Caretaker of Second Street Cemetery told a friend that he unearthed some markers and recorded them that he has not found on other lists. I will get his list and pass it on. J. Kelsey Jones MontRose Australian Shepherds and Farm montrose@npacc.net http://www.montroseaussies.com

Anyone related to Cordelia Jenks, born Jan/1835, died 12/15/1910; married Charles Nicholas Castleman son of Henry Castleman and Mary Frymire. Cordelia was from Tioga Co NY and Vestal, Broome Co NY. Children: Clarence B. Jasper H. Daniel William C. Frank That's all I have on her after her marriage. If anyone is related to the children, please let me know. Thanks. Gwen

Wills uploaded jointly with SAMPUBCO or independently and linked: Casper L. Conyn http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/albany/wills/v1a/conyn-casperl.txt Jacob Enders http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/albany/wills/v1b/enders-jacob.txt William O. Miller http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chautauqua/wills/v1/miller-williamo.txt Ebenezer S. Brown http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chautauqua/wills/v10/brown-ebenezers.txt Ebenezer Brown http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chautauqua/wills/v4/brown-ebenezer.txt John P. Hall http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/chautauqua/wills/v5/hall-johnp.txt John Rogers http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/dutchess/wills/others/rogers-john.txt James Harkness http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/monroe/wills/v5/harkness-james.txt Joshua Arthur http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/arthur-joshua.txt Hezekiah Rogers http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/rogers-hezekiah.txt Joseph Rogers http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/rogers-joseph.txt Obadiah Rogers http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/rogers-obadiah.txt Obadiah Rogers (different) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/rogers-obadiah2.txt Thomas Rogers http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/rogers-thomas.txt Paul Gaulin http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/washington/wills/v7a/gaulin-paul.txt John Morrow http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bradford/wills/morrow-john.txt William Nesbitt http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bradford/wills/nesbitt-william.txt USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb Over 1,500 wills linked! FREE ACCESS http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

No relationship to me, but found during a search and thought it might be of interest to some in Bradford County: Edwin Rood, Galena, IL. Two sisters in Bradford Co. http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljodavi/wills/wills1850.htm ROOD, Edwin of Galena dated Jan 5, 1850, proved June 24, 1850. To brother Orlin ROOD a certain mercantile house and merchandise in the town of Galena doing business as "Porter and Rood". Orlin ROOD to pay $1300 by Nov 21, 1851 to my brother Thomas D. ROOD of Milton, Chittenden Co., Vt. Orlin ROOD to pay annually for 3 years $266.2/3 to my sister Levira ROOD of Bradford Co., Pa. Orlin ROODto pay annually for 3 years $266 2/3 to my sister Eliza WARD and her children of Bradford Co. Pa. Wearing apparel to brothers Orlin ROOD and Thomas D. ROOD Executor: Orlin ROOD. Witnesses: Anna JONES of Chicago and Marcia A. JONES of Chicago. On June 17, 1850 a deposition of Anna JONES, age 52 years, who resides Chicago. She met with Rood on the Island of Cuba in Jan or Dec last and was there when he died. "I with my son and daughter was stopping at the same place the Town or Village of Guines near Havanna in Cuba with Mr Rood, and finding we were from the same State became intimately acquainted. Mr. Rood was an invalid, and anticipating a fatal result in his disease, directed his will to be drawn. A lawyer drew up the paper now shown, and said Rood having approved the same, signed his name thereto in presence of myself and several other persons, my son W. H. JONES, since dead being of the number. Deposition of Marcia A. JONES dated June 17, 1850, age 20 years, resides City of Chicago. I saw the will in January last at Guines, near Havanna on the Island of Cuba, where I was then attending an invalid brother. (page 11) -- Dick McCracken Towanda, PA Plan your Work... Work your Plan...

