Looking to make contact with others researching the BISSELL line in NE Ohio, especially the line of Justus BISSELL of Middlefield, MA. Justus BISSELL, jr., b. 17 Aug 1782 in Middlefield, MA, son of Justus & Ann (BLODGETT) BISSELL, m. 15 Aug 1803 in Middlefield, Nancy HATCH, dau. of Noah HATCH, b. ca. 1782 in Middlefield. They came first to Aurora, OH, in 1808, later moving to Bainbridge in 1818. Children included: 1. Amariah, b. ca. 1804; d. ca. 1828 2. Randall, b. ca. 1806; d. ca. 1830 3. Unknown daughter, b. bef. 1814; m. Noel FORBES; d. bef. 1850 4. Dr. Onzo, b. bef. 1816; d. at Grand Rapids, MI 5. Pizzaro, b. ca. 1816; m. Anna Eliza KING (possibly COLLINS) 6. Lorenzo, b. ca. 1823; m. Sarah --, bef. 1860; d. 25 Jan 1898 in Dorset 7. Sabrina, m. Benjamin BIDLAKE; d. ca. 1878 in Munson twp. 8. Jane, m. Dr. Merchant BALDWIN; d. at Allegan, MI 9. Nancy, m. Henry FOSTER; d. at MI 10. Lavencia, m. Levant JOHNSON Pizzaro and Lorenzo later farmed in Dorset, Ashtabula county. Pizzaro m. Anna Eliza KING (or COLLINS) bef. 1847, probably in Geauga co. Anna d. in 1874, probably in Dorset, and Pizzaro d. 27 May 1900 in Saybrook. Their children include: 1. Collins Justus, b. ca. 1847; d. ca. 1865 2. Lucy, b. ca. 1848; d. ca. 1886 3. Frederick G., b. ca. 1850 4. Wilbert P., b. ca. 1853; d. ca. 1875 5. Anna King, b. 30 Aug 1854 in Dorset; m. Martin Dexter ABBEY, 24 Sep 1874, at Troy; d. 1931 in Broome county, NY 6. Albert H., b. ca. 1857; d. ca. 1884 7. Frank Leon 8. Purdy E., b. 20 Apr 1864; m. Clara SCRIVENS, 2 Sep 1890; Purdy was the publisher of the Conneaut Evening Post in the mid 1890s. If any of these names sound familiar, I look forward to trading info and notes. Regards, Gregg Watts Bainbridge Island, WA Researching: In Ashtabula, OHIO - ABBEY, BISSELL, DENSLOW, KREMER, LINFOOT, McKAY, OWENS, PERKINS, WATTS, WITTER In Belmont, OHIO - PERKINS, STOUT In Jasper, IOWA - EARP, ILER, JUDD, LINFOOT In Queens, NEW YORK - BODE, McHUGH, TRANCHO In Ontario, Canada - CALDWELL, WATTS In Glamorgan, Wales - OWENS, THOMAS In Hereford, England - DAVIS, PURNELL

Looking for James B. Noyes' name on 1850 Census for Cleveland, Ohio. Need help. Can someone look this up for me or refer me to source to make inquiry. Thanks for your help. Evalyn

