Forwarded Message from Dutch-Colonies Mail List: jelliot@cyberportal.net Wed 6/23/99 4:42 PM Dutch-Colonies-L@rootsweb.com Conklins in Rockland and Orange Co. My grandmother's notes are unorganized, but there is some information about her mother, Anna Hamilton Conklin, and maybe some leads...I'll just give them to you as she wrote them: Anna Hamilton Conklin (1845 - 1895 ) was the 4th (? may have been 5th) wife of Josiah Webb Dolson (1827 - 1890 ) m. 1874 in Johnstown, Rockland Co. NY > Don't know what the info is for in between these two Conklins ! Must be a >Hamilton somewhere< John Conklin (b. 1755 d. 1832) Mr. Denny- House of Representatives Committee on Revolutionary pensions - submitted the following report on John Conklin: He enlisted 1776in Jjacob De Wits (?) company of Rangers for and during the war. Company broke up Oct. 1778 for 3 years in Capt. Mills Company and Col Baldwin's Regiment. Regiment artificer Petitioner. Was made a Sergeant and continued to serve until Oct. 22, 1781 when he was honorably discharged, thereafter rendering scouting service on the frontier. Committee recommended that the petition be placed in the pension rolls. William Conklin, a brother of John, also served in the American Revolution. John lived in Haverstrawtown. Oldest son George born in 1800 and Manning the youngest of John's 10 children was born in 1825. The Conklin family came to America from England in 1638. >My grandmother makes a note that this information came from the pension >roll Vol. 2 pg 225< I have a note that Anna Hamilton Conklin was from Grassy Point, wherever that is ! I would like any information on Anna's ancestry if this info helps anyone ! Jane Dolson Rauscher Elliott Originally from Maplewood, NJ and now in uncrowded New Hampshire where we still leave the keys in the car and the house unlocked.