The name was "Esopus," and as I understand it, that was the old name of Kingston. Julie Hesson Mary Beth Angus wrote: > > One of my relatives is Cornelia Decker. According to the LDS, she was born > around 1746 in Usopus, Ulster NY in 1746 (her number is 16ZF-OR0). She > married John Beaver. That is all the info I have on her and her family. Can > anyone help me? > When looking up names on the Library LDS CD's, they listed a whole group of > people as from Usopus, Ulster NY. Is that a place? Or was this a general > statement for anyone born in that area? > Thanks!

One of my relatives is Cornelia Decker. According to the LDS, she was born around 1746 in Usopus, Ulster NY in 1746 (her number is 16ZF-OR0). She married John Beaver. That is all the info I have on her and her family. Can anyone help me? When looking up names on the Library LDS CD's, they listed a whole group of people as from Usopus, Ulster NY. Is that a place? Or was this a general statement for anyone born in that area? Thanks!

I am looking for any info on the JOHN S. WHEATON family. He ws b. 1809, NY; m. MARY A. b. 1813. I know of 2 daughters; MAHALA JANE WHEATON, b. 1833 NY and MERCY A. WHEATON, b. 1837, NY. They were in Walkill in the 1850 census. Thanks, Sharon Genealogists never die they just lose their census.

Hi list , I am looking for any info on ROBERT J. BAGGS . b. 13 Feb 1828 m. ALMYRA (MARY) VAN DER MARK b. 2 Mar 1832 Kingston, NY. They had a daughter JANETT (NETTIE) BAGGS b. 18 May 1860 Fishkill Landing, NY.m. James E. HOBERT, 1880. I have lots of info on the Van Der Mark side but nothing on the BAGGS line. Any help greatly appreciated. Sharon Genealogists never die they just lose their census.

Just before she died in 1996, a dear friend gave me her copy of "The Decker Genealogy," by Benton Weaver Decker, published in 1980. I understand the copyright laws have been extended almost indefinitely, so the copyright remains with the author until his/her death. So I cannot make you a photocopy of any/all 348 pages, but I will happily do a lookup for you. Julie Hesson <genpub@iolinc.net> IBSSG Flock Mistress Proud Rootsweb Sponsor+ Sam and Jaymie wrote: > > It was indicated by one patron a book about the Deckers of Ulster > County. I don't remember the exact name they called it but it seemed to > have several pages. Does anyone know of such a book and how it would be > possible to get a copy? > > Jaymie - blkcloud@mountainwest.net

I' m seeking any info on the Hobert family that were in Warwicktown, Orange Co. in 1828 when JOHN THOMAS HOBERT was born. Later children were ELIZABETH b. 1832; STEWART Z. b. 1834; JANE A. b. 1836 and ADELINE b. 1842 in Walkill, NY Not sure when the family moved to Walkill. The father died before the 1850 census but believe his name was THOMAS HOBERT. The mother's name was MARY, b. abt. 1801. The family line I descend from later adopted the spelling HOBART. Thanks, Sharon Genealogists never die they just lose their census.

Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the book "The Tilson Genealogy"? Some of my ancestors are in this book. Any help will be appreciated. Susan Seifert mal316@ix.netcom.com Visit Guth Genes web site at http://members.aol.com/guthgenes/gutha.htm Lots of surnames from NY, NJ, Austria, Scotland and France.

It was indicated by one patron a book about the Deckers of Ulster County. I don't remember the exact name they called it but it seemed to have several pages. Does anyone know of such a book and how it would be possible to get a copy? Jaymie - blkcloud@mountainwest.net

Just thought you would appreciate this interesting historical info about Life in the 1500's: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the b.o. Baths equalled a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually loose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". Houses had thatched roofs. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the pets... dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs," There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could really mess up your nice clean bed. So, they found if they made beds with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem. Hence those beautiful big 4 poster beds with canopies. The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor". The wealthy had slate floors which would get slippery in the winter when wet. So they spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed at the entry way, hence a "thresh hold". They cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They mostly ate vegetables and didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had been in there for a month. Hence the rhyme: peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth and that a man "could really bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food. This happened most often with tomatoes, so they stopped eating tomatoes... for 400 years. Most people didn't have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trencher were never washed and a lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off wormy trenchers, they would get "trench mouth." Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the "upper crust". Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake". England is old and small and they started running out of places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins and would take their bones to a house and re-use the grave. In reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the "graveyard shift" they would know that someone was "saved by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer". Betti

