Hi, I am new to this list, but not mailing lists in general. I am desperately seeking information on a Homer WIGHTMAN. I have a Wightman Ancestry book that says "He is said to be a teacher filling positions in Nyack and elsewhere in the vicinity of New York City." His wife's first name as far as I know was Belle. He should have two children also. I know by his father's obituary that in 1915 he was supernatant of schools in Altoona, PA. This Wightman Ancestry book would have come out around 1935. I am doing a Wightman genealogy and will be running this off in about 2 weeks. So I need this information as soon as possible. Any information on this family will be of help. EM Wightman

November 1, 1998 Matthew Waite mlwaite@yahoo.com I'm looking for the birth certificate of Fredrick Crawford Wait, born in Nyack between 1885-1890. I am his great grandson. If I could get his birthday, mother and father's names and where they were from and any other information. Fredrick added the "e" to Wait after a family "feud", thus the spelling of my last name, Waite. Thank You for you help. Matthew Waite 6116 Willowgrove Lane Cupertino, CA 95014 P.S. I sent this note yesterday also but got an error message. Sorry if you got it twice. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Carolyn -- I don't have much, but here's a baptism that may involve "your" Gilbert Johnson. Gilbert Johnson m. Jinne Smith children of Gilbert Johnson & Jinne Smith: * John Johnson, b. 24 Nov 1775; bp. 14 May 1776 Kakiat Ref Ch (no wit) Kakiat Baptisms Good luck. Pat > Help! I am working on the line of Gilbert JOHNSON/JOHNSTON who died 1827 > Hempstead/Ramapo, Rockland County, NY. His son Daniel Gilbert JOHNSON >born > c 1770 NY, married c 1826 in NY, Nancy CREGPOM, born c 1788 NY according > to family records. I can not find anyone of this name!!! Any clues >what > it might really have been? Thanks, Carolyn > > > > >==== NYROCKLA Mailing List ==== >If you enjoy NYROCKLA-L, please go to >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >and become a RootsWeb supporter. Pat Wardell in Englewood, FL wardell@nisusa.net http://nis.net/~wardell

Help! I am working on the line of Gilbert JOHNSON/JOHNSTON who died 1827 Hempstead/Ramapo, Rockland County, NY. His son Daniel Gilbert JOHNSON born c 1770 NY, married c 1826 in NY, Nancy CREGPOM, born c 1788 NY according to family records. I can not find anyone of this name!!! Any clues what it might really have been? Thanks, Carolyn

10-31-1998 Linda Bonnell dbonnell@frii.com Can anyone help me link these threads of information? Ward Reynolds, Julia Crumb, Jacob Ten Eyck, Rachel Thornton, Ida Lent, Susie Fisher Conger from 1700-1900 played important roles in Ten Eyck genealogy. These were Rockland County folks, how did they come together?

Only information I have on my great-grandmother, Margaret McGrath, is that she was Irish Catholic & came from Haverstraw. Time frame would be circa 1860-1880. Would like to obtain names & addresses of Catholic churches in Haverstraw so I can contact them. Margaret was possibly born on British ship during crossing, or possibly born in Haverstraw. Are any town directories available for that time frame and if so, where can I find them. Please post comments to boards. E-mail blocked for childrens sake. Thanks for any help. debbiea282@aol.com

Summit Park Cemetery records show my g-g-g-gmother Isabella Rennie Gilchrist Hamilton d. Wed. 9 Oct 1895 in Monsey, buried 12 Oct 1895, P. S. Van Orden, undertakers. Wed. 9 Oct 1895 in Monsey is confirmed by a death notice under "Monsey" in the Nyack Evening Journal, 11 Oct 1895. However, neither the NY State Dept. of Health nor the Ramapo Town Clerk (with whom I just spoke) has any death record. Thanks for any ideas. Would the P. S. Van Orden records be archived anywhere? Ultimately, I'm looking for proof of Isabella's parents' names. Thanks, --Bruce (Bruce Hamilton, Redondo Beach, CA) bhami@netcom.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/

Christine Clark, jrzywoman@aol.com, 10/30/98 Looking for info on my gg-Grandfather, George Van Zilen, Sr., born March 7, 1854 in Tappan, NY (Rockland County). Was told by a fellow researcher that his name appears in the 1860 NY Census. As I am new at this, I have no idea how or where to access this Census. I keep running into dead ends! All research has ended at George, Sr. and I would really need to get the names of his parents and any other pertinent info in order to go on. Can anyone help?

