Good Day Everyone: Recently while searching my own line another fellow genealogist, Jean, brought to my attention this group of letters which are written between Jan 3, 1852 & Nov 10, 1869. I will be posting over the next few weeks each of the letters. They are a wealth of names, vital records, and just general everyday life. If you wish to see the originals they can be found at the Historical Society of the Town of Chester in Chestertown. Hopefully everyone enjoys them. The original spelling has been kept intact Dec. 27, 1853 Joseph Prouty is very sick. I have not been to school but three days. Mother is piecing her quilt. May came down here and said that Joseph is dead. He had a fit. No date Little Thomas Roberts got killed a spell ago. A wagon run over him. Ira was driving the oxen and he fell off. Abigail Hill or Mastin has been up this fall. Content Holey or Reasic has been up. School is out Friday. Wesley and Uncle Rafe is here now.Tell your mother I should like to see her and Jany. Clarissa says she hopes that your mother will want me this winter and so do I. Nov. 1854 I am lonesome today. Mother is gone to Horicon. Clarissa has gone to grandfathers. I should like to see you this moment. Mary has got a new winter hat. Mary says my pen is poor. School has not begun yet Todd Easton

Hello: Recently while searching my own line another fellow genealogist, Jean, brought to my attention this group of letters which are written between Jan 3, 1852 & Nov 10, 1869. I will be posting over the next few weeks each of the letters. They are a wealth of names, vital records, and just general everyday life. If you wish to see the originals they can be found at the Historical Society of the Town of Chester in Chestertown. Hopefully everyone enjoys them. The original spelling has been kept intact Introduction: These letters are copies of letters sent to Juliette Baker from Julia Hill. It sounds like the girls were cousins. Juliette was the daughter of Thomas Baker of Minerva, Essex, NY. He was born in 1809 and married Eunice Harris, born in Athol, Warren, NY. He was a Wesleyan Methodist minister, and preached in the Darrowsville Church in Chestertown, NY. The Rev Baker and wife went into the woods above Minerva to log for August Sherman. Juliette married Wesley Rice in 1864. Jan 3, 1852 I wish you had come out with Wesley and Mr. Walker. I wish you had been here New Year's. We had a fine time. Mr. Washburn and Nancy Ann and George and Sarah Jane were all up here. We all went up to see Mrs. Hare then we went up to Pottersville. I will tell you who went. Mr. Washburn and Nancy, George and Sarah, Fred and Sarah Jane Middleton, Vane and Lydia, and Sophia Pritchard and I, among the rest. New Years night they stayed here. They started for home about 3 O'clock in the afternoon yesterday. Come out this winter. June 23, 1852 Your folks say you can come out with your Uncle Ely. You must come when he does. You wanted to know where I am going on the 4th. I guess I will go to the hogpen. I don't know anywhere else to go. Mother and your mother has gone to Chester today. I have a compliment for you. Sam Pritchard wanted to know if you was coming out this summer. I told him I did not know. He said Julia was a clever girl. He liked her first rate. I suppose Betsy Ann is going up home with your folks when they go. I do not go to school this summer so when you come out we can visit. I have not been to a curcus lately, have you? Mr. Prindle is having a singing school to Horicon Church now every Tuesday and Friday evening. I have been two nights. I saw Flavilla Wells the other day.Come out when Betsy Ann comes back and stay 4 or 5 weeks and we will have rite old times again. I guess Vene has hired a horse and wagon to go to the Fourth with, so I guess you can go to the fourth. Todd Easton

Hello: I've put the these lists for Warrensburg in the years 1814 & 1816 on line at the USGenWeb site for Warren County. About 250 individuals although some are duplicated. Todd Easton

Hi Everyone: Just wanted to let you know that the 1850 census for the Chester Township is now online. This is the biggest so far (1850 individuals). There are now about 7000 1850 residents now online for: Caldwell, Hague, Horicon, Luzerne, Bolton, and Chester. The most common surnames for Chester are: Mead (129 listings), Smith (69), Taylor (44), Dewell (41), Ferriss (38), Palmer (38), Fish (37), Marshall (34). Smith, Hammond & Mead are the most common in the county so far. Warrensburg will be next. They're getting bigger so they take a little longer. Todd Easton Warren County USGenWeb CC

Hi, Bay St. Cemetery is on Bay St. in Glens Falls. Actually, its entrance is on Hope St. I have not seen it listed on-line. Bob C.

<<<Subj: Dean/Colby From: Brooke433@aol.com Looking for: Thomas Dean 1911-1966 & Edith Jane Colby 1913-1977 who lived in Glens Falls, NY. I have nothing on their parents on back as of yet. They are buried in Bay Street Cemetery which I cannot locate. If anyone can help I will greatly appreciate it. Thank You, Lisa>>>

The following is information from the marriage license of my great grandparents. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated. I would especially like to know what siblings Frederick had and where his parents came from. Marriage License Date: October 28, 1891 Place: Fort Ann, Washington County, New York Husband: FREDERICK TUCKER Age: 30 Occupation: Railroad Man Birthplace: Fort Ann Father's Name: GEORGE TUCKER Mother's Maiden Name: MARY McCHESNEY Wife: MARY ELENA PINCHIN Age:18 Birthplace: Fort Ann Father's Name: JOHN D. PINCHEON Mother's Name: EMMA SPENCER This couple had 3 children: Gordon (aka "John" or "Jack" or "Tommy")(b. 1893?), Genevieve (b. Nov 6, 1896), and George (b. 1906?). According to the 1910 Census for Glens Falls, Warren County, New York--the children were the following ages: Gordon(17), Genevieve (13), George (4). On that census it says Frederick was a "fireman" and Mary ran a boarding house. There were 5 boarders living with them at the time of the census. Also, Mary's father was living with them. They are also on the same census for 1920--this time showing Frederick as a laborer at the paper mill. I have heard about only one sibling for Frederick. His sister was referred to as "Aunt Mate". I believe she shows up on the 1920 Census in Fort Ann as MARY E. TUCKER (widow, age 52) with a daughter, ORA M. WHITE (age 26). To my best knowledge, Gordon (birth name) -- "John" by the 1920 census -- known to me as "Uncle Jack" (ran his own insurance adjusting business in Chicago IL prior to 1953, when my father bought the business from him) -- or "Tommy" (a stage name when he was in vaudeville) -- was married twice and had no children. I believe that George was also married twice and had one child, Teddy (Theodore?). Genevieve was my grandmother. I heard within the family that the name had been changed from TOOKER to Tucker. Thanks for any help at all. Linda

Pauline, I have the 1850 census for Warren Co. If your Jacob is French rather than English, then that is possible him in Glens Falls. Born in Canada circa 1800. Wife Margaret age 40 born Canada. Daughter Margaret age 8. Born Canada. Daughter Roa age 1. Born NY. Also in household Mary DeFoe age 69. Born Canada. Jules DeFoe age 40. Born Canada. (Possibly mother-in-law and brother-in-law). My own great-grandmother married a Montee as her third husband, but I really never did too much work on him, as he was a step-parent; however I do have some Montee information which might tie in with Jacob's family. There was a very large French-Canadian settlement in Glens Falls. Lois Tucker <lois@gwi.net>

Hello, I am wondering if anyone can help me. I have been looking for my great grandfather's family for 20 years in Britain, but believe now that he may have spent some time in the United States. I found his name (I think it might be him) Jacob Monte in the 1850 Warren Co., Glenn Falls Census. Who or where would I write to to get census data for this area? I would appreciate any help or suggestions. Pauline Atikokan, Ontario

Hi Everyone: I want to add a new feature to the Warren County USGenWeb site. It will be an updated version of the links page. It will include links to those of you that have Web homepages with Warren County ancestors. Please e-mail me privately with your links and those names you are researching in Warren County (Please include only those surnames that you have a fair amount of information on). This will allow all of us to find others researching the same names as we are. A benefit to all of us. Again please send these to me privately ordigger@aol.com (Todd Easton). I'll let the list know when this feature has been added. Good luck in your searches. Todd Easton Warren County NY USGenWeb Coordinator

Hi, any info on Sallie Langworthy of Warren County (see below) would be most welcome - Bob Underwood The Herricks Henry Herrick (I), the Immigrant, was reportedly born in 1604, in the County of Leicester, England. A Puritan, he arrived in Salem, Massachusetts, by at least 1629, when he and wife Editha helped found the first church. Editha was the daughter of Hugh Laskin of Salem. "Henry of Salem�s" will, dated 24 November 1670, when Henry (I) was a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts, divides up his property between a number of sons and daughters, after making ample arrangements for Editha. Henry (I) and Editha had a number of children, to include: --Thomas --Zacharie, bap. 25 Dec 1636, d. 18 August 1710, played role in Salem Witchcraft trials. --Ephraim (II), bap. 11 Feb 1638 --Henry, bap. 16 Jan 1640, d. 1702, inherited his father�s farm, served as juror during witchcraft trials in 1692. --Joseph, bap. 6 Aug 1645, d. 4 February 1717-18, involved in withcraft proceedings (first as the acting constable, then, turning against the delusion, petitioned on behalf of the accused), served in militia as a corporal, engaged in international trade, married three times. --Elizabeth, bap. 4 Jul 1647, m. Philip Fowler, d. 6 May 1727 --John, bap. 25 May 1650, m. Mary Redington, d. 1680 --Benjamin Ephraim (II), married Mary Cross of Salem on 3 July 1661. After settling on a farm at Birch Plain given him by his father, they had eight children : --John (III), b. 31 May 1662 --Ephraim, b. 13 August 1664, moved to Preston, Connecticut --Mary, b. 14 June 1667 --Stephen, b. 15 March 1670, Lieutenant of the Second Company or trainband of the Town of Preston, m. Elizabeth Trask --Sarah --Samuel, b. 4 June 1675, m. Mehetabel Woodward 1698, settled in Preston --Timothy, b. 4 January 1681, settled in Preston --Anna, b. 20 November 1683 Ephraim (II) died 18 September 1693 in Beverly. Many of our ancestors in these generations of Herricks had significant involvement in the Salem withcraft trials and executions. None were victims, and Joseph, son of Henry (I), had the distinction, apparently in his capacity as constable, of bringing some of the condemned to their place of public hanging. Later, upon reflection he denounced the killing, albeit somewhat too late for those whose sentence had been carried out. John (III) married Bethia Salart 21 April 1684, They lived in Beverly and Wenham, having two children John (IV), and Hilkiah (b. 29 April 1699). John (IV) lived in Preston, Connecticut, where he married Susanna (Last Name Unknown) and had two sons, John (b. 1732) and Eleazer (V). John (IV) moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, where he was killed by Indians in the war of 1745. Eleazer (V), born after 1732, married Mary Rea on 11 April 1759, and had seven children: --Sarah, b. 5 April 1761 --John, b. 27 July 1763 --Rufus, b. 25 August 1765 --Stephen (VI), b. 5 May 1767 --Hiram, b. 15 May 1769 --Eleazer, b. 10 June 1776 --Mary, b. 5 September 1778 Stephen Herrick (VI) (DPOB May 1767, Hartford, Connecticut) married Abigail Geer 25 December 1788; they had 12 children. Abigail died in Warrensburg 6 Feb 1809 at the age of 41. After his mother�s death, James Herrick (VII) (born 21 November 1799), seventh child of Stephen and Abigail, went to live with his Uncle, Robert Geer, who had been a soldier in the Revolution. Stephen (VI) remarried after Abigail�s death, and took most of the family west. James (VII) married Mary Bennett (DOB 3 June 1797), the daughter of James Bennett and Sallie Langworthy (one of the great grand-children of this couple was American Hero Floyd Bennett, of aviation fame and who the airport is named). James and Mary had nine children, the second of whom was Robert Geer Herrick (VIII), born 27 July 1822 (grandfather of Grace, my grandmother). --Robert Geer (VIII) married Hannah Potter White 19 June 1847. Robert Geer and Hannah were the parents of seven children: Frederick W. (b. 1848), Andrus (b. 1850), Mary S. (b. 1853), W. Lila (b. 1857), Simeon Crandell (IX) (b. 3 August 1859), Joel W. (b. 1863), and James Geer (b. 1865). --Simeon Crandell Herrick (IX) married Jennie M. Prouty of Chestertown 10 August 1886. Simeon C. died 28 May 1934 and Jennie 16 January 1896 (from measles). They had one child, Grace M. Herrick , born 28 June 1887.

This is information on another Warren County family that can be traced to colonial times... · The Prouty Family Jennie M. Prouty (my grandmother's mother) was descended from another colonial family, beginning with immigrant Richard Prouty, whose path, at least in part, likely followed others who immigrated to Warren County in the early 1800s: --Richard Prouty (Abt 1653 - 1708), the Immigrant, m. Damaris Torrey. Richard immigrated to Scituate by at least 1670, and probably arrived at age 14 in 1667. Richard served in King Philip’s War in the mid 1670’s, Scituate had suffered "terribly from swift attacks by the wily savages." Recognized for valiant service, he was rewarded with land on a number of occasions for his war service. --Issac Prouty (1689 - 1754) m. Elizabeth Merritt --James Prouty (1730 - 1813) m. Mary Dunsmore --Amos Prouty (1766 - 1841) m. Phebe Bartlett (dau. of John Bartlett), Amos enlisted in the Continental Army for a term of three years or the duration of the War, receiving bounty from the town of Spencer 7 June 1782. He moved to Marlboro, Vermont in 1784. Certainly both the Underwoods and the Proutys of Marlboro were well associated at this time. --Abel Prouty (1788 - 1867) m. Lydia Prouty (1784 - 1846). Born in Marlboro, this couple of first cousins would move west to Warren County, in much the same pattern as Oliver Underwood (my great, great, great grandfather). --Charles Eases Prouty (1821 - 1881) m. Adelia Tripp (Abt 1829 - 1908) --Jennie Prouty (1864 - 1896) m. Simeon Crandell Herrick (1859 - 1934). They had one child, Mary Grace. --Mary Grace Herrick (1887 - 1978) m. Orange Henry Underwood (my grandfather) (1884 - 1981) Bob Underwood Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I am searching for any information about Margaret Ann Warren and/or Roy N. Marsh, Jr. I believe they lived in Oswetatachie early in the 1970's. Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Nicole

Hello: Just wanted to let everyone know that I've include links to New Vermont Cemetery which is about 80% complete (I think I'm missing some index cards). Also included a link to Brant Lake Cemetery. If anyone knows of any other Warren Cemetery inscriptions online please e-mail me privately. We've also gone over 50 individuals that are now on the mailing list (mail & digest combined). Not bad for being only about four weeks old.

Hi Everyone: Just wanted to let everyone know that Luzerne is now online at the Warren County USGenWeb site. Over 1300 individuals were added. The surnames MURRAY (53 individuals), SMITH (33), ORTON (30), CRANNELL (29), & BALL (26) are the most common in this division. Todd Easton Warren County USGenWeb Coordinator

Hi again, Warren County list members. Hat's off to the list owner and those who are running the Genweb page for the County and contributing as well. Here is the result of some research the past few years on a son of Warren County, John H. Ingraham, who died in the service of his country. The National Battlefield Park in Yorktown, Virginia, is of course the scene of the final major battle of the Revolution (1781). If you have been there, you know that today it is still a quiet, reverent place. Within site of the Park's Visitor Center, is a very well maintained cemetery, a National Cemetery maintained I think by the Park Service vice the DVA. The cemetery contains not Revolutionary dead, but U.S. and Confederate dead from the Civil War. At least one son of Warren County is there, John H. Ingraham (although his name is misspelled on the stone a little). The Underwood cemetery in Adirondack, Town of Horicon, is the final resting place for Melissa Barton Ingraham as well as other Ingrahams and includes a Civil War memorial marker for her son, John H. Ingraham, who was born in Horicon and started working as a lumberer at a young age (like the Underwoods). Thanks to the good work of some historians in Warren County you can see the list of those buried there on the Warren County Page. Also, although I am an Underwood and have direct ancestors buried there (to include John H. Ingraham's parents - I'm an Ingraham too), I don't think there are any Underwoods buried there. On 27 January 1861, claiming to be 20 years old, 5�6" tall, blue eyed with brown hair John H. Ingraham enlisted as a private soldier in Company I of the 96th New York Infantry (I/96/N.Y.) in Pottersville for a three year term of service. Actually, John H., who was born 26 May 1844, was only 17. About 50 of his neighbors enlisted at the same time, under the command of C.H. Burhans. John H. was killed in combat on or about 31 May 1862, at or near Yorktown, Virginia, and his name appears on the burial register at the National Cemetery, Yorktown (he is buried in plot number 562) as noted above. (And, as noted, little more than 80 years before, the United States had won its independence on the same ground.) According to I/96/N.Y. records received from the National Archives, John H. was reported sick in Washington beginning 12 April 1862 and declared (in error) absent without leave 18 August 1862 (after his death). He had apparently been separated from his I/96/N.Y. and reassigned to another unit when he was killed (without his own unit�s knowledge). He was (in error) declared a deserter later in 1862 and was administratively mustered out of I/96/N.Y., at City Point, Virginia, 6 February 1886 (nearly four years after his death). Justly, albeit belatedly, the Adjutant General�s Office of the War Department, issued the following order from Washington, D.C. on 20 March 1888: John H. INGRAHAM, Co. I, 96th Regiment, N.Y. Vol�s, Notation "of Nov. 8. 1887 is canceled. All charges of absent without leave and desertion against this man, subsequent to April 30th, 1862, are removed. He is supposed to have died on or about May 31st, at or near Yorktown, VA, as his name appears on the burial register and Roll of Honor of the National Cemetery, Yorktown, VA." (John H. Ingraham�s brother, Orange B. Ingraham (1846-1931), served in Company B, 46th Regiment, New York Volunteers and was wounded in the battle of Petersburg, Virginia. Orange H. Underwood, my grandfather was named after Orange B. (Orange not being a popular name for kids) By the way, the stone itself has the name John H. Jugraham, but it is clearly John H. Ingraham. I have thought about ways to rectify this as it seems, even so many years after the fact, the right thing to do. Footnote: History of Warren County. 1885 (republished 1981), p.242, "The Ninety-Sixth, in the early stages of its services, was severely depressed, through the unfavorable auspices by which it was surrounded, but after the brave and accomplished Gray (Charles O. Gray, lieutenant-colonel) was placed in command, the regiment rapidly attained a very high reputation. It had been precipitated by ill-advised councils into active service without the advantages of adequate drilling, and was hurried into the peninsula campaign before the habits of the troops were adapted to field duty, and why they were yet unacclimated. From this cause and some dissensions among officers, the efficiency of the regiment was much impaired for a period." We can speculate that for this reason, i.e., rushing untrained, undisciplined troops into combat without proper leadership - there probably wasn't much of this anyplace at the beginnin of th war, young Warren County men died on the Virginia peninsula, in John H. Ingraham�s case, within a week of his 18th birthday. Bob Underwood Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Warren County residents Adelia Tripp and Charles E. Prouty Adelia Tripp, wife of Charles Eases Prouty, was decended from the Rhode Island family of Tripps: 1 Alexander Tripp b. abt. 1553 - in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, England 2 John Tripp b: in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, England +Isabel Moses b: Abt 1580 in Northumberland, England, Father: Nicholas Moyses 3 John Tripp (The Immigrant) b: 1610 in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, England, d: February 12, 1677/78 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island +Mary Paine (The Immigrant) b: 1611 in England , m: Abt 1639 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, d: February 12, 1686/87 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Father: Anthony Paine Mother: Rose Potter >From The Document of John Tripp in the New Bedford, MA library: "The resolution of John the said John Tripp concerning the places of his abode. First I was born in Covetown (or Horetow, Covetown) in Lincolnshire 3 miles from Benton Harbor, and my father's name was John Tripp and my mother's name was Isabel Moses and before she married my father when she was a maid and they had about twelve children and much kindred we had and when I grew in years I was put an apprentice to a shapt (ships?) carpenter whose name was John Baaty (Beety, Beedy?) of [Horys]bury three miles of from Alsand in Lincolnshire aforesaid where i served years and sometime after wrought with him and after that I bound myself to owe Frances East for 4 pounds a year for 4 years who sold me and I had served him and his assign for about a year and a half. He sold me to Robert Jafra (Jeffery?) then living in Boston and Boston church members persecuted some to the offending of others. My master came to Rhode Island with the said persecuted people and I with him and his wife being sickly and they could not get their maid to Rhode Island with them. People whom the said members and expelled from them. Therefore my master was forced to sell me to Randall Houlding of Portsmouth on Rhode Island and I served a while and after bought out the rest of time of him and after a while I married a wife whose maiden name was Mary Paine. I being about thirty or twenty eight years old or thereabouts, and the Lord hath given us eleven children of when one is dead. The eldest is 29 years old and ---- this 17 on the second month 1670. Praised be thee our Rock who hath been help and unto us at all times give what thou pleased. It is mercy from thee to rerceive anything for the earth and sea is all thine and the fullness thereof." 4 Peleg Tripp b: 1642 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, d: January 13, 1713/14 in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island +Anne Sisson b: Abt 1648 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, m: 1666 d: January 13, 1712/13, Father: Richard Sisson Mother: Mary Freeman 5 Job Tripp b: 1673, d: September 03, 1751 in North Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island +Mehitable LNU 6 Job Tripp b: April 20, 1701 in Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, d: Bef May 06, 1782 in Washington Co., Rhode Island +Sarah White 1704 - b: May 20, 1704, m: 1722, Father: Peregrine White, Mother: Sarah Bassett 7 Job Tripp b. June 28, 1734 in Exeter, Rhode Island, d: Bef 1759 +Virtue Waite 1737 - b: May 12, 1737 m: March 24, 1755, Father: Benjamin Waite Mother: Abigail Hall 8 Peleg Tripp b: December 01, 1755 in Rhode Island , d: September 05, 1838 in Warrensburg, New York +Mary Sammist b: April 03, 1761, d: February 14, 1836 in Warrensburg 9 Nathaniel Tripp b: November 13, 1782 in Warrensburg, New York, d (Murdered) +Jane Place b: in New York, d: 1859 in Warrensburg, New Gloversville, New York m: in Gloversville, York who had daughter (10), Adelia Tripp who married Charles Prouty. So, who killed Nathanial Tripp and why? Bob Underwood Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Hoping to find information or other researchers of this Brown family. Sherman Ebenezer Brown b.1812 NY Sawyer/Farmer Emily Bentley b.1818 NY Joel 1839 Carmi 1840 Julia A. 1844 Henry C. 1846 Mary 1848 Russell 1851 Ascona (?) 1853 Ebenezer 1857 Charles 1859 Malissa 1861 Malona 1862 This family was in Bolton from AT LEAST 1830 thru 1880. Sherman E. Brown evidently worked in the lumber industry( as did Henry and Russell when they grew up). Charles (my g. grandfather) ended up in Kansas by 1885 as was a lumber dealer. Any information on any of this family would be appreciated. Thanks, Alice G.

That was a fascinating history of lumbering in the area. Thanks, so much for the summary! I am curious to know what might have been the "Warner district" indicated in the reference in your post. Could you or anyone help identify this location and how it came to be called that? Thanks, Linda ---------- Lumbering, John Henry (8) may have worked for George Underwood (relationship unclear) and later "Wilson" on Valentine Pond. Wife Clara apparently worked some times as a cook in the camps. At some point they moved to a farm which was next door to Clara's brother (and Civil War veteran) "Uncle Orange" Ingraham in the "Underwood District" north of Valentine Pond. In 1894 they moved to Warrensburg and, not hat long after, moved to "Charlie Hollow", in a log shanty in a clearing near a log house owned by John Wood (see Orange's (9) description below) where Ernie would die. Later, they moved to the "Warner District."

Hi Bob: Great information on the TRIPPS. I was wondering how you know that Nathaniel TRIPP was murdered. Was this from a newspaper account? Also I have a Myron Stout TRIPP b. abt 1810 in Bolton Landing. He married Delilah BAKER who was the dau. of Peleg Jr BAKER and Peace ELRIDGE They had one child I know of Lorenzo Dow TRIPP b. Jan 20, 1839 who married Roxanna BAKER around 1865. Do you know if Myron S. TRIPP is connected to your Warrensburg TRIPPS? I'm trying to wade through all the BAKERs in the area in the late 1700s thru early 1900s. Todd Easton