Jaymie, Admiral Benton Weaver Decker has a copywrite on his book "The Decker Genealogy". It cannot legally be copied in any manner. There were inly 500 copies printed and to my understanding, he gave rather than sold, them to different Genealogical Societies and Libraries. None were sold through a book store or publishing company. There are some errors just as in all books but in most instances the Admiral has given sources for marriages and baptisms through church records that can very easily be double checked. After the book was put out and people began to contact the Admiral regarding their lines, Mr. Decker then put out "The Decker Quarterly". These were additions and corrections to the book. I have the first two, Oct 1980 and Jan 1981. I don't know how many more he did before his death. I'd be happy to do a look-up. Cynthia In a message dated 99-04-29 13:03:13 EDT, blkcloud@mountainwest.net writes: << It was indicated by one patron a book about the Deckers of Ulster County. I don't remember the exact name they called it but it seemed to have several pages. Does anyone know of such a book and how it would be possible to get a copy? >>

Looking for info on origins of the Von Beck Rifles, 102d NYSV, named, I believe after George F. von Beck of Rondout NY. Prior to the Civil War (1854-ish) von Beck established three companies that were part of the 8th NY Militia, known as the Harrison Brigade. I assume these were the nucleus of the von Beck Rifles--with a Regimental name change. Any Ulster County Civil War Buffs got anything on this? George Stephan Honolulu HI ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

Hello, I am looking for any tidbit of information on a Daniel DODGE, born Marbletown in 1775. The one I am looking for married Elizabeth STERNBERG of Montgomery Co. around 1794. They emigrated to Canada around 1800. Childrens' names were Adam, Jesse, Sarah, Joseph, Lydia, Jane, Mary and Permilia. All but Adam and one other, probably Sarah, were born in Canada. Thankyou Adrienne Adrienne Sherrin Kelowna, B.C., Canada - summers (home base): Mesa AZ - winters Find me any time at sherrin@aztec.asu.edu

