Hi Mary, Thank you for the URL for the Park Service's report. I hope that you were successful in finding information on the Fones family. Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: "David & Mary Sederlin" <sede@msn.com> To: <nysarato@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [NYSARATO] What was "Wilbur's Basin" called in 1777? > Leslie,,, > > Found some information on Wilbur's basin while looking for Fones > Information, You might like to check this out.. > > http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/management_plans/sara_final_screen.pdf > > > > > > > > Mary aka mom > > > From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> > Reply-To: nysarato@rootsweb.com > To: <NYSARATO-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [NYSARATO] What was "Wilbur's Basin" called in 1777? > Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:47:18 -0500 > > Dear List, > > Last night I was reading the Asa Fitch Papers. In Volume 2 at page 82, > Fitch states: > > On October 17, 1777 - Burgoyne surrendered, 5752 men > Tories escorted to Lake George > from > "Schuylerville" (i.e., Saratoga in 1777) > > Royal Army marched to "Wilber's > basin" and crossed the Hudson. > > Wilbur's Basin was named fro Fones Wilbur (1762-1831). In 1777, Fones > Wilbur would have been 15 years of age and living with his parents in > Dutchess County, NY. Fones Wilbur's parents, Jonathan Wilbur (1724-1804) > and Sarah Fones Wilbur (1734-1818), did not move their family to the east > side of the Saratoga Patent until 1786. So the Wilburs were not even > living > in the Saratoga Tax Distict during the Rev. War. > > What was "Wilbur's Basin" called in 1777? > > Wilbur's Basin is located in Great Lott 16 of the Second Grand Division of > the Saratoga Patent. There may have been a ferry operated by one of > Abraham > Ten Broeck's sub-tenants in the Vly Lott during the 1770's. The Vly Lott > is > located in Great Lott 15. > > Thank you for your help, > > Leslie > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ >>From predictions to trailers, check out the MSN Entertainment Guide to the > Academy Awards® > http://movies.msn.com/movies/oscars2007/?icid=ncoscartagline1 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > 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