Dear "Dippy", I found your Martin in volume II of the 1855 NY state census for Ulster County as published by the Ulster County Genealogical Society in 1997. He is living in the town of Bethel in Sullivan County, NY, in dwelling # 30 (page 511 of the published volume): Martin Marcheson 62 Carpenter born Ulster Co. Sarah 57 born Ulster Co. James 25 born Greene Co. Abraham 20 born Greene Co. Syrus 17 born Greene Co. Ryle 12 born Greene Co. The family said they had been living in Sullivan County for 7 years. In dwelling # 46 on the same page is the household of John Marcheson 39 born Greene Co. Eliz. 26 Lucy 7 Lewis 5 They had been residing in Sullivan County for 4 years. Armed with this information, I checked the federal census for 1850 and found Martin and family enumerated on 27 August 1850 in Bethel, Sullivan County, NY: Martin Morgenson (sic!) 57 Carpenter NY Sally 53 NY Margaret 23 NY James 22 Laborer NY Abraham 14 NY Cyrus 12 NY Riley 7 NY Charles Hardenburg 17 Laborer NY You now can add two more spelling documented spelling variants of the family name :-). Dorothy > >I am seeking information on Peter Markison b.1760 in Kingston NY. Peter >married Catryntie Roosa b. 1762 in Kingston . I believe his son Martinus >Markison, b.4 Mar 1794 and baptized 19 May 1794 at the Old Dutch Church is my >GGGGrandfather Martin Margison who lived in Hunter NY in 1826. I >have found other >children of Peter in later reports using the "Americanized" name Margison >,Magerson, and Margeson so I believe Martin was his son also . Any >help will be >appreciated. > > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. >====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== >Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that >you would like to see advertised in this space? >Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear "Dippy", I was able to find the marriage record for Peter and Tryntje and baptismal records for 6 children. On page 250 of Jean D. Worden's transcription of the records of the "Katsbaan and Saugerties Reformed Church, Ulster County, New York" we find that On 19 June 1785 Pieter Margerson from New York and Tryntje Roosa, residing in Ulster County, were married. In the baptismal records of his children Pieter's surname is variously spelled: Markison, Markeson, Markison, Marchason, Merdisin (probably a transcription error), and Meertzen. Here are the children along with the names of their baptismal sponsors: 1. Caty, bap. 1 Mar 1786 (Kingston #8488); John C. Brink and Catharina Homel 2. Benjamin, bap. 15 May 1789 (Kingston #8788); Benjamin Roosa and Catharina Reistle 3. Rachel, bap. 27 May 1791 (Kingston #8958); Georg Sparling and Sarah Meinerson 4. Maria, bap. in Woodstock (Kingston # 9483); Samuel Duboys and Maria Robertson 5. Martinus, born 19 Mar 1894; bap. 4 May 1794 (Katsbaan, p. 104); Martinus Roos, Rebecca Snyder 6. Elizabeth, born 17 Feb 1804; bap. 25 Mar 1804 (Katsbaan, p. 145); Jacob Keilroots and Hester Bogert Note that in your message to the list you reversed the dates of bith and baptism of your Martinus. Catarina Roosa was the daughter of Jacobus Rosa and Catharina Znyders. There was a marriage bond issued on 7 August 1756 to a John Margeson and Elizabeth Woortman. There are 40 volumes of these bonds kept in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York. This bond is recorded on page 270 of Volume I. What is the source of your statement that Pieter Markison was born in Kingston and born in 1760? Dorothy > >I am seeking information on Peter Markison b.1760 in Kingston NY. Peter >married Catryntie Roosa b. 1762 in Kingston . I believe his son Martinus >Markison, b.4 Mar 1794 and baptized 19 May 1794 at the Old Dutch Church is my >GGGGrandfather Martin Margison who lived in Hunter NY in 1826. I >have found other >children of Peter in later reports using the "Americanized" name Margison >,Magerson, and Margeson so I believe Martin was his son also . Any >help will be >appreciated. > > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. >====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== >Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that >you would like to see advertised in this space? >Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I am seeking information on Peter Markison b.1760 in Kingston NY. Peter married Catryntie Roosa b. 1762 in Kingston . I believe his son Martinus Markison, b.4 Mar 1794 and baptized 19 May 1794 at the Old Dutch Church is my GGGGrandfather Martin Margison who lived in Hunter NY in 1826. I have found other children of Peter in later reports using the “Americanized” name Margison ,Magerson, and Margeson so I believe Martin was his son also . Any help will be appreciated. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello All, A great-grandmother of my daughter -- on her dad's side-- came to the US from Hungary via Germany around 1910. Her maiden name was ROKA which apparently means FOX in English. Just food for thought, good luck, Marilyn In a message dated 6/2/2007 10:59:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, DVMZ1@aol.com writes: Dear Edwin, I just came home from vacation and read your post to the Ulster Co. message board. I understand that the family surname is Fox/Fuchs. I have quite a few of the Ulster Co Fox's in my family tree. All from Urexweiler, Germany. Perhaps I can help you? Deborah In a message dated 5/28/2007 5:18:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, h4e3s7s@optonline.net writes: Thanks for the suggestion, Marion. Unfortunately, I live on Long Island and I do not know too much about the family. A death record of the mother would be good, though. In 1880 they were living on Pierpont St. in Kingston. A Catholic Church in Kingston might be helpful because Michael and Anna probably died before 1900. Any suggestions on that idea? Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion" <lefti@ix.netcom.com> To: <nyulster@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > You might have more luck finding death records for the children which may > have their mothers maiden name. > > Marion > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> >>Sent: May 27, 2007 5:35 PM >>To: NYULSTER@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston >> >> >>Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name >>of >>the mother. Where can I find the info? >> >>1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: >>name approx year of birth >>Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after >>arrival - Fuchs?) >>Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) >>Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Barbara 1852 NY >>Peter 1854 NY >>John 1856 NY >>Mary 1859 NY >>Elisabeth 1862 NY >> >>Thanks for your help, >>Edwin Hess Marilyn Hough Stern KrippleBush, NY mhoughstern@aol.com ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I am still searching for my Kilpatrick ancestors who owned a house in Newburgh when it was still Ulster County. I have the Court papers when they sold it in 1835, but cannot locate the papers from when ir was pourchased. Any suggestions? Does anyone have any knowledge of Kirkpatricks/ Kilpatricks? Marguerite Holmes

Dear Edwin, I just came home from vacation and read your post to the Ulster Co. message board. I understand that the family surname is Fox/Fuchs. I have quite a few of the Ulster Co Fox's in my family tree. All from Urexweiler, Germany. Perhaps I can help you? Deborah In a message dated 5/28/2007 5:18:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, h4e3s7s@optonline.net writes: Thanks for the suggestion, Marion. Unfortunately, I live on Long Island and I do not know too much about the family. A death record of the mother would be good, though. In 1880 they were living on Pierpont St. in Kingston. A Catholic Church in Kingston might be helpful because Michael and Anna probably died before 1900. Any suggestions on that idea? Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion" <lefti@ix.netcom.com> To: <nyulster@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > You might have more luck finding death records for the children which may > have their mothers maiden name. > > Marion > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> >>Sent: May 27, 2007 5:35 PM >>To: NYULSTER@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston >> >> >>Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name >>of >>the mother. Where can I find the info? >> >>1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: >>name approx year of birth >>Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after >>arrival - Fuchs?) >>Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) >>Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Barbara 1852 NY >>Peter 1854 NY >>John 1856 NY >>Mary 1859 NY >>Elisabeth 1862 NY >> >>Thanks for your help, >>Edwin Hess ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Still searching for death/burial of Ellen Staples, widow of David Staples (1762-1829). Have found no record of Ellen after David's death. Children were David, Stephen, Ira, Maria (wife of Carpenter Caverly) and Pamaly (wife of Oliver Cosman). Always a question is whether David's widow mentioned in his will as Marcy is actually Ellen or if Ellen died previously and Marcy was David's second wife. Adding to the question is the statement in David's will ' If my said wife Marcy Staples agrees to the will that I have made, if not , I do order that she have nothing, only what the law will allow her'. When considered in the light of David leaving Marcy nothing but her support by the sons and use of part of the house, the statement might seem logical if Marcy was not the mother of the children BILL STAPLES Researching STAPLES, HOLMES, ELMS, DEHART, SHERWOOD, NICHOLS, COSMAN. Website: www.wstaples.net

This is a quick thank you for all the great mail that I have been getting about Michael Fox and, as I was hoping, about Carels his wife. I will follow up with individual letters as soon as I can catch up with it all. Ed