Continuing the abstracts that I made from LDS films. I missed this one from Vol. B B 319 April 13, 1729 Ricard Halsted G to Henry Wisner G, 65 acres Lot # 8, b N Benjamin Barten, Hope Rodes and Watson. Wit JOHN TOMSON and John Yalverton rec. 1729 OK, now for Film No. 0828547 Vol C and D (very dark copy of this film - could not read all pages or parts of some pages) C 8 Dec 1732 (I may have done this one with the AB data abstracted earlier) Dec 8, a732 Daniel Everit to JAMES TOMPSON, G 33 acres lot # 22, SW Div. S sd Tompson, NE Wm Jackson S ;and W highways. Wit Benjamin Carpenter, judge Vincent Mathews request of the exector James Thompson July 8, 1741 - Note: ? exec of what???? C RICHARD ALSOP late of Newtown, LI, dau: Joseph Sacket and Hannah, Nathaniel Hazard and Deborrh, Amy Alsop, Susanna Sauree 1/8 part of an equal 1/13 to James Stringham (?Nathaniel Lawrence) C 150 1750 Theodore Snedeker and wife Deborah (?or Dorothea) to George and John Shaw, NYC, 840 acres bordered NW Richard Bradley, Esq, WM TOMISON, Haverstraw Precinct of Orange Co., called Stoney Point Tract, Wit John Coe, Daniel Coe, Judge John Coe, Esq. C 1748 rec. 1760 John Gale to son Daniel, G, E Div of G. b N Elias Smith on Hwy that leads to JEAMS THOMPSONS, 270 acres. Wit Silas Leanard, JOHN CARPENTER 1761 Samuel Meeker to JOHN THOMPSON of Elizabeth Town, NJ, neighbors Isaac Ludlum, SW Elheny Fullers, SW Timothy Owen, decd., NE Samuel Carpenter 146 acres G, The farm of Benjamin Meeker, fa of Samuel Meeker. Wit: Stephen Meeker and James Little C 502 May 1, 1769 RUTH CARPENTER, widow, Goshen to JOHN CARPENTER, aforesaid, farmer, 500 L, one certain lot or..land situated and lying or..in Goshen aforesaid whereon the sd Ruth Carpenter and John Carpenter now liveth, bounded N by lands of the WIDOW THOMPSON, west by DANIEL CARPENTER, South by the lands of JOHN WISNER, East by a certain highway which leads from G to Florida. Pat Wa. Wit: HENRY WISNER and JOHN WISNER, Signed RUTH CARPENTER, Recorded April 3, 1776 C 527 James Sayre and w Susannah to Mercy Huff, Bloomingrove, sister in law of James Sayre, property in Bloomingrove 10 shillings in love of , Oxfor, New Corwall, borders Thomas Mapes, River, Ena Ayres, dec and Henry (or Herry) /Brewster; Wit Seth Marvin, James Sayre, Jr. Judge WILLIAM THOMPSON C 585 Wm THOMPSON or ISAAC THOMPSON (couldn't read very well) blacksmith, precint G to Wm. Lane ao acres, part of 100 acres released to Wm Holly by John Oglear ;and Wm Supton from him to Moses Knap and from ;him to ISAAC THOMPSON. Wit: John Sammon, Jr., Sarah Attesbush (m) signed ISAAC THOMPSON and SARA THOMPSON (m), Judge Allison rec. 1782 D 46 1770 rec. 1783 Thomas Gustin and w Ruth, g prec. to Henry Smith, cooper, of aforesaid, in G west of Walkill, b NW John Finche, along highway, David Cooley, Samuel Smith. Wit: ROBERT THOMPSON John Conner. Signed Thomas Gustin and Ruth Gustin (m) D 100 John Carpenter and w Abigail, Distiller;, G township to Daniel Carpenter, same, hatter. SW Div G Lots# 7, 8, 9, 10 b S Daniel Carpenter, S WILLIAM THOMPSON, John Carpenter, highway leading from the Drowned Lands alongside the lands of Mathew Howell. 34 acres. Also the revertson and vertions remainder (??) Wit Usher h. More and Increase Carpenter. Signed John and Abigail Carpenter. D 372 1788 Benjamin, James, and Ebenezer Sayer, exec of James Sayer late of Cornwall, decd, others Susannah and Job Sayers. to JOHN MCDOWELL (or McDaniel???) cordwainer, Middle Town, NJ. Property in Oxford in Cornwall, lot # 11 of Upland from Cromeline tract of Wawa. 48 acres plus another lot # 12. With. John and Seth Marvin Sig: benjamin, James, Ebenezer, and Susannah Sayers This seems to be all the Thompsons that I spotted and recorded. Does anyone know anything about the above JOHN MCDOWELL? Phoebe

Saw a Dec 1938 newspaper article telling of Peter R. Hoyt family bible being loaned to a bible exhibit held in Woodstock. The bible was loaned by Ella (Kiersted) Lasher, wife of Irving Lasher. Irving's mother was a Hoyt. I have ancestors in this line and would like to know where this bible is now. Peter R. Hoyt 1816-1896 (son of John Hoyt & Mary Unknown) +Jane E. Mosher 1819-1899 (dau of Isaac Mosher) 1 Malinda Hoyt 1839-1916 +Cornelius Wolven 1837-1895 2 Zella Wolven 1868-1951 +Conrad Lasher 1863-1932 3 Cornelius W. Lasher 1897-1919 3 Linda M. Lasher 1889?- 1 Emaretta Hoyt 1844-1925 +William Oscar Lasher 1848-1919 2 Irving Lasher 1864-1932 +Ella Kiersted 1880-1945 1 Leah Hoyt 1848-1891 +Zachariah Lane 1845-1871 2 Idella Lane 1871?- +Franklin P. VanDeBogart 1863?-1934 3 Ethel VanDeBogart 1891?- +William R. Shultis 1844-1923 Ginny Byron vbyron@ulster.net

