Cindy, I'm not sure what happened to their first son John. In the 1850 census there are 3 John Magees born about 1790 in NY. One is in Leroy, Lake County, OH. One is in Esperance, Schoharie, New York. And the last is in Junius, Seneca, New York. My understanding is the records for Decatur NY burned last February when the township's clerks home burned. Unfortunately, I had procrastinated writing to him/her and was a month or two too late. Rita In a message dated 2/1/2006 3:24:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, NYOTSEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: Rita, It's good to hear from you. Thanks for sharing your information. I have been doing quite a bit of research on another of my family line, who lived in Buffalo, NY, German. This new line of research has been rather intriguing. This is the first I've reviewed Revolutionary War records. I'll keep in mind interpretation of the writing of the surname as I continue my research. I"m interested in their first son, John. Have you been able to locate any additional information on him? Any advice on where I should look?

Hi Barbara, No Sheldon or Kennedy on 1855 & 1865. 1875 Census: Dwelling #, family #, Election Dist., name, relationship, age #348 (392) 1st James Sheldon 41 #348 (392) 1st Mary Sheldon, wife 45 #348 (392) 1st Julia Sheldon, dau 15 #348 (392) 1st Hiram Sheldon, son 11 I started 1892 which has 7 wards and I'm still in 2nd ward but found the following. Nothing is given except name, age and United States or foreign country for birthplace. There is no indication of when a household starts or stops so I can only give you the names you indicated. There were no Kennedys. Page 1 1st ward Hiram W Sheldon, 28 Mary Sheldon, 24 Rhoda Sheldon, 6 page 8 1st ward Morris Sheldon, 23 Salie Sheldon, 24 (female) Florence M Sheldon, 2 2nd Ward page 1 James C Sheldon, 57 Carrie E Sheldon, 47 2nd ward page 7 Anna Sheldon, 55 Emma D Sheldon, 16 James C Sheldon, 71 Anna M Sheldon, 51 2nd ward page 9 Lyman Sheldon, 55 Delia Sheldon, 50 If you could supply a first name, I could check other records I have. Sandy Barbara Jensen wrote: > > Can you look up any Sheldons or Kennedys in the census. Thanks. > > > Barbara Jensen > Tualatin OR > > >

In a message dated 2/1/2006 8:19:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, cynthiachrist@cox.net writes: I wish I was. I live in Meriden CT., and this winter has been snowy and then rainy from one day to the next. Many thanks for the offer. With great advice from message board members, I got onto Heritage quest and got the information I was looking for. ----------------- Wonderful! I'm glad you got it. Amazing that this message just came through. I sent it to the list on Jan. 24! I guess there are two Cindy Christs -- and both do genealogy! Sue Susan M. Roe SueMHR@aol.com Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous

There is a Riverside Cemetery in Endicott,N.Y.--- Broome county

If you are a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, you can now access Heritage Quest from their website. Only open to members. Also, to access it at the Los Angeles Public Library, you need to have a library card -- but it is free. So if you live in So. CA, that might be the way to go. Joining NEHGS is cheaper than joining Ancestry if you aren't already a member. And that site is wonderful for anyone with New England Ancestry. Sue Susan M. Roe SueMHR@aol.com Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous

Can you look up any Sheldons or Kennedys in the census. Thanks. Barbara Jensen Tualatin OR