Looking to connect with descendents of Dexter ABBEY, and other ABBEYs in Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula, & Lorain counties. Dexter ABBEY, b. 18 Jul 1820, in Auburn, Geauga county, son of Jeremiah, III, and Althea (PAYNE) ABBEY, originally of Hartford, CT. They had 12 children, Dexter was the third and the first born in Geauga. Dexter ABBEY m., ca. 1842, Harriet RIDER, daughter of Rufus & Diana (HATHAWAY?) RIDER, b. ca. 1823 in Chardon. Children: 1. Mary Locelia, b. 3 Sep 1843 in Auburn; m. Lafe MERRIFIELD. 2. Martha Cassandra, b. 12 Apr 1846 in Auburn; m. Charles H. CURTISS. 3. Martin Rufus, b. 26 Dec 1847 in Auburn. 4. Lydia Lovina, b. 9 Jul 1849 in Auburn. 5. Elizabeth Leora, b. 23 Feb 1851 in Peoria, IL. 6. Martin Dexter, b. 21 Nov 1852 in Peoria, IL; m. Anna King BISSELL. 7. Steward Henry, b. 21 Nov 1854? in Peoria, IL. 8. Harriet Emma, b. ca. 1856, probably in Peoria, IL. Martin Dexter ABBEY, and probably other siblings, returned to NE Ohio. He m., 24 Sep 1874 in Troy, Anna King BISSELL, dau. of Pizzaro & Anna Eliza (KING), b. 30 Aug 1854 in Dorset, Ashtabula county. (Family stories say that Anna Eliza KING's mother's name was COLLINS, but there is a clear possibility that Anna Eliza's maiden name is actually Anna Eliza COLLINS, with the possibility that her mother's maiden name was KING.) Martin Dexter & Anna K. ABBEY had a total of 9 children, and moved around from Auburn to Hiram Rapids to York, NE, to Towanda, PA, to Broome county, NY. Their oldest daughter,Bernice Eliza ABBEY, my GGrandmother, returned to NE Ohio with her husband, Frank Herbert DENSLOW. If any of this strikes a chord, would love to trade notes and talk. Gregg Watts Bainbridge Island, WA Researching: In Ashtabula, OHIO - ABBEY, BISSELL, DENSLOW, KREMER, LINFOOT, McKAY, OWENS, PERKINS, WATTS, WITTER In Belmont, OHIO - PERKINS, STOUT In Jasper, IOWA - EARP, ILER, JUDD, LINFOOT In Queens, NEW YORK - BODE, McHUGH, TRANCHO In Ontario, Canada - CALDWELL, WATTS In Glamorgan, Wales - OWENS, THOMAS In Hereford, England - DAVIS, PURNELL

>My goodness I am even curious about Syliva....... who was she - sounds like >an amazing family connection:) Susan; There are 2 men on the list who are related to me...we share the same Town ancestors. My Sylvia was an amazing woman...she divorced her first husband a year after marrying him and having my grandfather, then went to from Geauga Co. to CA with her second husband and started another family. And this happened 110 years ago! <GG> Sandy.

Hi Sandy and Walt, I believe I'm the one who talked to Walt about a year ago and possibly with Sandy more recently. In either case I am extremely interested in the GATES/TYLER/TOWN lines. Stephen's first daughter by Julia TYLER, Hannah, married my gggrandfather, Lyman NORTON. Stephen's second daughter by Sylvia TOWN was Lucinda M. who married a David NORTON. I'm trying to connect Lyman and David NORTON. Jim Ryan, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandy McSpadden <mcpickle@stc.net> To: <OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 1999 6:01 AM Subject: Re: Sylvia TOWN > Walt; My GGrandmother, Sylvia Town, was named after her Great Aunt, Sylvia > Town Gates. Sylvia was the d/o Isaac Towne who named her in his will in > Onondaga Co.,NY. If you don't have this info let me know, as there is more. > I don't think you are the one that I wrote to...it was only a couple of > months ago, and this person didn't have much on her. > > Sandy. >

In a message dated 5/1/99 1:05:05 PM !!!First Boot!!!, mcpickle@stc.net writes: << Sylvia Town, was named after her Great Aunt, Sylvia Town Gates. >> My goodness I am even curious about Syliva....... who was she - sounds like an amazing family connection:) Happy Hunting! Susan PI (Ward) Searching. BEDFORD,BEUCUS, CHRISTENSEN, CASPER, HOCH, MICHEL, RETTBERG, WARD

Walt; My GGrandmother, Sylvia Town, was named after her Great Aunt, Sylvia Town Gates. Sylvia was the d/o Isaac Towne who named her in his will in Onondaga Co.,NY. If you don't have this info let me know, as there is more. I don't think you are the one that I wrote to...it was only a couple of months ago, and this person didn't have much on her. Sandy.