Hi all! I am researching my grgr grandmother. Her name was Freelove HILLIKER. She first married John Alexander CARROLL, who was killed in the Civil War. They had 2 children, Wilson & John CARROLL. She then married my grgr Grandfather, Jonathan S. Kelly of Ulster Co. I believe that they were seperated by 1875, as THEIR 2 children, John & Edora May were living with their grandparents (William J. & Susan (BELLOWS) KELLEY) in Rockland, Sullivan Co. **Wm & Susan resided Middletown, Del. Co abt 1840, then Ulster (Shandaken), then Sullivan by 1875. Freelove was buried where the Pac. Resovoir was and was removed by Orson HAYNES, cousin. Her name was listed as Frelove CARROLL on those records, even though she was a KELLY after she was a CARROLL. Her 2nd husband, Jonathan R. is found in the 1910 (20?)census in Carroll Co. Iowa married to a "Sarah", and has a son Corneilius married to "Mrs. Fern". 1. Is anyone researching the HILLIKER surname??? Need Freelove's parents. 2. Kelly family lived on Dry Brook Rd. (They had 12 children)-Some buried in Lakehill Cemetary 3. Does anyone have a WILLIAM KELLY in a family BEFORE 1840. He would have been born abt 1814. THANKS in advance for any possible help or suggestions! Renee Kelley Wright (previously of Broome Co. NY- now in Ga.

