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    1. [NYPUTNAM] roll call
    2. looking for any info on names of Native americans in putnam county. Or if anyone has proof of any native american geneology in their family from putnam county. I have been trying to prove my native american heritage for years. Lee, Parker from Kent, Farmersmills area in Putnam county.

    10/02/2009 02:53:50
    1. Re: [NYPUTNAM] roll call
    2. William Henry Dobbs b bet.1827 & 1837 in N.Y. mrd. 12 Dec 1853 in Phillipstown, Sarah Jane NEWMAN b abt 1832 N.Y.   Sarah Jane is full blooded Indian per family tradition.  There is some dissagreement as to which tribe.  My husband thinks his GGrndmother was "Onderdonc"[sp?].  I have been unable to confirm of any of this.  But, I've only been looking for 10 yrs.  :o) A N.Y. cousin says that Sarah Janes's Father was Chief of the tribe and that her[the cuz's]Father told of riding in a wagon with Sarah Jane and her Father and the "Chief" was in full head dress.   Another cousin remembers, as a child, sitting around the dining room table and his grandmother talking about her Indian ancestry.  My husband says she was very proud of it.   William & Sarah Jane had 5 children     Henrietta b abt 1857 in N.Y.     Georgiana Eugenia b 1859 Coldspring NY        d 1941  Woodhaven NY (my hsbnd GMo)     Edward b abt 1867     Lillian b 1869 Coldspring NY     Walter b 1874  N Y   William Henry Dobbs honorably served in the C.W., 1862-1865 1860 census in ColdSpring, [Phillipstown] NY by 1880 census they were in New York City   On his Death cert it shows his Father as Abraham Dobbs and Mothers' name is Elizabeth [no maiden name provided].    Sarah Jane NEWMAN is a big mystery.  She outlived William but her death date and place are unknown.  Did she return to the reservation and her own family????   --- On Fri, 10/2/09, debtharas@aol.com <debtharas@aol.com> wroe: From: debtharas@aol.com <debtharas@aol.com> Subject: [NYPUTNAM] roll call To: NYPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 5:53 AM looking for any info on names of Native americans in putnam county. Or if anyone has proof of any native american geneology in their family from putnam county. I have been trying to prove my native american heritage for years. Lee, Parker from Kent, Farmersmills area in Putnam county. *************************************** 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

    10/03/2009 05:19:46