At 07:24 AM 5/1/99 -0400, Sandy McSpadden wrote: >Would the person who wrote to me about Sylvia (Town) Gates please write to me? >I have some new info. > >Sandy McSpadden. Sandy - I'm not sure it was I who wrote you about Sylvia TOWN Gates, but I corresponded with someone about her many months (> year) ago. Here is what I have for your information: Sylvia TOWN was born in Sep 1803. She married Stephen GATES, son of Isaac GATES [Jr.], circa 1823. She died in Sep 1894. She was buried at Young-Gates Cem., Middlefield, Geauga County, Ohio.<1> Sylvia was the second wife of Stephen GATES, who had married Julia TYLER circa 1811. <1>:V. and Grosvenor, J. Warren, A Monumental Work: Inscriptions and Interments in Geauga County, Ohio Through 1983 (Evansville, IN: Whippoorwill Publication, 1985). If you have more and better information (not difficult) :-) - I'd love to know more about Sylvia. ---------- Walt Newcomb - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <wnewcomb@bellatlantic.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.5.2 Comment: PGP Signed/Encrypted by WENewcomb iQA/AwUBNyPa01UmkvqBs+0BEQIReACfdVeNFBJg83GzGo78DIYzr1zAgmIAniA/ y6zie5MiUsyaCiVp323nzhMg =tM3r -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----------

Would the person who wrote to me about Sylvia (Town) Gates please write to me? I have some new info. Sandy McSpadden.

Nathaniel & Mary (Polly) KING MARBLE came to Geauga County about 1823 from Phellps, Ontario Co., N.Y. . Children (listed below) were born in Huntsburg, Geauga County, OHIO. Nathaniel & Polly were converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS in 1836 when they heard the Prophet Joseph Smith debate a local minister in Hunstville. The Kirthland Temple was completed in the Spring of 1836. They later moved to Spring Point & then Nauvoo, ILL. They had cousins living near by Nathaniel MARBLE [III]- 3rd Great Grandfather 25 Jan 1800 -- Conway,Franklin,MA MARRIAGE to: Mary Polly KING- 28 Feb 1802 Shrewsbury,Monmouth,New Jersey (Other marriages) -CHILDREN-------------------------- 3.Silas D. MARBLE-b. 1824 4.Amy Ann MARBLE-b. 1826 5.William Lorenzo MARBLE-b.1829 6.Horace MARBLE- b.1831 7.Joseph MARBLE- b.1833 8.Henry Lyman MARBLE- b.1836 9.Jane MARBLE- b.1838 10.Hyrum Austin MARBLE- b.1841 Anyone have family connections OR stories of the Church in Kirland or Huntsburg? jackie of thousand oaks,ca

I am looking for descendants of Benjamin King, b. 6 Nov, 1742 in Enfield, CT. He arrived in Hambden about 1810 with some of his children, and died there 26 Mar, 1837. I am particularly interested in the descendants of his son Hosea b. 16 Aug, 1778 in Enfield and died 9 Apr, 1853 in Sumpter Twp., WI. Jill Fyall Livesey Sahmim@aol.com

This is to let the Geauga Co. list members know that I will be out of town from tomorrow afternoon until Sunday night. Hopefully no problems will arise while I'm gone, as I won't be near a computer (don't know how I'll survive <g>). Things have been running smoothly (knock on wood) so I hope that will continue. "See" you all Sunday! Alice ------- USGenWeb Project County Coordinator for the following: Marshall Co. KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Geauga Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgeauga/geauga.html Seneca Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohseneca/seneca.html Clark Co. WA http://www.rootsweb.com/~waclark/clark.htm List owner for OHSENECA-L, OHGEAUGA-L & WACLARK-L

