These Whitaker brothers were in Colesville, NY around 1828. Can anyone tell me what Whitaker line they are from? Joyce Tanno Hansen pandjhansen@home.com MZ

Hi, Does anyone know how "Murderer's Creek" got its name? Is there a story, or is it a corruption of some native or Dutch word? Peggy Peggy Dolan outtolaunch@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I'm trying to track place the William Drake who md. Eunice Helme. He may have been the same Wm Drake who was listed in Catskill, Albany, NY in the 1790 census and may have been son of William and Abigail (__) Drake of Goshen, Orange, NY. Tentative info on William and Abigail's children is as follows: Hannah Drake, born 28 Feb. 1754, Orange Co. NY James Drake, born 1 Oct. 1755, Orange Co, New York Esther Drake, born 13 April 1758, Orange Co., New York David Grossett Drake, born 1 December 1759, Orange Co. NY William Drake, born 9 June 1763, Orange Co. NY Burgess Drake, born 8 August 1769 Phoebe Drake, born 15 January 1772 Jesse Drake, born 19 July 1775 I would appreciate hearing from anyone who's familiar with this family or with Drakes more generally. I'd be especially interested in hearing from anyone who might help me connect the William, b. 9 June 1763, with the William Drake who md. Eunice Helme/Holmes and is mentioned in the 12-21-1798 will of his mother-in-law, Mary (Williams) Helme of Amenia, Dutchess, NY at the time of her will. The Helme ancestry is well documented, but Ruthe White (of CA) and I have been trying to piece together the Drake side. We look forward to corresponding with anyone with info or advice about Drakes in Orange County. Thanks! Michael O'Leary

I am looking for any information on the Surname Mead in the Wallkill, Highland and/or New Paltz areas. I am also looking for Van Kleeck in the Kingston area. Thanks, Donna

William W. of Middletown, NY had Civil war service. His grandfather, Noah, War of 1812. The father Edward M d age 75, w. d age 77, was Elizabeth McPherson, Scotch-Irish. Ch. Wm W, the oldest b Wawayanda July 1, 1836, he m Amelia A. Mapes b Centerville, her fa Samuel C. her grandfather Eber, her mother Mary A. Holly her fa Richard Holly. Ch William C, Mary Libbie, Addie B and Samuel M. (this is a little confusing - it said ch. of Mrs. Carpenter, I assume also Wm W. This is the last of the biographies of the Carpenters in this book. I have had only one response from this series so am deducting that there is very little interest out there in these families. I also have data regarding the early deeds and mortgage of Or. Co. Carpenters and Wisners which I had thought I might put on the list, but will do that only if I have enough response to make me believe that there is any interest out there to make it worth my effort. Phoebe

This is a big time shot in the dark, but I'm leaving no stone unturned. I am trying to knock down my brick wall. My gggg grandfather was George W. EDDY (I'm betting a nickel that the W. stands for Washington) who was born in 1801 in New York. When he was young, his parents died and he was left in the care of an uncle who was apparently cruel to him. He left and went to sea for 7 years. When he returned, he spent some brief time in North Carolina and then Virginia where he married Lucinda "Lucy" TAYLOR (daughter of Solomon Taylor and Sarah LANGSTON) around 1828-1830. They spent some time in White Co. TN, where my ggg grandfather, John A. EDDY was born and soon moved again and settled in Allen Co, KY. I am guessing that my George's father's name was either George or John, as my George named his first son John A. and his second son, George W. I have been doing some 1800 census lookups in New York and have found a George EDDY living in Ulster Co. This is why I'm looking here. I'm trying to get further back than this. Since I know his parents died when he was young, I'm assuming they were dead by or around 1810 or so. I don't know if there were other siblings of George, who were living with this uncle also or not. Does this sound familiar to anyone out there? Does it fit any family situations at the time. I would like to hear from anyone who has EDDYs during this time. Also, if anyone has any suggestions as to where I might go next I would welcome them? Thank you in advance. I look forward to hearing from you. Amy Leavens Snohomish, WA

more PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Not much on him. Wm S. Carpenter Port Jervis son of Jesse and Sarah (Barlow) Carpenter. Wm S. born Nov. 24, 1846 Deposit, Broome Co, NY . Jesse d. Feb 20, 1876. No other vitals in the sketch. Phoebe

from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Wm H. Carpenter home in Hamptonburgh b Dec 24, 1824 son of Nathaniel Carpenter ntive of Goshen was of English descent. Nathaniel Carpenter m Miss Charlotte Coleman, Ch: John C d. 1882 at age 73; Oliver d 1891, Julia A. residing with her brother, Mary C. died in 1893 and Wm H. of this sketch ws the youngest. The farm on which he lives is old and was purchased by his father in 1807 (note: there are deed films that could probably confirm this). Fa. Nathiniel d. 1846. (Note: I don't think there was a marriage given for this Wm. H.). Phoebe

Searching for great grandparent, Estelle NEWKIRK and DeWitt MARTIN, b. c. 1860. They lived Walden, Orange county, New York in 1899 when son Frederick John married Anna Maude SCHENCK. All information greatly appreciated. Bev, In we are FINALLY getting some rain in southeastern AZ