I believe there are several GOLDSMITH researchers on this list, as Goldsmith was an early Orange Co. family. I research John HARRIS (b. 1748- d. 8 Mar. 1825),, of Montgomery, but in seeking his birthplace an d parents I follow every lead, no matter how tenuous.( John HARRIS was a member of the Ulster militia and is buried in Goodwill Presbyterian church with wife, Abigail ?.) The Annals of Salem (Massachusetts) by Joseph B. Felt, cites in 1644, “ Thomas GOLDSMITH is to take a son of George HARRIS, about eight years old as an apprentice for 12 years, to teach him his trade, find him meate, drinke and aparill, and allow him L3 at the end of the tearme.” Joseph Harris of the same family is bound out to another person. I believe Thomas GOLDSMITH left Salem and moved to Southampton, possibly taking these young boys with him. By 1670, a George Harris is married in Southampton and in 1698, a George Harris marries Sarah in Southampton. I suspect there is a link between my John HARRIS of Montgomery and the George HARRIS family of North Sea, Long Island. Here’s the clue: In the 1880 book by James Milligan Dickson, "The Goodwill Memorial Church: First 150 years of the Goodwill Presbyterian Church, Montgomery, NY" there is a footnote: "From Southampton, too, but later in the century, came the progenitors of the HOWELL family at E. Coldenham and elsewhere throughout the county. They are descended from Edward Howell, who came to Southampton from Boston in 1640. Also the HARRIS family, descended from George Harris of 1657; the Woodruff family, descended from John WOODRUFF of 1657; the TOPPING family, descended from Thomas topping of Milford, 1639, and the GOODALE family, descended from Joseph Goodale of 1698." The HAINES family is also mentioned: "Haines, who appears in the records of Southampton in 1657. The line of descent from him to the Haines family, lately so broken in upon by death, is Benjamin--Samuel--Samuel--John S." I’m hoping a GOLDSMITH researcher may have some information on the migration of pre-Revolutionary families from Salem, MA to Southampton to Orange Co. Thanks, Elizabeth Harris Pope Portland, ME ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> said: Ed, There are 2 Catholic Church's that I know of in KIngston. St. Mary's 845-331-0303 And St. Joseph's 845-338-1554 My Family is on the Cemetary at St. Mary's. They were very helpful with getting me the info I needed. You may want to try going this route they may be able to help with Sacament and death records which would probably have Anna's Maiden name. Give it a shot and Good Luck Patricia > Thanks for the suggestion, Marion. Unfortunately, I live on Long Island and > I do not know too much about the family. A death record of the mother would > be good, though. > In 1880 they were living on Pierpont St. in Kingston. A Catholic Church in > Kingston might be helpful because Michael and Anna probably died before > 1900. Any suggestions on that idea? > > Ed > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marion" <lefti@ix.netcom.com> > To: <nyulster@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:59 PM > Subject: Re: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > > > > You might have more luck finding death records for the children which may > > have their mothers maiden name. > > > > Marion > > > > -----Original Message----- > >>From: Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> > >>Sent: May 27, 2007 5:35 PM > >>To: NYULSTER@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > >> > >> > >>Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name > >>of > >>the mother. Where can I find the info? > >> > >>1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: > >>name approx year of birth > >>Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after > >>arrival - Fuchs?) > >>Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) > >>Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) > >>Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) > >>Barbara 1852 NY > >>Peter 1854 NY > >>John 1856 NY > >>Mary 1859 NY > >>Elisabeth 1862 NY > >> > >>Thanks for your help, > >>Edwin Hess > >> > >> > >>====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== > >>Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you > >>would like to see advertised in this space? > >>Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com > >>------------------------------- > >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >>NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== > > Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you > > would like to see advertised in this space? > > Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== > Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you would like to see advertised in this space? > Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYULSTER- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --

Ed, The Kingston City Library has the old Kingston City Directories and may be able to help you. Often, those directories would say if a person died within a certain year. If they were there in 1880 a forward search in the City Directories might hold a clue. You can contact the library at 55 Franklin Street, Kingston, NY 12401 for a written request or by telephone at 845-331-0507. If you give them the name and that they lived on Pierpont Street they may be able to help you and once you have a date of death they have the old newspapers on microfilm and they may be able to search for an obit for you. Hope this helps. Sonia Natoli ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Thanks for the suggestion, Marion. Unfortunately, I live on Long Island and I do not know too much about the family. A death record of the mother would be good, though. In 1880 they were living on Pierpont St. in Kingston. A Catholic Church in Kingston might be helpful because Michael and Anna probably died before 1900. Any suggestions on that idea? Ed

