This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billcoley Surnames: Ferris / Waterbury Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2326.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You may have already run across it, but Ferris was a common name in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. I have a Ferris line - Elizabeth Ferris (dau. of Nathan) married John Waterbury 11 April 1782. I wouldn't be surprised if your Ferris's migrated north from Westchester into Putnam. There was a long article in "The American Genealogist" (TAG) on the Ferris family about ten to fifteen years ago. You might find it with Google or go to the TAG web site (I'm not sure of the address, but I'm sure Google would lead you there). If you can't find it, let me know and I'll see if I can find my photocopy of it. Contact me if you want to compare Ferris's. 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.

my ancestors. laurena(has many spellings) married my chapman ancestor. she orig. was from newport, r.i. i think.\ linda **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=fe bemailfooterNO62)

You may have already run across it, but Ferris was a common name in Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY. I have a Ferris line - Elizabeth Ferris (dau. of Nathan) married John Waterbury 11 April 1782. I wouldn't be surprised if your Ferris's migrated north from Westchester into Putnam. There was a long article in "The American Genealogist" (TAG) on the Ferris family about ten to fifteen years ago. You might find it with Google or go to the TAG web site (I'm not sure of the address, but I'm sure Google would lead you there). If you can't find it, let me know and I'll see if I can find my photocopy of it. Contact me if you want to compare Ferris's. -----Original Message----- From: nyputnam-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyputnam-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gc-gateway@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 11:18 AM To: NYPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYPUTNAM] Ferris in Putnam This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jversweyveld Surnames: FERRIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.countie s.putnam/2326/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for Daniel and Elizabeth or Abigail Ferris. Son Elijah b. July 19 1806 and siblings were born in Putnam....according to family bible. No town in Putnam is named. Any leads would be most helpful. 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. *************************************** Have you checked out the Putnam County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyputnam/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYPUTNAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jversweyveld Surnames: FERRIS Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2326/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for Daniel and Elizabeth or Abigail Ferris. Son Elijah b. July 19 1806 and siblings were born in Putnam....according to family bible. No town in Putnam is named. Any leads would be most helpful. 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.

Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting Mr. Vincent Dacquino pays a return visit to WCGS on February 14, 2009 and will speak to us about Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley. Local members who listened to him speak about Sybil Ludington—the female Paul Revere—at our May 2008 meeting know we will be in for a treat. Be prepared to be drawn into the world he so masterfully creates in his lectures. Mr. Dacquino is the author of several books on the Hudson River Valley. He has been a teacher in Westchester County for over 30 years and recently retired as the director of the BEPT Teacher Center. He is the founder of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Writing Academy and has made numerous appearances at schools and historical sites based on his adult biography Sybil Ludington: The Call to Arms. A "classroom-ready version" of this book for fourth and fifth grade students was released in May 2008. Mr. Dacquino is now dedicating his time to his writing and lecturing. The meeting opens at 10:00 a.m. at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 600 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY. Guests are welcome. Coffee and conversation precede the meeting at 9:30 a.m. MEETING INFO: TOPIC: HAUNTINGS OF THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY WHEN: Saturday, FEBRUARY 14, 2009 @ 10 a.m. WHERE: Aldersgate Methodist Church, 600 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry (across from Mercy College on route 9) For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society (Westchester Connection or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- _http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/) Hope to see you on Saturday! Happy Valentine’s Day!! RESERVED THESE DATES FOR WCGS Future Meetings Mar 14, 2009 City Directories Toni McKeen Apr 11, 2009 Getting the Most Out of the US Census on Ancestry.com Gordon L. McDaniel May 9, 2009 Voyage to America Leslie Albrecht Huber June 13, 2009 NYC 1890 Police Census Debra Braverman

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gamieskids Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2307.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I don't know if this will help you. I lived in Phillipstown on the Old Albany Post Road just south of the Dutchess County line when I was a child. There was a farm back behind our property that was owned by Fred Mosher. His wife's name was Anna and they had on daughter Roberta. They had milk cows. I would guess that he was born in the between 1915 and 1920. He sold most of the property in the mid 1960s. He kept a few acres that shared our property line, to build a small house. I believe his daughter still lives in the house. I hope this help in some way. Sherry Chamberlain 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: bcwil39011 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2325/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello I'm looking for a obit for Jennie E. Doran died Jan 8,1914 in Cold Spring. or where to optain a copy 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.

