Due to the time required to manually index the Rockland genealogical queries, I am converting to the GenConnect automated query system. It has the advantage of being tied into the world-wide GenConnect system, where you can query the whole world for a suname at one time. Unfortunately, due to the way GenConnect is administered, it is not possible to simply direct all new Rockland GenConnect queries to this NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com mailing list. IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE EMAIL FOR EACH QUERY AS IT IS POSTED, PLEASE GO TO http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rockland#Subscribe AND SUBSCRIBE TO THAT SEPARATE NOTIFICATION LIST. NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com will continue to exist for non-surname queries, general announcements, and discussions of genealogical and historical interest. The surname index in the new system will not be available until mid-January. Thank you for your patience. Over the next few days I will finish posting all the old queries into the new system. Until that is completed and the new surname index is working, the old queries will still be available from http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/rcquery.htm#BMINDEX , and non-surname queries will continue to be archived there. Please observe the formatting guidelines described in http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/rcquery.htm to help improve readability through consistent format. I can edit queries after they are submitted, but you can save me work by following the format shown in the over 300 queries already listed at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rockland Thanks for your support. I welcome your suggestions. --Bruce (Bruce Hamilton, Redondo Beach, CA) bhami@netcom.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/ County Coordinator, Rockland, NYGenWeb / USGenWeb Webmaster, Genealogical Society of Rockland County

December 24, 1998 Laurie C. Feinberg PO Box 1220 Delray Beach, Florida 33447 e-mail: lfeinberg@brcs.org Looking for burial site for John D. Campbell b 14 March 1813 NJ, died Oct 1872 Pearl River, NY and wife Mariah (Forshee) Campbell b 2 May 1813, d 26 Feb 1877 at daughters home in Hoboken, NJ.

Bill wrote, in part: <Interested in hearing from anyone researching or descended from John Green of Monsey/Ramapo/West New Hempstead. Children as follows: Joseph Green Phoebe married Joseph E. Jones Charity married Benjamin Snyder John Edward Mary married John Cox Margaret married Joseph Paul Sophia married Abraham Smith> I have the following information on one of the above-listed children. Would love more information on any of these families. Joseph Paul, son of (prob) Arthur Paul &Carstyntje Van Houten, m. Margaret (prob. Green), dau. of John Green & -?- Joseph Paul was b. about 1796; d. 26 Oct 1878, ae 82.9.20; buried Kakiat Ref Chyd, W. New Hempstead, Rockland Co., NY . Margaret [Green] was b. about 1802; d. 4 Feb 1879, ae 77.1.26; buried Kakiat Ref Chyd, Rockland Co., NY Joseph Paul, 79, b. Rockland, retired farmer, and Margaret, 73, his wife, b. Rockland, were listed in the 1875 New York State Census, living in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, NY. Listed just before them was the family of Uriah Paul, 35. ---children of Joseph Paul & Margaret • George Arthur Paul, b. about 7 July 1824; d. 25 July 1831 ae 7.0.18; buried Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY. • Mary Elizabeth Paul, b. about 9 Nov 1833; d. 8 March 1841, ae 7.3.27; buried Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY. • (poss) Uriah Paul, b. about 1840 Rockland County, NY; m. Kate -?-. ---Sources: Ackerman, Herbert S., and Arthur J. Goff, New York and New Jersey Cemeteries, 1947, p. 147; 1875 New York State Census, Rockland County, Town of Ramapo, First Election District, taken June 1875, dwelling 17, family 16; Krell, Peter, So That All May Be Remembered, Vol. I Clarkstown, Rockland County [NY], published 1989 by Clarkstown Bicentennial Commission (Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY), p. 141 Pat Pat Wardell recently transplanted from Bergen Co., NJ to Englewood, FL wardell@exit33.com

