Maybe giving this address from an old ca. 1910 photo will help break up my brick wall. This picture is of a man & woman, signed on the back is Aunt Maggie & Uncle Corvis? Austin, 53 Lawrence, Glens Falls, NY. Is it possible that someone could do a look up on this address around that time frame? It isn't the Austin's I'm looking for but I believe they have some connection to the Wilde/Wildey family of Saratoga Springs, Glens Falls, & Lake George, NY. Or to my g.g. grandmother, Alice Stephens that married Charles H. Wilde. Thanks for any help! Carolyn caland36@prodigy.net

Hello All: I have added links to the GenConnect bulletin boards for Queries, Bible Records, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, or Wills. These include picture icons. There is also a search engine that will search any postings in those categories. Please use them and add information to the databases to help everyone. I'm on break between census operations (after 6 months), so I'll be adding links to other researchers websites over the next week. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Todd Easton Warren County, NY USGenWeb CC

Hi, everybody - The name, John Butler Yeats, is familiar, right? But hold on a minute! That's WILLIAM Butler Yeats, poet extraodinaire and famed Irish icon. So, who is John Butler Yeats and what the heck does he have to do with Warren County, NY? Well, that would be the FATHER of the famous poet, William Butler Yeats. Yes, John, the father (are you following this? <g>) is buried right up in Chestertown, Warren County, NY!! There was an article about said burial in the "Glens Falls Post Star" on May 27th. The grave of said Mr. Yeats lies in the Chestertown Cemetery. More specific information than that was not in the article, nor was it explained exactly why the father of the famous poet would turn up buried in Warren County, NY, while his son went on to fame and fortune in Ireland. So, we are left to speculate. The article mentions Rt. 9, although it doesn't say that the cemetery is actually ON Rt. 9. There is a Chester Rural Cemetery, which is on the right side of Rt 9 if you're going south out of the village of Chestertown. That's probably the one in question. The headstone reads, "In remembrance of John Butler Yeats of Dublin, Ireland, Painter and Writer. Born in Ireland Mar 16, 1889. Died in NY City Feb. 3, 1922". Which only serves to deepen the mystery. An Irishman, born in Dublin, dying in New York City, but buried in Chestertown? Would that the obvious questions had been answered in the article! Oh, well... Stay tuned. The town of Chestertown will hold a symposium in September of 2001 - a Yeats international symposium! The title of this gathering will be "Prodigal Father: John B. Yeats, his family and his American friends". Surely the answers will be forthcoming then! Happy Sunday, all! Susan Susan Laursen Willig: SWillig@GenExchange.org NYGenExchange State Coordinator: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/index.cfm NY Counties Available for Adoption: http://www.genexchange.org/counties.cfm?state=ny Coordinator for Washington County, NY, GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/washington/ List Admin. for VTADDISO, E M P E Y, G A R F I E L D, IRL-PALATINE, NYWashington-Rooters, NYWarren-Rooters

Hi, Louise! That's an interesting reference you have there. There is a Round Pond for sure, and an Oneida Corners. The latter was a thriving little hamlet just outside of Glens Falls - up at the corner of Ridge Road (Rt. 9L) and Rt. 54, which is known locally as the Sunnyside Road. Round Pond, however, is a ways from there - to the southwest and just north of Rt. 17. It is a small pond (although in Arizona it would be called a major lake!). The record you have might refer to Lake Sunnyside, which is the closest body of water to Oneida Corners. It might at one time have been called Round Pond. Sunnyside (the water) is just a stone's throw from Oneida Corners. Have you checked out the Warren County GenExchange site yet? If not, it would be worth a look: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/warren/index.cfm Best of luck to you, Louise! Susan At 07:41 PM 5/28/00 -0400, you wrote: >My ancestors William Robards Sr. and Jr. were buried at "Round Pond at the >Oneida." Can anyone tell me what and where this is? >I am still trying to find proof that Betsy Gaylord was William Jr.'s wife, >and if she is, what her ancestry is. Can anyone help? >Thank you, >Louise Susan Laursen Willig: SWillig@GenExchange.org State Coordinator for the NYGenExchange: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/index.cfm Coordinator for Washington County, NY, GenExchange: http://www.genexchange.org/ny/washington/ List Administrator for VTADDISO, E M P E Y, G A R F I E L D, IRL-PALATINE, NYWashington-Rooters, NYWarren-Rooters

My ancestors William Robards Sr. and Jr. were buried at "Round Pond at the Oneida." Can anyone tell me what and where this is? I am still trying to find proof that Betsy Gaylord was William Jr.'s wife, and if she is, what her ancestry is. Can anyone help? Thank you, Louise

Maybe some of y'all have seen this, but I hadn't. Tidbit from surfing. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/state/nyflood.htm Happy Hunting! Linda

Connecticut Hope Washburn 1636-1696 -1st generation Connecticut William Washburn 1668-1741-- 2nd generation New York Edward Washburn 1708-1789 Mary Pringle Washburn - 3rd Generatio (He died in Canaan Columbia County may have been living with a child's family) New York Hope Washburn & Tabitha Ward Washburn 4th generation New York (early in Fort Ann; some removed to Essex County; this is t the generation where family lore has repeated that there was a Washburn grant. My aunt who is 87 distinctly remembers thi s being discussed but has no evidence; New York: 5th generation (in this Connecticut line) John Washburn of Fort Ann Elizabeth Washburn of Fort Ann Edward Washburnn of Jay, Essex County John Washburn of Fort Ann Abel Washburn of Essex County Israel Washburn of Fort Ann & Essex County 6th Generation New York Eunice Washburn & Oliver Sanders in Jay , Essex County Census Descendants of Abel Washburn (in Essex County) Edward Washburn's descendants (see the Essex County site for biography of an Edward Washburn) Could be that you connect with this line? However, there were others who did come through Springfield MA and then upstate NY; I think they also might have had a Vermont branch. Let me know and we will look together. Jean Sanders in Haverhill MA On Sat, 13 May 2000 13:47:49 -0400 "jwilben" <jwilben@email.msn.com> writes: > I read your posting with much interest this morning about the > Washburns in > NY. Would your records show anything on an Abigail Washburn? She > is my 2nd > great-grandmother and was born Aug. 12, 1781 supposedly in Vermont > according > to family records. She married Martin Luther Crain in Chenango Co., > New > York in 1805. Conflicting information on her tombstone states that > she was > 63 years old in 1850, when she died in Portsmouth, Ohio, which would > make > her born in 1787. The tombstone also states that she was born in > Connecticut. What years are your Washburn's in NY and Connecticut? > Abigail > has been quite a stone wall and I would appreciate anything you > might have > that would help me find her. Thank you, John Bennett, Columbus, OH. > >

Hi all! Does anyone have access to or a copy of the 1840 and/or 1850 census for Warrensburg? The first thing im looking for is on the 1850 Warrensburg, a Sylvester PUTNEY on page 107 and a John L. PUTNEY on page 108. I think these are the ancestors im looking for, but need to know ages and other info the census holds on them. Also, i was wondering if Sylvester shows on the 1840 or 1830 census also. Thanks so much for any help on this! Heather

Hi, y'all... Thought you might enjoy seeing these stats. 100 Years Ago... The average life expectancy in the United States was 47. Only 14 percent of the homes in the United States had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. A three minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. There were only 8,000 cars in the US and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the twenty-first most populous state in the Union. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower. The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year, a veterinarian between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births in the United States took place at home. Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard." Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee cost fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason, either as travelers or immigrants. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and Influenza, 2. Tuberculosis, 3. Diarrhea, 4. Heart disease, 5. Stroke. The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet. Drive-by-shootings -- in which teenage boys galloped down the street on horses and started randomly shooting at houses, carriages, or anything else that caught their fancy were an ongoing problem in Denver and other cities in the West. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada was thirty. The remote desert community was inhabited by only a handful of ranchers and their families. Plutonium, insulin, and antibiotics hadn't been discovered yet. Scotch tape, crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. One in 10 U.S. adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Coca-Cola contained cocaine instead of caffeine. Punch card data processing had recently been developed, and early predecessors of the modern computer were used for the first time by the government to help compile the 1900 census. Eighteen percent of households in the United States had at least one full-time servant or domestic. There were about 230 reported murders in the U.S. annually. Susan Laursen Willig: valcour@earthlink.net State Coordinator for the NY Gen Exchange: http://www.genexchange.com/ny/index.cfm County Coordinator for Washington County, NY, Gen Exchange: http://www.genexchange.com/ny/washington/ List Administrator for VTADDISO, E M P E Y, G A R F I E L D, IRL-PALATINE, NYWashington-Rooters, NY-Rooters and NYWarren-Rooters Lists

Martha Thanks for your information on Richard Pritchard and Mary Jeffreys. I tie into their daughter Sarah Pritchard who married John Holmes Smith. Several of Sarah & John's children married into the Waters family and the Woods family. You can find information on the Pritchard, Waters, Smith and Woods family on my web page Rosemary's Family History (http://www.inet-1.com/~markham/rosemary.htm). > Robin, > Just read your message about the Starbuck Hill Cem. in Chester. There is a > published list of people buried in the cemetery which is in Crandall Library in > Glens Falls. It was compiled by Hazel Randall Gordon and called "Starbuck Hill > Cemetery, Chestertown, NY." It was done many years ago, but no publication date > is listed. In the 1930s, a collection was taken to erect a fence around the > graveyard, and donations came mostly from descendants of those buried there. > The book lists the amount donated by each person. > I have the following ancestors buried there: Richard Pri(t)chard, d. May 27, > 1816, aged 45 yrs., 10 mos., 20 days; his wife Mary (Jeffreys) Pri(t)chard, d. > May 9, 1839, aged 73 yrs.; their son, Samuel Pri(t)chard, d. march 11, 1815, aged > 19 yrs., 6 mos, 28 days. The Prichards were my gr'gr'gr'grandparents, who came > to Warren Co., NY from Wales in 1802. I put the "t" in parentheses, as it was > not originally spelled that way, but several of their children began to use that > spelling. > Hope this helps clarify the issue. > > Martha Havens > Queensbury, NY

Robin, Just read your message about the Starbuck Hill Cem. in Chester. There is a published list of people buried in the cemetery which is in Crandall Library in Glens Falls. It was compiled by Hazel Randall Gordon and called "Starbuck Hill Cemetery, Chestertown, NY." It was done many years ago, but no publication date is listed. In the 1930s, a collection was taken to erect a fence around the graveyard, and donations came mostly from descendants of those buried there. The book lists the amount donated by each person. I have the following ancestors buried there: Richard Pri(t)chard, d. May 27, 1816, aged 45 yrs., 10 mos., 20 days; his wife Mary (Jeffreys) Pri(t)chard, d. May 9, 1839, aged 73 yrs.; their son, Samuel Pri(t)chard, d. march 11, 1815, aged 19 yrs., 6 mos, 28 days. The Prichards were my gr'gr'gr'grandparents, who came to Warren Co., NY from Wales in 1802. I put the "t" in parentheses, as it was not originally spelled that way, but several of their children began to use that spelling. Hope this helps clarify the issue. Martha Havens Queensbury, NY NYWARREN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NYWARREN-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 26 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Starbuckhill cemetery photos ["Robin Carpenter" <rlee@penn.com>] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NYWARREN-D, send a message to > > NYWARREN-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Starbuckhill cemetery photos > Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 10:57:29 -0400 > From: "Robin Carpenter" <rlee@penn.com> > To: NYWARREN-L@rootsweb.com > > I have recently put up on my homepage, some photos of headstones in the > Starbuckhill Cemetery. They were provided by Thomas Dunne (thank you so > much). It's not all of the graves there but they do include some of the > following names: > Prouty, Smith, Austin, Hill, Duel, Bartlett, Bolster, Randall and Baker. > I plan to get a full listing (just names) in June when I visit the cemetery. > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5173/starbuckhillcem.htm > > Robin

I have recently put up on my homepage, some photos of headstones in the Starbuckhill Cemetery. They were provided by Thomas Dunne (thank you so much). It's not all of the graves there but they do include some of the following names: Prouty, Smith, Austin, Hill, Duel, Bartlett, Bolster, Randall and Baker. I plan to get a full listing (just names) in June when I visit the cemetery. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/5173/starbuckhillcem.htm Robin

I would like to update my file for any Sanders /Saunders in the chronicles. I would like to hear from anyone who had sanders/saunders in that era or in the chronicles. JES Thank you

The NARA proposal to revamp the system and fees for providing copies of Military Service Records, Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Files, and Pension Application Files has been published in the 25 April 2000 issue of the Federal Register. Public comment is invited and should be directed to NARA Regulation Comment Desk 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 Fax: 301 713-7270 The comment period closes on 26 June 2000. NARA prefers that you use either the postal address or fax number to submit our comments rather than e-mail. A complete copy of the Federal Register notice is available from the NARA Web site at http://www.nara.gov/nara/fees-pro.html. The proposed Reproduction Fee Schedule covers a number of items, but the Military Service Records, and the Pension and Bounty-Land Warrants are of the greatest concern to genealogists. NARA proposes three major changes: 1. The NATF Form 80 would be discontinued, to be replaced by two new forms: NATF Form 85 to request both Bounty-Land Warrant application files and Pension files (more than 75 years old), and NATF From 86 to request Military Service Records (more than 75 years old). 2. For all three types of files, NARA would no longer send a selection of pages, but would send the complete file. This would eliminate the two-step process currently used and should be beneficial to most genealogists. 3. The fees for all three types of files would be raised. For Military Service Records the new fee would be $17.00, regardless of the number of pages included in the file. For Bounty-land Warrants the fee would be $17.25, again without regard to the number of pages. For Pension Files the fee would be $40.00, regardless of the number of pages. Finally, the proposal would go into effect on 1 September 2000, if approved. Many genealogists may consider the proposed fees to be excessive. NARA specifically invites comment on the proposed fee schedule. The FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee urges everyone who wants to comment to carefully read the full proposal before submitting comments. The proposed fees are intended to cover the actual cost of locating, copying and mailing the records, plus 10% as authorized by law, and are based on the average size of the files. NARA states that the average for Military Service Records and Bounty-land Applications is somewhere under 20 pages, while the average for full Pension Files is 105 pages. The FGS/NGS Records Preservation and Access Committee will be looking at the NARA proposal carefully, and will submit comments as appropriate. Individuals who would like to provide input to the Committee's evaluation are welcome to do so but are also encouraged to comment direct to NARA at the address given above. Comments for Committee consideration should be e-mailed to fgs-access@fgs.org, or mailed to Federation of Genealogical Societies, Attention: RPAC, PO Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720-0940. In order for the Records Preservation and Access Committee to adequately evaluate such input it must be received by 26 May 2000. The deadline for comment to NARA, however, is still 26 June 2000. Posting of this message to other mail lists is encouraged. A copy of this message will also be available on the Records Preservation and Access page of the FGS Web site <http://www.fgs.org/fgs-recordsnews.htm> and on the NGS Web site <http://www.ngsgenealogy.org> ****

This is an urgent call to all those lost lines out there. A project of updating THE SWARTWOUT CHRONICLES is full gear. If you have them in your line and lost the link. Even better their lines left out of the Original Chronicles, please submit them for the Updated version. There is no author as we all take credit for each of our own lines. Come on folks, it won't cost a penny and you could help someone find their roots. Just send in you lines and you get all the credit for it. Also LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS REUNION TIME!!!!! And this year is a real biggy! It will be held in Geneva, New York. Why is it so important? As of the year 2002 the Swartwout family will have been in North America 350 years. A big head count t the reunion will guarantee us of a place in history, by the Swartwout name getting honorable mention in the Senate and put into the minutes. We have a lot to lose by not showing up. Kathy Hoeldke kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca

Benjamin Hays/Hayes was our greater Grandparent. Starting at 12 noon on Saturday July 22, 2000 there will be a Joint Reunion at the Shawano County Park, North Shore of Shawano Lake, Wescott Township, [Shawano] Shawano County, Wisconsin for the Drake, Robbins, Schoenfeld Families. Descendants of anyone listed below are cordially invited to attend. Benjamin Hays b. Apr 1763 New Paltz, Orange Co., NY/Elizabeth b. Abt 1764Rensselaer Co., NY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solomon Hays b. 1786 Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Hays b. 1788 Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phoebe Hays b. 1791 Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY/Benjamin Wright Jr. b. Oct 26, 1779 Sarah E. Wright b. Feb 26, 1820 NY/Stephen Van Rensselaer Robbins b. Jun 2, 1810 NY Alice Emerett Robbins b. Sep 4, 1854 NY/James Monroe Drake b. Dec 18, 1849 NY Donald R. Schoenfeld b. Jun 27, 1927 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Hays b. 1793 Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- George Hays b. 1798 Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY Note: I can be contacted at the below address until July 1, 2000 Donald R. Schoenfeld 3133 Carrevero Dr. W. Jacksonville, Fl. 32216-5505 schoen@freewwweb.com

My 4th great grandfather, Anthony Haskins (Hoskins) IV (1731-1818) served in the Revolution with the American Army at Lake Champlain, and the Battles at Bennington and Saratoga. I'm looking for good solid proof to help me with my SAR application. Can anyone help me. Ken Frost Jr.

I have a few Baker and Carpenter names in my family. http://www.inet-1.com/~markham/rosemary.htm I have a search engine on my web page, or you can look at the Reynolds Genealogy link. Rosemary Markham George Smith wrote: > Am interested in the surnames: Belden, Baker, Harpp, Gifford and Carpenter of Warren Co., NY. > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Click here for Free Video!! > http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/

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Hello Everyone: There has been some concern about the lack of new added information to the Warren County site. I would like to reassure everyone that I have been collecting all your e-mails and new links and will soon be adding new information to the site. I realize; not much other than some updates have been done in quite some time. I did add a very capable assistant; Wanda Ross who is currently learning html so she can help out. Not to make much in the way of excuses, but my job is a Field Operations Manager for the US Census Bureau. Obviously at this time we are currently very busy. We are running multiple operations at different times and have been for months. The hours can be ridiculous. We should be wrapped up within 10 weeks. However I do hope to find time to catch up the page. When it comes to priorities this one consistently gets "knocked" to the bottom. Please be patient and be reassured that there are some new additions just over the horizons. Wanda will be doing a total make over of our cemetery indexes with some added new links. We also will be adding about 5-6 links for home pages. I also have almost completed Warrensburg for the 1850 census. Also many of you have started home pages and we will be including your information. When we start adding the information again it should be fast and furious. PLEASE do not respond or post to this message. If you have any comments send them directly to myself at ordigger@aol.com. I will be away from this computer until late this week though. Todd Easton Warren County, NY USGenWeb CC