For Elizabeth and Florence, I have taken some recent photos of Goodwill Church and some of the stones in the vintage Cemetery--if you aren't from this area or don't have this, I would be happy to forward. There are Harris, Barber, Haines, and Woodruff stones there--probably others too, but those were the only ones I saw when I took some photos of the older stones (There are Revolutionary Soldiers buried there as well and the cemetery was in use before the Revolution, I believe.). I've been working on a website of local history and the two churches you mention are both nearby. I have photos of Goodwill and plan to take some of Hopewell Church soon. There is also a book(let) entitled "Newburgh in the American Revolution," by Albert Gedney Barratt with a name index (unfortunately no publication date). This modern booklet (50 pages) does have the following people mentioned... Harris: page Benjamin, 5 James, 4&5 John, 13, 15 Robert, 8 Thomas, 5 Howell David, 16 Jeremiah, 6 Phineas, 20 Barber Col., 43 Francis, 43 Patrick, 43 I think there was a Howell Cemetery in the Town of Crawford in Pine Bush, NY not far away (I can check if you don't have this)--Hopewell church is just a few miles further and either in or near Thompson Ridge. Walden, NY has a Woodruff Street and many of the names are or were local surnames. Hope this helps. Gail Yeaple > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/30/2006 1:29:36 AM > Subject: NYORANGE Digest, Vol 1, Issue 19 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. County Longford and early Montgomery families ([email protected]) > 2. Re: County Longford and early Montgomery families > (Florence F. Wolfe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:51:35 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on the list > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- d. > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his tombstone. > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a problem of > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may be a > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended from George > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from Southampton > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the HAINES, > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout the county. > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston in > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, descended > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended from > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. Thanks, > Elizabeth Harris Pope > Portland, ME > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:14:44 -0500 > From: "Florence F. Wolfe" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hi Elizabeth, > > Just a quick note. My Stephenson family came from County Longford around1831 > and settled in the Bethel area of Sullivan Co NY. When my 2 sisters and I > went to Co Longford, Ireland we discovered that 95 % of the peopl there are > Catholic. My Stephenson family were Methodist. > > Charles Clinton , b.1690 Ireland of English and Scotish decent, left Co > Lonford with relatives and neighbors May 1729 and settled in Little Britian > ( Town of New Windsor, Orange Co NY. In the History of Orange Co NY, by > Ruttenber and Clark., there is an account of the crossing over; many family > names are metioned, a very sad account which makes me cry every time I read > it. > > The Thompson brothers of Longford settled in Thompson Ridge ( about 1776, > Town of Mongomery ) now the Town of Crawford, Orange Co NY. They or their > desc helped to build the church there know as the Hopewell Church ( a > daughter church formed by the older congregergation of the Goodwill > Church). > > Hope this was helpful. > > Florence Fulton Wolfe > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 3:51 PM > Subject: [NYORANGE] County Longford and early Montgomery families > > > > The recent post about Patrick BARBER born in County Longford Ireland and > > buried in Goodwill Presbyterian Church peaked my interest. Does anyone on > > the list > > know of other old families that came from County Longford? I believe these > > early settlers often migrated in groups. > > > > I've looked for years for the origins of my ancestor John HARRIS (b. 1748- > > d. > > 8 Mar. 1825), who is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, > > Abigail ?. John was a member of the Ulster militia, as indicated by his > > tombstone. > > > > For several years, I've been trying to discover John's parents, and > > place of birth, migration patterns etc. One challenge is solving a > > problem of > > identity: there are several "John Harrises" in Orange Co. (BTW, here may > > be a > > link to the George HARRIS family of New Windsor.) > > I found a clue in "The First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian > > Church, Montgomery, NY" by James Milligan Dickson, pub. 1880 . There is a > > footnote on page 76, indicating the Harris family of Montgomery descended > > from George > > Harris of 1657, who came from Southampton. Others who came from > > Southampton > > included the HOWELL family of East Coldenham, the WOODRUFF family, the > > HAINES, > > TOPPING and the GOODALE families. > > > > <<<<"From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the > > progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout > > the county. > > They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston > > in > > 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the > > Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, > > descended > > from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended > > from > > Joseph Goodale of 1698." >>>>> > > > > I have a lot of professionally-researched material on the Harris line but > > have never smashed the brick wall regarding John's parents. 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