Does anyone know which page the picture of the Reveloutionay soldier is on. I just found out it may be a distant uncle. His name is Perceptor Wood. Thanks Roberta Dillin Sahr Wisconsin

Can anyone there suggest a site giving a brief history/explanation of the job of the 'mule boy' on various canals (especially the Erie, but I know there were others)? Or suggest an internet site or book? Thank you. Karyl Hubbard. karylh@yahoo.com

Hi All, I am forwarding this note for any of you who may be interested in reading the article it discusses. Joyce M. Tice > Subj: A story about Elmira > Date: 10/04/2003 10:09:48 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: bmckinney@americanaexchange.com (Bruce McKinney) > To: JoyceTice@aol.com > > Saturday evening in San Francisco at 7:41 pm PST > > Dear Ms. Tice: > > I run a website which is a database for researchers, historians, libraries, > book collectors and book dealers. > > We are <A HREF="http://www.americanaexchange.com/">http://www.americanaexchange.com/</A> > > Our database, which currently holds 437,000+ full text records is $10.00 a > month. We also publish a free online ezine – AE Monthly > > <A HREF="http://www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/aemonthly.asp">http://www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/aemonthly.asp</A> which can always be > found on the > upper right hand corner of our toolbar. > > In the just released issue of AE Monthly we include some complex material > that may be of interest to you and the many people who use the Tri-Counties > Genealogy & History Site. The articles, and there are 5 related pieces start > with a review and opinion of a book written by the Rev. David Murdoch who was > the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Elmira from 1851 to 1860. His > book, the Dutch Dominie of the Catskills, published in 1861, relates to the > Catskills region in New York State. He was the Dominie of the Dutch Reformed > Church of Catskill from 1841 to 1851. > > While in Elmira, the Rev. Dr. Murdoch had a falling out with the Trustees of > his church and in particular with Tracy Beadle, one of their Trustees. Rev. > Murdoch published a defense of his actions and an explanation as “The > Doctrine of Caiaphas” and we include the full text of this piece. It is > interesting. We also include the obituary of Rev. Murdoch, several obituaries of Tracy > Beadle and several later day pieces published by the two churches in Elmira > that play a role in this story. Of course the first is the First Presbyterian > Church. The other is what is now called the Lake Street Presbyterian Church > but which was in the early 1860s The Second Presbyterian Church. > > The primary article of this group is my piece on “The Dutch Dominie.” My > discussion is primarily about race issues. > > All of these pieces will soon be archived but will remain available to you > and your audience at no charge. > > I hope you will have an opportunity to read these pieces yourself. If you > agree or disagree I would like to know. I have no patent on accuracy and my > opinions, though carefully researched, are ultimately only my opinions. I can > be wrong. > > In particular if you have any other sources to suggest I research I will be > appreciative. > > Thanking you for taking the time to read this email I am > > Very truly yours, > Bruce McKinney > AE > <A HREF="mailto:bmckinney@americanaexchange.com">bmckinney@americanaexchange.com</A> > > >

Thanks to my dumpster-diving 85 year old mother, we have a family Bible that belonged to Chauncey Harding, who married Rachel Story in Richland County, Ohio, in 1833. He was born in 1801 in Pennsylvania, she was born in Maine. Both home counties were obliterated. There are children/grandchildren listed up to 1867. The Bible itself was printed in 1857. I'm not a genealogist, so I'm sure that those of you who are will forward this to the proper website. Their descandents may be interested in this, no charge at all. Thank you. Mike Tuccinardi (miketuch1@aol.com)

Hello Dick, "What in the world was a Fence Viewer?" In Colonial New England, each town held an annual meeting where town business was conducted. Officers for the upcoming year were elected, and participation at the meeting was nearly universal. Fence Viewers, Hogreeves, Deerreeves, Constables and all other public offices were elected, and were required to serve for a period of one year. Refusal resulted in a fine. A Fence Viewer generally was responsible for deciding the condition of all fences, reporting broken fences, issuing warnings to the fence owners, etc. In many areas, the office still exists today. It is always an unpaid job, but usually those appointed take on the civic responsibility in the name of public service. Dave Clark Belmont, NC _________________________________________________________________ Send instant messages to anyone on your contact list with MSN Messenger 6.0. Try it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com

