I am looking for the parents of my 4GG mother, Sarah SWART. Sarah was born in 1783 and died 30 Aug 1840 (dates on her headstone). She is buried in the Hume Family Cemetery in Circleville, Orange, NY. Sarah was married to John MOORE on 12 Feb 1800 in the Graham Church in Pine Bush, Orange, NY. We have not been able to find the parents of either Sarah or John. I have found a couple of possibliities for Sarah, but I am wondering if anyone has any additional information that would help me. The two possibilities for Sarah are: Sarah SWART born 1 Feb 1784 in Shawangunk, Ulster, NY to Johannes SWART and Catherine VANDERMARK Sarah SWART christened 8 Sep 1782 in Shawangunk, Ulster, NY, daughter of Issak SWART and Maria KERNEY or CARNEY. Sarah SWART and John MOORE named their first son Isaac and first daughter Mary, which seems to suggest that she is the second Sarah mentioned above. However, they also have a son John and a daughter Katherine, like the parents of the 1st Sarah. I would really appreciate any help sorting this out. Thanks. --Bart

Looking for a site to view records before 1900's. I have tried Familysearch.com and had no luck. Do I have any other options online? Looking for Phillip Ruger to Catherine? arround 1835, Norman Ruger to Charlotte ? in Rosendale around 1868, and Byron Ruger to Carrie ? around 1880. I've tried the sites I know of and had no luck. _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

I am trying to verify the dates and locations of the following marriages: Joseph COLE-Remember COLE Nov. 26, 1769 Ulster Co.??? Hugh COLE - Sarah BISHOP c1771 Is there anyone with access to early marriage records in Ulster or Dutchess County who can look for these marriages (or any marriages involving COLEs between 1760 and 1775)? Thanks! Best regards, Janet Zengel Messer Micanopy, Florida

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RAFFERTY, CARTNEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1411.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, I believe this is the oldest son of James and Elizabeth M. Cartney Rafferty. Tho all I know is what I have found in Chicago in 1870 and 1880 census. Beginning in 1870, James and Elizabeth had moved on to Clinton, Iowa, and where my information on most of the others picks up again.

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/5RB.2ACE/1411.1 Message Board Post: I was wondering if this might not be the son, Owen's family: Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Owen RAFFERTY Self M Male W 40 NEWYORK Engineer On R. R. IRELAND IRELAND Coreren RAFFERTY Wife M Female W 39 NEWYORK Keeping House IRELAND IRELAND Elizabeth RAFFERTY Dau S Female W 8 ILLINOIS At School N. Y. N. Y. Marie A. RAFFERTY Dau S Female W 6 ILLINOIS At School N. Y. N. Y. John Th. RAFFERTY Son S Male W 5 ILLINOIS N. Y. N. Y. Josie RAFFERTY Dau S Female W 2 ILLINOIS N. Y. N. Y. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254188 NA Film Number T9-0188 Page Number 279A

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: RAFFERTY, CARTNEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1411 Message Board Post: James and Elizabeth M. Cartney Rafferty were both born in Ireland. It is unknown when/where they were married. James was an engineer for steam locomotives. Children: Owen, b. 1841 New York; James, b. bef. 1843; John Francis, b. 4/25/1843 Rochester, Ulster County, New York; Mary Ann, b. abt. 1845, New York; Alice E. b. 4/11/1852, Rochester, Ulster County, New York; Dennis (or Denis) b. 6/4/1855, Rochester, Ulster County, New York; and Peter, b. 4/18/1857 in Canada. This was a Catholic family. Appreciate if anyone with information on this family would contact me.

Is there anyone on the list who is researching the DOYLE surname in Ulster County in the 1700's? If so,please contact me at: [email protected] Thanks. Dan in Charleston,SC

Jannette, My info agrees with you. Ary and Manuel Terwilliger were brothers. Jannetje(born 1750) was the d/o Ary Terwilliger and Grietjen Phoenix. My info came from "The Terwilliger Family in America", by way of Myron L. Terwilliger and George B. Terwilliger. My line goes with Evert Terwilliger bp. 23 May 1686 and Sarah Freer, and their daughter Maria(Mary) Terwilliger bp. 28 Aug. 1720, who married Zacharias Hoffman, Jr. This couple's daughter Sarah Hoffman married into my Schoonmaker line when she married Cornelius Schoonmaker. Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: barber barbour harrington herrington smedes lane Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1410 Message Board Post: SUBJ: BARBER LANE HARRINGTON SMEDES; NYS, Greene & Ulster Co. I just published some of my year-long genealogical census research results regarding my various LANEs, BARBERs, SMEDES & HARRINGTONs of Greene and Ulster Counties, New York State (and many more) on my RootsWeb's WorldConnect page at: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=carlos_barber I've been working mainly with the 1850 census and later. I will be updating this WorldConnect page/section as I know more over time. It is my intention to keep this web address. I bumped into a Civil War photo of Francis "Frank" Augustus BARBER on the web, and put it onto my website at: http://www.lighthousewoods.com/genealogy/barber/barber_francis_augustus.html I asked the party who posted the photo where he got the photo, and never received a reply back. I think the photo was probably published in some book, but what book I don't know. Someday, I'd like to know what book, and perhaps obtain a copy. From the photo, I can tell that I have Frank's hands: BIG & STURDY -- nothing delicate about my hands. My brother looks like Frank, which I'd never known because I'd never seen a picture of Frank before (to my knowledge). I have Frank BARBER's Civil War pension papers. Among the papers mentions how Frank's disability & chronic pain he suffered after he returned from the Civil War was caused by a bullet ricocheting off of Calvin HARRINGTON's rifle (son of William & Anna HARRINGTON; brother of Emeline), then into Frank's upper torso, right shoulder area. Calvin & Frank fought side by side in the war, and from what I am able to gather, were pals from at least 1860 until their deaths. L. J. Shulman Gilroy, California, USA Reference: New York, Greene County, town of Hunter, village of Lanesville

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/5RB.2ACE/920.2 Message Board Post: My blood line is Ransom, Ulster Co. and my great grandfather Wilbur L. (b10/14/1860) was adopted by a Benedict. Wilbur's father was Peter Linet Ransom (b.7/8/1829) and his father Joseph B. Ransom.(b 1/19/1798). This looks close to where you are but it looks like you are a researching farther back and maybe (hopefully not) a different line. Is there any info you have to fill in or link our work... Thank you...

