This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vansicklen1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.westchester/7256.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I know that this isn't the direction you are going but I found that James and Margaret Hyland had at least one other daughter. Her name was Margaret and she died in an automobile accident in New Rochelle, NY in 1916, she was 28 Ralph B. Feriola went to court in order to represent young Margaret's estate. I pieced together page 2 of the probate file to make it easier for viewing here (see the attached). To view the complete probate file, go to Familysearch.org and navigate to "Kings County Estate Files" and Margaret C. Hyland 1917. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Does anybody know of a Genealogist or Historian that specializes in Philipsburg Manor? I cannot seem to find the answers to wife's family myself, so I am ready to cave in and hire some help. William Yerks and his son Harmen were tenant farmers on the Manor around the time of the Revolution. I am looking for information that will help us prove that they were considered Patriots of the Revolution. I found an old souvenir book that lists them as members of the East Philipsburg Militia, but I cannot seem to find any further info about that. I also found a tree that indicated that William's wife, Catherine, filed for a pension. I cannot find that pension application. Thanks. Philip Hayes Philip L. Hayes http://www.hayesfamily.us Monroe, CT USA "Genealogy is where you confuse the dead and irritate the living." Researching: CT: Yerks, Condos, Smith NY: Tierney, Lewis, Beattie, Yerks, Hone and Hanley NH: Sheehan, Hayes, Kelty IA: Smith Wales: Lewis Scotland: Beattie Ireland: Hayes. Roach (Roche), Sheehan, Tierney, Kelty and Hanley