I have been trying to find out which Catholic Churches my family might have gone to in Rockland County between 1860 and 1880. They lived in Pierpoint, Pearl River, and possibly Blauvelt during this period. We have checked the records at St. John's Catholic Church in Piermont - nothing there. St. Catherine's Parish in Blauvelt tells me there is no record of my family there either. Any other ideas? Family names NASH (NEUSCH) and FISHER. Jill from Minnesota

Oct 26, 1998 Kathleen T. Taylor ktt3@alltel.net 5248 Newton Line Rd. Harrison, AR 72601 My husband is Howard R. Taylor, Jr. & his family was Sr.. I am trying to locate information on their line. Here is all I have found so far: Howard Raymond Taylor, Sr. was born to: Harry Taylor and Ella Ceclia Blauvelt on July 30, 1904. I have the Blauvelt line all the way back to the first one in USA, thanks to the books & Association. Harry Taylor was born March 12, 1876 and married Sept. 15, 1897 in Tappan Reformed Church, Tappan, Rockland County, New York. His father is listed as Samuel Taylor & mother Bertha Wienant. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The above is all I found on a resent trip to New York. My husband is the last of the males in his line, he had all girls. Thank You, Kathleen ktt3@alltel.net

24 October 1998 Julia Joaquin XRSV23A@PRODIGY.COM O'NEIL-O'NEAL Nettie O'Neil (O'Neal) and her husband (first name unknown) were living att Valley Cottage NY in 1906. Nettie was the daughter of Henry H. WRIGHT of Allegany Co., NY. It is believed Mr. O'Neil died at Valley Cottage. Any information on Nettie and her husband would be appreciated. Thank you. Julia Joaquin

>-----Original Message----- >From: gladbart@bellatlantic.net [SMTP:gladbart@bellatlantic.net] >Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 8:06 PM >To: van-wert@listserv.northwest.com >Subject: list > >Van-wert@listserv.northwest.com > >I am trying to find the parents of my gr-gr-father Charles Van Wart, b. >1802 (in New Jersey according to the 1860 Rockland County Census) who >married Mary Bulson from Haverstraw/Stony Point Area. They lived in >Stony Point. Their children were: > > Charles b. 1830 who m. Mary Jane Tyler > Joseph b. Bet. 1830-1840, m. ? > John, b. 1841, m. Ann Weyant (Weiant) > Letitia b. 1847, m. Bradley Keesler > Orpha b. abt. 1849 > Mahalie A. b. ?, m. James Gee > Marie b. ?, m. Oliver Ridder > > Do you have any info on any of the associated names? > Gladys Bartholomew

10/19/98 Alonzo Hardy shardy9189@aol.com (Alonzo Hardy) 2301 South Avenue, Leesburg, FL 34748 I am seeking the date of death and mother's maiden name of WALTER LEE HARDY b. 1926 in GA, son of JOSEPH HARDY (Bronx, NY), mother unknown. WALTER LEE HARDY supposedly died in a nursing home located in ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY sometime in the 1960s or 1970s. WALTER LEE HARDY played in the Negro Baseball Leagues, 1945-50, ss, 2b, New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans. Any information you could send would be appreciated.

