I would be glad to help enter census information. Denise Hernandez -----Original Message----- From: NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 1:58 PM To: NYRENSSE-D@rootsweb.com Subject: NYRENSSE-D Digest V00 #217

The fees at the National Archives are rising considerably, especially for military pension files. If you have been thinking about ordering something, now is the time to get those requests in. Price increases effective Nov 13 at National Archives in Washington Passenger Arrival Lists - $17.25 - (now $10) Federal Census requests - $17.50 (now $6) Bounty land warrant application files - $17.25 (now $10 - probably) Pension files more than 75 years old (complete file) - $37 (now $10-20 depending on size) Military service files more than 75 years old - $17 (now $10) Also, NATF Form 80 is obsolete after Nov. 13. It is the form presently used for military service files and pension files more than 75 years old . New Fees Nov 13 http://www.nara.gov/nara/newfees.html Current Fees: http://www.nara.gov/nara/cfr/cfr1258.html If you need more information, you may want to phone a regional office. Here is info on that. http://www.nara.gov/regional/nrmenu.html Cliff

Would you like to see the formation of the states and the change of state lines? Would you like to see the formation of the counties in the states? http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ Go to MAPS. Look for US Animated Maps. Cliff

Pat - I'll take you up on the 1870 census offer. I'll transcribe the page(s) that includes Walter Dugan and his sons (Joseph P., Stephen, William B., Bernard, Edward V. and John); Joseph Kessler, August Faden and James F. Kennedy. I may be biting off more than I can chew... let me know! What format... and directions? Thnaks - Lynn Julian, wlj1@compuserve.com

Another 100 people have been entered on the Rensselaer GenExchange site for the 1880 census for a total of 200 records. Check out the site and see if any of the entries are your ancestors. We now have four more volunteers transcribing records. It's hard work but very satisfying. The 1880 census does not have an index. When this project gets done, we will have one. The more volunteers we have the quicker this will get done. Each page takes almost four hours to transcribe and are over 500 pages. I also have the 1870 census and index. If you volunteer, I will send you the page of your ancestors to transcribe. What a deal! -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA GenExchange Rensselaer County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------59305BC3651DD8366FCA8886 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am very interested if anyone has tried to trace or found any leads on ancestors who may have been slaves or the progeny of slaves in rural upstate New York. I know census' when available show some listings. Some general information if anyone is interested is found here: http://www.themesh.com/his21.html The history of Indian and African ancestry is usally well covered with shame and fear in most families, yet many American whites of older famlies in the country probably have mized blood. Looking forward to hearing your stories. Betsy Robson from Hoosick Falls -- Betsy Robson Arts Programming Connecticut College 270 Mohegan Ave., Box 5216 New London, CT 06320 vox (860) 439-2788 fax (860) 439-2595 email: bbrob@conncoll.edu -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) --------------59305BC3651DD8366FCA8886 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="bbrob.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for Betsy Robson Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="bbrob.vcf" begin:vcard n:Robson;Elizabeth B. tel;fax:(860) 439-2595 tel;home:(860) 442-6177 tel;work:(860) 439-2788 x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:www.onstage.conncoll.edu org:Connecticut College;Arts Programming adr:;;270 Mohegan Ave. Box 5216;New London;CT;06320-4196;USA version:2.1 email;internet:bbrob@conncoll.edu title:Office Manager x-mozilla-cpt:;-1 fn:Betsy Robson end:vcard --------------59305BC3651DD8366FCA8886--

Hi Listers, I am looking for people with QUIGLEY relations in Troy. Specifically QUIGLEYS who lived at/around 126 and 128 Bedford St. I found this information from the Troy City directory of 1890. The reason I am looking is to attempt verification of a story my late grandfather told me about a crime between one of my MYERS relatives and a QUIGLEY man. I do not know the first names as all these men seemed to have nicknames (probably due to the commonality of given and surnames among the Irish). I have more information about this story, but it is probably not appropriate to elaborate here. Again, if anyone has any QUIGLEY ancestors who lived in Troy around that time, PLEASE contact me. I might be interested in a Michael QUIGLEY, husband of Mary QUIGLEY, who left her a widow by the 1890 directory. Thank You, Brooke Myers

Hello Fellow Researchers, I am starting to follow up on my "Frederick MARTIN" family. I have seen on the Rensselaer website that their first daughter Elizabeth was baptized at the Schaghticoke Dutch Reformed Church in 1789. Then Frederick appears in the Town of Halfmoon 1790 census. After the Revolution, they ended up in Otego, Otsego County, NY. Does anyone have any further information on Frederick MARTIN while he lived in Rensselaer County? - could be Center Brunswick and/or Grafton area. Thanks so much! Joyce Riedinger -- joyce@global2000.net

