Does anyone know if there are other cemeteries in Pittstown which are not in the list of cemeteries on the Rensselaer County GenWeb Site? I'm missing a bunch of Pittstown people. Barb Baxter http://www.pinehurst.net/genealogy/

I found this also: Non-white population statistics of Renss. County in 1814 Berlin 1 slave Brunswick 24 slaves, 1 free non-white Grafton 0 slaves, 3 free Hoosick 17 slaves, 31 free Greenbush 91 slaves, 70 free (includes N., E. Greenbush & Rensselaer) Nassau 14 slaves, 18 free Petersburgh 5 slaves, 3 free Pittstown 46 slaves, 55 free Poestenkill (part of Sand Lake) Sand Lake 8 slaves, 23 free Schodack 151 slaves, 64 free Schaghticoke 68 slaves, 18 free Stephentown 7 slaves, 14 free Lansingburgh 56 slaves, 15 free Troy 73 slaves, 348 free In 1790: Rensselaerwyck 572 slaves Stephentown 28 slaves Hoosick 36 slaves Schaghticoke 137 slaves Pittstown 31 slaves 1800 census of Stephentown shows: John Godfree, free Negro Howland Hall owns 2 slaves Nicholas Harris owns 2 slaves Winthrop Root owns 4 slaves John H. Schermerhorn owns 7 slaves Elnathan Sweet owns 1 slave Rebecca Rector Troy, NY

When was slavery banned in NYSE? I thought it was in the 1790s but maybe that was VT.

>I just did a quick search in the online catalog of the NYS Library. There >are many books about slavery in NYS. Here are a few (I abbreviated the >titles and authors): 1. History of Negro Slavery in NY/Edgar McManus, 1966 2. Negro Slavery in NY/Ed Olson (thesis), 1938 3. Negro slavery in NY: a historical sketch/A. Judd Northrup, 1900 4. Negro slavery, status of slaves under english colonial gov't/Ed Vernon Morgan, 1891 5. + many more...... Rebecca Rector Troy, NY <www.capital.net/com/rbinfo>

Hi Jeanne, My gggrandfather's(Timothy O'Connor) second wife was Catherine Ryan b 1815. They emigrated to Troy in 1864 from Cullenagh, Doon Civil Parish, Co. Limerick on the border of Co. Tipperary where they said they were from. He was from that are, I don't know where Catherine originated. In the 1875 NYS census living next door to them was Johanna Ryan, a widow b 1815 with two children, John age 21 and Catherine age 27. Also a Cornelius Ryan was the godfather to some of my grandfather's siblings. My father (b 1908) who was born and raised in Troy often talked about the Ryans and the Tobins being his best friends grow up. Anne Lamb is also on this list and has some Ryan connections in Troy. She probably has already contacted you. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA Siochain Leat (peace be with you) 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 have just added the following as links on my web page http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB MARRIAGES from: St. Paul's episcopal Ch. of Troy, NY 1805-1829 1st Presbyterian Ch. of Brunswick 1876-1887 1st Presyterian Ch. of Lansingburgh 1840-1848 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/

Hi All, Any Ryans out there? (Ha ha -- I can tell from the list archives there are!) Here's what I've got: James RYAN Born: c1840 in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, IRE Died: 6 May 1889 in Chicago **[obit copied to Troy, NY]** Wife: Mary Married: c1861 (in NY, I'd guess) Children: Annie RYAN b. July 1862 in NY -- married Joseph O'LEARY Mary RYAN b. c1865 in NY -- married Mr. CADIGAN John T. RYAN b. c1867 in Chicago Edward J. RYAN b. c1868 in Chicago James RYAN b. c1869 in Chicago Margaret "Maggie RYAN b. c1872 in Chicago -- married James O'HARA Thomas E. RYAN b. c1875 in Chicago Eleanor "Nellie" RYAN b. c1877 in Chicago William J. RYAN b. Feb 1880 in Chicago When James Ryan died in 1889, he must've had family/connections in Troy. Any takers? Jeanne Arguelles ejarguelles@msn.com

I have just added as a link - BIRTHS 1814-1865 MARRIAGES 1831-1862 DEATHS 1895-1926 from the Blooming Grove Church Records, North Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com

I recently visited Troy and made my first visit to the NY State Library for an afternoon's browsing. My cousin and I thought we would concentrate on the Census records as the films are all available there for NY State. Lo and behold, my ancestor, Thomas MITER, in the 1800 census is listed with one slave in the household. My cousin thought he remembered seeing the record for his wife's family (Wm SPOTTEN), that showed they had 4 slaves. They farmed NE of Lansingburgh. This was not the type of information I liked to find. Was slavery common in upper NY State in the 1780-1800 period? Are there any books or studies concerning it that are available? Brad Miter