Bill wrote, in part: <Interested in hearing from anyone researching or descended from John Green of Monsey/Ramapo/West New Hempstead. Children as follows: Joseph Green Phoebe married Joseph E. Jones Charity married Benjamin Snyder John Edward Mary married John Cox Margaret married Joseph Paul Sophia married Abraham Smith> Here's what I have on one of the children. I'd love more on this family and the Green family in Rockland Co/Bergen Co. Joseph Paul, son of (prob) Arthur Paul & Carstyntje Van Houten, m. Margaret (prob. Green), dau. of John Green & -?- Joseph Paul was b. about 1796; d. 26 Oct 1878, ae 82.9.20; buried Kakiat Ref Chyd, W. New Hempstead, Rockland Co., NY Margaret [Green?] was b. about 1802; d. 4 Feb 1879, ae 77.1.26; buried Kakiat Ref Chyd, Rockland Co., NY Joseph Paul, 79, b. Rockland, retired farmer, and Margaret, 73, his wife, b. Rockland, were listed int he 1875 New York State Census, living in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, NY. Listed just before them was the family of Uriah Paul, 35. ---children of Joseph Paul & Margaret • George Arthur Paul, b. about 7 July 1824; d. 25 July 1831 ae 7.0.18; buried Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY. • Mary Elizabeth Paul, b. about 9 Nov 1833; d. 8 March 1841, ae 7.3.27; buried Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY. • (poss) Uriah Paul, b. about 1840 Rockland County, NY; m. Kate -?-. ---Sources: Ackerman, Herbert S., and Arthur J. Goff, New York and New Jersey Cemeteries, 1947, p. 147; 1875 New York State Census, Rockland County, Town of Ramapo, First Election District, taken June 1875, dwelling 17, family 16; Krell, Peter, So That All May Be Remembered, Vol. I Clarkstown, Rockland County [NY], published 1989 by Clarkstown Bicentennial Commission (Jones/Green Burial Ground, New City, NY), p. 141 Pat Pat Wardell recently transplanted from Bergen Co., NJ to Englewood FL wardell@exit33.com

I have traced my ggggrandfather William Matthews back to the 1860 census.At the time he was 42 and his wife Amelia was 41. They lived in Nyack (Orangetown)with their children Edward 27, John W. 19, Joseph B. (my gggrandfather) 17, Lacretia 11 and Alfred 8. His occupation was listed as River Pilot. Any additional info would be appreciated. Thanks, My email address is dandoherty1@email.msn.com

I have traced my gggrandfather Frank Baker back to the 1870 census. At that time he was living in Nyack (Orangetown) with his wife Sarah. Frank was 27YO and Sarah was 24. They had 3 children at the time Ruth, 5, Sidney 3 (my ggrandfather) and Richard 5mo. I could not make out the name of the street but believe it was Gedney St. Any info appreciated. Dan Doherty

Green Family of Ramapo/West New Hempstead/Monsy: Interested in hearing from anyone researching or descended from John Green of Monsey/Ramapo/West New Hempstead. Children as follows: Joseph Green Phoebe married Joseph E. Jones Charity married Benjamin Snyder John Edward Mary married John Cox Margaret married Joseph Paul Sophia married Abraham Smith I have info on this family that I will gladly exchange. Bill (wbranko@aol.com)

Donna, What a wealth of information. Thank you! I think that I will add it to our WebPage update (if you have no objections), since there must have been Rockland/NJ border families who went to church there when there were few options. Bob I think that the Moffat Road Cemetery listings are available, in book form, in the New City Library.

Hello Donna, I am in the process of updating the information that we have posted to our Webpages on the churches of Rockland County. I have almost 60 pages of information, but your post is the first time I have come across the Ramapo Lutheran Church. What can you tell me about this church that I can add to our new pages? I am especially looking for location, dates and history. Could this church have been over the border in NJ? Bob Protzmann GSRC Sorry, I have nothing to add on your BUSH/BOS line.

John and William SMITH were minors living in Haverstraw, with their mother Peggy SPRINGSTEEL, in 1848 when John Edward SMITH's will was probated. He was their great-grandfather through his grandson Joseph (deceased). Was Joseph the Joseph in Tappan cemetery 5 dec 1841, 33y-9m-9d ? Who was Joseph's father? Krys Boccumini

Don: I checked the records at Oak Hill Cemetery today regarding Henry Craft. The only Henry Craft that died in 1904 was on Oct. 10th and he was a resident of Nyack, NY, He was 58 yrs. 7 months, 25 days. Two other people: Leah Craft, married, who died on 1/20/1920 of Closter, NJ and Amy Craft, single, who died on 10/13/1953 of Park Ridge, NJ, are buried in the same plot with Henry. There is no mention of a Dorothy Rehling or Elizabeth Glassing. If there is something else I can check, let me know. Ruth Fee GRFee@aol.com

