Hey everyone, First the disclaimer...this isn't your run of the mill genealogy project. I'm actually trying to trace the history of my home. Why? I'll spare you all with the short version. My wife and I just bought a home in Troy which we've been able to confirm that the house did serve as Troy Public School #20 as recently as 1940 and as far back as 1901. We know that the land was lot #119 of the former Stow Farm, which was broken up and sold in 1870 by the Stow family. We're unsure of the time periods 1870-1901 and 1940-present. If any of you have come across any information - photos, text, floorplans...anything at all, please don't hesitate to send it my way. Finally, I'm a direct descendant of John Doty, who came to America on the Mayflower. Many of his descendants ended up here in the Capital District. I'm fortunate enough to have my mother's side of the family completely traced as far back as his arrival in this country, so if anyone is looking for Doty information, just gimme a shout and I'll see what I can do. Thanks a million! I'm looking forward to working with you all! Scott

Scott, Have you gone to the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office on Third St. to research the deeds pertaining to your property? Lynn

Hi Scott, I am compiling a different kind of ancestry.... I am compiling a community history of the civilian population of the Saratoga Tax District of Albany County NY between 1767 and 1777. So I have taken Saratoga District tax records, Albany County Militia records and land records, to which I am attempting to add genealogical information. So I am going to take you up on your kind offer. I have several men with the surname of Doty in my database, whom I need to know about. Do you know anything about any of the following: Isaac Doty Levi Doty Philip Doty Alpheus Doty Philip Doty Stephen Doty I am as interested in the horizontal lines, i.e. siblings and cousins, as I am in the vertical lines, ancestors and descendants. I also write National Register Nominations, so in addition to doing a title search on your property, you might also want to look at real estate tax records for previous owners and old news papers for sale advertisements. Thank you for your help with the Doty clan. Sincerely, Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott E. Kelly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:28 PM Subject: [Rensselaer] A different kind of ancestry... > Hey everyone, > > First the disclaimer...this isn't your run of the mill genealogy > project. I'm actually trying to trace the history of my home. > > Why? I'll spare you all with the short version. My wife and I just > bought a home in Troy which we've been able to confirm that the house > did serve as Troy Public School #20 as recently as 1940 and as far back > as 1901. > > We know that the land was lot #119 of the former Stow Farm, which was > broken up and sold in 1870 by the Stow family. We're unsure of the time > periods 1870-1901 and 1940-present. > > If any of you have come across any information - photos, text, > floorplans...anything at all, please don't hesitate to send it my way. > > Finally, I'm a direct descendant of John Doty, who came to America on > the Mayflower. Many of his descendants ended up here in the Capital > District. I'm fortunate enough to have my mother's side of the family > completely traced as far back as his arrival in this country, so if > anyone is looking for Doty information, just gimme a shout and I'll see > what I can do. > > Thanks a million! I'm looking forward to working with you all! > > Scott > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Check out the AHGP Rensselaer County genealogy website > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/