Names of those buried in some of Rensselaer County cemetaries can be found at this site. http:www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ceml.htm Margot

The Blooming Grove Cemetery records are online at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cem1.htm Cliff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kancer wrote: > Please,I have two questions I need help with: > 1)I have looked but have not found records for the > Bloomingrove cemetary, North Greenbush. Are they on line or > does someone know how to get these records? > 2) I recently and excitedly have found the parents of my > Leah Van denbergh, b 1793. > They are Gilbert (Gysbert)Van denbergh and Neeltje(Cornelia, > Nelly).They are of North Greenbush. Does anyone have > information on them and the last name of Neeltje.? I have > found 3 Gilbert candidates, but no information on the > wives.(as usual!). > ANY suggestions would be wonderful! Beverly > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > Listowner: Pat Connors mailto:nymets11@pacbell.net

I belive Bloomingrove Cememtery is in Defreestville, which has a Rensselaer mailing address. It's at the foot of the hill where my aunt lives - but I doubt they have a website. L. Julian

Please,I have two questions I need help with: 1)I have looked but have not found records for the Bloomingrove cemetary, North Greenbush. Are they on line or does someone know how to get these records? 2) I recently and excitedly have found the parents of my Leah Van denbergh, b 1793. They are Gilbert (Gysbert)Van denbergh and Neeltje(Cornelia, Nelly).They are of North Greenbush. Does anyone have information on them and the last name of Neeltje.? I have found 3 Gilbert candidates, but no information on the wives.(as usual!). ANY suggestions would be wonderful! Beverly

Is anyone on the list researching the names 'Jauss' and 'Stoats'? I am interested in locating more information about these names in the Rensselaer County area. Particularly, Adelaide Jauss, mother's maiden name Stoats. Thank you. Diane __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com

