Would anyone have access to the below referred 'First Ch. of Southold' now Southold Presby. Ch. records?? I have been searching for any record of a HOLE family in Southold in at least 1727 when Charles Hole resided there and was executor for a will in February 1727. I've tried to obtain a copy of the will to check his signature, but was referred to NYC.gov so who knows when/if I'll ever hear from them again. Charles may be the same person who turns up in Elizabeth, NJ in 1732 witnessing many wills as he was a school teacher. He married Sarah Smith (dau. of Henry and Sarah), prob. on LI, but I can find nothing on her family. I've looked thru the Howell family and there are no Chas. in the time period that coincide. I have seen no mention of the surname HOLE in any other info I've found. Any suggestions/help, greatly appreciated. Diane * * * * * * ~ ~ ~ ~ Please check our Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * * * * http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/n/d/Sharon-D-Andreasen/ -----Original Message----- From: Russell K. Brown [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYSUF] Re: Southold Town Directories 1860's > I'll try to find out if there is still a First Church of Southold and which hamlet it is in. > The former "First Church in Southold" is in Southold and is now the Southold Presbyterian Church. It and its cemetery are directly on the highway (NY Rte. 25) right across the road from Southold Town Hall. The church was so called because it was the first established by the settlers after their arrival in 1640. I agree that George Rittenbusch may have been a farm laborer, but perhaps also a domestic servant. It wouldn't surprise me that Elizabeth Butler was a New York City born doestic servant, possibly of immigrant Irish parentage. Just a guess. Russell ==== NYSUFFOL Mailing List ==== Plainview: Germanic Ancestry: The German Genealogy Group meets 7 p.m. 1st Thursday, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Family History Center, 160 Washington Ave. Call 631-265-0621 or 718-460 4240. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237