--=======6312ED======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6D8329B3; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks, Ernie. I'll pass along the info to Joe Pierre, author of The Descendants of Thomas Pier, with lots of other info I've discovered. But I'm not holding my breath that he'll make a revised version! VBG I've written several articles over the years about my 3x-gr-grandfather, Abner Pier, and as I find more details, am writing more. I'm working on one about the "Annus Horribilis" of his poor wife, Lucy, the year (Nov 1810-Jan 1811) when Abner and so many of their children died. BTW, does anyone know if people who lived there in 1810 celebrated Thanksgiving? I'll put in a Google search, but thought somebody might have an idea. TIA! Jean --=======6312ED======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-6D8329B3 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/04 --=======6312ED=======--

René- The presumption is, based on Confidentiality requirements, that a safe rule to follow is NOT to post any information concerning anyone who has been dead at less than 70 years. Family researchers may post a message that they will share their information concerning members of their family with other members of their family but need to be con- tacted off line. Remember, there are a lot of SCAM artists out there who are stealing identities based upon information that is readily available through public sources. They also watch all kinds of Chat Rooms and message lists and find Genealogy Lists a great source of "useful" information. While it is essential to share our information with legitimate researchers, it is not necessary to provide that same info to people who are going to use it for other, illegal, purposes. Wishing you success with your project, Leigh Leigh C. Eckmair, Historian Town of Butternuts & The Local History Collection The Gilbertsville Free Library Gilbertsville, NY, 13776 librarian@stny.rr.com http://www.gilbertsville.com/Library.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene'" <rtreff@stny.rr.com> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] Hartwick Cem | How does it work concerning your own relatives? I believe that you can post | this information on the web, but am not positive about this.

Good info, nicely said! Thanks, Jerry Dalton, Dallas

Hi, I saw your research name of Pier. No relation to me BUT I went to High school in Schenevus, NY in the 1930s, even went to the reception center for military duty with Edmund (Punk) Pier. He was in the D-Day invasion and was blown out of his foxhole - and lived. His younger sister, Shirley, was one of our School's three lovely drum majorettes. That was in the late 1930s and early 1940s. I don't know the family but I hope it fills in an empty spot on your chart. Happy Hunting! Cliff Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Snow" <snowstar@earthlink.net> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 6:47 PM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Re Piers > --=======47EF39D======= > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-AE4B9; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > Hi, Peggy, > > I'm just back from 4 days at Salt Lake City - oh, heaven! I was there > briefly some years ago for a convention, but we had only a couple of > hours > at the library, so this was really my first time. I printed out many > Pier > deeds I didn't have, and made lots of other discoveries. Didn't know > they > had the NY "Tweeny" censuses there as well, but I printed out a > couple that > I was missing. Salt Lake is a lot closer than Cooperstown to where I now > live in CA, but I don't think they have the old newspapers. > > I wonder if the Charlie Pier you mention was the one born in 1888, son of > Melvin, grandson of Abner Jr. (this information came to Clara McCabe, > whose > mss on the Piers was the first) from Charles himself and his brother > Eugene > in 1952. He might have been the one you knew. What a delightful > tale! Thanks for posting it. > > Jean > > --=======47EF39D======= > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-AE4B9 > Content-Disposition: inline > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/04 > > --=======47EF39D=======-- > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----

NY - Otsego Vol. 12 (1862-1867) (22 Aug 2004) MO - Holt Vol. A-D (1837-1920) (21 Aug 2004) - completed MO - Worth Vol. PR2, 1 & 1A (1869-1926) (21 Aug 2004) - completed PA - Somerset Vol. 9-11 (1902-1916) (20 Aug 2004) - completed! NC - Rowan G-L (no vol J) 1897-1868 (19 Aug 2004) These are not only ones. There are more counties. Just that these ones are newest additions. http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Otsego wills - liber G, pg 35 Daniel Southard of Westford Dated Nov 8 1825 Probated Dec 2 1825 Mentions wife Lena Executors wife Zinyri Palmer Witnesses Thomas Bates Jacob Flint E W Jackson Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England. The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm If the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. One name per request, please. Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 Please send all requests direct to me, not to the list. mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net