Again, I am repeating this for those, like me who lost their bookmarks and for new subbers. The rest can just delete. I sent this out right after New Year's so if you already have it, nothing is changed or added. This is for our new listers. The Top Ten Genealogical Web Sites (c) 1999 by R. Cole Goodwin If you were looking for an ancestor, on which ten Internet sites would you most likely find him or her? Which sites can help an individual, a family, or a group research family history? With over 1,500,000,000 names on over 60,000 genealogical web sites on the Internet, finding the best sites is no easy task. Eighteen months ago, I started evaluating over 60,000 web sites which provide information of genealogical interest in order to determine the Top Ten. Using Encyclopedia Britannia's Alexa service, independent reviews, and personal [observations], I evaluated each site's freshness, speed, links in, links out, subjective ratings by reviewers, site size, and other criteria. I have tested my findings along the way, having found over 16,000 ancestors during the past twenty-two months, mostly with the help of the computer. Below are my top ten sites: FamilySearch ( http://www.familysearch.org ) Owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, FamilySearch.org has a little (or more) of genealogical interest for everyone and it is growing quickly. In its third full month, it has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet. Using FamilySearch, you can do the following: * Search for your ancestors using the International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.) with over 360,000,000 names, at present, online; Ancestral File (A.F.) with about 36 million names in linked pedigree charts; and with hyperlinks to other genealogical web sites. Over the next month, the site will grow to 600 million online names, then to 1,000,000 by next spring; * Collaborate with others who are searching for the same ancestor, surname, or place as you. At present, there are over 60,000 collaboration lists and the number is growing by over 1000 per day; * Access the Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has over two million rolls of microfilm with the names of over two billion people. Once you have identified a microfilm which interests you, you can order it online and it will be delivered to an Latter-day Saint Family History Center of your choosing near you; * Learn from online Research Guides. For almost any place or ethnic group for which you wish to do genealogical investigation, there are online guides that will allow you to learn how to do the research you seek; * Access over 60,000 genealogical web sites by categories, such as those which specialize in census, land, migration, military, royalty, surnames, and more; * Preserve your family history by downloading one of the most popular genealogical software programs in the world today, Personal Ancestral File (P.A.F.) 4.0 for Windows, as well as upload your own genealogical information to FamilySearch to be preserved and to be shared with others in Pedigree Resource files. * Coming Up: Australian, British and North American Vital Records Indexes will be incorporated into FamilySearch as will the complete 1851 and 1881 British Censuses, the complete 1880 U.S. Census, the Ellis Island Index of 17,000,000 immigrants, and more source guides. Also coming up: Pedigree Resource Files, containing the online submissions of FamilySearch users (12,000,000 names already received); Ancestry.com ( http://www.ancestry.com ) With over 274,000,000 U.S. names in over 1700 databases, Ancestry.com can help you find and put flesh onto the bones of your ancestors. It offers the following features: * Census Indexes, 1790-1870, for the entire U.S., as well as the complete 1790 U.S. Census and assorted later censuses for sundry states and counties; * Social Security Death Index (S.S.D.I.): updated through June 1999, it is the most current index on the Internet and can help you locate the disposition of a relative or friend as well as their parentage; * World Family Tree: like FamilySearch's Ancestral File, this contains millions of names linked in pedigrees; * Periodical Source Index, which references over 5,000 genealogical periodicals for the past 200 years. For the most part, once you have the index entry, you can view the articles at the Library of Congress; * American Genealogical and Biographical Index (Ryder's Index): the contents of 200 volumes of genealogical references to individuals in the U.S. throughout the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries; * The Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (125 Volumes) * Ancestry News-Daily and weekly newsletter providing news and features of genealogical interest. Although Ancestry.com is a paid, subscription service, major portions of its holdings are made available freely to the general public. In addition, right now they are offering a free, 14-day subscription to those who sign-up through the following link (sponsored by ThirdAge): https://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/signup/SignupUser.asp?SignupType=TRIALFR EE&SignupCode=g99af Cyndislist ( http://www.cyndislist.com ) Cyndislist catalogues and indexes over 43,000 genealogy web sites and is in the process of adding 10,000 more. If you are looking for genealogical web sites from different countries to different surnames, you will find them listed and indexed here. Online since 1996, it is operated by Cyndi Howells of Puyallup, Washington. RootsWeb ( http://www.rootsweb.com ) RootsWeb has over 150,000,000 million U.S. names online and is operated by the non-profit RootsWeb Data Cooperative of Pine Mountain Club, California and is a project of the Rand Corporation. RootsWeb has the following helpful features: * Surname Resources on RootsWeb allow you to search submissions on surnames by other researchers; * County Resource tie you into genealogical discussion forums organized by state and by county. * USGENWEB ( http://www.usgenweb.com ) covers the United States by state and by county, organizing cemetery, census, obituary, historical, and biographical resources by locality. Can be very helpful; for an excellent example of USGENWEB, go to the Bradford County, Pennsylvania web site ( http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/bradweb.htm ); * Mailing Lists for over 16,000 genealogical areas are sponsored by RootsWeb.com * The Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, an online project to transcribe the passenger lists of all passenger ships which have entered America. Currently, 400 ships are online; * Social Security Death Index (SSDI), similar to Ancestry.com's database; The Library of Congress ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ ) Through The Library of Congress' Local History and Genealogy Reading Room, you can access the holdings of the largest library in the world, which has a collection of over 250,000 local history and genealogy books available for researchers, as well as a large repository of microfilm holdings from The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. Through the site, you can search or browse the catalogs, access special holdings of various ethnic and historic reading rooms, and enjoy the American Memories Collection, an extensive, visual database of American History. Also available through the Library of Congress is the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collection (N.U.C.M.C.) ( http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html ) which indexes millions of unpublished documents and contains valuable genealogical information. GenForum ( http://genforum.genealogy.com/ ) The largest online area for people to share surname and local history information, with over three million messages posted. It allows researchers to collaborate one with another in researching family and local history. ProFusion ( http://www.profusion.com/ ) Rather than a site for genealogical research, ProFusion is a Microsoft-sponsored meta-search engine, which can use up to nine Internet search engines (such as AltaVista, Google, InfoSeek, etc.) simultaneously to find that ancestor, or relative of yours on that obscure web page. Unlike typical search engines which, at most, index only 16% of the web pages on the Internet, meta-search engines such as ProFusion, Dogpile ( http://www.dogpile.com/ ), Fast Corporation's AllTheWeb ( http://www.alltheweb.com ) and MAMMA, The Mother of All Web Sites ( http://www.mamma.com/ ) use individual search engines to collectively scale the web. The Ultimates ( http://www.theultimates.com/ ) Like ProFusion (above) rather than a single web site with genealogical information, The Ultimates is a search engine for multiple online telephone white pages and e- mail directories. It can help you find people with the same surname you are seeking. This is especially useful when you are seeking an unusual surname. MyFamily.com ( http://www.MyFamily.com ) MyFamily.com is a place where you can post your family tree, family news, family photos, recipes, and chapter- by-chapter history for your family to show and to share with others. It can help a geographically dispersed family collaborate on its history. The U.S. National Archives ( http://www.nara.gov/nara/nail.html ) Using the new U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's Archival Information Locator, you can locate information about the microfilm, archival holdings, and digital copies available. Also useful is The National Archives Research Room ( http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/ ) Bonus Web Sites In addition to the Top Ten, above, following are some excellent, specialized genealogical web sites. Please bear in mind that much of this specialized information is available through the using the Top Ten genealogical web sites above; indeed, some Top Ten sites have more specialized data than their more limited counterparts, below, but the following are always worth checking: Biographies From the Arts & Entertainment Network's "Biography" series, you can search 22,000 online biographies at the following link: ( http://www.biography.com/ ) Cemeteries and Graveyards Find A Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com/ ) Censuses on the Internet Censuslinks ( http://www.censuslinks.com/directory/ ) Educational Resources for Online Genealogy PBS' Ancestors Series ( http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/ ) Ethnic Genealogy Resources The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Online ( http://www.libertynet.org/balch/body_index.html ) Family History for Kids Disney's Family Tree ( http://disney.go.com/ads/sponsors/ancestry/index.html ) Family Reunions Family-Reunion.com ( http://www.family-reunion.com ) Geography The U.S. Geological Service's Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS) ( http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/ ) Heraldry Heraldry on the Internet ( http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/index.htm ) Land Records The Bureau of Land Management has placed all federal land patent records online, including millions of 19th Century Homestead Act records. ( http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ ) Medical Genealogy The Disease Chart (19th century medical terminology) ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Military Records Military records databases at Ancestry.com ( http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/1030/diseasecharttable.htm ) Newsletters-Online Genealogy Ancestry.com's Daily News (free sign-up from home page, with alerts to new, limited-time access to databases, tips of the day, features, and specials) ( http://www.ancestry.com/ ) Newspapers The United States Newspaper Program links you to hundreds of online newspapers, some of which have put back issues up to 200 years old online; excellent for births, marriages and deaths. ( http://www.neh.gov/html/usnp.html#NEW%20YORK ) Photographs With over 250,000,000 prints, Corbis Corporation has the largest inventory of historic and newsworthy photographs in the world, and has put many online-for free. ( http://www.corbis.com ) Vital Records Vital Records Information for the United States ( http://vitalrec.com/index.html ) WebCasts on Genealogy Generations is a live, interactive television show focusing on family history research and is broadcast over the Internet. It is sponsored by Sierra Software and carried by TalkSpot, an Internet broadcasting company. ( http://www.sierra.com/sierrahome/familytree/community/webcast/ ) World and International Genealogy Resources WorldGenWeb ( http://www.worldgenweb.com ) will take you to resources for almost any country in the world. Pat Connors, listowner