Hi Jayne, No Haines on 1855 but found the following Butts families: Dwelling #; family #; name, age, birthplace, yrs resided Oneonta #9 (10) William Hackett 40 Schoharie 23 #9 (10) Sally Hackett, wife 42 Ots 42 #9 (10) Rosaltha Hackett, child 14 Ots 14 #9 (10) Leroy Hackett, child 12 Ots 12 #9 (10) Aaron Brewer, father in law 70 --- 60 #9 (10) Sally Brewer, mother in law 68 Dut 55 #9 (10) Lydia Butts, servant 22 Del --- #9 (10) Almira Deuend(?), servant 15 Del --- #27 (30) George W Butts 28 Del 6 #27 (30) Roana (Anna?) Butts, wife 24 Ots 24 #235 (253) William H Slawson 38 Schenectady 2/12 #235 (253) Mary Slawson, wife 38 Schenectady 2/12 #235 (253) Alsena D Slawson, child (female) 14 Schenectady 2/12 #235 (253) Sarah R Slawson, child 14 Schenectady --- #235 (253) Mary L Slawson, child 9 Schenectady --- #235 (253) Helen A Slawson, child 8 Schenectady --- #235 (253) Patience S Slawson, child 6 Schenectady --- #235 (253) Henry A Slawson, child 3 Schenectady --- #235 (253) John J Slawson, child 2 Schenectady --- #235 (253) Edgar V(?) Butts(?), servant 18 Del --- --------------------------------------------------- No Haines on 1865 but found this Butts family: #40 (45) George Butts 38 Del md 1; now md #40 (45) Romana/Romoama(?) Butts, wife 34 Ots 2 children: md 1; now md #40 (45) Adelbert Butts, child 9 Ots single #40 (45) Arthur Butts, child 1 8/12 Ots single ---------------------------------------------------- No Haines on 1875 but found this: 1st Election District #57 (65) 1st Charles Butts 32 #57 (65) 1st Christianna Butts, wife 32 #57 (65) 1st Nettie Butts, dau 3 9/12 #57 (65) 1st Emma Pratt, niece 13 (living in same house; different family): #57 (66) 1st Albert Shafer 23 #57 (66) 1st Mary Shafer, wife 28 2nd Election District #178 (215) 2nd William C Butts 44(?) #178 (215) 2nd Susan M Butts, wife 30(?) ---------------------- Glenwood Cemetery: Nellie Butts Shepherd 1892-1917 Arthur M Butts d 1950 @82 yrs Lucy J Woodin Butts, w/o Arthur M May 28, 1865-June 9, 1901 James K Butts Aug 22, 1844-Jan 27, 1916 (Oneonta City Clerk d James K P) Adaline R Peck Butts, w/o James K Feb 21, 1846-Dec 18,1924 Mason T Haines Sept 18, 1886-Aug 18,1966 Nellie Butts Haines Apr 21, 1883-Jan 3, 1945 There are others buried on same lot. --------------- In Oneonta Plains Cemetery: Butts, Harry J 1882-1944 d Mar 10 3 links/BLE Butts, Howard L 1870-1941 (8/20) Don't know if they're yours or not. others buried on same lots. There are other Butts (common name) & Haines in both cemeteries. I have compiled records and read all stones. Contact me off list and I will supply rest of information. Sandy Perllan987@aol.com wrote: > >Dear Sandy: > >Would you please see if the surnames HAINES and BUTTS are in the 1855 state >census? > >I have the names of several BUTTSes (Nellie, Arthur, Harry, Howard, Bertha, >and LaVerne) who lived in Oneonta. Their father was James K. P. BUTTS, and I >think either he or his father, whose name I don't know, were living in 1855 and >would be in the 1855 Oneonta census. > >One of the BUTTSes married Mason T. HAINES, and his father may be in the 1855 >Oneonta census. > >Please look for James K. P. BUTTS, or any BUTTS, and any HAINES. All of these >people were in business. > >Thanks very much. > >Jayne >perllan987@aol.com > > >

Dear List: I have typed up and Jan Cortez has placed on the Otsego County NY website the subject minutes. To see them, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego, scroll down a little until you find a box that lists new additions to the Otsego County website. The subject minutes are listed first thus: "12-27-05 Town of Milford Annual Meeting Minutes added. You'll find it under Towns & Townships below." Jayne perllan987@aol.com

In a message dated 1/31/2006 11:52:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, Goodspsm@oneonta.edu writes: > I have just finished indexing the 1855 Oneonta State Census and will > do lookups. Please try to include both surname and first name and > any spellings of name Dear Sandy: Would you please see if the surnames HAINES and BUTTS are in the 1855 state census? I have the names of several BUTTSes (Nellie, Arthur, Harry, Howard, Bertha, and LaVerne) who lived in Oneonta. Their father was James K. P. BUTTS, and I think either he or his father, whose name I don't know, were living in 1855 and would be in the 1855 Oneonta census. One of the BUTTSes married Mason T. HAINES, and his father may be in the 1855 Oneonta census. Please look for James K. P. BUTTS, or any BUTTS, and any HAINES. All of these people were in business. Thanks very much. Jayne perllan987@aol.com

