This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/1078.1 Message Board Post: On 9/22/05 (6:25:42 PM MDT), in a posting to the Suffolk County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com, Nancy Glaiberman (srglaibo@quiknet.com) asked, "Looking for information on the following family members: Lewis Rodgers (Rogers) of Noyac, Long Island married Hannah Halsey born 03 May 1766, died 07 Nov 1800. Her parents were Jesse Halsey & Charity White Their children (1) Charity Halsey Rodgers married 15 Feb 1816 Gordon Case (2) Jesse Halsey Rodgers born 27 Oct 1792 in Sag Harbor, LI married Nancy Ann Spencer 04 Jun 1820 in St. Charles County, MO died 18 Aug 1838 in Bluffdale, Greene County, IL (3) Ruth Rodgers (4) Lewis Rodgers (5) Charles Rodgers." Here's a guess: the Rogers Memorial Library in the Village of Southampton, in the Town of Southampton, may prove to be of some help: Rogers Memorial Library 91 Coopers Farm Road Southampton, NY 11968 Tel: 631/283-0774 Fax: 631/287-6537 eMail: rogmlib@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://www.myrml.org/ Noyac and Sag Harbor are fairly close by to Southampton, being a bit to the northeast of Southampton. Noyac is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the Town of Southampton and Sag Harbor is a village (municipal corporation) partly in the Town of Southampton and partly in the Town of East Hampton. I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5766, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Monday, October 3 on the civil calendar. ....Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.