Diane- Do you know about the RYDERS of Portage/Geauga county? My GGGGrandparents were Dexter & Harriet (RIDER) ABBEY of Geauga county. Dexter was b. in Auburn, 18 Jul 1820, and I believe Harriet was born in 1823, probably in Chardon. Most of my ABBEY info comes from the family & a family history book, but I don't know much about the RIDERS/RYDERS. Saw a snippet in the FHC records showing that Harriet is the daughter of Rufus & Diane (HATHAWAY) RIDER. Haven't verified that, or figured if they were connected to the RYDERS of tavern fame. Looking forward to your response. Gregg Watts Bainbridge Island, WA

Sandy McSpadden sent this URL to the list a while back, I put it into my "add to" folder & forgot to add it to the Geauga Co. page. Try here: http://members.aol.com/oldmapsetc/ohio.html and I will get this site added later on today. Alice ------- USGenWeb Project County Coordinator for the following: Marshall Co. KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/genweb/marshall/ Geauga Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgeauga/geauga.html Seneca Co. OH http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohseneca/seneca.html Clark Co. WA http://www.rootsweb.com/~waclark/clark.htm List owner for OHSENECA-L, OHGEAUGA-L & WACLARK-L -----Original Message----- From: Judi Lee <julee@telusplanet.net> To: OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com <OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 8:59 PM Subject: Where is Newbury? >I have ancestors who were born in Newbury, Ohio. I have tried to find a >map of Geauga County with Newbury on it but have been unsuccessful. >Could someone please tell me where Newbury is? Where can I get a good >map of Geauga County? > >Judi Lee >Calgary, Alberta, Canada > >SurnameInterest: >US >SELLS - (Ohio, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky) BAUM -(Ohio) SMITH - (Geauga >Co,Ohio) >FERRIS - (Geauga Co., Ohio) FRANCIS - (Ohio) > > > > > >==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== >This list is for the discussion of Geauga County Ohio families & history > >

Judi---The Geauga County Engineer's Office, Chardon, OH 44024, has excellent maps at a nominal fee. I wrote another message about Newbury history to the list, as this is my favorite subject! Diane -----Original Message----- From: Judi Lee <julee@telusplanet.net> To: OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com <OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 11:57 PM Subject: Where is Newbury? >I have ancestors who were born in Newbury, Ohio. I have tried to find a >map of Geauga County with Newbury on it but have been unsuccessful. >Could someone please tell me where Newbury is? Where can I get a good >map of Geauga County? > >Judi Lee >Calgary, Alberta, Canada > >SurnameInterest: >US >SELLS - (Ohio, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky) BAUM -(Ohio) SMITH - (Geauga >Co,Ohio) >FERRIS - (Geauga Co., Ohio) FRANCIS - (Ohio) > > > > > >==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== >This list is for the discussion of Geauga County Ohio families & history > >