Hello list - This is a long shot, but wonder if anyone has come across this couple in the Albany/Troy area: Alexander HULING b 1830 married to Susan _______ b 1841in Albany County. They reside in Western New York from 1865 till 1873 - then disappear - I wonder if they could have returned to her birth area. I found no refernce to the name in the Albany or Renss co courthouses on my last trip to the area. (The Hulings are originally from Bennington, VT) Thanks for any assistance Ned Schimminger, just outside Niagara Falls

Hello list I am wondering if anyone out there knows anything about the parents of these three VAN VALKENBURG women: 1) Christina Van Valkenburg. b about Apr 1815, married 10 Oct 1835 to Washington TURK (also called James Washington Turk) at Schodack, Renss. Co. 2) Margaret Van Valkenburg, b 1811 at Schodack, married 18 Dec 1833 to Mynard I TURK at Greenbush, Renss. Co 3) Mary Jane [maybe Van Valkenburg], b 1828 in Renss Co, married about 1847 to Samuel CLOW, married 2nd to William Peterson TURK (also called Peter W TURK) about 1859. note - the three TURKs mentioned above are siblings - wondering if the Van Valkenburgs were as well. Any help would be appreciated. Ned Schimminger, just outside Niagara Falls

Pat, Hold the press! I take that back -- the 1880 search window just came up -- couldn't find it yesterday. 1870 doesn't appear, though, etc. Ron Myers Pat Connors wrote: > Yesterday, I announced that I am proud to be the new coordinator of the > Rensselaer County GenExhange site. I also stated that I uploaded 100 > records from the Troy 1880 federal census. It is now up there for all > to see. If you would like to see all the records entered, don't put any > names in the search form, just do a search with a blank form. Then you > will get all the records. > > Tonight I uploaded 128 naturalization records of my family surnames. I > don't know when it will get on site but if like the census it will be > there tomorrow. Gradually I am uploading all my Rensselaer data > (directories, census, cemetery, baptisms, etc.). As I said yesterday, > it makes sense to have all the data in a centralized place rather than > surf from site to site. > > Today someone emailed that if I sent her pages of the 1880 census (she > knew the pages of her family), in turn, she would transcribe the records > and also upload them to the GenExchange site. She suggested that other > might like to do that also. So here's the offer. If you know that > page(s) your ancestors are on, I'll send two at a time if you transcribe > them into a template (I'll supply it) and send it to me. Then I'll > upload it and send you two more sheets if you want them. Or if you just > want to help, that's okay also. Gradually we could get all of the 1880 > Troy census on line. > > I also have the 1870 census and index. If you know your ancestors name > and address, I can also send those if you promise to transcribe the > sheet and send it to me. How's that for a deal? I must warn you it is > not easy to transcribe, the writing is hard to read. > > Also, as you go through the Rensselaer GenExchange site, you will notice > there are not many records in the data banks, so I plead with you to > help the site out and when you have a few minutes, please enter some of > your data in the appropriate category. I found it really easy today > just to put in my surnames. Once I put in the first record, their > cookie saved all my data and the next time all I had to put in was my > surname. > > Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner > > GenExchange Rensselaer County Coordinator > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > GenExchange-Rensselaer Co http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer

I did a search looking for my Flynn ancestors and this came back today. Don't believe it is mine. Parish of Upperchurch (Catholic), Co. Tipperary marriage, 2/25/1848 John Flynn and Elizabeth Ryan witnesses: John Flynn, Margaret Connolly child of above couple: baptized 12/16/1849 sponsors: Timothy Ryan, Anto? Flynn I sent for this because my Bridget Flynn (parents: John and Bridget) settled in Troy NY from Ireland. After doing a search of the records in Troy, I came up with some cemetery inscriptions. One was from Drombane for John and Elizabeth Flynn. It could be this couple since Drombane is in Upperchurch parish. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA GenExchange Rensselaer County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net

Yesterday, I announced that I am proud to be the new coordinator of the Rensselaer County GenExhange site. I also stated that I uploaded 100 records from the Troy 1880 federal census. It is now up there for all to see. If you would like to see all the records entered, don't put any names in the search form, just do a search with a blank form. Then you will get all the records. Tonight I uploaded 128 naturalization records of my family surnames. I don't know when it will get on site but if like the census it will be there tomorrow. Gradually I am uploading all my Rensselaer data (directories, census, cemetery, baptisms, etc.). As I said yesterday, it makes sense to have all the data in a centralized place rather than surf from site to site. Today someone emailed that if I sent her pages of the 1880 census (she knew the pages of her family), in turn, she would transcribe the records and also upload them to the GenExchange site. She suggested that other might like to do that also. So here's the offer. If you know that page(s) your ancestors are on, I'll send two at a time if you transcribe them into a template (I'll supply it) and send it to me. Then I'll upload it and send you two more sheets if you want them. Or if you just want to help, that's okay also. Gradually we could get all of the 1880 Troy census on line. I also have the 1870 census and index. If you know your ancestors name and address, I can also send those if you promise to transcribe the sheet and send it to me. How's that for a deal? I must warn you it is not easy to transcribe, the writing is hard to read. Also, as you go through the Rensselaer GenExchange site, you will notice there are not many records in the data banks, so I plead with you to help the site out and when you have a few minutes, please enter some of your data in the appropriate category. I found it really easy today just to put in my surnames. Once I put in the first record, their cookie saved all my data and the next time all I had to put in was my surname. Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner GenExchange Rensselaer County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer

Today, I took over as the coordinator of the GenExchange Rensselaer site (see below for url). This is a good place to put your records to share with others. With that in mind, I have decided that instead of offering lookups for the 1880 census, I am starting to transcribe it and put it on line. I have it for all of Troy. Today, I uploaded 102 records which include names: O'Sullivan, Watson, Azier, Callahan, McGovern, Mead to mention a few. I will make announcement when I do more uploading. This site has forms to easily enter info such as baptism records, obits, naturalization records, marriages, censuses, etc. Please check it out. One thing I really love about this hobby is the way people unselfishly share their research. This is a good vehicle for the county because it is centralized. I was putting info on my site but now I will be using the GenExchange site. Let me know what you think about it and how it can be better. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, listowner GenExchange Rensselaer County Coordinator http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer Researching: Connors/O'Connor, McEntee, Campbell, Flynn/O'Flynn, Smith, Phillips, Carter, Boyle, O'Rourke, Healey, Cullinan, Hoare, Todd, Owen, Booth, Gallagher, Fahey, Ryan, Haviland http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~nymets http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Pat-Connors/ mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net

I would like to make contact with other HARRINGTON/HERRINGTON researchers to fill in much missing information on this family. There were so many HERRINGTON families in Renss Co. that I am finding it extremely difficult to sort them out. There may be others in this family who migrated to Onondaga Co. and I simply am missing the information. Many of these families migrated further westward and we have lost track of them completely. I am interested in descendants and places of birth/death, spouses, where missing in my information. Corrections invited. Happy to share info. Thank you. 1. John HERRINGTON, b. 1711, Providence, RI marr Anna HARRINGTON, b. 1715 Exeter, Washington, RI 2. William B. HERRINGTON, b. 1747, Exeter, Washington, RI, d. 1796, marr Sarah BAKER, b. abt 1754, So. Kingston, Washington, RI 3. William HERRINGTON, b. 1772, Exeter/Richmond, Washington, RI "born in RI, marr in MA, moved to Canada" marr Hannah DAVIDSON 3. Benjamin HERRINGTON, b. 1773, Richmond, Washington, RI., d. 1842, West Hoosick, Renss., NY, marr Jemima MOSELY 3. John HERRINGTON, b. 1775, Richmond, Washington, RI, d. 1864, Greenwich, Washington, NY. "John left RI in 1793 with his brother, Benjamin" marr 1804 to Hannah BENTLEY. Greenwich, NY was orig. Whipple City 4. Lytle HERRINGTON, b. 1806, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1836 4. John HERRINGTON, b. 1807, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1882 4. Eliza HERRINGTON, b. 1808, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1858 marr possibly a LANSING 4. Sarah HERRINGTON, b. 1810, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1837 4. Bentley HERRINGTON, b. 1813, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1850 4. Mary HERRINGTON, b. 1816, prob. Greenwich, NY marr possibly a BURDICK 4. Ezekiel HERRINGTON, b. 1819, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1907 4. William C. HERRINGTON, b. 1822, prob. Greenwich, NY d. 1888 3. Ezekiel HERRINGTON, b. 1777, Richmond, Washington, RI, d. 1799, West Hoosick, Renss, NY 3. Stephen HERRINGTON, b. 1779, Richmond, Washington, RI, d. 1859 Sherburne, Chenango, NY "Deacon of Baptist Church", marr Abigail SHELDON 3. Anna HERRINGTON, b. 1783, RI, d. 1873, marr John P. SHERMAN 3. Charles B. HERRINGTON, b. 1784/85, Kingstown, Washington, RI, d. 1866 Clay, Onondaga Co., NY marr Hannah CHAPMAN, b. 1790/91, Hoosick, Renss, NY, d. 1866, Clay, Onondaga, NY. Resided 1820 Lebanon, Madison, NY; 1830-40, Pompey, Onondaga, NY; 1850, 55,60, Clay, Onondaga, NY 4. Sarah HERRINGTON, b. 1811,NY, d. aft 1886, of Johnsonville, Renss, NY 4. Polly HERRINGTON, b. 1812, NY 4. John L. HERRINGTON, b. 1813, NY, "lived in Spafford, Onondaga Co., NY. marr Julia M. migrated to MI, in 1835, went to Anawan, Henry Co., IL in 1859, returned to MI in 1860" 5. Luther HERRINGTON, Civ War soldier. Claimed residence as Anawan Henry Co., IL, when he enlisted. 