And still more Thanks to you folks for clarification on just where Wilton is. To further muddy up the waters, I believe I read that at one time, Wilton was called Palmertown? Perhaps that's when it was in Albany Co.?? Thank you Dorothy, for the necessary addresses. Also, I've been sent info that indicates a will from 1801 might be hard to find? "A will that old, if it exists"........anyone have any thoughts/opinions on whether or not I should even persue a search for this will?? Again -- much appreciation for what you've all sent to this "way out west" researcher -- I'm definitely on the wrong coast!! Should've stayed back east!! :)) Keep well -- Terri

GNIS says Saratoga for Town of Wilton as well as the village of Wilton. Will books say Saratoga. W. David Samuelsen

Oh my, yes...! Sorry, it's I-87, for sure. My apologies, and thanks for catching my goof.... Dorothy, having a senior moment

I think you mean I-87, also known as "The Northway". kc. ----- Original Message ----- From: <DAdirondacks@cs.com> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] Directions please, for a will... > Believe me, Wilton is in Saratoga County (maybe there's another on in > Albany > county?)...my home town is 10 miles away and my cousin lives in Wilton! > Wilton is just north of Saratoga Springs. It's developed very rapidly in > recent > years. There are several very old cemeteries, also a Wilton Historical > Association, located near the Gurn Spring Road... if you have a NYS road > map, look > for Albany (the state capitol), then follow I-81 north about 40 miles to > Saratoga Springs. Locate Rt. 9 going north from Saratoga, and you'll see > Wilton. > I just checked the (2006-2007) Wilton phone directory (included in > Saratoga > Springs) and the phone # for the Wilton Town Historian is (518) 581-8646. > The > office is at 22 Traver Road (Town offices). The Wilton Heritage Society > is at > 5 Parkhurst Rd., Gansvoort (518) 583-3645. > Dorothy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Believe me, Wilton is in Saratoga County (maybe there's another on in Albany county?)...my home town is 10 miles away and my cousin lives in Wilton! Wilton is just north of Saratoga Springs. It's developed very rapidly in recent years. There are several very old cemeteries, also a Wilton Historical Association, located near the Gurn Spring Road... if you have a NYS road map, look for Albany (the state capitol), then follow I-81 north about 40 miles to Saratoga Springs. Locate Rt. 9 going north from Saratoga, and you'll see Wilton. I just checked the (2006-2007) Wilton phone directory (included in Saratoga Springs) and the phone # for the Wilton Town Historian is (518) 581-8646. The office is at 22 Traver Road (Town offices). The Wilton Heritage Society is at 5 Parkhurst Rd., Gansvoort (518) 583-3645. Dorothy

At one time Saratoga County was Albany County.In 1791, Saratoga County was taken from Albany County which had been established as one of the original New York counties in 1683. As described by Sylvester 1 : "In the angle formed by the junction of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, lies the territory now known and distinguished on the map of New York State as the county of Saratoga." Carol

Thanks all, for the lead to Sampubco. And also for clarification of which county Wilton is in. I did the rootsweb county/town search late last night -- the two sources of info I'm working with each give a different county. One says Saratoga, the other says Albany. One more case for thoroughly checking one's info -- and getting in touch with the helpful folks on mail lists!! Thank you all -- Terri in western WA - with more snow!! And, if there's something I can help with from out here -- please send it along.

I don't know which county Wilton is in, being a Florida girl, but you might want to check here: http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ny/newyork.htm -----Original Message----- From: nysarato-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nysarato-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of nysarato-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:00 AM To: nysarato@rootsweb.com Subject: NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 Today's Topics: 1. Directions please, for a will.... (Terri) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:12:14 -0800 From: taire@webtv.net (Terri) Subject: [NYSARATO] Directions please, for a will.... To: nysarato@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <7614-45AA3A3E-1637@storefull-3337.bay.webtv.net> Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Hello all - I've recently been sent info on a suspected ancestor - Ralph COX - giving his death info as 20 Apr. 1807, Wilton, NY, along with his wife, Hannah, as 16 July 1811, Wilton, NY. Can someone please tell me where to go for a possible will for either of them?? In appreciation of any/all help -- Terri in frozen western WA :)) ------------------------------ To contact the NYSARATO list administrator, send an email to NYSARATO-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the NYSARATO mailing list, send an email to NYSARATO@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 **************************************