Thanks for the suggestion, Marion. Unfortunately, I live on Long Island and I do not know too much about the family. A death record of the mother would be good, though. In 1880 they were living on Pierpont St. in Kingston. A Catholic Church in Kingston might be helpful because Michael and Anna probably died before 1900. Any suggestions on that idea? Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marion" <lefti@ix.netcom.com> To: <nyulster@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > You might have more luck finding death records for the children which may > have their mothers maiden name. > > Marion > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> >>Sent: May 27, 2007 5:35 PM >>To: NYULSTER@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston >> >> >>Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name >>of >>the mother. Where can I find the info? >> >>1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: >>name approx year of birth >>Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after >>arrival - Fuchs?) >>Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) >>Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >>Barbara 1852 NY >>Peter 1854 NY >>John 1856 NY >>Mary 1859 NY >>Elisabeth 1862 NY >> >>Thanks for your help, >>Edwin Hess >> >> >>====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== >>Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you >>would like to see advertised in this space? >>Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== > Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you > would like to see advertised in this space? > Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You might have more luck finding death records for the children which may have their mothers maiden name. Marion -----Original Message----- >From: Ed Hes <h4e3s7s@optonline.net> >Sent: May 27, 2007 5:35 PM >To: NYULSTER@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NY-ULSTER] seek mother's identity in Kingston > > >Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name of >the mother. Where can I find the info? > >1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: >name approx year of birth >Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after >arrival - Fuchs?) >Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) >Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) >Barbara 1852 NY >Peter 1854 NY >John 1856 NY >Mary 1859 NY >Elisabeth 1862 NY > >Thanks for your help, >Edwin Hess > > >====NY-Ulster Mailing List==== >Do you have a website which included Ulster County information that you would like to see advertised in this space? >Contact: NYULSTER-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYULSTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Seeking birth records of one or more children to help discover birth name of the mother. Where can I find the info? 1860 Census of Kingston, Ulster County shows: name approx year of birth Michael Fox 1823 Prussia (surname probably Americanized shortly after arrival - Fuchs?) Anna 1828 Germany (or Luxembourg) Catherine 1848 NY (but 1850 says Germany) Anna 1850 NY (but 1850 says Germany) Barbara 1852 NY Peter 1854 NY John 1856 NY Mary 1859 NY Elisabeth 1862 NY Thanks for your help, Edwin Hess

no, June 6th. (D-Day) David Samuelsen Pat Connors wrote: > Ancestry is allowing free access to their over 90,000 military records > from now until May 31st. You can find the link to the military records > on the top of my webpage. Once you click on the graphic, it will take > you directly to the military section of Ancestry. >

Oops! should have said 90,000,000 records free! Forgot a couple of zeros. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Ancestry is allowing free access to their over 90,000 military records from now until May 31st. You can find the link to the military records on the top of my webpage. Once you click on the graphic, it will take you directly to the military section of Ancestry. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Barbara de Mare <barbarademare@yahoo.com> wrote: Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 08:34:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Barbara de Mare <barbarademare@yahoo.com> Subject: Fwd: Bannerman Castle talk To: Rockland e-mail list <nyrockla@rootsweb.com>, "NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com" <NYCOLUMB-L@rootsweb.com>, "dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com" <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com>, Bergen e-mail list <NJBERGEN-L@rootsweb.com>, Connecticut e-mail list <H-CONNECTICUT@H-NET.MSU.EDU>, New Jersey e-mail list <H-NEW-JERSEY@H-NET.MSU.EDU>, Putnam County e-mail list <NYPUTNAM@rootsweb.com>, "ctfairfi-l@rootsweb.com" <ctfairfi-l@rootsweb.com>, Marie Koestler <Marie_Koestler@opentech.net>, Karen Lamberton <karen.lamberton@spyral.net>, "nydutche-l@rootsweb.com" <nydutche-l@rootsweb.com>, "nyorange-l@rootsweb.com" <nyorange-l@rootsweb.com>, Joanne Potanovic <gatehilljo@optonline.net> REMINDER Program for Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 7PM at New City Library Genealogical Society of Rockland County Topic: Bannerman Castle Speaker: Barbara Gottlock co-author of Bannerman Castle. On maps it is Pollopel Island: 6 3/4 acres of mostly rock; 1,000 feet from the eastern shore of the Hudson just north of Cold Spring; 50 miles north of New York City. During the Revolutionary War, patriots unsuccessfully tried to stop the British from advancing north of the island by sinking 106 upright logs tipped in iron points in the Hudson. Later, General George Washington approved plans to use the island as a military prison. The castle's builder, Frank Bannerman VI, was a Scottish patriot, very proud of his descent from one of the few MacDonald's to survive the massacre at Glencoe in 1692. Acting on behalf of the Crown, a rival clan, the Campbells, slaughtered all MacDonald males ages 12-70. One escaped to the hills with the clan banner -- and from that day on, his family name was Bannerman. The Bannerman family immigrated to the United States in 1854, when Frank was three, and settled in Brooklyn. At the close of the Civil War, the U.S. government auctioned off military goods by the ton, mostly to be scrapped for their metal. Young Frank was one of the first to realize that much of what was being sold had a market value higher than scrap. Under his guidance, Bannerman's became the world's largest buyer of surplus military equipment. When they outgrew their store at 501 Broadway in NYC, they looked around for a larger and safer location in which to store their ammunition. Pollopel Island was selected. Frank Bannerman personally designed the island's buildings, docks, turrets, garden walls and moat in the style of old Scottish castles. Almost all of it was done without professional help from architects, engineers and contractors. And all of it was elaborately decorated, from biblical quotations cast into all fireplace mantles, to a shield between the towers with a coat of arms, and a wreath of thistle leaves and flowers. The castle was constructed between 1901 and 1918. It was primarily an ammunitions storage site but the Bannermans summered there too. Attend this interesting talk about a little known architectural wonder and learn about the struggle to maintain its existence. For more information, visit: http://www.hudsonriver.com/bannerman.htm Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/

Program for Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 7PM at New City Library Genealogical Society of Rockland County Topic: Bannerman Castle Speaker: Barbara Gottlock co-author of Bannerman Castle. On maps it is Pollopel Island: 6 3/4 acres of mostly rock; 1,000 feet from the eastern shore of the Hudson just north of Cold Spring; 50 miles north of New York City. During the Revolutionary War, patriots unsuccessfully tried to stop the British from advancing north of the island by sinking 106 upright logs tipped in iron points in the Hudson. Later, General George Washington approved plans to use the island as a military prison. The castle's builder, Frank Bannerman VI, was a Scottish patriot, very proud of his descent from one of the few MacDonald's to survive the massacre at Glencoe in 1692. Acting on behalf of the Crown, a rival clan, the Campbells, slaughtered all MacDonald males ages 12-70. One escaped to the hills with the clan banner -- and from that day on, his family name was Bannerman. The Bannerman family immigrated to the United States in 1854, when Frank was three, and settled in Brooklyn. At the close of the Civil War, the U.S. government auctioned off military goods by the ton, mostly to be scrapped for their metal. Young Frank was one of the first to realize that much of what was being sold had a market value higher than scrap. Under his guidance, Bannerman's became the world's largest buyer of surplus military equipment. When they outgrew their store at 501 Broadway in NYC, they looked around for a larger and safer location in which to store their ammunition. Pollopel Island was selected. Frank Bannerman personally designed the island's buildings, docks, turrets, garden walls and moat in the style of old Scottish castles. Almost all of it was done without professional help from architects, engineers and contractors. And all of it was elaborately decorated, from biblical quotations cast into all fireplace mantles, to a shield between the towers with a coat of arms, and a wreath of thistle leaves and flowers. The castle was constructed between 1901 and 1918. It was primarily an ammunitions storage site but the Bannermans summered there too. Attend this interesting talk about a little known architectural wonder and learn about the struggle to maintain its existence. For more information, visit: http://www.hudsonriver.com/bannerman.htm Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office BarbaradeMare@yahoo.com (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/