Lots of hits on the web. Here an explanation of the role in VT. from http://www.shaftsbury.net/town_officers/appointed/fenceviewer.htm "Fence viewers played an active role in Vermont in the last century. Today, however, fence viewers are called upon to act only in limited situations. On occasion, the selectboard will call upon the fence viewers to examine a fence line between adjoining properties to determine what portion of the fence must be made, repaired, or maintained by each party. Fence viewers may also be asked to determine where a fence must be placed when a fence cannot be placed squarely on a property line." Three fence viewers are appointed by the selectboard each year. They must be qualified voters of the town and must be sworn into office. (24 V.S.A. 831,871) Fence viewers examine fences and other boundaries within the town when requested to do so by the selectboard. When called upon to act, the fence viewers must give notice to all interested parties, or their tenants or agents, of the time when they will examine the fence or line between adjoining lands, before they make a division relating to the fence or line. (24 V.S.A 3811) All decisions of the fence viewers must be certified and recorded with the town clerk. A decision so certified and recorded is valid against the parties and their heirs and assigns. (24 V.S.A. 3811) " The Nebraska "Fence Veiwer statute" is on the web at http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/farmmgt/nf390.htm

A fence viewer is an official similar to an electrical or plumbing inspector in today's terms. The duties include functional inspection of fences for animal restraint and, nowadays, legal requirements as to height, appearance, offset, and structural integrity. It's not as antique as you might think, Dick. I was Fence Viewer for the City of Marlborough, MA for a while, until last year. (And still am a Civil Constable.) I thought it was somewhat antique, myself. I quickly found that I had to bone up on civil law and be knowledgeably involved in minor civil disputes (And, it's unpaid.) dlm

From Heverly's Pioneer & Patriot Families: Judah Benjamin, 1794, appointed Constable for Wyalusing by the Luzerne County Court and in 1797, appointed a Fence Viewer. What in the world was a Fence Viewer? -- Dick McCracken Towanda, PA Plan your Work... Work your Plan...

Press Release Contact: Linda Young-Miller Jim Glimm/Local Heritage Project Director (607) 562-3407 lindenmark3@hotmail.com Towanda - Old-time fiddling, clogging, regional stories, songs and tall tales will light up Towanda’s historic Keystone Theatre on Sunday, November 2 at 2 p.m. at the Friends of the Bradford County Library Appalachian Heritage Concert. Featured performers include Mark Orshaw and his daughter, Laura, 15, of Athens, local storyteller Dr. Bonnie Kyofski, of Nelson, and the Cherry Flats Ridge Pluckers, of Tioga County. The Markell Family Cloggers, of Columbia Cross Roads will keep the show hopping with clogging demonstrations and young fiddle players from the region will showcase their talents. Tickets for the show are $5 and are available at the door. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Friends of the Bradford County Library Jim Glimm/Local Heritage Project. Concert organizer and independent producer Linda Young-Miller explained that the concert came about as part of a fund-raising effort to produce a documentary on the late Dr. James York Glimm and the regional stories and songs of north central Pennsylvania that he gathered and performed for over 25 years. Young-Miller will produce the documentary in partnership with the Friends of the Bradford County Library. The hour-long documentary will be geared for PBS and cable stations. A companion, 15-minute educational video will be provided free to elementary schools and public libraries throughout Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan counties. In September, Young-Miller was awarded a grant to defray pre-production costs through the Bradford County Regional Arts Council’s Pennsylvania Partners-in-the-Arts program. “When Mark Orshaw heard about the project, he volunteered to do a benefit concert to help raise funds to complete the project,” said Young-Miller. “In fact, all of the performers are volunteering their time. There’s a tremendous amount of interest in local heritage,” she continued, “and everyone has been very supportive. We’re looking forward to offering an afternoon that’s both fun and educational.” For more information on the Jim Glimm Heritage Project, contact Diane Sadler, Bradford County Library System at 570-297-2436 or e-mail lindenmark3@hotmail.com. The Glimm Heritage Project is supported by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Bradford County Regional Arts Council.