Wilton is in Saratoga County. Dee from Houston, Texas Ps use to live there. On 1/15/07 4:17 PM, "Anne" <gil_anne@comcast.net> wrote: > I don't know which county Wilton is in, being a Florida girl, but you might > want to check here: > http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ny/newyork.htm > > -----Original Message----- > From: nysarato-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nysarato-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of nysarato-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 1:00 AM > To: nysarato@rootsweb.com > Subject: NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Directions please, for a will.... (Terri) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:12:14 -0800 > From: taire@webtv.net (Terri) > Subject: [NYSARATO] Directions please, for a will.... > To: nysarato@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <7614-45AA3A3E-1637@storefull-3337.bay.webtv.net> > Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII > > > Hello all - > > I've recently been sent info on a suspected ancestor - Ralph COX - > giving his death info as 20 Apr. 1807, Wilton, NY, along with his wife, > Hannah, as 16 July 1811, Wilton, NY. > > Can someone please tell me where to go for a possible will for either of > them?? > > In appreciation of any/all help -- Terri in frozen western WA :)) > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NYSARATO list administrator, send an email to > NYSARATO-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NYSARATO mailing list, send an email to > NYSARATO@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > ************************************** > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

hi alice, thank you for the info about the wills for saratoga co. ny bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <azetter@verizon.net> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > >Subject: NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 > 1. Directions please, for a will.... (Terri) > > Google "Sampubco" and take a look around the Sampubco website. > Eventually you'll find "New York State" and then "Saratoga County" > and then a list of surnames. You can order the will, on line, and > even use PayPal, from the Sampubco site. > Alice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/628 - Release Date: 1/15/2007 > >

Due to inclement weather, the meeting scheduled for tonight at the Old Empire Theater has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held in March.

>Subject: NYSARATO Digest, Vol 2, Issue 7 1. Directions please, for a will.... (Terri) Google "Sampubco" and take a look around the Sampubco website. Eventually you'll find "New York State" and then "Saratoga County" and then a list of surnames. You can order the will, on line, and even use PayPal, from the Sampubco site. Alice

Hello all - I've recently been sent info on a suspected ancestor - Ralph COX - giving his death info as 20 Apr. 1807, Wilton, NY, along with his wife, Hannah, as 16 July 1811, Wilton, NY. Can someone please tell me where to go for a possible will for either of them?? In appreciation of any/all help -- Terri in frozen western WA :))