Hi, Sandy. Do you see any Butmans in the l855 census? Bootmans? anything similar? Looking for my Alexander Butman. Alexander may have been his middle name. He was b about l800 or before. Wife is unknown. Isure would like to find these people. Or Benjamin Butman and his wife, anna Loop Butman, somewhere. Ben an Anna married in l8l8 in Otsego County.Wish I could find a list of their children. Do you have any access to the death records or probate records in Otsego Co? Does anyone on this list? Anyone willing to do these lookups? I know that two of Benjamin's daughters are buried in Fitch Hill Cemetery near Pierstown. Wish I could find some other Butmans in that cemetery or in some near there. Any help with these families is appreciated so much I can't even explain it to you! Help me, listers, please! Connie Beck 2765 130th Lenox, IA 50851 641333 2537 cbeck@ll.net

Quite some time ago...maybe a year or so... someone contacted me and I sent a lot of information on Mary Immogene BASSETT. If that person is still on this list, please contact me. I have a picture for you. Sandy Goodspeed

Hi Susan, I wish I was. I live in Meriden CT., and this winter has been snowy and then rainy from one day to the next. Many thanks for the offer. With great advice from message board members, I got onto Heritage quest and got the information I was looking for. Cindy On Jan 24, 2006, at 11:13 PM, SueMHR@aol.com wrote: > Are you by any chance the Cindy Christ who lives on Harvard Lane in > Seal > Beach? If so... Hi neighbor! I can access Heritage Quest here at > home so may be > able to get that census for you if you still need it. > Sue > > Susan M. Roe > SueMHR@aol.com > Seal Beach, CA > > A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. > Anonymous > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in digest mode send an email with > the word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message > to the following address: NYOtsego-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx? > sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Are you by any chance the Cindy Christ who lives on Harvard Lane in Seal Beach? If so... Hi neighbor! I can access Heritage Quest here at home so may be able to get that census for you if you still need it. Sue Susan M. Roe SueMHR@aol.com Seal Beach, CA A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Anonymous