Newbury is my favorite subject! We lived there until 1995; my husband served as a township trustee, and I served on the Newbury School Board. I also wrote weekly columns on Newbury history for two local newspapers. Newbury is FULL of fascinating history. Off the top of my head, I remember that South Newbury in particular (along Ohio Route 44, south of Route 87) had many firsts, including the first kindergarten west of the Alleghenies, the first steam bath house, the first women's vote in Ohio, etc. First of all, and this is again off the top of my rapidly aging head, the township was founded about 1810 when Lemuel Punderson walked there from Connecticut (?). He stayed overnight in nearby Burton, then walked west a few miles till he came to a spectacular glacial lake. He claimed it for his own, and to this day it is still called Punderson Lake. (now a state park). It formed a township government in 1817. Most of the pioneering families came from Monson, Massachusetts, and from Connecticut. The land had been part of the Western Reserve. Punderson got busy and built a mill at the bottom of the lake, near what is now Pond Road in South Newbury, and he built a cabin there and eventually a sizable frame house (still standing). He also became an expert distiller, and had many distilleries at the south end of the lake. When the new State of Ohio contacted him about helping to route out a new north-south stagecoach highway through the area, Lemuel saw to it that the road went past each of his stills. To this day, the road winds dramatically through South Newbury. Lemuel, who was known for his generosity, was helping a neighbor when he contracted malaria, a common problem in the swampy southern part of the lake. He died, and is buried on the top of a knoll in South Newbury Cemetery, near what had been his millpond. South Newbury flourished during the mid 1800s. At that time, there were four distinct settlements in the township, one of which was called Fullertown, in the NW section of the township, but South Newbury was far and above the most prosperous. It had a cheese factory, tannery, etc. And a large brick church. Just before the Civil War, the church invited a local professor of nearby Hiram College, James A. Garfield, to come and speak. They somehow found out that Garfield was a strong abolitionist and also advocated things like immersion baptism, so they changed their minds and locked the church doors before he arrived. Undaunted, he went across the street (again, Route 44), and preached in a field. The townspeople, enraged at how he had been treated, decided to build a chapel on the site, dedicated to free speech. That little church, known as Union Chapel, still stands, lovingly maintained by a committee of volunteers. It was there that the Women's Suffrage Movement got a big boost. Newbury women were way ahead of their times. Many of them wore trousers, in protest of the confining clothes of the time. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and, I believe, Susan B. Anthony, (am not sure), spoke at Union Chapel. The Newbury women tried to vote in the 1876 (?) election, but the men got wind of their plan, and hired young boys to sit in the chapel all day and smoke, effectively keeping the ladies away. The women shamed the men for that, and the men relented for the next election. Several women cast their ballots, but the actual ballots mysteriously disappeared before they reached Columbus (Chardon?). One of the Suffragettes was Ellen Munn, daughter of a prominent family that included a Civil War hero. Ellen had the strange notion that daily baths were healthy, so she had a bath house built on her family's farm. The little building is still there. I could go on and on........like I said, this is my favorite topic! Newbury's most prominent citizen was A.G. Riddle, who served as a congressman, among many other things, and was a close friend and advisor to Abraham Lincoln. Lucky for us, he was also a dedicated historian, and wrote some outstanding histories, which can be found in the excellent local history room of Burton Public Library. Riddle wrote thumbnail biographies of many of Newbury's pioneers, and was a stickler for detail. I used to "live" in that room, since the library will not let such treasures circulate. I will answer whatever questions I can about Newbury history, again from what I can remember writing about, so please verify any details I give you. I can't do lookups or anything like that, unfortunately, but will try to help if I can. Diane Ryder, Columbus, OH -----Original Message----- From: Gregg Watts <gwatts@krl.org> To: OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com <OHGEAUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 9:15 AM Subject: Re: Where is Newbury? >Judi- >Newbury is in Newbury township, which is south of Chardon. If your map >shows the smaller routes, it's at the crossroads of rte. 87 and Auburn >Rd., about 2 miles west of the intersection of 87 & 44. There's a South >Newbury on 44, about a mile and a half south of this intersection. They're >right next to Punderson State Park, which should be on your map. I don't >know the history, but maybe the town sprung up near the Punderson Lake >that is part of the park. > >I use the state maps from DeLorme. The Ohio map should be available thru >bookstores (ISBN 0899332331). You can also check out the gov't maps that >should be avail. at larger libraries. If you have trouble finding a map, >let me know. > >Gregg Watts >Researching in Ohio: ABBEY, BISSELL, CALDWELL, DENSLOW, JUDD, McKAY, >OWENS, PERKINS, STOUT, WATTS, WITTER. >Others: EARP, ILER, PURNELL, TRANCHO. > > >On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Judi Lee wrote: > >> I have ancestors who were born in Newbury, Ohio. I have tried to find a >> map of Geauga County with Newbury on it but have been unsuccessful. >> Could someone please tell me where Newbury is? Where can I get a good >> map of Geauga County? >> >> Judi Lee >> Calgary, Alberta, Canada >> >> SurnameInterest: >> US >> SELLS - (Ohio, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky) BAUM -(Ohio) SMITH - (Geauga >> Co,Ohio) >> FERRIS - (Geauga Co., Ohio) FRANCIS - (Ohio) >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== >> This list is for the discussion of Geauga County Ohio families & history >> > > >==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== >Visit the Geauga Co. Ohio Web page at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgeauga/geauga.html > >