Sarah Clark b 1822 m Anthony Elmendorf, Rev for Reformed Church and they named a son Mahlon Clark Elmendorf b 1832, d 1851. I believe that her father was Mahlon Clark and she was b New Brunswick, NJ. 1851 November 27, 1851. In Brooklyn, on the 21st inst... Mahlon Clark, eldest son of Rev. A. and Sarah C. Elmendorf, in the 12th year of his age... CHRISTIAN INTELLIGER M Elmendorf

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Neal, O'Neal, O'Neil, Neil, McNeal, etc., Westcott, Purdy Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5RB.2ACE/1409 Message Board Post: My g-g-grandfather was born Sydney Eliphlet O'Neal on 10/02/1834 in "Lower Canada". His family left Canada for NY when Sydney "was an infant", (1840's?) Upon arrival to the states, Sydney Eliphlet O'Neal's name was changed to Sidney E. NEAL. The "O" was dropped and in the family records it is stated "The Queen can have it!" There is no record in the family bible of Sidney's parents or siblings, although I believe that "Eliphlet" (or a variation) may have been a family name. Sidney was supposedly in NY until about 1850's. He is known to be in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois in 1859, where a son was born (James Westcott Neal) . On the 1860 census for Jefferson County, IL, there is an "Elephant" Neal and wife Rachel, both from NY. Next door to them is a James Westcott an wife Talitha. I believe these families are connected and am trying to find information on them in NY. Any information on the possible parents or siblings of Sidney E. Neal is appreciated! Thank you.

The last paragraph of a posting on July 13 from [email protected] (SUBJECT: [NYUlster] Re: Shawangunk, Ulster County -Reformed Protestant Dutch Church) stated that Jannetje Terwilliger was the daughter of Manuel Terwilliger. Jannetje Terwilliger is also in my direct line, and according to "The Terwilliger Family in America" by George B. Terwilliger and Myron L. Terwilliger, Jannetje, who married William C. Cole, was the daughter of Ary Terwilliger and Grietjen Phoenix and not the daughter of Manuel. As stated in the above book, Ary and Manuel were brothers. I have searched several church books for Jannetje's baptism but to no avail. Is there anyone who can document which parent Jannetje belongs? Many thanks. Jeannette

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/5RB.2ACE/1407.1.2 Message Board Post: Easy mistake, most people only know the City of Rochester in western New York. There is a little town of Rochester, in Ulster County, New York. Annie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1407.3.1 Message Board Post: Yes, Uriah Quick's youngest brother was Eugene Quick, my great-grandfather. He died in 1958. I do remember him (although I was just a child when he died). My aunt just told me a few weeks ago about the murder of her greatuncle Uriah. So, the answer is, yes, I am related. Gretchen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1407.3 Message Board Post: Gretchen, Mary and Uriah Quick's daughter Rose married my cousin, Sinclair DePuy, on December 24, 1910. Is this any relation to you? Karen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1407.2.1 Message Board Post: Bless you, Wayne. You have saved me hours of searching. Friends of Rochester is one of my the next places I intend to contact. Nearly all of my mother's ancestors have their roots there. Thank you for the information. Greetchen

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/5RB.2ACE/1407.2 Message Board Post: Their is an article in the August 1999 issue of the Accordian , a newsletter published by ; Friends of Historic Rochester , Inc. . The article entitled " Death for dessert in the Dug Road debacle " written by , Milford Ebert . It doesn't give the exact date , but says it happened in early 1933 . Uriahs funeral was held at H. B. Humistons Funeral Home in Kerhonkson , He was buried next to his first wife at Pine Bush Cemetery in Kerhonkson . Their is a photo of headstone showing " Uriah Quick 1864 - 1933 , Mary L . Quick his wife 1862 - 1931 " . He was separated from second wife , Zeppa Harrison . Three people were charged with his murder , Mrs. Mary A. Fish , Uriahs housekeeper , who confessed to her part in the murder , and was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in the Bedford Reformatory for Woman . Anton Baessler and Mike Conners pleaded guilty to second degree murder on June 19 1933 . Baessler hung himself in jail before sentencing , Conners got 20 years to life at Dannemora Pris! on . You could write to Friends of Historic Rochester at , { [email protected] ) they probably would be able to give you the exact date and what newspapers covered the story . They just opened a museum on Main Street in Accord . You might also try contacting H, B. Humiston funeral home at 30 42nd Street Kerhonkson NY , Phone# 845-626-3331

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riggins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5RB.2ACE/1406.1 Message Board Post: Edward is my great granduncle. Teri email [email protected]

Does any one have a Uriah Hill or a Mary Swartwout in their data file? They were both born around 1757 and died in Ulster County. Mary (Swartwout) about 1800 and Uriah Hill in 1841. When and where they were married is unknown. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Don Treague