LDS Film # 0824546 Vol A and B Deeds - please excuse errors and abbreviations. I will not repeat this information each time I copy a deed, OK??? Some films and hand writing were difficult or impossible to read. Spelling not consistent (mine or theirs!). My abbreviations: b means borders property, G means Goshen, NY, J means Jamaica, (m) means sign by mark, and N S E W directions. Most deeds had two dates: date of deed and date of recording - I did not always find both dates and record them. I am no expert on the land division or deeds in Orange Co, but having abstracted quite a few deeds I did catch a little of the dynamics. Apparently Clowes and Everet of Jamaica acted as agents and sold much property to Jamaica, Long Island folks, as well as other folks. It seems that at first the lands were undivided and sold as fractions of the larger particles, then apparently eventually broke down into lots. There are separate films for Grantor/seller and Grantee/buyer indexes. Generally there may be two deed books for each film. Unfortunately film for book C, the most important book for me, was very, very dark and I couldn't even read the page numbers to find the listed deeds. Some of the early deed books had an index on the film. If you decide that you would like to order the films yourself, I suggest that you keep the indexes on long term basis, as you will want to refer back to them as your learn more about the folks and Orange Co. Last I will tell you my interest centered on the Carpenter Family from Jamaica and the Wisner related families: Thompson, Jaynes, Woodhull. also families associated with the Runyons: Dun, Conklin, Sayer. B 344 July 17, 1721 Rec. Mar 27, 1732. Proprietors and Patentees of large tract of land situate in Orange Co. commonly call Wawanand did...unto John Everet and Samuel Clowes one full equal sixth part ... into that township.. should be ..laid out...No. 27, parsonage, burying place, school house, twon house, meeting house..sealed and del. by John Everett, John Carpenter (m), John Gale, Wm Ludlam (m), Nathaniel Higbie (m), John Carpenter, Jr., G. McNish, James Sandys, Thomas Watson, Hope Rodes (m) in ye presents of us, J Smith and Benjamin Hinchman; and sealed and del. by John Holly, James Jacson, Isaac Ffinch (m), Solomon Carpenter, John Bears, Micheal Duning, Samuel Seely in presents of Gerhard Clowes, Robert Brown; sealed and del. by John Nicolls and Willim Jacson in presents of us Robert Nickols, J. smith; signed sealed and delivereedby Alexander Moore in presents of Wm Jacson, WILLIAM THOMPSON, John Knapp, and Samuel Webb signed sealed and del this instrument in presents of WILLIAM THOMSON, Ebenezer Holly, Signed sealed and delivered by John Alsop and Richard Holsted in presents of WILLIAM TOMSON, Robert Brown. (I do not know if these are the same Wm. Tomsons or not!) Not sure of date 1732/1741?? Daniel Everet to JAMES TOMPSON b. S by sd Tompson, NW Hwy, NE Wm. Jackson Lot # 22 SW Div 33 acres, Wit. Benjamin Carpenter B 395 recorded 1734 Propritors for encouragement of a blacksmith to WIIIAM TOMSON, 2 small lots of land in his actual possession now being )July 17, 1721, signed John Carpenter (Note: no Junior, only one John Carpenter), Soloman Carpenter, John Everett, Thomas Watson, Hope Rodes (m), John Holly, James Jacson, Isaac Finch (m), John Bears (m), Samuel Seely, George McNish, Samuel Clowes, James Sands, Charles Williamson, Michael Duning, Samuel Webb, John Knap, Jno Alsop, Samuel Gelston, and Cornelus Jones. B 396 (no date, sorry) Benjamin Barton, wife Abigail to WILLIAM TOMSON, additional land. Wit: James Jackson, Wait Smith. B 397 Jan 3, 1728/9 , 1734 WILLIAM TOMSON to JAMES TOMSON 66 acres b. said William Tomson. SW John Knap in New England, SE ;and NW highways and known by lot # 22 in SW Div. Wit: Wait Smith and Michael Jacson B 397 1734 WILLIAM TOMSON to JOHN TOMSON 62 acres, neighbors S Phenias MacIntosh, W. Benjamin Barton, Wit: Wait Smith and Micael Jackson B 398 April 10, 1733 rec. 1734 William Jackson, cordwainer, G. to ROBERT THOMSON of same 132 acres Lot # 19 and 20, b. S J. THOMSON and N John Pinhorn, NY, Wit: JOHN THOMSON and Daniel Everett. Sig. Wm Jackson, Judge Vincent Mathews. B 399 Oct 29, 1734 Rec. 1733 Abjah and John Sand G to JAMES THOMSON, 66 acres in SW Div. b N Wait Smith, Jrl, S Alsop. Wit JOHN THOMSON and Henry Youngs. Sig. both Sands , Judge Mathews B 400 Sept 14, 1731 1734 Samuel Web G. to JAMES TOMSON, half SW Div 32 acres b SE JAMES TOMSON, SE ;and NW highway, NE John Knap in New England. Wit Daniel Everet and JOHN TOMSON B WILLIAM TOMSON to son JAMES TOMSON B 510 Oct 18, 1738 rec 1738 HENDRICK WISNER, G to JOHN WISNER, (both yeoman) G all one West Division known by # 7, twonship of Goshen E hwy, N Peter Hornet, Jr., W undivided land, S Peter Hornet, Jr. and also parto fo two lots known by No. 4 and 5 W highway, S Daniel Coolee, Jr. E. said Hendrick Wesnor, Jr. land 75 acres, S Daniel Coolie, Jr. and said Hendrick Wisner, Jr. Wit. John Allison and Henry Weesnor. (sorry, no Thompson, my mistake, somebody might like it anyway) Aug 1735 Mordicie Lester to George Carr near Florida, previous Hendrick .............. border N Car purchased from Hendrick Whesner and samuel Clawes,S Richard Clark, early of Peter Barrian, W Highway E land not yet surveyed. Wit Daniel Everet and JOHN THOMSON So ends Books B and C regarding Thompson deeds. I will enter more a little later. Phoebe

Hello, Orange COUNTY, I would happily pay someone to go to those "fat books form Early Orange County" and look for MORRIS/ WOLCOTT/BOWERS/ GORTON and WOOD! Please let me know if there is anyone who would do this? Vanda Vanda444@aol.com IN FLORIDA!