Wills uploaded jointly with SAMPUBCO or independently and linked: Orville W. Baker http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/jefferson/wills/v38/baker-orvillew.txt George Keeney http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/monroe/wills/v3/keeney-george.txt Merinda Gould http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/niagara/wills/v32/gould-merinda.txt Jacob P. Enders http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/schoharie/wills/v8/enders-jacobp.txt John J. Enders http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/schoharie/wills/vb2/enders-johnj.txt Peter Enders Jr. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/schoharie/wills/vf/enders-peter-jr.txt Dolphius Reynolds http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/wayne/wills/vn/reynolds-dolphius.txt Eliel Stevens http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bradford/wills/stevens-eliel.txt Robert Colborn http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/somerset/wills/will_colbornr.txt Benjamin Rush http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/somerset/wills/will_rushb.txt Over 1,500 wills linked! FREE ACCESS http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Is there anyone out there that is related to Daniel Jenks and his first wife Abigail Keeney? I am looking for direct line decendants. If your grandfather or grandmother or great grandparents are related by marriage to Daniel or Abigail from Vestal, Broome Co., NY then this applies to you. They lived in Tioga Co and then Broome Co. in the mid 1800's up to the 1870's. Some family names by marriage are: Castleman Noyes Hall Bowman Gorton Kilmer Jenner Norton Rounds Legg Truesdale Underhill Warwick Webster Whalen Blackman Valentine Moore That's all I have, if you are related, let me know. Thanks. Gwen

Has anyone ever been through the Orphans Court Records in the Tioga County Court House?? If so what information do you need to go through them?? I have a great grandmother that possibly was adopted and was wondering if this would a good place to look to see if she was a orphaned child and possibly adopted from and orphanage. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Lorie West Virginia laelabontefan18@cs.com

i am trying to find info on Thomas MORLEY born april 21 1769 in uk. died nov 11 1813 west auburn,pa, susquehanna county. i have found his grave in west auburn, but have no other info,except his children. any info would be appreciated,thanks. doug morley maciejewski, laporte,in.

I would like to know if anyone out there knows where Blanchard School is or was in Famington, Pa. My Grandmother Inez Calkins was the teacher there in the early 1900. I have picture of her and her students infrom of the school. You may E-mail me at gail@cmoo.com Thank You Gail Button

Wills uploaded jointly with SAMPUBCO or independently and linked: John VanWagoner - Greene co NY Jane McCulloch - Huntingdon co PA Dr. John McCulloch - Huntingdon co PA John A. Henderson - Huntingdon co PA Peter Burket Sr. - Huntingdon co PA Peter Cryder - Huntingdon co PA James Ingles - Madison co NY John Ammack - Tompkins co NY Eunice (Shaw) Shoemaker - Bradford co PA Libbeus Allen - Genesee co NY John Hugaboom - Greene co NY Gilbert Swan - Saratoga co NY Henry Swan - Saratoga co NY Nathan Gillett - Columbia co NY Sarah Allen - Jefferson co NY Christopher Perkins - Saratoga co NY John Rhoads - Ulster co NY Elizabeth Baldwin - Chemung co NY Henry F. Swan - Saratoga co NY John Henderson - Huntingdon co PA Over 1,500 wills linked! FREE ACCESS http://www.sampubco.com/wills/ Quick links to USGenWeb Archives and Rootsweb Message Boards for those wills. W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

I would like to search deed index of Tioga Co. 1830's - 1890's and find that the Family History Library does not have these on microfilm. Does anyone know where else I might obtain this index as I live in AZ. Interlibrary loan would work if there is a facility that has the index. Thank you, Barbara