This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DMarshall2771 Surnames: MCINTYRE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4818/mb.ashx Message Board Post: According to civil war documents, Polly French McIntyre was the mother of Ebenezer Mcintyre. Does anyone have any information on Polly. She was married to Marsena H. McIntyre. Appreciate any help Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Dear Diane, In New York, marriages were not kept at the county level. You need to know the town in which they were married and contact the town clerk or historian. Some towns kept better records than others. Another option would be church records. If you know what church they attended, there may be a marriage record there. Sue Sue Roe Seal Beach, CA [email protected] A friend is one who comes in when the whole world has gone out. Walter Winchell In a message dated 4/11/2011 3:14:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Marsena Hitchcock McIntyre m: Polly ? abt 1825. Would there be a marriage listed for them? They had 5 sons - Thomas Oliver b: 1825; Ebenezer b: 1826; Franklin Fremont b: 1829; Marsena Hitchcock Jr b: 1832; Chauncy b: Ebenezer's military records say his parents were Marsena H. and Polly French. Can anyone help? Thank you Diane Marshall [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marsena Hitchcock McIntyre m: Polly ? abt 1825. Would there be a marriage listed for them? They had 5 sons - Thomas Oliver b: 1825; Ebenezer b: 1826; Franklin Fremont b: 1829; Marsena Hitchcock Jr b: 1832; Chauncy b: Ebenezer's military records say his parents were Marsena H. and Polly French. Can anyone help? Thank you Diane Marshall [email protected]

THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT A multi volume Index of Death and Marriage Records transcribed from various Troy, NY newspapers A. The Troy New York Daily Post for the years 1846 to 1851 is the FIFTH set of newspapers recently added to the Troy Irish Genealogy Website. There are 2,343 reported deaths and 2,143 names on the reported marriages during this period. These records will be of great interest to genealogy researchers since the information in this data base predates the 1880 New York State law requiring the reporting of death and marriage records. These records may help with breaking down some of those "brick walls" that you have been struggling with. B. You can view these records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on PROJECTS and then click on THE TROY NEWSPAPER PROJECT. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. C. One of the interesting deaths reported is the one for John Jacob Astor. Johann Jacob Astor was born July 17, 1763 in Walldorf, Palatinate, Germany and died March 29, 1848 in New York City. At the time of his death he was one of the wealthiest people in America with a fortune of 20 million dollars which is equivalent to 110 billion dollars in 2006 dollars. He is buried in Trinity Churchyard in New York City. D. While 1,339 of the marriage records showed no indication of residence, those records where the residence was reported are of interest as they show numerous cities and towns throughout New York State as well as other states and even foreign countries. Some specifics are: 1. Most of the records were for the Capital District Area. Areas with the greatest number were Albany-51 records, Troy-888 records, Lansingburgh-29 records, Watervliet-12 records, Waterford-17 records, Schaghticoke-15 records, Sand Lake-40 records, Pittstown-20 records, Greenbush-15 records, Brunswick-41 records, Cohoes-9 records, West Troy-53 records, Berlin-16 records, Grafton-15 records, Hoosick-23 records, Schenectady-7 records, and Petersburgh-12 records. 2. There were a sizable number of records from the neighboring states of Massachusetts, Vermont and Connecticut. Connecticut has 14 records, Massachusetts had 58 records including 11 from Boston and Vermont had 59 records including 32 from Bennington. 3. For the New York City area, there were 5 records for Brooklyn and 43 records for New York City. 4. Residence was also indicated from the following states and Washington, DC: Arkansas, Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Of interest is the number of records for the state of Wisconsin which had 13 records. Six of the records were from the Wisconsin Territory which was prior to Wisconsin becoming a state on May 29, 1848. 5. Foreign countries listed as the place of residence were Ireland, Scotland and Canada. E. List members may be interested in two other transcription projects that are currently being worked on by the Troy Irish Genealogy Society. One of the projects is another Troy Newspaper, the Troy Daily Whig, covering the years 1834 through 1878. While the data entry has already been completed on these 44 years of newspapers, the files have to be analyzed and combined before they are posted to the website. The other project being worked on is Book 1 of the interment records for St Mary's Cemetery in Troy, NY. Data entry of these interments, covering the years 1900 to 1910, is almost complete. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: hughmacdougall Surnames: Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4816.