Rita, It's good to hear from you. Thanks for sharing your information. I have been doing quite a bit of research on another of my family line, who lived in Buffalo, NY, German. This new line of research has been rather intriguing. This is the first I've reviewed Revolutionary War records. I'll keep in mind interpretation of the writing of the surname as I continue my research. I"m interested in their first son, John. Have you been able to locate any additional information on him? Any advice on where I should look? FYI: I live in CT. Please let me know if I can be of assistance to you. Cindy On Jan 22, 2006, at 12:22 PM, PVMeistrel@aol.com wrote: > > I am greatly interested in John Magee of Decatur, NY. I have never > seen it > written as Mager. I believe Magee to be the correct interpretation > and Mager > to be the incorrect info. I have information about John Magee and > his wife > (including a copy of his pension record). I have been unable to > prove that > Jane Magee (my ancestor) was his daughter. I have a lot of > circumstantial > evidence. > > Here is earlier census information from my notes with my comments. > 1800 Warwick, Orange Co, NY > John McGee 4<10, 1(26-45) 1<10, 1(10-16), 1(26-45) > > 1810 Decatur, Otsego Co, NY > J. Magee 2-2-1-0-1 1-0-1-1-0 > (<10, <15, <25, <44, >45) > 2 boys <10: Benj 9 and James J 3 > 2 boys <15: Peter 12 and Henry 14 > 1 boy <25: Israel 18 (son John may have left the home) > 1 man>45: John himself > 1 dau<10: Jane 4 > 1 dau<25: Annaatje > 1 woman <44: Rachel > > 1820 Decatur, Otsego Co, NY > John Magee 0-1-0-1-0-1 (<10,<16,<18,<26<45,>45), > 0-1-0-0-1 (<10,<16,<26<45,>45) > 1 son (10-16): James J 13 > 1 son (18-26): Benjamin 19 > head ( >45 ): John 57 > 1 dau (10-16): Susan Jane 14 > wife (>45 ): Rachel > > Additional information from Ancestry.com: > New York Births and Baptisms, Eastern Region, 1683-1928 > Baptism Record of Helderberg Reformed Church: Guilderland Center, > Helderberg > Reformed Church 1786-1860 > > Baptism Date: 14 Dec 1790 > Father: John Magee, Jr > Mother: Rachel Walker > Item #: 131 > Child: John > Sponsor: Abraham Magee; Maria Hemstrat > Birth Date: 24 Jul 1790 > > Baptism Date: 29 Apr 1792 > Father: John Magee > Mother: Rachel Walker > Item #: 188 > Child: Israel > Sponsor: Benjamin -; Maria Ward > Birth Date: 11 Apr 1792 > > Baptism Date: 25 Jun 1794 > Father: John Magee > Mother: Rachel Walker > Item #: 247 > Child: Annaatje > Sponsor: Geisbert Clau; Rebecca George (Gilbert Clow ?) > Birth Date: 10 Mar 1794 > > > Baptism Date: 15 May 1796 > Father: John McGie, Jr > Mother: Rachel Walker > Item #: 367 > Child: Henry > Birth Date: 27 Mar 1796 > > Baptism: May 28, 1798 > Father: John McGie > Mother: Rachel Walker > child:Peter > b. May 2, 1798 > > > I hope this helps. > Rita > > In a message dated 1/22/2006 8:02:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > NYOTSEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I am researching the Major/Mager surname. On Ancestry.com I came > across > a listing in the 1840 census for Otsego County - Roll 329, Page 341, > that interests me: John Mager, age 82, veteran. The form is oddly > filled out. There is no first page. > > I=92m interested in finding out more about him as well as why this > form > is filed out differently then usual. I would appreciate any leads or > advice. > > Thanks, > Cindy > > Researching: Major/Mager and Brote/Broat/Broadt. > > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #2 > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:02:25 -0500 > From: "Cooperstown Historian" <coophist@stny.rr.com> > To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <017901c61e2e$becf1890$331a1842@Hugh> > Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census > Content-Type: text/plain; > format=flowed; > charset="Windows-1252"; > reply-type=response > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by > lists8.rootsweb.com > id k0LH8nPH021350 > > Cindy, > The page on which you found John Mager was a summary page, showing > township totals plus Revolutionary War pensioners. In the 1840 > census, the > right hand side of each page is used for totals in the family, names > of > Revolutionary pensioners, and other information; since this is a > township > summary the left hand pages (with names of householders) are not used. > In fact, John Mager is listed as living in the Town of Decatur, Otsego > County, page 278 (printed), 535 (penciled) with the following listing: > John Mager 00000000001 0000000001 The right hand of this page > also > shows him as a Revolutionary Pensioner aged 82. Decatur is a rural > township > on the eastern edge of Otsego County, adjoining Schoharie County. > But his name is so badly scrawled that the used by ancestry.com > obviously couldn't read it, and indexed it as John Magee, which is > why only > the summary was indexed under his name. But if you search for the > name John > Magee you should find it; or search for "Justice Platt," you will > find your > John listed just below him. > Hope this solves your immediate problem. I'll have a look to see if > there is more about him anywhere. > > Hugh MacDougall > Official Historian > Village of Cooperstown > 8 Lake Street > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > coophist@stny.rr.com > > X-Message: #4 > Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:08:43 -0500 > From: "Cooperstown Historian" <coophist@stny.rr.com> > To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <018101c61e38$017da090$331a1842@Hugh> > Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census > Content-Type: text/plain; > format=flowed; > charset="Windows-1252"; > reply-type=response > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by > lists8.rootsweb.com > id k0LH8nPH021350 > > Cynthia Christ, > Your John Mager of Decatur has an extensive Revolutionary War pension > record (available through membership in the New York Biographical and > Genealogical Society), the main effect of which is this > All his records are under the name of John Magee (or McGee). He was > born > in Guilderland, Albany County, Sept. 16, 1761. He served in the > Revolution: > 4 months in 1779 in the Company of Capt. Schermerhorn, Col. Tesly's > [?] > Regiment; 9 months beginning March 1, 1780 in the navy on the Brig > Lady > Washington, Capt. Maguire[?]. 1 month beginning Sept. 1781, in the > army, > Company of Capt. Reinstadt [?], Col. Wemple's Regiment. On June 17,, > 1790 he > married Rachel Walker, of Noorman's Kill, at the Dutch Reformed > Church in > Schenectady; witnesses included his brother Abraham and her brother > Benjamin. He was awarded a pension in 1832, then living in the Town of > Worcester, Otsego County, apparently without any real documentation > of his > service beyond a good reputation. He died on June 2, 1844, in the > Town of > Decatur, Otsego County, and his Widow was awarded a widow's pension; > it was > increased in 1849. > I note that in the Census of 1820, when he was in Decatur, he is > listed > as John Mager in the Ancestry.com census index, and John Magee in the > NYBGS > census index. I can't find him anywhere in the 1830 census. > > Hugh MacDougall > 8 Lake Street > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > hmacdougall@stny.rr.com > http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper > http://external.oneonta.edu/ccal > > > > > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in list mode send an email with the > word, unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the > following address: NYOtsego-l-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > 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 >

