Julia, For those of us on the west coast the idea of overlapping villages and towns is a bit confusing. When I saw that there was a town clerk and town historian, as well as a village clerk and a village historian listed for Warwick...well, it was difficult to know who would be the most likely source of information! Another Mead researcher went through the Orange County deeds several years ago without finding our folks, or so they say. I have not seen the deed indexes. Complicating the situation is the fact that while the Meads were in Warwick (1790, 1800), they seem to have been closer to the Orange/Rockland county line. When Rockland County was formed, they were on the Rockland side of the border. Our next step is a thorough search of the Rockland deeds and probates. And further muddying the waters is our growing realization that there were likely 3 Hezekiah Meads...3 generations. The middle one fought in the Rev. War but no one has joined the DAR based on his service. He is mentioned in many other DAR record applications, but none by a direct descendant. We've never visited New York...and we should as my father's family lived there from the Rev War until he and his parents moved to California in the 1930s. My thanks to all for helping me! Liz On 6/10/2010 10:34 PM, juliasgenes wrote: > Both??? > > The Village of Warwick (mercantile district& residential streets) is surrounded by the Town of Warwick. Towns in NY aren't like what you think of when you picture "small towns". They are usually larger, more rural bodies, several making up a county. They are what many other states call a "township". (I don't know if gigantic NYC, made up of 5 counties, has any Town organization.) > > At Marty Irons' urging, I went to the OC Surrogate Court in Goshen and found a small handful of the many folks I HOPED to find, but it was cool nevertheless and remarkably pain free. Thanks, Marty!!! > > While I was looking through the index book for L-Z, 1787-1898, I cruised past "Mead" and stopped to look. Between Mead/Meads/Meade, there are a bunch. The oldest is Nathaniel Mead of Cornwall, died 1807. The next listing chronologically was Josiah, d 1826. Maybe Marty can get some of the records if you want, as he seems to have the run of the place. He charges very little for the effort. > > Warwick is a very pretty Village AND Town, if you ever get to visit. > > Julia > > > --- On Thu, 6/10/10, Dave& Liz DuBois<ddubois@sinclair.net> wrote: > > ...there is both a town and a village named Warwick and each one has their > own historian. How do I determine which person I should be writing to? > > Liz > >