Hi, I don't believe that Almon Bonesteel was actually the son of Peter Bonesteel - he may have been adopted or just given the name Bonesteel. According to the 1850 census: David L. Bonesteel 52 widower Elizabeth Weeden 45 ALMON WEEDEN 4 According to the 1855 census: David Bonesteel 56 widower Betsey Weeden 50 boarder ALMON HILL 9 boarder According to 1860 Census: Peter Bonesteel 54 Abigail 50 ALMON 14 Andrew 4 There was no Almon living with Peter in 1850 or 1855. I somehow remember this problem, but don't remember solving it. Barbara __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Hi Barbara, No, Almon was not Peter & Abigal's biological son , he was just raised by them after living with David L, for 5+ years. Elizabeth "Betsy" Weeden [Weden] was a married women living with, or working for David, after his wife Nancy Tobey died in 1842. Almon was born Jan. 1846, too late for Nancy to be his mother , but" Betsy" may actually be his mother with an unknown Weeden[Weden] his father as well as David L."could be". How the surname Hill enters into the picture has always been a mystery. Lillian Hogel Aiken , David L.'s ggranddaughter, has been working on this mystery for over 20 years with very little progress made. Lillian is the daughter of Alice Bonesteel Hogle, whos father was Arthur Bonesteel, who was the son of Almon. No birth record has ever been turned up for Almon with any of the different surnames in visits to many area Town and County Offices. Eventually I will stumble over it somewhere, probably while searching for someone else in the Bonesteel family. For your records, Andrew, born Sept. 1855 and living with Peter & Abigial Bonesteel, [1860 census], is actually the son of their daughter Abigail. She was not married at the time, and eventually married Levi Hayner 1 Jan 1857. He died in Andersonville Prison [Camp Sumter] as a prisoner 2 Oct 1864, and is buried there.[grave #10220] Thanks Dave Rinsem Barbara Jeffries wrote: >Hi, >I don't believe that Almon Bonesteel was actually the >son of >Peter Bonesteel - he may have been adopted or just >given the name Bonesteel. > >According to the 1850 census: > >David L. Bonesteel 52 widower >Elizabeth Weeden 45 >ALMON WEEDEN 4 > >According to the 1855 census: > >David Bonesteel 56 widower >Betsey Weeden 50 boarder >ALMON HILL 9 boarder > >According to 1860 Census: > >Peter Bonesteel 54 >Abigail 50 >ALMON 14 >Andrew 4 > >There was no Almon living with Peter in 1850 or 1855. > >I somehow remember this problem, but don't remember >solving it. > >Barbara > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== >Do you have Irish ancestors who landed, lived or passed through NY State? >Join a new list related to the history, culture and geneology of the Irish in NY >mailto:[email protected]?body=subscribe > > >

Hi, Somehow all of this is familiar to me - I researched the Bonesteel family a long time ago so don't remember how I knew. It's too bad that you didn't give this info in your original request on the list. Barbara --- dave rinsem <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Barbara, > No, Almon was not Peter & Abigal's biological son , > he was just raised > by them after living with David L, for 5+ years. > Elizabeth "Betsy" > Weeden [Weden] was a married women living with, or > working for David, > after his wife Nancy Tobey died in 1842. Almon was > born Jan. 1846, too > late for Nancy to be his mother , but" Betsy" may > actually be his mother > with an unknown Weeden[Weden] his father as well as > David L."could be". > > How the surname Hill enters into the picture has > always been a > mystery. Lillian Hogel Aiken , David L.'s > ggranddaughter, has been > working on this mystery for over 20 years with very > little progress > made. Lillian is the daughter of Alice Bonesteel > Hogle, whos father was > Arthur Bonesteel, who was the son of Almon. > > No birth record has ever been turned up for Almon > with any of the > different surnames in visits to many area Town and > County Offices. > Eventually I will stumble over it somewhere, > probably while searching > for someone else in the Bonesteel family. > > For your records, Andrew, born Sept. 1855 and living > with Peter & > Abigial Bonesteel, [1860 census], is actually the > son of their daughter > Abigail. She was not married at the time, and > eventually married Levi > Hayner 1 Jan 1857. He died in Andersonville Prison > [Camp Sumter] as a > prisoner 2 Oct 1864, and is buried there.[grave > #10220] > > Thanks > Dave Rinsem > > > > Barbara Jeffries wrote: > > >Hi, > >I don't believe that Almon Bonesteel was actually > the > >son of > >Peter Bonesteel - he may have been adopted or just > >given the name Bonesteel. > > > >According to the 1850 census: > > > >David L. Bonesteel 52 widower > >Elizabeth Weeden 45 > >ALMON WEEDEN 4 > > > >According to the 1855 census: > > > >David Bonesteel 56 widower > >Betsey Weeden 50 boarder > >ALMON HILL 9 boarder > > > >According to 1860 Census: > > > >Peter Bonesteel 54 > >Abigail 50 > >ALMON 14 > >Andrew 4 > > > >There was no Almon living with Peter in 1850 or > 1855. > > > >I somehow remember this problem, but don't remember > >solving it. > > > >Barbara > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > >Do you have Irish ancestors who landed, lived or > passed through NY State? > >Join a new list related to the history, culture and > geneology of the Irish in NY > >mailto:[email protected]?body=subscribe > > > > > > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Add you name to the Rensselaer County Surname > Registry > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Surnames.html > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com