You may have already tried this route, as I see you provide information to the current time and indicate your mother was a Bonesteel. I grew up in this area and recall many Bonesteel's. Just now, I took a quick look in the online white pages just for Troy, and there are 22 Bonesteel's listed. I've had good luck a few times when researching my own surnames, writing or calling people who have the same surname and asking if they might have a connection. In fact, I became a penpal of sorts to a sweet elderly man in a nursing home down south, who after reading my letter scribbled down everything he knew about our shared ancestors (his great niece got my letter and forwarded it to him). He was in his 90's and had very good recall. Well, that's more than you probably wanted to know! Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave rinsem" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:24 PM Subject: [Rensselaer] BONESTEEL/BOHNENSTIEL > Hi gang, > Looking to fill in the gaps between my grandfather CHARLES EDWARD > BONESTEEL and the patriarch of the original NY family NICOLAUS > BOHNENSTIEL of the Palatine migration in 1710. > > Mother- Addie Ruth Bonesteel b.1912-d.2004,-married Fred Little, married > George Timber Jr. > Grandfather-Charles E. Bonesteel b.1884, d. 1964- married Susan > Christina Wend > Greatgrandfather-Andrew Peter Bonesteel b.1855 d. 1931- married Ruth A. > Rogers > GGGrandfather-Peter Bonesteel b.1805 d. 1890- married Abigail [may have > "adopted" Andrew Peter] > All family members settled in Renssalaer County, New York. > > ???????????? missing generation and likely 2 generations > > Nicolaus Bohnenstiel b. 1689[?] in NuBbach, Germany [20 km N. of > Kaiserslautern ], married prior to 1705 to: > Anna Catharina Haasen b. 1689[?] in NuBbach, Germany. > child: > Johan Nicolaus b. 26 Oct. 1707, born in Germany, and there may have been a > 2nd child prior to arriving in the US. > > Emigrated to US in 1710 and settled in Hunter, Dutchess County, New York. > It appears both children died prior to first listing of family on Hunter > list of 4 Oct.1710, as only 2 adults listed. > Hunter list of 24 Dec. 1711 shows 1 child , 2 adults [probably daughter > Elisabetha who married Balthasor Simon]. > Hunter list of 25 March 1712 shows 1 child, 1 adult [ probably death of > wife Anna Catharina Haasen] > Hunter list of 24 June 1712 shows 1 child, 3 adults [probably new wife > Anna Margaretha Kuhn and 1 of her family members.] > children: > Elisabetha- married Balthasor Simon > Susanna Margaretha b. 5 Nov. 1714-married Georg Andreas Michel > Anna Barbara- married Michel Simon > Nicolaus b. 17 March 1722-married Anna Elisabeth Trebor > Johann David b. 27 April 1726-married Anna Barbara Hagedorn > Johann Peter b. 1727-married Anna Elisabeth Simon > Johann Philip b. 18 Jan. 1730-married Elisabetha Hagedorn > Johann Friederick b. 6 March 1732-married Catherina Mayer > > We suspect Nicolaus, born 1722, may be a link and thus 1 of his male > children, but have no proof-----yet! > We also have many of the family members of these 8 children. > Hopefully my trip to RenssalaerCounty next week will provide me with some > clues, or hopefully answers. > . > Regards > Jane Rinsem[Bonesteel mother] > Rochester,NY > > > ==== 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 Donna, Thanks for the reply. We can never get more than we wanted to know, as that one little kernal of infomation may lead to a whole ear of corn. My wife Jane [the Bonesteel], lived in Wynantskill for her first 21 years , and her mother Addie Ruth Timber lived on Hidley Road all her life. She died last year at 91. Janes brother, Chuck Little, still lives on the old homestead acrossed the road from her house. Best regards Dave Rinsem Donna K. Vaughn wrote: