The following is a write-up copied from my website. US Map Showing Distribution of 50,000 Surnames in 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990 (Ed Hamrick) Select a year and type in a surname. A map will appear unless the spelling of the name was not part of the top 50,000 names for that year. Censuses were used for the first three dates, phone books for 1990. Below the map will be important information (first paragraph). Try the next year, and so on. Once you see how it works, choose All Years. The maps will display one after the other so that you will be able to get an impression of migration patterns, if any. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ It is the first choice in the Map section. Have fun. Cliff

I searched for the village of Mohawk River (if it existed as a community) using three online gazetteers. I did not find it. One was a gazetteer of current NY places, one was for places in 1890, and the third was for current places that had a different name in the past. If it existed as a community, it must have been along the Mohawk River, of course. Saratoga and Albany counties only have about 13 miles of shoreline on the river. Next to the west is Schenectady Co. which is small and has about 26 miles of shoreline. Next, is Montgomery Co. which has about 48 miles of shoreline. I measure all of these on my map. Following that is Herkimer Co. which has the city of Mohawk. That sounds promising, but if it was the place, then the name Mohawk River should have showed up in the third gazetteer above. I'm sorry that none of this is valuable information in helping you to make a decision as to where to begin the search. It is my impression, possibly from a will or deed that I read online, that it was in Montgomery Co. However, it is just a fuzzy impression. Cliff norgni@earthlink.net wrote: > A recent death certificate shows the place of birth on an ancestor, > George Mackey, as being in "Mohawk River". I do not know exactly where > to start as I imagine that this river runs through many counties. The > year of birth would have been about 1820. This George Mackey married Ann > > Eliza Banta, of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County on May 9, 1843. Since > Saratoga and Herkimer Counties are near each other, I am starting here. > But I also see that the river flows in Montgomery County. > > Any suggestions as to searching for this Mackey family of Mohawk River, > ca 1820 would be appreciated. The Mackeys may have been recent Irish > immigrants of the potato famine era. > > I have traced George and Ann Eliza Mackey to Marquette and Green Lake > Counties, WI, where George died in 1873. Ann Eliza died in Bole Heights, > > Los Angeles, CA in 1915. > > Thanks, > > Ron Yielding > Palm Springs, CA > > ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Montgomery County GenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ > > ============================== > Search over 64,000,000 records in the Social Security Death Index: > http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

re: "I would look for your John Smith in Utica " Dear Lisa Thanks for the helpful advice. With a name like Smith, I can use all the help I can get. Michele

Utica is in the region that's considered to be the Mohawk Valley. So I would look for your John Smith in Utica and the immediate surrounding area. Lisa Assistant Coordinator, Montgomery County, NYGenWeb At 05:30 PM 10/6/00 EDT, you wrote: >I would also be interested in the answer. I've got a John Smith born in >"Mohawk Valley". An alternate place of birth for him is Utica. Is that on the >river, or just nearby - my maps aren't precise enough. >Thanks >Michele > > >==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== >UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the message UNSUBSCRIBE to: > NYMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or .... > NYMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST > >============================== >Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: >Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > >

A couple of thoughts on Mackey and Mohawk River. 1. NYS took censuses in years ending with 5. Those after 1855 list every person in a household and tell the county of birth, if in NYS, otherwise the state or country of birth. 2. US and NYS census records may show more generations in a household; if you find George Mackey, you may find him living in his parents' household, or they with him, even after his marriage. Nancy Johnsen Curran The Continuum Schenectady, NY http://pages.prodigy.net/nancycurran Genealogy research and photography in the capital region of New York State ----- Original Message ----- From: <norgni@earthlink.net> To: <NYMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 2:32 PM Subject: [NYMONTGO] Mackey and Mohawk River A recent death certificate shows the place of birth on an ancestor, George Mackey, as being in "Mohawk River". I do not know exactly where to start as I imagine that this river runs through many counties. The year of birth would have been about 1820. This George Mackey married Ann Eliza Banta, of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County on May 9, 1843. Since Saratoga and Herkimer Counties are near each other, I am starting here. But I also see that the river flows in Montgomery County. Any suggestions as to searching for this Mackey family of Mohawk River, ca 1820 would be appreciated. The Mackeys may have been recent Irish immigrants of the potato famine era. I have traced George and Ann Eliza Mackey to Marquette and Green Lake Counties, WI, where George died in 1873. Ann Eliza died in Bole Heights, Los Angeles, CA in 1915. Thanks, Ron Yielding Palm Springs, CA ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== Visit the Montgomery County GenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ ============================== Search over 64,000,000 records in the Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/

To SmittyMom, 6 years ago I started looking for my great grandfather " John Smith" from New York is all I had. My father remembered that the family had been in Amsterdam, NY. He died in his late 80's with no other family members to take care of him, I started calling hospitals. In 1958 when he died, there were no old folks homes and he had been placed in the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in Utica, NY. They required a letter that I was his closest living relative and they sent me all the papers on him including a photo and his parents names and a list of al the people who visited him. I have since gotten the family from Camden, NY were he was born to Ireland with this info. I hope this may help you. Toni Smith-Cannon SmittyMom@aol.com wrote: > re: "I would look for your John Smith in Utica " > > Dear Lisa > Thanks for the helpful advice. With a name like Smith, I can use all the help > I can get. > Michele > > ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== > UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the message UNSUBSCRIBE to: > NYMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or .... > NYMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