_http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/webcat/genealogy.html_ (http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/webcat/genealogy.html) passing along as this was sent to nj list. i know ny may not be interested but some of your family may have moved to nj! never know!! **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

Hi Linda I had some family that were in the NY City area and they were also in New Jersey. Many families did travel from NY to NJ or vice versa. Thanks Pat R

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vtveteran Surnames: Smalley, Rapp Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/157.176.1093.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know of a relative of Laura Goodrow (b. Aug. 1907, D. Mar. 2001)who married Ferdinand Smalley (b. Sept. 1918, d. Apr. 1969). They lived in Conn. This might be the same Ferdinand Smalley. Let me know and I can get you in touch with her grand-daughter. She has the name Rapp in her family too. She would be very interested. If you are of the same family line, please email me and I'll get right back to 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: SGodlewski8777 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/2312.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Franklin Couch, a Lawyer & Genealogist of Peekskill, NY donated handwritten genealogy files to the Field Library, Peekskill, NY. These are sheets of legal paper organized in surname folders. The files are very extensive covering large numbers of families who lived in Westchester County, NY. The originals are stored in the Colin T. Naylor, Jr. Archives, but copies are available for public viewing in the library. The Field Library has an extensive collection of microfilmed newspapers and census records for the area. In addition, the Local History Collection has a treasure trove of primary source material including resident directories from 1860 on. The Field Library Research Librarian will copy requested items for a fee for out-of-state inquirers. See the fee schedule at: http://www.peekskill.org/local_history.php 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: gamieskids Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/1102.6/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I'm looking for any information that you could provide on the McElrath family. From what I have found out so far Alexander McElrath came from Ireland and settled in Fishkill possibly as early as the 1780s. His decendents, at some point, moved to Nelsonville. John Robert McElrath a great grandson, my grandfather, married Lillian Monroe in the late 1890s. If you could help me in any way, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you, Sherry Chamberlain at gamieskids@aol.com 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: EarleSmith28 Surnames: Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.988.1010.1011.1013.1.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nancy. The only Isaac (b. c1781-1808)I am aware of was a brother of my Lemuel who migrated at a young age to the Lansing area of Tompkins County, NY. He died in Aug 1809 and was married to Ann ? (b.c1785-1875). Do not believe that this Isaac is any help. Earle Smith. 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.

I have no Isaac in that time frame, and my only Lemuel Smith, son of Samuel, was younger. I estimated his birth at 1775, and he died 14 Mar 1843. My notes on Lemuel follow: "Descendant Earle Smith: Samuel Smith (1737-1811) migrated about 1784/5 from the Greenwich/Stamford CT area to that part of Philipstown, Dutchess Co. that is now Putnam Valley, Putnam Co. Samuel had a large family and settled just south of Oscawana Lake. Samuel's wife is believed to be Elizabeth (Lockwood). Samuel's youngest son Lemuel (c1775 - 1833) married Charity Kirkum and lived nearby. "1810 Census, Phillips, Dutchess Co., p.80. Lemuel Smith (next to Samuel Smith). 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 4 females under 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female over 45. "1811, 15 Nov. Date of probate, Dutchess Co. Wills, Vol. 5, p. 603. Samuel Smith, Phillips Town, farmer, will dated 6 Apr 1811; probated 15 Nov 1811, Wife Elizabeth. Daughters Mary Owen; Anna Wicksom, widow; Dosha Colegrove; Sally Tompkins; youngest son Lemuel; Richard Carman; Jane Bell; James Martin; Henry Vantassel; Edmund Lockwood. Executors: sons Lemuel and Philemon and Richard Carman. Witnesses: John Horton; Richard Carman; Israel Horton. "1817, 23 Apr. Putnam Co. Deeds, Vol.A, p.223. Lemuel Smith of Philipstown and wife Charity sold 150 acres in Philipstown to Zopher Kirkum of Carmel for $4,000. "1824, 15 Jul. Putnam Co. Deeds, Vol. B, p.198. Lemuel Smith of Philipstown and wife Charity sold 45 acres in Philipstown to Zopher Smith of Philipstown for $187. "1824, 15 Jul. Putnam Co. Deeds, vol. B, p.199. Lemuel Smith of Philipstown and wife Charity sold 160 acres in Philipstown to Zopher Smith of Philipstown for $1200. "1833, 14 Mar. Putnam Co. Old Estates, Vol. B #585. Lemuel Smith, dec., of Philipstown died 14 Mar 1833. Widow Charity, 1 Apr 1833. Children: Zopher; Eliza; Caty Ann; Julia Ann; James; Susan Silleck, wife of William; Sarah Port, wife of Robert Jr., all of Philipstown and over 21, plus minor children Samuel; Lydia June; Hetty Maria; and William C., minors of Philipstown. Will recorded Liber C. p. 32." I see no "Isaac connection" to this Lemuel. Good luck. Louanne ---- Original Message ---- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <NYPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: Subject: Re: [NYPUTNAM] Jesse Tompkins Family update Date: Fri, January 16, 2009, 01:33:00 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smartpacific Surnames: SMITH Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.countie s.putnam/671.672.674.986.988.1010.1011.1013.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you - based on the dates it looks as though your Lemuel Smith and my Isaac Smith (whose son Isaac Adams Smith was b. 20 Sept 1756 in Canopus Hollow, that's the closest date I have to Isaac) would have been approximately contemporaries. Therefore if there was any relationship between these families it would be in Lemuel and Isaac's generation. Do you know of any Isaac's in your Smith family in that timeframe?. - Nancy Opdyke 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. *************************************** Have you checked out the Putnam County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyputnam/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYPUTNAM- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: smartpacific Surnames: SMITH Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.988.1010.1011.1013.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you - based on the dates it looks as though your Lemuel Smith and my Isaac Smith (whose son Isaac Adams Smith was b. 20 Sept 1756 in Canopus Hollow, that's the closest date I have to Isaac) would have been approximately contemporaries. Therefore if there was any relationship between these families it would be in Lemuel and Isaac's generation. Do you know of any Isaac's in your Smith family in that timeframe?. - Nancy Opdyke 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.