Otsego wills - liber 4, pg 28 David Southard of Westford Dated Jan 13 1836 Probated Jan 19 1839 Mentions gr s Isaac James Hiram Solomon W Executors Artemus Babcock Lester " George Snider Witnesses Lyman Hewitt Alanson " Pliney Chase Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England. The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm If the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. One name per request, please. Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 Please send all requests direct to me, not to the list. mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net

Otsego wills - liber F, pg 68 Jedediah Peck of Burlington Dated June 28 1821 Probated Sept 17 1821 Mentions wife Tabitha sons Elijah Peter Jedediah Abel daus Hepsibah Sill Polly Willard brother Elisha gr s Jededick Peck Sill s Hepsibah gr d Anna Peck Sill (rest hard to read) Executor wife Tabitha Witnesses Thomas Mather Charles L Mather Bethesey Mather Codicil Witnesses W G Angel Emily A Angel Russell Sill Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England. The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm If the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. One name per request, please. Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 Please send all requests direct to me, not to the list. mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net

Otsego wills - liber 1, pg 215 Abijah Vail of New Lisbon Dated Jan 21 1833 Probated Mar 18 1833 Mentions wife Bathiah son John B Executor son and wife Bathiah Witnesses P M Hard Seth B Myrick Benjamin Lull Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England. The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm If the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. One name per request, please. Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 Please send all requests direct to me, not to the list. mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net

Otsego wills - liber 5, pg 14 John S Virmelyea of Otego Dated Dec 28 1840 Probated Mar 24 1841 Mentions wife Sally dau Olive other children not named Executor Horace C Vermileyea Witnesses Daniel E Bonott William Stephens Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England. The index to other Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm If the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. One name per request, please. Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 Please send all requests direct to me, not to the list. mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net

How does it work concerning your own relatives? I believe that you can post this information on the web, but am not positive about this. -------Original Message------- From: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Date: 08/22/04 16:07:48 To: NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYOTSEGO] Hartwick Cem The Hillington Cemetery Association in Morris is an active, incorporated, private cemetery. They maintain their own records which are private. It is necessary to contact and officer if the Cemetery Association to obtain information concerning burials in that cemetery. Joyce Foote, Historian for the Town of Morris, is happy to answer questions about burials in Hillington cemetery. We presume the newer Hartwick cemetery is still active and operated by an incorporated cemetery association. Leigh Leigh C. Eckmair, Historian Town of Butternuts & The Local History Collection The Gilbertsville Free Library Gilbertsville, NY, 13776 librarian@stny.rr.com http://www.gilbertsville.com/Library.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "ahopkins" <ahopkins@oregontrail.net> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:22 AM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Hartwick Cem | The newer Hartwick cemetery has not been transcribed..besides the Hillington in Morris. They are big cemeteries, however. ==== 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 ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 .

--=======47EF39D======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-AE4B9; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi, Peggy, I'm just back from 4 days at Salt Lake City - oh, heaven! I was there briefly some years ago for a convention, but we had only a couple of hours at the library, so this was really my first time. I printed out many Pier deeds I didn't have, and made lots of other discoveries. Didn't know they had the NY "Tweeny" censuses there as well, but I printed out a couple that I was missing. Salt Lake is a lot closer than Cooperstown to where I now live in CA, but I don't think they have the old newspapers. I wonder if the Charlie Pier you mention was the one born in 1888, son of Melvin, grandson of Abner Jr. (this information came to Clara McCabe, whose mss on the Piers was the first) from Charles himself and his brother Eugene in 1952. He might have been the one you knew. What a delightful tale! Thanks for posting it. Jean --=======47EF39D======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-AE4B9 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/04 --=======47EF39D=======--

The Hillington Cemetery Association in Morris is an active, incorporated, private cemetery. They maintain their own records which are private. It is necessary to contact and officer if the Cemetery Association to obtain information concerning burials in that cemetery. Joyce Foote, Historian for the Town of Morris, is happy to answer questions about burials in Hillington cemetery. We presume the newer Hartwick cemetery is still active and operated by an incorporated cemetery association. Leigh Leigh C. Eckmair, Historian Town of Butternuts & The Local History Collection The Gilbertsville Free Library Gilbertsville, NY, 13776 librarian@stny.rr.com http://www.gilbertsville.com/Library.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "ahopkins" <ahopkins@oregontrail.net> To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:22 AM Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Hartwick Cem | The newer Hartwick cemetery has not been transcribed..besides the Hillington in Morris. They are big cemeteries, however.