ANNOUNCING NEW DATABASE: MARRIAGE INDEX FOR RENSSELAER COUNTY, NEW YORK In addition to the Troy Irish Genealogy Society mailing list, this message is also being sent to the following genealogy mailing lists: MAILING LIST COVERS Rensselaer County List - Research in Rensselaer County. Albany County List - Research in Albany County. Schenectady County List - Research in Schenectady County. Saratoga County List - Research in Saratoga County. Genealogy NYS List - Research in New York State. Chenango County List - Research in Chenango County. NY-Hudson River List - Research in counties bordering Hudson River; (Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam Westchester) & Schenectady County. NY-RollCall List - Research on New York State kin. NY-Mohawk Valley List - Research in Mohawk Valley Region of NYS, covers Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie Counties. NY-WarWashSar List - Research in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. NYC-Roots List - Research in New York City. New York List - Research in New York State where County is unknown. Irish-NY-Troy List - Research of Irish Ancestry in City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. NY-Irish List - Research on Irish immigrants who landed, lived in or passed through New York State. NY-Southern List - Research in Southern counties of New York, covers Broome, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens, Putnam, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Ulster & Westchester Columbia County List - Research in Columbia County. Westchester County List - Research in Westchester County. Dutchess County List - Research in Dutchess County. Schoharie County List - Research in Schoharie County. A. The message can be forwarded to other lists where you feel it would be appropriate. If posted to any other lists, please copy: seamus@nycap.rr.com B. The largest project the Troy Irish Genealogy Society has undertaken so far is the automation of the Rensselaer County Marriage Index. This 10 Volume Marriage Index of Rensselaer County marriages, from 1908 to 1935, has over 60,000 names. Volume I (January 1908-April 1913) with its 5,000 marriages and 10,000 names, was added to the TIGS website on June 13, 2006. Volume II, (April 1913-May 1918) with another 5,000 marriages and 10,000 names has now been completed and is now on-line on the TIGS website. C. You can view these marriage records by going to the Troy Irish Genealogy website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and click on TIGS PROJECTS. It should be noted that these records, like most of the TIGS data series, cover the general population in the area and are NOT restricted to Irish surnames. D. If you are researching relatives with a RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY area connection, you will be interested in these two on-line, name searchable, records of 20,000 names of local residents who were married in Rensselaer County, New York. If you live in a nearby county or even further away, you might want to check out the data base. There are also marriages in the data base where both individuals lived in Albany County or other nearby counties, and where some individuals lived in other states, especially Massachusetts and Vermont, or even foreign countries. One record even was for a bride and groom who both lived in Pennsylvania. You may even find an earlier marriage that you were unaware of. Take a look at the data base, you never know what you will find. E. In order to appreciate the marriage index on the TIGS website, you need an understanding of the set up of the Marriage Index book at the County Clerk's Office. All marriages, along with complete detailed information on the bride and groom and their parents, were first entered into the Record of Marriages Book. Brides and Grooms names were then posted to the Marriage INDEX Book which served as a locating device to find the complete record in the Record of Marriages Book itself. Without the Marriage Index, you could not easily locate a name in the Record of Marriages Book. The Marriage Index Book has SEPARATE pages of data for Brides and SEPARATE pages of data for Grooms. For example, for the letter "A", there is a page of Brides names beginning with "A" and ANOTHER page of Grooms names beginning with the letter "A". The data on each page is limited to the first and last name, a page reference number, a marriage license number and the date of the marriage. Names of SPOUSES are NOT linked together in the index. The only linkage to the spouse in the Marriage Index is the marriage number. F. The TIGS data base has greatly improved the usefulness of the Marriage Index as follows: 1. By using the marriage number, the TIGS Marriage Index now links the names of the brides AND the grooms on ONE LINE of data, thus providing a much more useful research tool. 2. Some entries in the Record of Marriages Book were never posted to the Marriage Index Book. These missing records were identified by TIGS workers and added to the TIGS Marriage Index. 3. A number of records in the Marriage Index showed only INITIALS for either the bride or the groom. In many cases TIGS workers were able to determine the ACTUAL names from the original source documents and added them to the TIGS data base. 4. Several records for grooms names were originally posted to the brides pages of the Marriage Index Book and a number of brides names were posted to the grooms pages of the Marriage Index Book. TIGS workers corrected these errors in developing the TIGS index. 5. A number of transcribing errors when the Marriage Index Book was created were discovered by TIGS workers and corrected. 6. Last but not least, the TIGS Marriage Index is in strict alphabetical order unlike the original index. For example, on the original index, you may have four or more lengthy pages of Grooms names ALL beginning with the first two letters "Ma" and in no order whatsoever. G. In using the TIGS Marriage Index data base, keep in mind the following: 1. Handwriting in some cases was very difficult to read and there could be some problems with spelling. 2. At times, the original posting to the Marriage Index Book showed the marriage filing data instead of the date of the marriage. This is especially true for most of the entries in Volume II of the Marriage Index. 3. Remember, the TIGS index is a transcription of the Marriage Index Book and NOT the Record of Marriages Book itself. It is always possible that the original source documents, the Affidavit For License To Marry, the Certificate And Record of Marriage and the Certificate of Consent, (for minors), were not posted correctly to the Record of Marriages Book, or that entries in the Record of Marriages Book were not posted correctly to the Marriage Index Book, or that TIGS transcribers misread the handwriting. If there is a question on any entry, the actual source documents at the County Clerk's Office would have to be referenced. H. In working on Volume 2 of the Marriage Index it was discovered that a number of boxes of the original records could not be located. Extensive searching has yet to locate these records. Photocopies of the original Volume 2 marriage documents, therefore, are available ONLY for marriages numbered from 5001 to 7945. For marriage numbers from 7946 to 10,000, the only item available will be a photocopy of the full detailed record that was posted to the Marriage Record Book FROM the original documents. (To view a copy of the Marriage Book Record, see J. below). The County Clerk's Office has agreed to provide a photocopy of the Marriage Record Book entry for those names where the original documents are not available. In order to copy the record this very heavy and large book (13 x 19) has to be moved from the basement vault and taken to a photocopier on the first floor I. The TIGS website has a PRINTABLE FORM that can be used to request copies from the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office. Mailing instructions and fees are on the request form. There are SEPARATE request forms for Volume 1 and Volume 2. Depending on the Marriage Record Number for Volume 2 names, you can request EITHER: a. Photocopy of the Affidavit For License To Marry and the Certificate And Record Of marriage IF the marriage record number is between 5001 and 7945. b. Photocopy of the Marriage Book entry IF the marriage record is between 7946 and 10,000. J. An example of two entries in the Record of Marriages Book is shown on the TIGS website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click on PROJECTS, then click on TIGS PROJECTS IN THE WORKS and then click "See Sample Record". The following information for the bride and the groom is shown in the Record of Marriages Book and in the primary source documents: 1. Name. 2. Residence. 3. Occupation. 4. Birthplace. 5. Color. 6. Age. 7. Number of Marriage. (first, second, etc.) 8. If Widowed or Divorced, Where & When. 9. Father's Name and Birthplace. 10. Mother's Name and Birthplace. 11. Consent By & Relationship (For Minors) 12. Date of License. 13. Date of Marriage. 14. Place of Marriage. 15. Official Performing Marriage & Profession. (Priest, Minister, Rabbi, etc) 16. Names of Witnesses. K. The original pages of the Marriage Index Book were scanned by TIGS members. The resulting pdf files were then sent to the volunteers working on the project as an attachment to an email, along with an Excel spreadsheet for data entry. This extensive data base was made possible by the following volunteers who did a fantastic job on Volume II, the second phase of this project. Please note that we had volunteers from all over the United States. Kristin Cooney-Ayotte - Troy, NY Kathleen Gallagher Brearton - New York State Beth Callanan - Washington, DC Tammy Casterlin - North Carolina Austin Fadden - Knoxville, TN Linda Christian-Herot - Newton, Mass. Lynn Carey Grice - New Paltz, NY Beth Hocking - Mass. Jeanne M. Keefe - Troy, NY Stephanie Kinney-Dewey - Ohio Marilyn Mahoney - Abington, Mass. Marialice P. Mangan Bob McConihe - Haverhill, Mass. Cathy McGrath - Clifton Park, NY Bill McGrath - Clifton Park, NY Joseph R. Murname - Williamson, NY Joe O'Brien - Bremerton, Washington Ltc. James L. Owens, USMC (Ret) Rockville, MD John J. Salamida - Albany, NY Jack Seppi Lizette Strait - New York State Candis Sunderland - Poughkeepsie, NY Ellen Tolan - Troy, NY Pam Trudeau - North Carolina Carol Waldron - Saratoga Springs, NY Eileen Callahan Werth - Plymouth Meeting, PA Donna Vaughn - New York State Formatting & webpage: Jeanne M. Keefe - Troy, NY L. We invite you to explore the TIGS website, http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ where you will find local history articles, resources and genealogy research tips as well as a number of free data bases. The TIGS mailing list, which is also free, is ideal for posting your Troy area genealogy queries. There are also some interesting photographs on the TIGS website from our group tours of the Gardner Earl Memorial Chapel at Oakwood Cemetery, the Burden Iron Works Museum and the Watervliet Arsenal Museum. To see these photographs click on "NEXT" on the first page of the website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ and then click on "TOURS" on the left side of the next screen. Also, you can search your surnames in the following additional records transcribed by TIGS members and other volunteers. These data bases are part of a continuing effort by the Troy Irish Genealogy Group to make available on line, Troy and other nearby area Irish AND non-Irish records, that may be of interest to genealogy researchers, especially those outside the Capital District Area. Burden Iron Company Steam Mill Payroll Records. (8,236 names) Troy Area Marriage Records. (1,448 names) Troy Area Death Records. (6,031 names) Index-History of the Troy Police Department. (668 names) Bank Officers in Troy Banks From 1801-1891. (299 names) Prominent Citizens of Troy, NY & Rensselaer County. (1,800 names) Representative Young Irish-Americans of Troy, NY - 1899 (400 names) Deceased Troy, NY Area Individuals Listed in 1902 City Directory (700 names) (Note: Another 700 death records from the 1903 City Directory will shortly be added to this database) Alderman/Assistants In Troy, NY (1,400 names) M. The next step in the Marriage Index Project will be Volume III, which is another 5,000 records and 10,000 names. Volume III covers Rensselaer County marriages from May 1918 to April 1920. If you want to be added to the list of volunteer transcribers, send an email off list to: seamus@nycap.rr.com with your name, address and telephone number. You will be contacted when work on Volume III starts in a few months time. N. TIGS would like to hear from you if this marriage index was helpful in your family research. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY

HI, CAN'T MAKE IT THIS YEAR, HOPE TO NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU BILL ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert green" <rgbkg@capital.net> To: "NYSARATO" <NYSARATO@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:22 AM Subject: [NYSARATO] NNYGS Meeting > Northeastern New York Genealogical Society will hold its bi-monthly > meeting and program on Monday, Jan. 15th, at 7PM in the Old Empire > Theater, 13 South Street, Glens Falls, NY. The program is our annual > sharing of genealogical experiences. Members and guests are asked to > bring any family treasure, story or article that embellished your family > history. This program is open to the public and refreshments will follow > the program. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/622 - Release Date: 1/10/2007 > >

In a message dated 1/11/07 7:23:07 AM, rgbkg@capital.net writes: Sorry I can't be there. Pensacola, FL is just too long a commute. Can you tell me when you'll be meeting in May and June? Would love to come! Are minutes taken? Do you have a newsletter? Robert Miles Eddy > Northeastern New York Genealogical Society will hold its bi-monthly meeting > and program on Monday, Jan. 15th, at 7PM in the Old Empire Theater, 13 South > Street, Glens Falls, NY.  The program is our annual sharing of genealogical > experiences.  Members and guests are asked to bring any family treasure, > story or article that embellished your family history.  This program is open to > the public and refreshments will follow the program. > >

Northeastern New York Genealogical Society will hold its bi-monthly meeting and program on Monday, Jan. 15th, at 7PM in the Old Empire Theater, 13 South Street, Glens Falls, NY. The program is our annual sharing of genealogical experiences. Members and guests are asked to bring any family treasure, story or article that embellished your family history. This program is open to the public and refreshments will follow the program.

Hello All - I've just recently been sent info concerning a Ralph Cox, shown on the 1790 census, residing in Albany, Saratoga Co., NY. Further info says a Ralph Cox, from Berkshire Co., MA, served with Capt. Aaron Rowley's Co. and fought at Ticonderoga in 1777. I've traced what I believe to be this man's family from CT, to Becket, Berkshire Co., MA, and now possibly NY. He may end up having ties to my known ancestors in NJ. My absolutely main interest is one of his sons - Silvanus (various spellings), bapt. 1768, Bolton, Tolland Co., CT. I will greatly appreciate any and all advice and instructions regarding his military service or any BMD's from NY concerning his family. I have been sent a cemetery record for one of his sons, Malachi, d. 1 Apr. 1798, 36 yrs.. Thank you folks and please Keep Well -- Terri

I added 52 more files to the Saratoga County Biographies at my web site today. These are for surnames starting with G to K. All of my Saratoga County files, history and biographies may be found with this link. http://history.rays-place.com/ny/cty-saratoga.htm Cheers Ray Brown http://www.rays-place.com

yes they do ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deanna Lewis" <dlewisg4@sbcglobal.net> To: <NYWARREN-L@rootsweb.com>; <NYSARATO-L@rootsweb.com>; <NY-WARWASHSAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 6:08 PM Subject: [NYSARATO] Warren County Archives > Hi All; > > I'm stuck here in Houston Texas. > > I tried emailing Pam Vogel at the Warren County Archives and her email > bounced back. > > Also does Saratoga have an Archives? I can't seem to find one online at > all > today. I'm looking for a divorce that took place 1885-1900 time frame. > > Any help would be a great help in my quest of this, Thank you very much. > Dee > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYSARATO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.4/615 - Release Date: 1/3/2007 > >