I have some information on the Christian family, with your Mary Christian's ancestry. I'm not good at transferring a pedigree chart or family group sheet to email, so tell me what you have, and I'll respond, unless you want to send me your email address (and then your snail mail address off the list). I was happy that my data on Sarah Jane Tompkins confirmed your own information. Louanne Barrett ---- Original Message ---- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <NYPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: Subject: Re: [NYPUTNAM] Tompkins of Tompkins Corners, Putnam Valley Date: Mon, January 12, 2009, 16:45:00 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RevSteward Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.countie s.putnam/671.672.674.986.988.1010.1012.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Great Grandmother Sarah Jane Smith Tompkins was the daughter of an Alexander Smith of Putnam Valley (b about 1806). It appears that his wife Mary was a Mary Christian. But beyond this info I have not found any further links. There are Bargers in the Family tree but they are connected with the Horton family line connection with my branch of Tompkins. 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. *************************************** Have you checked out the Putnam County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyputnam/ *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYPUTNAM- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RevSteward Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.1018.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think my line is connected with Joshua but which Joshua. In the 1790 Census, for example, there is a Joshua listed in the list of Male heads of families (no women or children listed just a hatch mark for the number in each age and sex group living in the family) and there is also a Joshua, Jr. listed as a head of a family. Junior throws the effort awry :-( Was one of these the Tompkins Corner Joshua ? And how would either of these be related to Cornelius, Reuben, Nathaniel, et. al. I too have seen the Historical marker but that likely was initally placed in the early or mid 1900's and the Pelletreau Work is much closer to the sources (and Blake - if he has any original sources.) Blake's work is apparently available here on Ancestry.com. The corner stone of the Methodist Church should have a date on it - do you remember what date that might be. Many of the Stone and brick church structures replaced much earlier log or frame church structures. Pelletreau was reprinted as a definitive early history of Putnam County by the Landmarks Preservation Society, Brester, New York. I picked up my copy when at the County Records archives in Brewster several years ago. When I get opportunity that certainly will be a great resource center to revisit but much of the early Putnam County information needed is likely in the Historical archives of Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie. Will and land deeds, etc. would be very helpful. At any rate great to be sharing info with you. Regards, Rev. Steward 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: EarleSmith28 Surnames: Kirkum & Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.988.1010.1011.1013.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nancy, Zopher Smith is one of eleven children of Lemuel Smith (c1775-1833) and wife Charity Kirkum (c1777-1856). Lemuel & Charity Smith are lineal 3 x great-grandparents of mine. All of what is now Putnam Co. area. 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: greggt67 Surnames: Tompkins Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.1018.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the detailed reply. That's information I had not known before. At the corner on Peekskill Hollow Road where the Tompkins Corners General Store is, is a historical marker mentioning that the Tompkins Corners are was settled by four Tompkins brothers (Nathaniel, Cornelius, Joshua and Reuben are mentioned on the Tompkins Corners Methodist Church as those four brothers) that moved from Eastchester. Even with that information, it's hard to place the men since there were a number of Nathaniel Tompkins that have been in Tompkins Corners, including a few that could have been at the right age to be the Nathaniel that settled in the area. 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: greggt67 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.putnam/671.672.674.986.1018.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you are looking for information on Tompkins Corners Cemetery, I have done a lot of research on it. I've been trying to combine the several lists out there of those that are buried there. I've also found some information on plot/area number for some of the people that are buried there. 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.