greene County history and genealogy. Stop on by and find your lost link! 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

I assume you mean the Benjamin Briggs below, there's another one who married a Nancy ?, and had a son John born circa 1825. If this is the correct Benjamin below, I'm curious to see how it matches up with what you and others can contribute. Jim 1. Capt. Benjamin1 Briggs; born 1808; married Eunice Alcott; died 1856; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Eunice Alcott was born circa 1807. She was born in 1808. She died on 25 Apr 1881. She was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Capt. Benjamin1 Briggs and Eunice Alcott were as follows: i. Harriet Angeline2 Briggs; born circa 1831 at Athens, Greene County, New York; died 31 Dec 1907 at Mason St., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. 2 ii. Thomas Alcott Briggs, born 1834; married Deborah Tremain Miller. iii. Franklin Briggs; born 1841; died 1862; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. iv. Weltha Briggs; born 1844; died 1860; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. v. Capt. Allison Briggs; born 1846 at Athens, Greene County, New York; married Alice A. Raymond; died 19 Jan 1905 at 630 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. 3 vi. Sarah Briggs, born 1848; married Casper H. Brady. vii. Minerva Briggs; born circa 1852; married Mayhein Delong. Generation Two 2. Thomas Alcott2 Briggs (Benjamin1); born 1834; baptized 3 Jun 1877 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York; married Deborah Tremain Miller, daughter of Sydney Miller and Eliza Frazer, 4 Mar 1858 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York; died 21 Apr 1926 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Athens Rural Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Deborah Tremain Miller was born on 9 Dec 1834. She was baptized on 11 Jul 1835 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York. She was born circa 1836. She died on 4 Jan 1905 at 478 Hancock St., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She was buried at Athens Rural Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Thomas Alcott2 Briggs and Deborah Tremain Miller were as follows: i. Emory3 Briggs; born circa 1860. ii. Lizzie Briggs; born circa 1871. iii. Lizzie Frasier Briggs; born 12 Nov 1880; baptized 2 Sep 1881 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York. 3. Sarah2 Briggs (Benjamin1); born 1848; married Casper H. Brady, son of George C. Brady and Mary Jane Williams; died 1914; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Casper H. Brady was born in 1840. He died in 1914. He was buried on 6 Apr 1914 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Sarah2 Briggs and Casper H. Brady were as follows: i. Minerva3 Brady; born 1870; died 1875; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. ii. Jennie Brady; born 1872; died 1875; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. iii. Annie Brady; born 1885; died 1890; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Craddock [mailto:goldbabe@tampabay.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:53 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] RE: Roll Call - Athens? Hi Jim, That sounds like a great idea to me. I'm looking into the Benjamin Briggs family. The children married into the Brady, Dalzell, Raymond, and De Long families. They were into boating along the Hudson River and then went to Brooklyn and Manhattan. I am willing to share my info. Barbara Craddock Florida -----Original Message----- From: James Brady [mailto:brady.j@att.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:11 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Roll Call - Athens? Since the last roll call back in September I've been wondering if there was any interest on the part of members of this list to do a geographically-based roll call. My thinking here is that throwing out lists of names can match people up pretty easily with other researchers working on the same surnames, but it doesn't help people whose family links may be obscured by things like missing wives' surnames. Some (most?) of us are probably pretty good at scanning indexes for surnames and yet miss things on our families that somebody researching another family might have. Anyway, families did seem to have a geographic concentration, or a home base, before spreading out later, that might help in figuring out some inter-family connections. If there's an interest, I would suggest, as the title above shows, that we start with Athens, move to the other towns on the river and then work our way inland, like I suspect the population did. Somebody want to toss in an Athens family name to start it off? Or should I? Jim Brady ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Your on-line source for Greene County history and genealogy. Stop on by and find your lost link! 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 ==== Greene County Tax Assessment going on line now! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