Hi Chris, Nothing on 1855,1865 or 1875. Sorry. Sandy Jim and Chris wrote: > Hi Sandy, > > Would you look up, JOSEPH WATSON, b. 1871; GEORGE JONES,b.1831; > SALINAS ALLEN,b.1838. > > Thank you so much, > Chris

Hi Sandy, Would you look up, JOSEPH WATSON, b. 1871; GEORGE JONES,b.1831; SALINAS ALLEN,b.1838. Thank you so much, Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Goodspeed" <Goodspsm@oneonta.edu> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:42 PM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Lookup - 1855 Oneonta State Census > I have just finished indexing the 1855 Oneonta State Census and will do > lookups. Please try to include both surname and first name and any > spellings of name. > > Index includes number of dwelling & family, name, age, birth place & > years resided in Oneonta. Other than "wife", only designation for > children was "child". > Sandy Goodspeed > > > ==== NYOTSEGO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list in list mode send an email with the word, > unsubscribe,in the subject field & body of the message to the following > address: NYOtsego-l-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > 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 >

Dear List: According to Gertrude Audrey Barber's deaths taken from Jan. 1841 to Sep 1862 Otsego Herald & Western Advertiser, and Freeman's Journal, a Mrs. Mercy PECK died on Feb. 14, 1841 in Town of Otsego. Is Mercy in the family of anyone on this list who could tell me the names of her husband and/or her children? I want to rule her out completely or in as my possible ggg grandmother. Thanks. Jayne perllan987@aol.com

I know the Los Angeles CA library system offers both Ancestry and Heritage Quest. I just checked from home, and I can access Heritage from home (great! because the printer at my branch library is very tricky!), though not Ancestry. Fortunately for me, the Southern CA Genealogy Society has a full membership to the latter (as well as Heritage), so I can access and print Ancestry census records over there - only abt 13 miles away. Jean