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It is now the Brown-Young Cemetery. See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larperk/index.htm Hugh MacDougall, Cooperstown Village Historian Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LWacky Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4817/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Still searching for information on Lucy M. Russell who married Hiram Waterman in Milford, New York, In 1829. They had one son, Melanthus, born 1831. I believe that Lucy's father might have been Salmon Russell. Any help would be appreciated. Linda Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DRuthie53 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4816/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Could someone please tell me the current name of the cemetery in Richfield that was one time called Depot Road. Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GoldenGopher75 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/39.1.1.1.2.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Trying to sort something out. Do you have dates for your Albert W Willson, I believe my Albert died at Battle of Chancellorsville, VA Spotsylvania and his father was James Spencer Willson 1799-1860 m Mary Ann Lansing, there were two Wilson/Willson families in Cherry Valley and it's easy to get them mixed up. Terry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chrisrmcarlson Surnames: Robinson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4815/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'd be very grateful for any information you can give me about Bartlet Robinson, and particularly the name of his wife or what may have happened to her. According to Revolutionary War pension records, (#3347) in 1814 he is in Westford NY and he appears on a list of names of men in Worcester, Otsego Co NY who served in the Revolutionary War. He is in the 1820 census for Worcester, Otsego County, NY with 1 male under 10, 1 age 16-25, 1 male over 45, 2 females 10 -15, 1 female 16-25, and 1 female over 45 . On June 21, 1820 at age 66, living in Worcester NY, he petitioned ?" I have a deed for 35 acres of land for which I am to pay $250 and for this amount I gave my bond for the amount of the mortgage being the value of the land. I have paid no part of it to the old man except $30 which I purchased with my pension money. (Here I can't read) 2 cows, 1 of them was purchased with my pension money and the other for $3.75. 1 hog, 1 old chest, 6 old chairs, 1 table. ? By occupation a basket maker - very infirm and troubled with a rupture - I can do little or no work. I have a wife and 4 children, Russel aged 16 years, not very healthy, Anna aged 14 is able to support herself, Fanna aged 20 years is deranged and unable to do any work and Bartlett aged 8 year. ? I am indebted over and above all debts due to me and the mortgage above mentioned. I depend on my pension for my support." There is a lengthy list of town members who added their names in support of his petition. He died in Worcester February 17, 1824. (He was born in Duxbury MA in 1752, and lived in Pelham, Hampshire County Mass during the War.) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lylywhyt Surnames: Gilbert, Merritt, White and McClung Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/2219.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Mike (Abernethy, I presume?): As you can tell, I have been working on the ancestry of Frances Isabelle McClung (1877-1838) for many years now. I have been able through Ancestry.com to fill in a lot of info. But I still am having trouble finding the parents of Dr. George W. Merritt (1839-1895)who was born in Otsego County, New York (as per the History of Otsego County found at http://genealogyandfamilyhistory.yuku.com/topic/440). I have the exact dates of his birth and death from the Cherry Valley Cemetery records. I am trying to track and confirm the parents of this George W. Merritt. I have included in my McClung family tree bits of info from other trees and documents that might support the people. But I remain uncertain. Who do you believe are George's parents, and what documents or sources do you rely on? By the way, we are distantly related to one another via the WHITE family line. The grandmother of Frances Isabelle "Fannie" (Gilbert) Merritt was Martha Cheney "Betsey" White and her ancestors i! nclude the White great grandfather who is related to my Mom's family. I still have to fill in added info on the WHITE relatives in my Isabelle's tree. I would appreciate your insight. I am very happy to make contact with a grand nephew of "Isabelle." Please kindly contact me at [email protected] Sincerely, Lynne P.S. I can explain my research better in a regular e-mail if you would give me your address. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Please feel free to forward this message to any New York Society you may be aware of. Thank you. NYSCOGO TO HOST SPRING MEETING IN ROCHESTER NY Please come join us and discuss future possibilities for NYSCOGO (projects, mission, statewide events, etc.) - you need not be a member to attend. The Monroe County Central Library in Rochester NY will be the site of the upcoming spring meeting. Mark your calendars for Saturday April 30. The library is located at 115 South Avenue, Rochester NY The business meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a roundtable discussion led by NYSCOGO co-founder Jack Ericson about the War of 1812 and the ways in which local organizations will commemorate and pay tribute to the local impact it had. Delegates whose groups have resources and publications pertaining to this period are encouraged to bring materials with them. After the discussion Larry Naukam, Coordinator of Historical Resources will give us a tour of their resources. The library's research collection includes comprehensive collections pertaining to upstate families. The family history section contains genealogies of New York State families, church and cemetery records, newspaper indexes, and basic genealogical works. In the microform area are census records (1790-1930), newspapers, and directories. Nineteenth century atlases, county histories, and biographical reviews are found in the Local History Room. Genealogists should not forget to check Special Collections to see if there are manuscripts pertaining to the places where their families lived. Rundel also has the New York State Vital Records Index. Lunch will be on our own in a private room set aside for us at the Dinosaur Barbecue restaurant located at 99 Court Street. The Best Western Rochester Marketplace Inn located at 940 Jefferson Road in Rochester NY is holding a block of rooms for our delegates at a special rate of $79 per night. We will have first priority for first-floor rooms which include either 2 queen sized or one king sized bed at this price, which includes a hot breakfast.There are handicapped-accessible rooms available also. When making reservation please give the group name. Their local number is (585) 428-7300. Make all checks payable to NYSCOGO and mail to: Maureen Davis 5360 Wattlesburg Road, Ripley NY (716)736-4782. If you have any questions please contact me or you may e-mail at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Deadline for reservation is April 20. Registration fee is $15 Name___________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________ Telephone and e-mail_________________________________________________________ Organization___________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed_____________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A new mailing list has been approved by Rootsweb to represent the interests of genealogists and genealogy organizations in New York State. The list has been initiated by the N.Y. STATE COUNCIL OF GENEALOGICAL ORGANIZATIONS. NYSCOGO was formed in 1991 to facilitate communication between genealogical and historical groups. NYSCOGO provides a forum for local and state-wide action and interest in the genealogical field. Any genealogical organization in New York State is eligible for membership, which entitles the naming of two delegates who serve as the link between NYSCOGO and the individual society. "Genealogical organization" is defined as any organization that considers itself to have a genealogical function, including, but not limited to, genealogical, lineage and historical societies, libraries or archives with local history and genealogical collections. Though we hope that your group will be interested in membership to NYSCOGO, membership is not necessary for participation on this list. It is our wish that a Rootsweb mailing list will provide a more convenient and expedient forum for discussion, communication and sharing - meeting only twice a year can not provide as great an opportunity to communicate. * *Subscribing.* Clicking on one of the shortcut links below should work, but if your browser doesn't understand them, try these manual instructions: to join *NYSCOGO-L*, send mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with the single word /subscribe/ in the message subject and body. To join *NYSCOGO-D,* do the same thing with [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> o Subscribe to NYSCOGO-L <mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe> o Subscribe to NYSCOGO-D (digest) <mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe&body=subscribe>

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjthoden Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/2304.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My address has changed to [email protected] 3/21/2011 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: negleysr Surnames: Merritt and Gilbert families Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/2219.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lynn, What information would you like? I have been away from genealogy for quite a while but I would like to make contact if you are still interested. Mike Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ralphrogersjr Surnames: Taber, Powers Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4814/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Rhoda Taber married Daniel S. Powers on April 5, 1844 by Seth H. Chase, a justice of the peace per her Declaration for Widow's pension on February 2, 1891. I have a copy scanned if anyone is interested. Who are Rhoda Taber's parents? Are there any records of the marriages Seth H. Chase performed? Any other Taber families in the same area in 1840s? There is a listing on the 1850 census for Sanford D.