The Benjamin you refer to is mine. I'll take a look and see if what I have matches what you've posted. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: James Brady [mailto:brady.j@att.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 3:12 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [GREENE COUNTY] RE: Roll Call - Athens? Briggs I assume you mean the Benjamin Briggs below, there's another one who married a Nancy ?, and had a son John born circa 1825. If this is the correct Benjamin below, I'm curious to see how it matches up with what you and others can contribute. Jim 1. Capt. Benjamin1 Briggs; born 1808; married Eunice Alcott; died 1856; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Eunice Alcott was born circa 1807. She was born in 1808. She died on 25 Apr 1881. She was buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Capt. Benjamin1 Briggs and Eunice Alcott were as follows: i. Harriet Angeline2 Briggs; born circa 1831 at Athens, Greene County, New York; died 31 Dec 1907 at Mason St., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. 2 ii. Thomas Alcott Briggs, born 1834; married Deborah Tremain Miller. iii. Franklin Briggs; born 1841; died 1862; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. iv. Weltha Briggs; born 1844; died 1860; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. v. Capt. Allison Briggs; born 1846 at Athens, Greene County, New York; married Alice A. Raymond; died 19 Jan 1905 at 630 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. 3 vi. Sarah Briggs, born 1848; married Casper H. Brady. vii. Minerva Briggs; born circa 1852; married Mayhein Delong. Generation Two 2. Thomas Alcott2 Briggs (Benjamin1); born 1834; baptized 3 Jun 1877 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York; married Deborah Tremain Miller, daughter of Sydney Miller and Eliza Frazer, 4 Mar 1858 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York; died 21 Apr 1926 at Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; buried at Athens Rural Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Deborah Tremain Miller was born on 9 Dec 1834. She was baptized on 11 Jul 1835 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York. She was born circa 1836. She died on 4 Jan 1905 at 478 Hancock St., Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She was buried at Athens Rural Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Thomas Alcott2 Briggs and Deborah Tremain Miller were as follows: i. Emory3 Briggs; born circa 1860. ii. Lizzie Briggs; born circa 1871. iii. Lizzie Frasier Briggs; born 12 Nov 1880; baptized 2 Sep 1881 at First Reformed Church, Athens, Greene County, New York. 3. Sarah2 Briggs (Benjamin1); born 1848; married Casper H. Brady, son of George C. Brady and Mary Jane Williams; died 1914; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Casper H. Brady was born in 1840. He died in 1914. He was buried on 6 Apr 1914 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. Children of Sarah2 Briggs and Casper H. Brady were as follows: i. Minerva3 Brady; born 1870; died 1875; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. ii. Jennie Brady; born 1872; died 1875; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. iii. Annie Brady; born 1885; died 1890; buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens, Greene County, New York. -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Craddock [mailto:goldbabe@tampabay.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:53 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] RE: Roll Call - Athens? Hi Jim, That sounds like a great idea to me. I'm looking into the Benjamin Briggs family. The children married into the Brady, Dalzell, Raymond, and De Long families. They were into boating along the Hudson River and then went to Brooklyn and Manhattan. I am willing to share my info. Barbara Craddock Florida -----Original Message----- From: James Brady [mailto:brady.j@att.net] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 2:11 PM To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Roll Call - Athens? Since the last roll call back in September I've been wondering if there was any interest on the part of members of this list to do a geographically-based roll call. My thinking here is that throwing out lists of names can match people up pretty easily with other researchers working on the same surnames, but it doesn't help people whose family links may be obscured by things like missing wives' surnames. Some (most?) of us are probably pretty good at scanning indexes for surnames and yet miss things on our families that somebody researching another family might have. Anyway, families did seem to have a geographic concentration, or a home base, before spreading out later, that might help in figuring out some inter-family connections. If there's an interest, I would suggest, as the title above shows, that we start with Athens, move to the other towns on the river and then work our way inland, like I suspect the population did. Somebody want to toss in an Athens family name to start it off? Or should I? Jim Brady ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Your on-line source for Greene County history and genealogy. Stop on by and find your lost link! 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. 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