Bob, In "The Book of SNEDEKERS" by Walter C. Snedeker, is listed the marriage of John CHARD to Catherine (b. Aug 19, 1803) SNEDEKER. She was the sister of George Washington SNEDEKER who m. Elizabeth CHARD. They were the children of Michael SNEDEKER (son of Theunis) and Eliza Felter (Elizabeth) and Mary Palmer (for George W.) Later, a John Peter SNEDEKER (# 7720) m. Nov 5, 1845, Ann Eliza CHARD. They lived in Rockland Co. And George Washington SNEDEKER (# 8810) m. ca. 1859, Emma C. CHARD. They also lived in Rockland Co. The SNEDEKERs of Rockland County lived on land that was originally part of the Pond Patent, bought by a father and given to his four sons. The land was in the Town of Haverstraw (now the Town of Clarkstown) and mostly in the present village of Congers, and probably some in Rockland Lake (now Rockland Lake State Park) and Valley Cottage. SNEDEKERs Landing is at the edge of their property, on the Hudson River. They were primarily farmers, and the landing was probably used primarily for the shipment of produce to NYC. When one of the SNEDEKER brothers was caught trading with the British during the American Revolution, his portion of the property was confiscated and sold to Col. Jacobus SWARTWOUT, of Dutchess Co, who settled his son there. SWARTWOUT Lake is named for them. I am not very familiar witht the local records, but there are certainly property records in the County Clerk's Office. A new record center and archives was recently opened in Pomona, but the land recods remain in the Clerk's Office in New City, on New Hempstead Road. I hope this will help.

12/6/1998 Don Blauvelt dblauvelt@aol.com Seeking info regarding family of Henry CRAFT b. Elvaso, Germany c1846, d.1904 Suffern. Wife either Dorothy REHLING or Eliza GLASSING also of Elvaso, Germany. Had 8 known children, the 2 oldest born Germany and 6 youngest (including ggrandmother Emma b 1863) born in Suffern. Henry buried Oak Hill Cem. Nyack. Would appreciate any info or leads.

I have a snippet from a book titled "History of Orange Co., NY 1683-1881 with the following statement -- "Mr. Benjamin Carpenter laid the keel at the shipyard of Cornelius Carman, Low Point of the steamer "William Young"" Yelverton family who originally came from Wales. "John ----was accompanied by a brother and a sister and his children were John, Anthony, Thomas, James and several daughters. One m. Mr. Carpenter of Goshen; one Mr. Howell of Goshen; one Mr. Marvin of Oxford and one Mr. Carman" Any information about the Carman family of this period and locality would be appreciated. Nancy Vogt

Dorothy, Frederick Meyer, b. 1848; d. 1915, age 67 Frederick Meyer, b. 1862; d. 1916, age 54 R. A. Meyer, b. 1863; d. 1937; age 74 W. H. Meyer, b. 1862; d. 1922; age 69 Elizabeth Meyer, b. 1860 ---- They are listed as buried in the cemetery of Germonds Presbyterian Church, as shown in Peter Krell's "So That All May Be Remembered", Vol I, Clarkstown, Rockland County. There are no LERCHs at all listed in the book. Bob Protzmann

I am looking for the names of the parents of Johanna (Meyer) Lerch who lived in Haverstraw, NY. She died July 10, 1914 and is buried in Germonds Cemetery. She had three sons, Henry, died Mar. 15, 1935, Frank, died Mar. 18,1944, Michael, died Apr. 19,1961. Her husband was August Lerch who died June, 28,1904. All are buried in Germonds Cemetery. She had a brother Frederick Meyer. Any help will be appreciated. Dorothy Searching: - McVEIGH, MEYER(s), PFEIFFER, YEREANCE, CONNORS, VAUGHN, CRENEY Genealogy Home Page http://www.geocities.com/heartland/8199

Fran, There are a number of references to the DUSENBERRY family in Cole's History of Rockland County, NY. Margaret Coe was b. Aug 25, 1743 and died Aug 3, 1828. Her parents were Samuel Coe and Phebe Seaman, dau of Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth Denton. There is more on the Coe line. Bob Protzmann

There is a mention of Wm. Dusenbery 1801 in a list of Supervisors on pg.413 of "The History of Rockland County", by Frank Bertangue Green, M.D. This book gives a very good over-all view of Rockland County during the 1700 and 1800's. It is an interesting read. Yonex@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Coert and Salome VanZandt Lake are my 3Xggrandparents. I can trace Salome's family back quite a ways, but the last verified clue I have for Coert is that he was from the King's County (Gravesend/ Brooklyn) area. I am looking into the VanVoorhees line for Coert's maternal ancestry and think his paternal line seems to be connected to John Lake of Gravesend. He named his sons Daniel, Richard, Issac, and his grandsons were John H., Daniel, and Cortland .These names seem to carry on in each generation. If anyone has more information, I would appreciate Help. Thank You Fran (Lake) King

-----Original Message----- From: Frances King [SMTP:fking@wzrd.com] Sent: Monday, November 30, 1998 10:33 AM To: 'NYWESTCH-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: DUSENBERRE/DUSINBERY FAMILY I am trying to find the family of Doctor William Dusinberre.He was born somewhere in Westchester County about 1767 and married Margaret Coe. They had ten children among them my 3xggrandmother Abigail Dusinberre Johnson.I would appreciate any information on the Dusinberre families (including all other spellings).