Another Carpenter in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Orange Co. NY. Wm H. Carpenter, Mt Hope. Native of Wallkill b. Feb 11, 1840, youngest ch. of William C. and Mary (Jessup) Carpenter. siblings bro Theodore d at age 30 and sis Clara E. d age 19. His fa b in Warwick moved to Wawayanda, d age 73, was a )Pres. Democrat and JP. Wm C. 1st w was Mary Jessup b in Minisink d age 22 sec w was Maria Reed who d leaving one ch. El Dallas of Slate Hill, his a3rd w was EMELINE CARPENTER now in Middletown: ch. Simon, Bud and Kirby. Wm H.Carpenter went Chemung Co. NY for 14 yrs,then returned to Or Co, Mt. Hope . Wm H. m Miss Emily Wilson of Or. Co. Nov 16, 1859; ch: Marw of Charles Leigh of NYC and 2 dy. Phoebe

I was at the National Archives yesterday and spent some time reading the entire pension file of Revolutionary War soldier, Petrus W. Ostrander. This was about 50+ plus pages, much longer than the National Archives version that they mailed me a few years ago. His wife was Catherine Parcells. They were married at Esopus about 1790 and about 1836, her address is on Perry Street, New York City and about 1855, her address is Greenpoint (Brooklyn). In the Bounty Claim request (1855) she says that she resides part of the year in Greenpoint and part of the year in Hoboken, New Jersey. Also there is a document witnessed by William and Mary Ostrander (again about 1855), does anyone know who this William and Mary is???? Rolene Kiesling

Can someone with and Ulster Co. phone please tell me a current address/phone number for a cemetery (s) in Modena? Also I have census records saying my family lived in Lloyd but the nearest post office was in Modena. Are those two towns bordering each other? I obviously haven't been home in a while (to NY)!! Thanks for any clues, Kellie

MOREHOUSE- Hannah Morehouse (b 1800-04ca.) married Andrew Alverson (b 1799ca.) in New Paltz, Ulster Co., on 4 June 1823. Who were her parents? Thanks Dean dkf1@mvs.cc.rochester.edu