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------C52616AADCBCE5F453DFB229 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------C52616AADCBCE5F453DFB229 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from mail.genexchange.com ([209.96.137.125]) by mtiwgwc04.worldnet.att.net (InterMail v03.02.07 118 124) with ESMTP id <19990427191824.WYXO19354@mail.genexchange.com>; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:18:24 +0000 Received: from imo11.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.1] by mail.aplusdata.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-5.00) id A87F102E0338; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:57:03 EST Received: from Soyamaven@aol.com (14407) by imo11.mx.aol.com (IMOv20) id qBDUa10058 for <LI-Rooters@genexchange.com>; Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:55:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Soyamaven@aol.com Message-ID: <c7b5ab1f.24576232@aol.com> Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:55:46 EDT To: LI-Rooters@genexchange.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 Reply-To: Soyamaven@aol.com Subject: [LI-Rooters] NEWSDAY: Maj.Thomas Jones Left His Mark On LI Genealogy Precedence: bulk Sender: LI-ROOTERS-owner@mail.genexchange.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Dear LI-Rooters, etc., In its regularly scheduled Tuesday LI history segment, today's NEWSDAY (page A30) has a story (the first 4 paragraphs appear after my signature) about Maj. Thomas Jones and his marriage to Freelove Townsend, and through marriages of their offspring, his giant contribution to genealogical history on Long Island. For all those LI-Memories who wish to see the entire story but can not access the web, please e-Mail me directly and I will then e-Mail the entire story to you. Regards, Walter Greenspan LONG ISLAND: OUR PAST / A Name Etched in LI's Sand / Thomas Jones left his mark on the beach, and his descendants also shaped the Island --By Rhoda Amon. STAFF WRITER Three hundred years ago, near the site where the East Bathhouse now stands on the beach called Jones, Maj. Thomas Jones plied the whaling trade. And a few other trades as well. He was an Irish adventurer who fought in the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland and reportedly had a royal commission to prey on Spanish ships. After a brief career as a quasi-official buccaneer in the West Indies, he turned up in Rhode Island in 1692. Here fortune smiled on the soldier of fortune in the form of Freelove Townsend, whom he married in 1696. Some say the world-famous playland that would be named for him should have been named for her. Not only because of the blithe spirit of her name but because she brought with her most of what is now Massapequa - a wedding gift from her father, John Townsend. Though history is not clear on whether the Joneses also got the half-mile-wide windswept sandbar known to the Indians as Great Water Land, Jones decided that he owned it and set up a whaling station on the outer beach. History is more precise on the fortunes of the Jones family, the Long Island dynasty begun by Thomas and Freelove. For the next two centuries, family members launched industries, built mills and mansions, served as judges and assemblymen, fought on both sides of American wars, wrote books, entertained lavishly, and left giant footprints in the sands of both the South and North Shores. Long Island history writer George DeWan is on leave. This page will appear occasionally on Tuesdays. Copyright 1999, Newsday Inc. LONG ISLAND: OUR PAST / A Name Etched in LI's Sand / Thomas Jones left his mark on the beach, and his descendants also shaped the Island., pp A30. ----------------------- To Unsubscribe to LI-Rooters send email to: Listserv@genexchange.com with the message: Unsubscribe LI-Rooters List Owner joanne@genexchange.com NYGenExchange http://www.genexchange.com/ny/index.cfm --------------C52616AADCBCE5F453DFB229--

I'm looking for any information on Joshua MARTIN, probably born in the late 1700s or early 1800s. I have no information on him except that he was married to a woman named Elizabeth ( no maiden name given) and they had a daughter named Elizabeth born in 1820. The daughter married David BUNDY and continued to live in Ulster County for the rest of their lives. Any help on this family will be appreciated. Susan Seifert mal316@ix.netcom.com Visit Guth Genes web site at http://members.aol.com/guthgenes/gutha.htm Lots of surnames from NY, NJ, Austria, Scotland and France.

I have an ancestor named Deyo DAVIS, who is supposed to be from Ulster County. He was married to Sarah DUDLEY and they had a daughter named Emma Jane born in Rosendale in 1850. I have looked at both the 1850 and 1855 census records for Rosendale and Ulster County, and can't find a Deyo DAVIS anywhere. Any help will be greatly appreciated on this family. Thanks in advance. Susan Seifert mal316@ix.netcom.com Visit Guth Genes web site at http://members.aol.com/guthgenes/gutha.htm Lots of surnames from NY, NJ, Austria, Scotland and France.