Dave (and other interested parties!), 1) I haven't got any court records on Sarah "Sally" and David's marriage. Will have to do this. All I have is Sally's statement in the pension application that they were married and the date. 2) Harriet was definitely married to Almon Bonesteel, not to William Russell. Sally's pension application required her to list each of her children, their spouses, and whether these children could be counted on to provide her with financial support. Sally states her daughter Harriet as being married to Almon Bonesteel, and that they were unable to financially support her. As for the dates of birth, I don't have any for the Rogers's that far back. In most cases, I just have the approximate year. I think Marsha based her dates on the date the censuses were taken, but I'm not sure. No, I don't have a maiden name for Sally but I sure wish I did! Where did you find the initial S??? Maybe Simmons?!?! I was hoping that the pension papers would list her maiden name, but no such luck. 3) Okay, as for the Bonesteel lineage from William Sanford Bonesteel back, I have something different. I have William Sanford son of Jonas, Jonas son of Adam, Adam son of Ludwig/Lodewick, Ludwig son of JOHAN FRIEDERICH and Catharina Mayer, Johan son of Nicholas and Anna Margaretha Kuntz. You have Nicholas Bonesteel and Anna Elizabeth Treber where I have Johan and Catharina. Hmmmmm. I need to look into that a little more. You could be right. 4) Almon's parents...........why do you think Abigail's his mother? Not doubting you, just wondering. I'm still really tempted to order his pension papers from the war and see if he lists his parents names. I think I'll do it. I'm dying of curiousity. LOL 5) I agree with what you have on Peter Bonesteel and Abigail Richer's children, except I have their daughter Abigail being married first to Levi Hayner, who was killed in the Civil War. They had one child, John Levi Hayner, born in 1862, the year his father was killed. 6) I suspected that Abigail's maiden name was Richer. Glad you agree. I'm still at a brickwall with Jacob Rogers 1804-1855. I had a wild idea recently that, since I can't find a Rogers family that he connects to, maybe he changed his name to Rogers from something like...oooooohh....maybe....Richer?! Abigail Richer's father was Jacob Richer. Jacob Richer. Jacob Rogers. Sort of sound alike, don't they? Coincidence? Things that make you go "Hmmmmmmmm!" Lisa Murray Brunswick -- dave rinsem <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Lisa, Here are some answers [and questions for you]. Lisa M. Murray wrote: >1 -- My g-g-g-g-grandmother, Sarah, was married first to Jacob Rodgers, and after his death remarried to David L. Bonesteel. They were married December 20, 1857, but he purportedly abandoned her three months later in March 1858, and refused to live with her. > Would like to have copies of your court records on this ---will hook up with you on this sometime in Troy, no big hurry for . I have stuff to give to you also. > >2 – Sarah & her first husband, Jacob Rodgers, had a daughter named Harriet. Harriet married Almon Bonesteel. > According to Family Tree information put together by Marsha Ensminger , Jacob and Sarahs child Harriet , born 26 Sept. 1848, married William Russell.---Hmmm. Strange birthdates for father Jacob 1804 , mother Sarah 1805 , son Aaron 1840 , and daughter Harriet 1848, all on 26 Sept. Do you list Sarahs maiden name ? I have a first initial of "S" and could be Smith Simon or something like that. [Hand written note.] > >3 – Sarah & Jacob Rodgers also had a son named Edward Rogers. Edward’s daughter, Eliza Rogers, married William Sanford Bonesteel, son of Jonas & Lydia Bonesteel. Does anyone have info on Jonas’s parents? I know there must be a connection to the other Bonesteels in the Grafton/Brunswick area, but I can’t find it. > > Father of Jonas Bonesteel was: Adam Bonesteel , whose father was Lodowick Bonesteel [ Margaret Coonradt] , whose father was Nicolaus Bohnenstiel [Anna Elizabeth Treber] , whose father was Nicolaus Bohnenstiel [Margaretha Kuntz]. First wife of Jonas was Melissa Bonesteel whose parents were Jeramias Bonesteel and Margaret Simmons--HMMMM! Second wife was Lydia M. Coons. >4 – Edward Rogers had another daughter named Ruth A. Rogers who married Andrew Peter Bonesteel. In 1880, there's a Peter Bonesteel, grandfather, living with them. Who’s Andrew’s father? > That's still a mystery, but we know his mother was Abigail Bonesteel , daughter of Peter and Abigail Bonesteel. > So far, I have only found the following children (all daughters) for Peter Bonesteel and Abigail: Martha Selina, Mary Jane, Abigail, Mary, and Clarissa. Who am I missing? > Martha Selina born 1830, died 6 months old Mary Jane born 1831, died 1 month old Abigail born 1835, married #1-Levi Rogers, #2 John Campbell Mary born 1836, married George Myers Clarissa born 1840, died 1845 > >5 – Peter Bonesteel’s wife, Abigail……..does anyone have a maiden name for her? > Abigail Richer , daughter of Jacob Richer and Martha Palmer. > >I'm so glad to see all this discussion on the Bonesteels. It's good to see names I'm familiar with on the list for a change. > > >I know I sent some of this off list to you, but others may be interested . > Cheers~~~ Dave Rinsem > > ==== 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 ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! 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