Hillington Cemetery in Morris is where a lot of my family is buried, ---PLATT and PITTSLEY also ERICSON. I have been there the last 4yrs., not being able to locate some that i knew were there, i wrote to historian for help in locating them. She sent me a map and for the last 3yrs i still have not been able to locate my missing family members. This year i asked a couple of men(caretakers), they said i hadnt looked far enough. I sure hadnt, all these years, i never knew there was another part to the cemetery and also another fountain and a hill,. Up on this hill by the fountain were my long lost relatives. This summers trip was a great find. Jo Anne Ericson chambers/ Austin,Tx.

Gary Greene ...THANK YOU for the W. Oneonta Cemeteries. Found some of my Straits and a missing Harrington. How about the Springfield Center Cemetery? Noel Dries is the sexton...is that private, too??

Listers, Once again I will offer, FOR A LIMITED TIME, lookups in Gertrude Barber's 5-volume "Abstracts of Wills in Otsego County NY from 1794-1850". This offer expires midnight September 30th, 2004. Hopefully another volunteer will pick up after that. Please read ALL of the instructions below, or I may not be able or willing to help you. The index to Otsego County will abstracts can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyotsego/barberindex.htm PLEASE check the above index, because if the name you seek is not in this index, I have nothing to offer. .... Only one request per message. .... Send your requests direct to me - I will answer via the Otsego list if found; direct to you if not found. (this keeps the list from being unnecessarily cluttered) mailto:k2mi@frontiernet.net .... Keep your messages as short as possible. .... Deaths must have been between 1794 and 1850 - no exceptions. .... Please use the following format for your subject: POTTER, Caleb - died 1846 or POTTER, Caleb - will probated 1846 .... It helps me if you "cut and paste" the line from the index into your message, so I can go directly to the volume and page in Miss Barber's book. .... Sorry, but I won't answer any general requests such as "any Thompson in Otsego County 1830-1840". Specific requests for year, surname and first name only, please, as general searches take far too much time. Note that the Otsego County Surrogate Court has many wills that Miss Barber did not include in these books. I do not live in Otsego County NY, and do not have access to original papers of that area...just Miss Barber's abstracts. I will repeat this message on NYOTSEGO-L once a week through the end of September for the benefit of those who come in after my first posting. Marty Irons Always looking to contact others researching IRONS in central New York or New England.

Are the cemetery records of Hartwick; Pleasant Valley (Adams) online? Joanne Hubbard Benne

The newer Hartwick cemetery has not been transcribed..besides the Hillington in Morris. They are big cemeteries, however.

I have completed a census of three of the six cemeteries of West Oneonta, NY. I have placed the data on the web at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~greenefamily/Cemetery/Index.htm while waiting for Jan Cortez to get time to place the information on the Otsego County Web Page. --- Gary O. Green --- garyogreen@earthlink.net --- http://home.earthlink.net/~garyogreen/ > [Original Message] > From: <ElaineDecker@cs.com> > To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 8/20/2004 14:31:43 > Subject: Cemeteries Not Transcribed > > I am still missing some graves in Otsego County in the area of Laurens and > Otego. Are there any that haven't been walked or written down? > Elaine, ready to walk and transcribe

I don't believe the South Edmeston Cemetery has been done, nor the complete cemetery in Burlington Flats. Fred June Swisher wrote: >I don't think that the "newer" cemetary in Mt Vision has been written down >(if it has, I haven't located a list) - I have attended many family funerals >there - and am always amazed at the names & dates I see on the tombstones. >The gentleman in charge is wonderful, and very helpful answering questions, >but a public listing would be very helpful to many, I think. >If I had time, and did not work a full time job, I would love to be the one >to do it. >June Swisher >----- Original Message ----- >From: <ElaineDecker@cs.com> >To: <NYOTSEGO-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 2:31 PM >Subject: [NYOTSEGO] Cemeteries Not Transcribed > > > > >>I am still missing some graves in Otsego County in the area of Laurens and >>Otego. Are there any that haven't been walked or written down? >>Elaine, ready to walk and transcribe >> >> >>==== 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 >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> >> > > > >==== 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 > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >