Ok. The £14 as I stated should have said $14 and the $168.64 was the inflated value as of 2007. So, I think for accuracy, we would need to know how one £ compared to the value of the first American dollar. I'm thinking that sterling was worth more than a single dollar, but I could certainly be wrong. I know that we had "continental" dollars during the Rev. War which became quite worthless (as in "ain't worth a Continental") but when were they replaced by US dollars? Seems like also you'd want to look in to the economic times, both nationally and locally, to see if there were instances of people in financial need selling due to a desperate economic times. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 6:35 AM To: nywashin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? I'm not sure exactly when we started using DOLLARS - another good question to look up!! I put the $168.64 in another calculator and that would be the equivalent of $3900.00 today - the land in question was only One Acre but contained a Grist Mill - pretty slim by today's standards for property, don't you think? Thanks for the lookup - Nancy In a message dated 7/4/2008 3:15:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, erlabri@cox.net writes: Hmmm...When did we start using "dollar" rather than £? Was it immediately after the end of the Rev. War? Or after the constitution was ratified? I have an inflation calculator that starts at 1800. The equivalent of £14 in that year would be $168.64. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:34 PM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Correction: $14 would have been $168.64 in 1800. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Garland Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 12:17 AM To: nywashin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Hmmm...When did we start using "dollar" rather than £? Was it immediately after the end of the Rev. War? Or after the constitution was ratified? I have an inflation calculator that starts at 1800. The equivalent of £14 in that year would be $168.64. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:34 PM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm not sure exactly when we started using DOLLARS - another good question to look up!! I put the $168.64 in another calculator and that would be the equivalent of $3900.00 today - the land in question was only One Acre but contained a Grist Mill - pretty slim by today's standards for property, don't you think? Thanks for the lookup - Nancy In a message dated 7/4/2008 3:15:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, erlabri@cox.net writes: Hmmm...When did we start using "dollar" rather than £? Was it immediately after the end of the Rev. War? Or after the constitution was ratified? I have an inflation calculator that starts at 1800. The equivalent of £14 in that year would be $168.64. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:34 PM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Hi All from Houston, Texas; It seems like I remember it was Jefferson or Hamilton that had something to do with the conversion of pounds to dollars by setting our own money system and that way be more independent of England. I think that's why Hamilton is on one of our bills. Deanna

Nancy, In the 1800's the British Pound was worth about $5 USA. I don't know where to find the tables any more, I found it looking up my great-grandmother's birth in Wales, England. Merrie ----- Original Message ----- From: <NancyOA@aol.com> To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:41 PM Subject: [NYWASHIN] Fwd: 14 lbs 1780? > > > ____________________________________ > From: NancyOA > To: wagsjan@verizon.net > Sent: 7/3/2008 8:40:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time > Subj: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > > > Hi Janice and thanks for your advice - I entered the amount and got $28 > (approx) - then I took it over to another website and entered that amount > for > 1787 and for 2007 it came up to be about $650. The question now > emains - how > much does the sterling equivalency change? Is/was 14 lbs always worth > $28 > USD? Is there anyone out there with more ideas on the subject? Thanks > again - > Nancy > > > In a message dated 7/3/2008 5:51:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > wagsjan@verizon.net writes: > > Go to Google or your favorite search engine and type in "convert US > dollars > to sterling" and it'll bring up a conversion site. > Janice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <NancyOA@aol.com> > To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:34 PM > Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > >> >> Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in >> Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he >> received >> 14 >> pounds for it. >> >> Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of >> that >> today? >> >> Thanks for your help - Nancy >> >> >> >> >> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for >> fuel-efficient used cars. >> (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > > > ____________________________________ > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used > cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) . > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.4/1531 - Release Date: 7/2/2008 > 7:02 PM >

Hmmm...When did we start using "dollar" rather than £? Was it immediately after the end of the Rev. War? Or after the constitution was ratified? I have an inflation calculator that starts at 1800. The equivalent of £14 in that year would be $168.64. -----Original Message----- From: nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nywashin-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of NancyOA@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:34 PM To: NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

____________________________________ From: NancyOA To: wagsjan@verizon.net Sent: 7/3/2008 8:40:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? Hi Janice and thanks for your advice - I entered the amount and got $28 (approx) - then I took it over to another website and entered that amount for 1787 and for 2007 it came up to be about $650. The question now remains - how much does the sterling equivalency change? Is/was 14 lbs always worth $28 USD? Is there anyone out there with more ideas on the subject? Thanks again - Nancy In a message dated 7/3/2008 5:51:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, wagsjan@verizon.net writes: Go to Google or your favorite search engine and type in "convert US dollars to sterling" and it'll bring up a conversion site. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: <NancyOA@aol.com> To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in > Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received > 14 > pounds for it. > > Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of > that > today? > > Thanks for your help - Nancy > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) . **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Back at the beginning of the 20th century, the pound used to be $5.... ----- Original Message ----- From: <NancyOA@aol.com> To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:41 PM Subject: [NYWASHIN] Fwd: 14 lbs 1780? > > > ____________________________________ > From: NancyOA > To: wagsjan@verizon.net > Sent: 7/3/2008 8:40:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time > Subj: Re: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > > > Hi Janice and thanks for your advice - I entered the amount and got $28 > (approx) - then I took it over to another website and entered that amount > for > 1787 and for 2007 it came up to be about $650. The question now > emains - how > much does the sterling equivalency change? Is/was 14 lbs always worth > $28 > USD? Is there anyone out there with more ideas on the subject? Thanks > again - > Nancy > > > In a message dated 7/3/2008 5:51:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > wagsjan@verizon.net writes: > > Go to Google or your favorite search engine and type in "convert US > dollars > to sterling" and it'll bring up a conversion site. > Janice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <NancyOA@aol.com> > To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:34 PM > Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > >> >> Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in >> Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he >> received >> 14 >> pounds for it. >> >> Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of >> that >> today? >> >> Thanks for your help - Nancy >> >> >> >> >> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for >> fuel-efficient used cars. >> (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > > > ____________________________________ > Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used > cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) . > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Go to Google or your favorite search engine and type in "convert US dollars to sterling" and it'll bring up a conversion site. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: <NancyOA@aol.com> To: <NYWASHIN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 5:34 PM Subject: [NYWASHIN] 14 lbs 1780? > > Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in > Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received > 14 > pounds for it. > > Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of > that > today? > > Thanks for your help - Nancy > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Greetings list - I just read the deed of my ancestor who owned land in Granville in 1780 and discovered that when he sold it in 1787 he received 14 pounds for it. Does anyone know of a conversion chart for finding the dollar value of that today? Thanks for your help - Nancy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Source, Rutland Daily Herald--Fri. Oct. 9, 1925. GRANVILLE, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hubbard and son, Stanley, motored to Danby Wednesday. Misses Marjorie Ellis and Florence Waller have gone to New York university where the latter is teaching. Mrs. Jewett of Truthville has come to the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Edwards, for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Jones and family of Amsterdam, N.Y., Mrs. Owen Williams, Mrs. Kate Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Doll and daughter of Schenectady passed the week-end with Mrs. John Lloyd. Maj. George Byrd, U. S. A., (retired), who has been spending a few days with Maj. Paul R. Manchester, left Wednesday morning for Florida, where he owns property. Miss Bessie Berryman has returned from a several weeks' visit at Westfield on Lake Erie. Mrs. J. Clark Simmons was in Rutland the last of the week. Mrs. Mostyn Parry is out after a recent illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilson were in Brandon Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Douglass and Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Thurn have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gaynor of Round Lake. William J. Evans has entered the employ of the Vermont Hydro-Electric company of South Poultney. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius McFadden have been visiting Mrs. Julia Lovejoy at Cambridge, N.Y. Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Hughes have been entertaining T.W. Baldwin of Flushing, L.I. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby Genealogy not just a hobby, but a labor of love.

Thank you for your email - thank all of you, and especially Rose for all the lookups she did. WOW again!!!!! Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merrie Sodder" <mmsodder@bossig.com> To: <genefrog52@yahoo.com>; <nywashin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Rev. John + Mrs. Marion Blanchard > Hello, > I was interested in your Blanchard line. Two of my > great-great-grandfather's siblings, all born in Washington County, NY, > married members of the Blanchard family: Daniel E. Fuller married > America/Anna Blanchard born about 1843 to Uri and Marthy Blanchard; > Catherine Sophoronia Fuller married William H. H. Blanchard, brother of > America Blanchard. I don't know whether these two Blanchards were from > Washington County, NY or not, I have nothing to show where they were > born. > Both marriages took place in Iowa where the Fullers moved to in 1854. > The > coincidence of the surname Blanchard and Washington County, NY definitely > seems worth looking into! William H. H. Blanchard died relatively young > from health problems related to his time in Andersonville Prison in the > Civil War, but he was so highly thought of by the Fullers several of them > named children after him. > Have a good day, > Merrie K. (Fuller) Sodder > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rose" <genefrog52@yahoo.com> > To: <nywashin-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 7:48 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Rev. John + Mrs. Marion Blanchard > > > > I've emailed Janice privately with her requested information; however, I > thought it prudent to also send to the list a summary of the information > that I located. It could help someone else that might be interested in > this > family group. > > > Descendants of Hugh Lavery > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. HUGH1 LAVERY was born 1797 in Ireland. He married ROSA UNKNOWN. > > More About HUGH LAVERY: > Residence: Bet. 1850 - 1880, Chester, Warren Co, NY > > > Children of HUGH LAVERY and ROSA UNKNOWN are: > > i. MICHAEL2 LAVERY, b. 1826. > > > > ii. WILLIAM LAVERY, b. 1829. > iii. CATHERINE LAVERY, b. 1831. > iv. SARAH LAVERY, b. 1831. > 2. v. JOHN LAVERY, b. August 1838, Warren Co, NY; d. October 23, 1917, > Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. > vi. RICHARD LAVERY, b. 1842. > vii. JAMES LAVERY, b. 1844. > > Generation No. 2 > > 2. JOHN2 LAVERY (HUGH1) was born August 1838 in Warren Co, NY, and died > October 23, 1917 in Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. He married MARY E > UNKNOWN. > > > Children of JOHN LAVERY and MARY UNKNOWN are: > > > > i. CHARLES E3 LAVERY, b. 1862. > 3. ii. MARION E LAVERY, b. August 1875; d. April 13, 1931, Kingsbury, > Washington Co, NY. > > Generation No. 3 > > 3. MARION E3 LAVERY (JOHN2, HUGH1) was born August 1875, and died April > 13, > 1931 in Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. She married JOHN W BLANCHARD. > > > Children of MARION LAVERY and JOHN BLANCHARD are: > > > > i. VERNON W4 BLANCHARD, b. 1898. > More About VERNON W BLANCHARD: > Military service: 1919, US Army > > 4. ii. LETA BLANCHARD, b. 1901. > > Generation No. 4 > > 4. LETA4 BLANCHARD (MARION E3 LAVERY, JOHN2, HUGH1) was born 1901. She > married RUSSELL POTTER, son of HIRAM POTTER and NORA UNKNOWN. in 1918 in > Washington Co, NY > > > Children of LETA BLANCHARD and RUSSELL POTTER are: > > > > i. VERNON RUSSELL5 POTTER, b. October 1919. > ii. VERNETTE POTTER, b. 1923; m. FLOYD CHAPIN. > iii. VICTOR J POTTER, b. April 02, 1924; d. March 29, 1996, Fort Edward, > Washington Co, NY. > > > > > > What I'd like to know is: > Date that Leta M. Blanchard married to Russell Potter, if it was in that > community. > The church that they all were part of, and that John was minister at, and > the time frame there. > Ultimately, I'd like to know where John & Marion were born and her maiden > name, and where the family went to when and if they departed Hudson > Falls - > or if they are buried in a cemetery there, their dates of death and where > buried. > That's a lot of questions. I apologize. > Again, I've got a lot of information about Leta and Russell to the present > generations - it is the past that I seek. > Thanks. > Janice > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1526 - Release Date: 6/30/2008 > 8:43 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Does anyone know the first husband or children of Bethiah Hatch, who married for her second husband Joseph Heath? Joseph lived 1753 - 1830, and is buried in Greenwich, Washington Co., NY

Dear Leslie: Congratulations on your good news from Heritage Books. Although I realize you may not have time for frivilous information requests, I have a couple of small mysteries that may fit in with your publishing work. Just prior to the Rev War, Joseph Crippen and wife Tabitha Rowley Crippen, raised a large family in a swath of property that has become known as the "Oblong", a piece of land between present day Columbia County, New York and both Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Oblong and surrounding property was the object of several border wars between New York and the eastern colonies. For the most part the male children of Joseph and Tabitha migrated north to Washington County. Why? I can only theoryize that the relocation involved experience gained during military adventures and an availability of new land and reclaimed land from the Loyalists in Washington County. If we were to research one of the Crippen brothers, (four relocated to Washington County) I would select Hosea Crippen who is my line. Hosea married Comfort Hatch, a resident of Green River (now NY) an outpost of the Massachusets colony government. Hosea lived up the hill (Mt Washington) in what was then and remains, Massachusetts. The Joseph Crippen farm was divided by the final state line survey, 2/3rds in Mass, 1/3rd in NY. At some point during the war Hosea married Comfort and began a large family. I have no evidence of what point in their lives they migrated to Washington County but they end up with a farm out north of Granville and Comfort (but not Hosea) was a founder of the present Baptist Church in Truthville. Three of Hosea's brothers also were founders. Joseph and Alice being the most resilient. Comfort Hatch is a Mayflower Doty family member and Hosea is a Fuller family member. Consequently, a variety of family research has been accomplished on both. The details that are missing are their lives, where they lived, where they were married, where they paid taxes and both the births and baptisims of the nine children. Hosea died "by accident" in 1800, somewhere in the Granville area of Washington County. His grave has never been found. Comfort bought an adjacent farm which connected to her own not long after Hosea's death. An uncommon event considering the shortage of cash in the local economy. This mystery has all of the ingreadients of a cash settlement but little evidence to support the theory. You have probably discovered that Granville has one of the few slate outcroppings on the world's surface. Were they individually owned? Were the mines taxed?, were they subsurface estates held by the community as they were further west and leased? Many of these answers may surface in your tax rolls research. I have been to Washington County on several occasions and reviewed both property records and cemetery records. I photographed the early Truthville church records where Comfort was a founder. Such a pious woman would surely not have lived in sin waiting for a minister, still I have never encountered a marriage time and place. Your tax research may shed light on a few of these mysteries. If you encounter any tax data that would shed light on my mysterious Comfort Hatch-Hosea Crippen resident mystery, send me a clue and I will be overjoyed. Wishing you the very best on your publication. Glen Mills, what landmark or city is this near. I am presently in Connecticut and plan to drive down tPhiladelphia soon. Best regards, Jim Crippen Anchorage, Alaska On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Margaret Ernest <mfernest@comcast.net> wrote: > Leslie, > > My ancestor Jonathan Foster was in the Revolution and lived in the Saratoga > Patent. He was added to the DAR Patriot Index either this year or late > last > year. > > I have published a genealogy of him and his descendants through Heritage > Books. > > Margaret Willett Ernest > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> > To: <NYALBANY-L-request@rootsweb.com>; <NYSARATO-L-request@rootsweb.com>; > <nywashin@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 1:32 PM > Subject: [NYWASHIN] The Saratoga Tax District of Albany County, NY > > > > Dear List: > > > > For those of you who have been asking me when I am going to publish my > > research, I have good news. I am one step closer. Yesterday, I > > received an epistle from Heritage Books advising me that they were > > interested in publishing my book. It had been so long since I had sent > > my book proposal to Heritage Books that I had forgotten all about it. > > So Heritage Books' letter came as a bit of a surprise. > > > > Since I can now see a light at the end of the tunnel, the really hard > > work begins because I shall have deadlines to meet. I must still finish > > the title work, which will locate the Rev War era tenant farmers within > > the land grants where they resided, and map the colonial road system. > > However, I a still looking for additional genealogical information on > > the 567 taxpayers, 700 militia men and 125 Loyalists, who lived in the > > Saratoga Tax District. > > > > I would enjoy hearing from anyone, who had an ancestor living in present > > day Saratoga, Washington or Warren Counties during the Rev War and is > > willing to share their story with me. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Leslie Potter > > Glen Mills, PA > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Good Morning Leslie: Just a note to let you know that survived my bone marrow transplant in 2006, had a few more problems that year and in 2007, but have been doing well this year. I even bought a sailboat so I can start sailing again. It's tough to put an old Marine down. The reason I am writing is to let you know how much everyone appreciates the work that you have done on the Saratoga project and how grateful we are for the assistance that you have freely given to us who have asked you for help. I definitely want to purchase a copy of the book when published. I think that your research will stand shoulder to shoulder with Fitch's manuscript. Thanks so very much Rick Hanna Mankato, MN

Hello, I was interested in your Blanchard line. Two of my great-great-grandfather's siblings, all born in Washington County, NY, married members of the Blanchard family: Daniel E. Fuller married America/Anna Blanchard born about 1843 to Uri and Marthy Blanchard; Catherine Sophoronia Fuller married William H. H. Blanchard, brother of America Blanchard. I don't know whether these two Blanchards were from Washington County, NY or not, I have nothing to show where they were born. Both marriages took place in Iowa where the Fullers moved to in 1854. The coincidence of the surname Blanchard and Washington County, NY definitely seems worth looking into! William H. H. Blanchard died relatively young from health problems related to his time in Andersonville Prison in the Civil War, but he was so highly thought of by the Fullers several of them named children after him. Have a good day, Merrie K. (Fuller) Sodder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rose" <genefrog52@yahoo.com> To: <nywashin-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [NYWASHIN] Rev. John + Mrs. Marion Blanchard I've emailed Janice privately with her requested information; however, I thought it prudent to also send to the list a summary of the information that I located. It could help someone else that might be interested in this family group. Descendants of Hugh Lavery Generation No. 1 1. HUGH1 LAVERY was born 1797 in Ireland. He married ROSA UNKNOWN. More About HUGH LAVERY: Residence: Bet. 1850 - 1880, Chester, Warren Co, NY Children of HUGH LAVERY and ROSA UNKNOWN are: i. MICHAEL2 LAVERY, b. 1826. ii. WILLIAM LAVERY, b. 1829. iii. CATHERINE LAVERY, b. 1831. iv. SARAH LAVERY, b. 1831. 2. v. JOHN LAVERY, b. August 1838, Warren Co, NY; d. October 23, 1917, Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. vi. RICHARD LAVERY, b. 1842. vii. JAMES LAVERY, b. 1844. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN2 LAVERY (HUGH1) was born August 1838 in Warren Co, NY, and died October 23, 1917 in Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. He married MARY E UNKNOWN. Children of JOHN LAVERY and MARY UNKNOWN are: i. CHARLES E3 LAVERY, b. 1862. 3. ii. MARION E LAVERY, b. August 1875; d. April 13, 1931, Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. Generation No. 3 3. MARION E3 LAVERY (JOHN2, HUGH1) was born August 1875, and died April 13, 1931 in Kingsbury, Washington Co, NY. She married JOHN W BLANCHARD. Children of MARION LAVERY and JOHN BLANCHARD are: i. VERNON W4 BLANCHARD, b. 1898. More About VERNON W BLANCHARD: Military service: 1919, US Army 4. ii. LETA BLANCHARD, b. 1901. Generation No. 4 4. LETA4 BLANCHARD (MARION E3 LAVERY, JOHN2, HUGH1) was born 1901. She married RUSSELL POTTER, son of HIRAM POTTER and NORA UNKNOWN. in 1918 in Washington Co, NY Children of LETA BLANCHARD and RUSSELL POTTER are: i. VERNON RUSSELL5 POTTER, b. October 1919. ii. VERNETTE POTTER, b. 1923; m. FLOYD CHAPIN. iii. VICTOR J POTTER, b. April 02, 1924; d. March 29, 1996, Fort Edward, Washington Co, NY. What I'd like to know is: Date that Leta M. Blanchard married to Russell Potter, if it was in that community. The church that they all were part of, and that John was minister at, and the time frame there. Ultimately, I'd like to know where John & Marion were born and her maiden name, and where the family went to when and if they departed Hudson Falls - or if they are buried in a cemetery there, their dates of death and where buried. That's a lot of questions. I apologize. Again, I've got a lot of information about Leta and Russell to the present generations - it is the past that I seek. Thanks. Janice ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.3/1526 - Release Date: 6/30/2008 8:43 AM

I agree -- I also want one of her books. The more information on this area the better for all of us. I have seen many people announce their book through the query listings. Jackie Horton **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

____________________________________ From: MAMABEAR50 To: dr.ellis@physics.org Sent: 6/30/2008 8:36:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: [NYWASHIN] Leslie Potter Although I have never posted a response on the list, I am compelled to say that I, too, feel that the moderator of the list has acted a bit hastily. I cannot understand how anyone might think that Leslie's announcement about her book is in any way not relevant to what this list is about. I didn't find anything what so ever offensive in her post. I feel if anyone deserves an apology it, most certainly, should be Leslie. As for me, Leslie, thank you for your effort. In a message dated 6/30/2008 8:02:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dr.ellis@physics.org writes: Unsubscribing over a simple announcement seems totally inappropriate. On another list that I subscribe to, the moderator has allowed two or three similar announcements over the last several years - i.e. they are very infrequent. In one instance that I'm familiar with, she asked Rootsweb about the appropriateness of the posting before it was made. The answer given was that, provided it was directly pertinent to the list, then it was OK by them. That answer was given about three years ago concerning a genealogical book about a particular family line posted to a list dealing with the region in which many of them lived. I am also familiar with another instance that was permitted when a regional historical society had some particularly relevant material available. It seems to me that Leslie's work is definitely relevant to this list. Unless someone at Rootsweb over-rules us I would urge our moderator to be tolerant in this instance. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) . **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

Unsubscribing over a simple announcement seems totally inappropriate. On another list that I subscribe to, the moderator has allowed two or three similar announcements over the last several years - i.e. they are very infrequent. In one instance that I'm familiar with, she asked Rootsweb about the appropriateness of the posting before it was made. The answer given was that, provided it was directly pertinent to the list, then it was OK by them. That answer was given about three years ago concerning a genealogical book about a particular family line posted to a list dealing with the region in which many of them lived. I am also familiar with another instance that was permitted when a regional historical society had some particularly relevant material available. It seems to me that Leslie's work is definitely relevant to this list. Unless someone at Rootsweb over-rules us I would urge our moderator to be tolerant in this instance.