Mark -----Original Message----- From: NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:NYRENSSE-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 7:00 AM To: NYRENSSE-D@rootsweb.com Subject: NYRENSSE-D Digest V00 #126

I have been searching for Gilbert Vandenbergh (Gysbert) who married a Neeltje(Cornelia) (perhaps Vandenberg), ca 1790 .They would have been born around the 1770's. They had a daughter Leah, b.23 April 1793, or so.They are of Greenbush. Gilbert must be of the Gysbert Vandenbergs there. Is anyone familiar with the descendencies of this line? I have checked what on- line information I could, but no luck, so I am hoping a "cousin" is on line, or a Greenbush researcher. Thanks for any help! Beverly

Does anyone know if records exist for the Second Baptist Church in Nassau, organized in 1820 in the south part of the village of Alps? I don't see such records available in the LDS Library Catalog, unless they can be found in this book: Lost and found, Albany (NY) area church and synagogue vital records, 1654-1925 by Diane Snyder Ptak. I am interested in any birth, marriage, etc. records involving the family of Caleb S. Vickery who was a trustee of this church in 1845. Does the church still exist? Regards, Jeff Birdsley

Need parents of my great-great-grandfather. William Staats Green. Recently found these Green's in Rennselaer county ,NY. Any information would be appreciated: Increase Green b. 4/12/1717 Coventry RI d. 1810 Berlin, Rens Co. NY John Lester Green d 4/17/1770 Herkimer County NY. Married Ruth Barker c 1790, Rensalaer Co. NY. She was b. 1772 d. 1850 Herkimer. Ambrose Green Rensalaer Co. NY Herkimer (no other info) Richard Green b. c1768-9 Petersburg Rensalaer Co NY. Moved to Wallington VT (about 50 miles away) Thanks for any leads or info Bobby Green Brown

I'm looking for information on John Jacob and Adaline (DeGarmo) Downing. Adaline was a DeGarmo when her and John Jacob Downing married. That may have been her name prior to marrying John. In any event Adaline was born in 1830 and died in Rensselear County, NY on May 21, 1869 at the age of 29. Adaline is buried in the Hillside Cemetery located at Pittstown, NY. Does anyone have an idea how I would go about finding more information on Adaline? Would there have been death records kept in 1869 in Rensselear County? Thanks for any help. Bill DeGarmo