I was searching around on AltaVista and found a great page: Rockland County (N.Y.) newspapers on microfilm at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/nysnp/244.htm --Bruce (Bruce Hamilton, Redondo Beach, CA) bhami@netcom.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/

Christine, Looks great! I have linked to it from http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrockla/rclinks.htm At 02:34 PM 10/16/98 -0400, you wrote: >Bruce-- > >This is to alert you to the existence of a page I have mounted on the >Internet listing Historical Records Repositories in Rockland County, at: > >http://argos.senylrc.org/~senydhp/rockland.htm > >I invite you to link your USGenWeb page to this page. Please let me know if >you have questions. > >Christine > >************************************************************************ >Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer >Manager, Archival and Bibliographic Services /\___/\ >(Regional Archivist) | . . | >Southeastern NY Library Resources Council (__>^<__) >PO Box 879, 220 Route 299 ( ) /~ >Highland, NY 12528 ( ) / >(914) 691-2734 fax (914) 691-6987 (_)_____(_) >cco@sebridge.org >If one were to cross man with the cat, it would vastly benefit man, but >deteriorate the cat. --Mark Twain >************************************************************************ > --Bruce (Bruce Hamilton, Redondo Beach, CA) bhami@netcom.com http://home.earthlink.net/~bhami/

10/15/98 Walt Jones waltrjones@uswest.net I am looking for information about my wife's grandmother Frances Anna Gerturde WESTERFIELD b. 1883 to Frank WESTERFIELD and Mary Jane WHALEN/WHELAN in Nyack, Rockland County NY.

Chris, I have Firth Haring Fabend's book, "A Dutch Family in the Middle Colonies, 1660-1800." It is really not a genealogy, but reads very well about the Haring family living in the New York/New Jersey area. It does have a list of male descendants of John Pietersen Haring through the 5th generation in the appendix and also talks about some of their wills. The book is published by Rutgers University Press, 109 Church Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. It is possible that our local historical society has it for sale also. Their address is: The Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Rd, New City, NY 10956. Tel: (914) 634-9629. My husband is descended from J. P. Haring also, but I haven't followed the line down through your Peter. My husband also has 2 or 3 Smith lines in Rockland County, but I can't find Elwilda Smith in my database. Do you know her parents? If you wish, I can send you, in an e-mail, my descendant chart so far for J. P. Haring. Just let me know. Good luck! Sincerely, Joan Brooks Stony Point, NY

I checked my records for Rose's in Clarkstown. The earliest I have is a James Rose b. 22 Jan 1793 married Ann Tenure d. 23 Sep 1868. Children Elizabeth Ann, John, William H, James D. and Sarah M. Another possibility is Catherine Rose b. c 1776 who married Benjamin Felter, had at least 1 child Elizabeth Felter. -----Original Message----- From: Terence Tweedie <tjt5@calinet.com> To: NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com <NYROCKLA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 1:14 PM Subject: ROCKLAND COUNTY QUERY - ROSE >Am reseaching James and Elizabeth CLINE ROSE who lived in Clarkstown in >Rockland County about 1784 to 1810 ?? James fought in the >Revoluntionary War. They moved to Phelps, Ontario County, New York >about 1810 and he died there in 1822. Elizabeth and James had two sons >who lived in Clarkstown. Elizabeth returned there after James died. >They also had two daughters, Eve ROSE SHIRLEY and Catherine ROSE FELLER >(?). Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > >Nancy Tweedie >Atascadero, California > >tjt5@calinet.com > > >==== NYROCKLA Mailing List ==== >If you enjoy NYROCKLA-L, please go to >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >and become a RootsWeb supporter. >

Am reseaching James and Elizabeth CLINE ROSE who lived in Clarkstown in Rockland County about 1784 to 1810 ?? James fought in the Revoluntionary War. They moved to Phelps, Ontario County, New York about 1810 and he died there in 1822. Elizabeth and James had two sons who lived in Clarkstown. Elizabeth returned there after James died. They also had two daughters, Eve ROSE SHIRLEY and Catherine ROSE FELLER (?). Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Nancy Tweedie Atascadero, California tjt5@calinet.com

Hi, I am looking for the parents, dates of Elwilda SMITH born 10/13/1855 Spring Valley, NY (?); died 11/29/1930 Everett, MA. Elwilda married Peter P. HARRING about 1875. Elwilda had a sister Carrie who married a Mr. ENGLISH and had a daughter Marguerite. Elwilda and Peter P.'s children were born in a variety of states: NY, NJ, MD, MA Elwilda was my gr grandmother and I would love to find out more on her.... Many thanks, Chris email - chrislouise@juno.com Genealogy Site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3374 Database: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/9773 --------- End forwarded message ----------