[aniel] Powers and Rhoda Powers residing at Worcester, Otsego Co, NY. According to the 1850 census she was born about 1822. The 1865 state census indicated she was born in the Schoharie County, NY. For the census records of 1860-1880, Daniel S. Powers and Rhoda (Taber) Powers reside in Cortlandville, Cortland Co, NY. According to the 1880 census, Rhoda was born in NY, her father was born in CT and her mother was born in NY. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JeanKulkarni Surnames: Charles F. and Joseph Miller Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/717.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Response to the Otsego message board. I have information on Joseph Miller. If interested please reply Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GilbertsvilleFree Surnames: Thompson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4811.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We have quite a bit of information on your Thompson family in our files. Please contact me directly at [email protected] Leigh C. Eckmair, Historian/Archivist, Gilbertsville Free Library Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sjb1721 Surnames: BARNUM Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4813/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any Barnum family members in Central NY area. Born in early 1700's Connecticut. A.Barnum 1790 Ballston; 1808-09 New Lisbon, Otsego; Judah Barnum b. 1792 Saratoga; Joshua Barnum b. 1782 Connecticut; 1808 thru 1815 New Lisbon, Otsego. Thank you for any information you can provide on these family members, or anyone associated with them. Sharon Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lmathew45 Surnames: JOHNSON, BIGELOW Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4812/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Bela Johnson, d. Worcester, Otsego Co. 12 Apr. 1847, age 60, and his wife Rebecca, d. Worcester 11 Dec. 1863, age 70. Rebecca may have been Rebecca Bigelow. Was Bela a son of Richard and Rachel Johnson, who moved to Columbia Co., N.Y. (then Albany Co.) in the late 1770s? Richard left a legacy to his son Bela in his will. Richard was originally from R.I. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: moonpie71 Surnames: Thompson, Anderson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.otsego/4811/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am seeking information or advice to research my great-grandfather, Asahel Thompson, born in Dec 1876 in Gilbertsville or Butternuts, Otsego County. 1892 NY State Census shows him as the second child, living with his parents (Francis/Frank, and Susan Silvey), older sister, Agnes, and younger siblings Myrtle, Clarance, Helen, Claude and Susan in Election District 1, Butternuts, Otsego County. Asahel enlisted in the US Army in Albany, New York, in 1898 as a Private, Company E, Battery 7, 75th Coastal Artillery. He was stationed in Fort Preble, Cumberland, Maine. He may have been stationed elsewhere as well, but I have not found any proof. Asahel married May C. Anderson (of Waterside, Albert, Nova Scotia, Canada) on 18 Jan 1900 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Asahel and May had their first child (my grandmother), Emma May, 15 September 1900; second child, Chesley Laverne, born 6 January 1902. Both children were born in South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. 1905 NY State Census shows Asahel, May, Emma and Chesley (he apparently went by Laverne) Thompson living in Election District 1, Butternuts, Otsego County. Asahel applied for an Army pension from NY in May 1905 (he filed as an invalid). I sent away for his pension file from the National Archives, but was sent a letter that the materials need to be requested from the Freedom of Information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which I have done. 1910 US Federal Census shows his wife as a widow; she and the two children were living in a rented multifamily home or apartment at 30 Sheldon St., District 0090, Norwich Ward 5, Chenango County. Based on the dates of information I've found, Asahel Thompson died sometime between June 1905 (the date of the 1905 census) and April 1910 (the date of the Federal census in which his wife is shown as a widow). My best guess is that he died in Otsego County. I have no living family members on my father's side, so I don't have anyone to interview. I have full subscriptions to both Ancestry and Footnote, but with a frequently-misspelled name like Asahel, I've had no luck despite spelling it a variety of ways. My late father spelled it Aisel, but I've also seen/tried Ashel, Ashuel, Asel, a variety of wildcards, etc. Thanks for reading my long post! I am subscribed to NYOTSEGO-L, and welcome any information or advice to continue my search. Best regards, Nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.