5. James Franklin HERRINGTON, b. 1838, Onondaga Co., NY, d. MI 4. Tabitha HERRINGTON, b. 1816, NY 4. Dorothy M. HERRINGTON, b. 1818, NY, d. 1860 4. Charles D. HERRINGTON, b. 1819, Renss, NY, d. 1906, Marr Ellen A., b. 1830, d. 1854, age 24. Served in Civ War , 11th NY Vo., Co F, In Clay, Onondaga , NY 1849-1855; in 1862, in Ira, Cuyuga Co., NY; in 1867 until at least 1886 in So. Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY 5. Erwin P. HERRINGTON, b. NY 5. Charles D. HERRINGTON, b. 1853, d. 1854, b. Cicero Cem., Onondaga,NY 4. Benjamin HERRINGTON, b. 1821, Lebanon, Madison, NY 4. Lewis HERRINGTON, b. 1823, Lebanon, Madison, NY 4. Maria Waity HERRINGTON, b. 1823, Lebanon, Madison, NY, d. 1912, Brewerton, Onondaga, NY, bur Pine Plains Cem., Clay NY, marr 1855 to Henry Alexander NASH,Jr., b. 1822, Albany, NY, d. 1907, Clay, Onondaga, NY, bur Pine Plains Cem., Clay, NY . "One of the earliest families of Clay, arriving in 1837." 4. Roxanna C. HERRINGTON, b. 1825, Lebanon, Madison, NY, d. 1886, Lowell, Kent, MI., marr Marvin KENT, b. 1820, Lewis Co., NY. Resided in MI 1848-1857, in Onondaga, Onondaga Co. 1865, in Navarino, Onondaga Co. in 1867. Roxanna is back in MI by 1886. 4. Waity Mathilda HERRINGTON, b. 1828, NY, d. 1911, probably So. Bristol, Kenosha, WI. Was living in Clay, Onondaga Co. in 1850, was in So. Bristol, WI, by 1867 and was residing there in 1886. Marr Elijah P. LEONARD. 4. Marshall Benjamin HERRINGTON, b. 1832, Pompey, Onondaga, NY, d. 1909. Marr Eliza J. WILCOX, b. 1830, Renss Co., NY. 1855-60 resided in Clay, NY; 1867 resided in Cicero, NY,;1868 resdied in Lysander,NY; 1880-84 resided in Syracuse, NY - all in Onondaga Co., NY 5. Charles B. HERRINGTON, b. 1857, Clay, Onondaga, NY, d. 1908, Cleveland, OH, marr Cora MARSH 3. Josiah HERRINGTON, b. 1787, RI "resided in RI" marr 1794 Sarah AVERY Seven children (unknown) 3. Desire HERRINGTON, b. RI, marr Thomas SHEPARDSON Ike Watrous Missouri FIWATROUS@aol.com

The following is a write-up copied from my website. US Map Showing Distribution of 50,000 Surnames in 1850, 1880, 1920 and 1990 (Ed Hamrick) Select a year and type in a surname. A map will appear unless the spelling of the name was not part of the top 50,000 names for that year. Censuses were used for the first three dates, phone books for 1990. Below the map will be important information (first paragraph). Try the next year, and so on. Once you see how it works, choose All Years. The maps will display one after the other so that you will be able to get an impression of migration patterns, if any. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ It is the first choice in the Map section. Have fun. Cliff

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Hi, I recently located the date my great great grandparents got married. George Henry Pratt of Troy married Mary Evelyn Pratt of Lewis on Feb. 22, 1877. Most likely the marriage took place in Lewis. Anyone know what churches were in that area at that time and what a snail mail address would be were I could write for info? Thanks, Jackie

Hello Listers, I am just checking to see if we had any new subscribers who might be of help since I last posted my family info. I am researching MYERS, KEENAN, ORR, RYAN, etc. surnames who lived in or around Troy. I found my ggrandparents' grave at St. Joseph's cemetary in Troy...they were Thomas Myers and Hannah (Johanna?) Ryan. They had several children, including my ggrandfather William J. Myers. William J. married Anna (Anne/Hannah?) Keenan. Some Keenans lived in Auburn, NY for a while, too. I have much more info., but just wanted to throw this out there for now. By the way Hannah Ryan Myers was born @ 1840, and I believe Thomas was older than her...by how much I am not sure. Hannah was a widow for a long while before she died. Thanks, Brooke Myers bmyers@du.edu

If anyone out there has access to Griffiths, I would appreciate a lookup on the surname - Grace. Thank you in advance.