I would also be interested in the answer. I've got a John Smith born in "Mohawk Valley". An alternate place of birth for him is Utica. Is that on the river, or just nearby - my maps aren't precise enough. Thanks Michele

A recent death certificate shows the place of birth on an ancestor, George Mackey, as being in "Mohawk River". I do not know exactly where to start as I imagine that this river runs through many counties. The year of birth would have been about 1820. This George Mackey married Ann Eliza Banta, of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County on May 9, 1843. Since Saratoga and Herkimer Counties are near each other, I am starting here. But I also see that the river flows in Montgomery County. Any suggestions as to searching for this Mackey family of Mohawk River, ca 1820 would be appreciated. The Mackeys may have been recent Irish immigrants of the potato famine era. I have traced George and Ann Eliza Mackey to Marquette and Green Lake Counties, WI, where George died in 1873. Ann Eliza died in Bole Heights, Los Angeles, CA in 1915. Thanks, Ron Yielding Palm Springs, CA

Dear Listers, Seek the parents of Charles TRIPP who m. Jane WOODWORTH 1792 at Johnstown. Charles b. Dutchess Co., NY 1761, enl. 1781 at Stillwater, Job Wright' Co./Willett's Regiment NY. Later Onondaga Co. and Northumberland Co. ONT, where he d. 1844. Jan Tripp Ann Arbor, MI

Hi Listers I am working on Appel/Apple, Sitts and McGraw (also known as McGrath (from which it originally came) McGraugh/McGrah. Pat

I'm searching for Congdon, Brownwell, Youker Carol Tefft

This morning I posted the Nobletown and Hillsdale (Columbia Co., NY) baptism records of Rev. Gideon Bostwick, 1770-1793. He was a traveling minister from Great Barrington, MA and came into eastern NY which was, I believe, claimed as part of Massachusetts at that time. The records were typed and contributed by Susan Mulvey. Thank you Susan! To view them, go to my website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ Look for "Vital Records - Births and Baptisms" You will find Nobletown there. Cliff

I am reserching for McVEANs, McNAUGHTONs, and EDMONDS in Johnstown.

Hi Darci I do Montgomery County Research, But, I was unable to enter your site. Is there a Title Page or something that I can put into the Search? Would love to see it. Pat

Hi. I've been doing lookups from the Outlines of History Montgomery Co. NY book and finished reading it. I uploaded the names and put them on one of my sites. Drop in and view. The site is rather unusual, hope you enjoy it. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~darci/notes/notes.htm Darci

a bit slow on the roll call MONTGOMERY, FULTON HAMILTON COUNTIES DODS and married ins SCHERMERHORN, DOREMUS, MANDERVILLE, WILKIE, DEHART, GLEN,STALEY, FLANSBURG, PALMER, PUTMAN, MILROY, THAYER EGLIN and married ins LOBELL, CRANE, AVERY, DOLSON, SPEARS, OLMSTEAD thank you Bob Moore St Thomas Ontario

Cliffe Thank you so much! Funny have been to your site many times and never thought to look there. I must say that your site is one of the best sites that I have viewed and believe me I've been to thousands! Regards Wendy Crawford Ontario, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Lamere" <clifflamere@global2000.net> To: <NYMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 8:31 PM Subject: Re: [NYMONTGO] 1820 Census New York > Wendy, > > On my website, go to Censuses and click on the link that says, "US Census - the questions asked each census year". 1820 was a federal census. Same questions were asked all over the country. > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/#Censuses > > Cliff > > Crawford wrote: > > > Hello > > I was wondering if anyone could tell me if all the Census use the same order to describe members of family > > For example: White males under 16 etc. > > Looking for the code for the 1820 New York Census > > Thank You > > Have a nice night! > > Wendy Crawford > > > > ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Montgomery County GenWeb page at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ > > > > ============================== > > Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/ > > > ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Montgomery County GenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ > > ============================== > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > >

Wendy, On my website, go to Censuses and click on the link that says, "US Census - the questions asked each census year". 1820 was a federal census. Same questions were asked all over the country. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/#Censuses Cliff Crawford wrote: > Hello > I was wondering if anyone could tell me if all the Census use the same order to describe members of family > For example: White males under 16 etc. > Looking for the code for the 1820 New York Census > Thank You > Have a nice night! > Wendy Crawford > > ==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== > Visit the Montgomery County GenWeb page at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/ > > ============================== > Choose from over 19,000 mailing lists at: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/

Hello I was wondering if anyone could tell me if all the Census use the same order to describe members of family For example: White males under 16 etc. Looking for the code for the 1820 New York Census Thank You Have a nice night! Wendy Crawford

I am researching the Natola family who are currently in Fultonville area, although I believe they where from the Ambsterdam-Schenectecy are prior to this. This is all I have at this time, if it is not enough I will understand since I am very new at this. Thanks in Advance Patti >From: "darci" <djohn@netnet.net> >Reply-To: NYMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >To: NYMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NYMONTGO] Outlines of History lookups >Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 21:29:03 -0500 > >I was lucky to receive the book "Outlines of History" Montgomery Co. >1772-1972, by Hugh P. Donlon if anyone needs lookups. Darci > > > >==== NYMONTGO Mailing List ==== >UNSUBSCRIBE? Send the message UNSUBSCRIBE to: > NYMONTGO-L-request@rootsweb.com or .... > NYMONTGO-D-request@rootsweb.com for DIGEST > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.