In a message dated 99-03-31 18:29:04 EST, you write: << from Portrait and Biographical Record O.O. Carpenter Middletown b. Monticello, Sullivan Co. Aug 23, 1864. Hi grandfa Nathaniel H. Carpenter b ner Thompsonville, Sullivan Co. His son (Nathaniel's that is) Branson Carpenter b near Greenfield, Ul Co. He m. Lucyette Culver a native of Niagra Co. and dayu of Sylvester Culver by Niag. Co. 3 ch: 2 living: OO our suject and George S . OO Carpenter m. Carrie L. Kinnie ch. Harry C., Albert Branson, and Percy. Methodist Episcopal Ch. pg. 1205. Phoebe >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_922904769_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904769@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 99-03-29 18:34:49 EST, MzCortez@aol.com writes: << From Orange Co. Portrait and Biographical Record Chauncy Carpenter, Greenville, b Feb 2, 1839parents Oliver L and Julia M. (Raynor) Carpenter. Chauncy married Francis A. Curtis of Minisink, April 16, 1863 Ch: Ida m William Wehmer NYC Florence Annie, Mrs. Perry Van Ness Moore Louis E. 2 un named P >> --part0_922904769_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904769@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (rly-zb03.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.3]) by air-zb04.mail.aol.com (v58.16) with SMTP; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:34:48 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-zb03.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id SAA10564; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:34:35 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id PAA22724; Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:32:48 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:32:48 -0800 (PST) From: MzCortez@aol.com Message-ID: <7ab4b01f.37000d4b@aol.com> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 18:31:23 EST Old-To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Or. Co. Carpenter, Chauncy son of Oliver L. . X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 18 Resent-Message-ID: <"mkS69.A.4iF.f2AA3"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1345 X-Loop: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >From Orange Co. Portrait and Biographical Record Chauncy Carpenter, Greenville, b Feb 2, 1839parents Oliver L and Julia M. (Raynor) Carpenter. Chauncy married Francis A. Curtis of Minisink, April 16, 1863 Ch: Ida m William Wehmer NYC Florence Annie, Mrs. Perry Van Ness Moore Louis E. 2 un named P --part0_922904769_boundary--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_922904397_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 99-03-30 09:15:29 EST, MzCortez@aol.com writes: << from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHIC RECORD Soloman Carpenter m Miss Dunning: son Benjamin m. Margaret dau of Maj. John Decker (Johannes). Benj;amin prop at Carpneter's Point, kep a ferry. Ch of Benjamin Carpenter: Sallie m Solomon Van Vleet to Allegheny Co. PA; Eleanore m Levi VanEtten parents of Dr. Sol VanEtten; John Decker, sub, Wolomon d 30 yrs old not married; Benjamin m and to Binghamton d there; Margaret m John Van Etten. John Decker m Catherine Westfall, dau of Simon Westfall of Sparrow Bush. Her grfa. Simeon was s of Simon Westfall of Carpnaeter's Point. John D. moved to Dubuque Co. Iowa. Dau Margaret m George Cuddeaback and Asenath m Nathan Skinner. More info. re Westfalls in the sketch. >> --part0_922904397_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904397@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-ya05.mx.aol.com (rly-ya05.mail.aol.com [172.18.144.197]) by air-ya05.mx.aol.com (v58.16) with SMTP; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:15:29 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-ya05.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id JAA22444; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:15:15 -0500 (EST) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id GAA26431; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 06:11:52 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 06:11:52 -0800 (PST) From: MzCortez@aol.com Message-ID: <9aa922ad.3700db73@aol.com> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:10:59 EST Old-To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Or.Co.NY: Carpenter, John Decker of Benj of Soloman X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 18 Resent-Message-ID: <"lXYO9.A.zcG.nuNA3"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1348 X-Loop: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHIC RECORD Soloman Carpenter m Miss Dunning: son Benjamin m. Margaret dau of Maj. John Decker (Johannes). Benj;amin prop at Carpneter's Point, kep a ferry. Ch of Benjamin Carpenter: Sallie m Solomon Van Vleet to Allegheny Co. PA; Eleanore m Levi VanEtten parents of Dr. Sol VanEtten; John Decker, sub, Wolomon d 30 yrs old not married; Benjamin m and to Binghamton d there; Margaret m John Van Etten. John Decker m Catherine Westfall, dau of Simon Westfall of Sparrow Bush. Her grfa. Simeon was s of Simon Westfall of Carpnaeter's Point. John D. moved to Dubuque Co. Iowa. Dau Margaret m George Cuddeaback and Asenath m Nathan Skinner. More info. re Westfalls in the sketch. --part0_922904397_boundary--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_922904334_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904334@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII In a message dated 99-03-30 13:13:14 EST, MzCortez@aol.com writes: << From Or. Co. Portrait and Biographical Record Daniel F. Carpenter in Goshen January 12, 1836 parents: John S. and Agnes C. (Fulton) Carpenter, of Or. Co. Married Mary Ryerson. dau of John and Hannah (Bailey) Ryerson of NJ. Ch: Hannah d. when 7 yrs old, Mary Agnes, John H. and Daniel J. Presbyterians. Civil War vet and member of GAR. >> --part0_922904334_boundary Content-ID: <0_922904334@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline Return-Path: <CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.149.34]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v58.16) with SMTP; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:13:14 -0500 Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by rly-yc02.mx.aol.com (vx) with SMTP; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:12:56 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA06897; Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:09:52 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:09:52 -0800 (PST) From: MzCortez@aol.com Message-ID: <d6726028.3700d57c@aol.com> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:45:32 EST Old-To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Or. Co. NY: Daniel F. Carpenter b. 1836 X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 for Windows 95 sub 18 Resent-Message-ID: <"BRgQXC.A.nrB.vNRA3"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> To: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1349 X-Loop: CARPENTER-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: CARPENTER-L-request@rootsweb.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >From Or. Co. Portrait and Biographical Record Daniel F. Carpenter in Goshen January 12, 1836 parents: John S. and Agnes C. (Fulton) Carpenter, of Or. Co. Married Mary Ryerson. dau of John and Hannah (Bailey) Ryerson of NJ. Ch: Hannah d. when 7 yrs old, Mary Agnes, John H. and Daniel J. Presbyterians. Civil War vet and member of GAR. --part0_922904334_boundary--

My ggrandfather Charles W. Reevs (Reeves) b Chester, Orange Co., NY Sept. 1, 1805; d Sept. 2, 1865 Goshen, NY. He was a successful merchant-businessman-banker, one of 11 children.. His father, Howell Reevs moved to Minisink.. His grandfather, Joshua Reevs, Long Island, NY... Charles Reevs first married Azubah Lee, had 7 children by her. He married 2nd, Mrs. Catherine J. (Aldrich) Millspaugh and their daughter, Fannie, born 1859 was my grandmother. I'd welcome information about Catherine's ALDRICH family, possibly from Warwick....or..Ulster County, NY. Jeanne

My ggrandfather Charles W. Reevs (Reeves) b Chester, Orange Co., NY Sept. 1, 1805; d Sept. 2, 1865 Goshen, NY. He was a successful merchant-businessman-banker, one of 11 children.. His father, Howell Reevs moved to Minisink.. His grandfather, Joshua Reevs, Long Island, NY... Charles Reevs first married Azubah Lee, had 7 children by her. He married 2nd, Mrs. Catherine J. (Aldrich) Millspaugh and their daughter, Fannie, born 1859 was my grandmother. I'd welcome information about Catherine's ALDRICH family, possibly from Warwick....or..Ulster County, NY. Jeanne

Seeking any info on GRAY surname in Orange and Ulster Counties 1760-1850. Also seek info on CORNELIUS surname. Thanks for your kind atention. Bobbi Bobbi2@prestige.net