Judi- Newbury is in Newbury township, which is south of Chardon. If your map shows the smaller routes, it's at the crossroads of rte. 87 and Auburn Rd., about 2 miles west of the intersection of 87 & 44. There's a South Newbury on 44, about a mile and a half south of this intersection. They're right next to Punderson State Park, which should be on your map. I don't know the history, but maybe the town sprung up near the Punderson Lake that is part of the park. I use the state maps from DeLorme. The Ohio map should be available thru bookstores (ISBN 0899332331). You can also check out the gov't maps that should be avail. at larger libraries. If you have trouble finding a map, let me know. Gregg Watts Researching in Ohio: ABBEY, BISSELL, CALDWELL, DENSLOW, JUDD, McKAY, OWENS, PERKINS, STOUT, WATTS, WITTER. Others: EARP, ILER, PURNELL, TRANCHO. On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Judi Lee wrote: > I have ancestors who were born in Newbury, Ohio. I have tried to find a > map of Geauga County with Newbury on it but have been unsuccessful. > Could someone please tell me where Newbury is? Where can I get a good > map of Geauga County? > > Judi Lee > Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > SurnameInterest: > US > SELLS - (Ohio, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky) BAUM -(Ohio) SMITH - (Geauga > Co,Ohio) > FERRIS - (Geauga Co., Ohio) FRANCIS - (Ohio) > > > > > > ==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Geauga County Ohio families & history >

I have ancestors who were born in Newbury, Ohio. I have tried to find a map of Geauga County with Newbury on it but have been unsuccessful. Could someone please tell me where Newbury is? Where can I get a good map of Geauga County? Judi Lee Calgary, Alberta, Canada SurnameInterest: US SELLS - (Ohio, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky) BAUM -(Ohio) SMITH - (Geauga Co,Ohio) FERRIS - (Geauga Co., Ohio) FRANCIS - (Ohio)

David- "Portage Heritage" (1957) mentions a "Capt. Josiah Long, one of the 16 Nantucket sea captains who came to Portage County in 1850," and that he lived in Ravenna. Unfortunately that's all - no mention of family or offspring. Don't know if this is a help or not. Regards, Gregg Watts Researching in Portage/Geauga/Ashtabula: WATTS, OWENS, LINFOOT, DENSLOW, McKAY, ABBEY, BISSELL, COLLINS & KING On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, David Stipes wrote: > > Does anyone have info on Millie Jane LONG (my grandmother) and her twin > sister, Lillie LONG born Jan. 6, 1893 in Middlefield, Geauga CO.? > > Parents were Fremont D. LONG and Mary J. WHITE. What is their history? > Where did they go? Are any LONG family descendants living there? > > Millie Jane married my grandfather, David A. STIPE, date & location are > unknown. David may have been born 1875 to 1882 in Hamilton Co., OH. > > Can anyone confirm Millie's middle name was "Jane" > > P.S. I'm new at this, so any help or direction would be appreciated. > > > ==== OHGEAUGA Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Geauga County Ohio families & history >

Does anyone have info on Millie Jane LONG (my grandmother) and her twin sister, Lillie LONG born Jan. 6, 1893 in Middlefield, Geauga CO.? Parents were Fremont D. LONG and Mary J. WHITE. What is their history? Where did they go? Are any LONG family descendants living there? Millie Jane married my grandfather, David A. STIPE, date & location are unknown. David may have been born 1875 to 1882 in Hamilton Co., OH. Can anyone confirm Millie's middle name was "Jane" P.S. I'm new at this, so any help or direction would be appreciated.