I am greatly interested in John Magee of Decatur, NY. I have never seen it written as Mager. I believe Magee to be the correct interpretation and Mager to be the incorrect info. I have information about John Magee and his wife (including a copy of his pension record). I have been unable to prove that Jane Magee (my ancestor) was his daughter. I have a lot of circumstantial evidence. Here is earlier census information from my notes with my comments. 1800 Warwick, Orange Co, NY John McGee 4<10, 1(26-45) 1<10, 1(10-16), 1(26-45) 1810 Decatur, Otsego Co, NY J. Magee 2-2-1-0-1 1-0-1-1-0 (<10, <15, <25, <44, >45) 2 boys <10: Benj 9 and James J 3 2 boys <15: Peter 12 and Henry 14 1 boy <25: Israel 18 (son John may have left the home) 1 man>45: John himself 1 dau<10: Jane 4 1 dau<25: Annaatje 1 woman <44: Rachel 1820 Decatur, Otsego Co, NY John Magee 0-1-0-1-0-1 (<10,<16,<18,<26<45,>45), 0-1-0-0-1 (<10,<16,<26<45,>45) 1 son (10-16): James J 13 1 son (18-26): Benjamin 19 head ( >45 ): John 57 1 dau (10-16): Susan Jane 14 wife (>45 ): Rachel Additional information from Ancestry.com: New York Births and Baptisms, Eastern Region, 1683-1928 Baptism Record of Helderberg Reformed Church: Guilderland Center, Helderberg Reformed Church 1786-1860 Baptism Date: 14 Dec 1790 Father: John Magee, Jr Mother: Rachel Walker Item #: 131 Child: John Sponsor: Abraham Magee; Maria Hemstrat Birth Date: 24 Jul 1790 Baptism Date: 29 Apr 1792 Father: John Magee Mother: Rachel Walker Item #: 188 Child: Israel Sponsor: Benjamin -; Maria Ward Birth Date: 11 Apr 1792 Baptism Date: 25 Jun 1794 Father: John Magee Mother: Rachel Walker Item #: 247 Child: Annaatje Sponsor: Geisbert Clau; Rebecca George (Gilbert Clow ?) Birth Date: 10 Mar 1794 Baptism Date: 15 May 1796 Father: John McGie, Jr Mother: Rachel Walker Item #: 367 Child: Henry Birth Date: 27 Mar 1796 Baptism: May 28, 1798 Father: John McGie Mother: Rachel Walker child:Peter b. May 2, 1798 I hope this helps. Rita In a message dated 1/22/2006 8:02:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, NYOTSEGO-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: I am researching the Major/Mager surname. On Ancestry.com I came across a listing in the 1840 census for Otsego County - Roll 329, Page 341, that interests me: John Mager, age 82, veteran. The form is oddly filled out. There is no first page. I=92m interested in finding out more about him as well as why this form is filed out differently then usual. I would appreciate any leads or advice. Thanks, Cindy Researching: Major/Mager and Brote/Broat/Broadt. ______________________________ X-Message: #2 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 21:02:25 -0500 From: "Cooperstown Historian" <coophist@stny.rr.com> To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <017901c61e2e$becf1890$331a1842@Hugh> Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists8.rootsweb.com id k0LH8nPH021350 Cindy, The page on which you found John Mager was a summary page, showing township totals plus Revolutionary War pensioners. In the 1840 census, the right hand side of each page is used for totals in the family, names of Revolutionary pensioners, and other information; since this is a township summary the left hand pages (with names of householders) are not used. In fact, John Mager is listed as living in the Town of Decatur, Otsego County, page 278 (printed), 535 (penciled) with the following listing: John Mager 00000000001 0000000001 The right hand of this page also shows him as a Revolutionary Pensioner aged 82. Decatur is a rural township on the eastern edge of Otsego County, adjoining Schoharie County. But his name is so badly scrawled that the used by ancestry.com obviously couldn't read it, and indexed it as John Magee, which is why only the summary was indexed under his name. But if you search for the name John Magee you should find it; or search for "Justice Platt," you will find your John listed just below him. Hope this solves your immediate problem. I'll have a look to see if there is more about him anywhere. Hugh MacDougall Official Historian Village of Cooperstown 8 Lake Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 coophist@stny.rr.com X-Message: #4 Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 22:08:43 -0500 From: "Cooperstown Historian" <coophist@stny.rr.com> To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <018101c61e38$017da090$331a1842@Hugh> Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] 1840 Census Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists8.rootsweb.com id k0LH8nPH021350 Cynthia Christ, Your John Mager of Decatur has an extensive Revolutionary War pension record (available through membership in the New York Biographical and Genealogical Society), the main effect of which is this All his records are under the name of John Magee (or McGee). He was born in Guilderland, Albany County, Sept. 16, 1761. He served in the Revolution: 4 months in 1779 in the Company of Capt. Schermerhorn, Col. Tesly's [?] Regiment; 9 months beginning March 1, 1780 in the navy on the Brig Lady Washington, Capt. Maguire[?]. 1 month beginning Sept. 1781, in the army, Company of Capt. Reinstadt [?], Col. Wemple's Regiment. On June 17,, 1790 he married Rachel Walker, of Noorman's Kill, at the Dutch Reformed Church in Schenectady; witnesses included his brother Abraham and her brother Benjamin. He was awarded a pension in 1832, then living in the Town of Worcester, Otsego County, apparently without any real documentation of his service beyond a good reputation. He died on June 2, 1844, in the Town of Decatur, Otsego County, and his Widow was awarded a widow's pension; it was increased in 1849. I note that in the Census of 1820, when he was in Decatur, he is listed as John Mager in the Ancestry.com census index, and John Magee in the NYBGS census index. I can't find him anywhere in the 1830 census. Hugh MacDougall 8 Lake Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 hmacdougall@stny.rr.com http://external.oneonta.edu/cooper http://external.oneonta.edu/ccal

I know some other states offer HQ for free. Connecticut is one of them. All you need is your local library card number. For CT card holders, here is the login: http://rqstv2-agent.auto-graphics.com/homepages/customerwide/iConnLogin.asp?cuid=rqst&cusrvr=crius&lid=&dataid=&class= Click the top left button, then look for the HQ link on the right side down towards the bottom. I'm not a member of Ancestry, but I understand HQ has just about everything Ancestry has. In any case, Heritage Quest is a fantastic resource for people who cannot afford to spend a lot of money. Karen Flanders Eddy in CT