It is my understanding that Fairfield Monthly Meeting, Indiana at one time included as many as seven Preparative Meetings. The central Fairfield Meeting was probably located near the present Fairfield Meetinghouse, evidently in Hendricks County. However, some of my ancestors were members of the Easton Preparative Meeting which was located near the present old Friends burying ground in the center of West Newton, in Marion County. As I remember, the Fairfield Meetinghouse is located five or six miles west of the old Friends burial ground in West Newton.---- Herbert Standing.

In a message dated 2/10/2005 10:02:49 PM Central Standard Time, Jeobowman@cs.com writes: > Hendricks County adjoins Marion Co, but am > also not aware of a county line change that would change the county the > Meeting > was located in. > Joyce, You are correct. According to Dollarhide in his census map guide, they never changed... from 1827 ?? forward... definitely 1830 forward, from his 10 year map. Anne

In a message dated 2/10/2005 9:10:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, treadway@netins.net writes: > <http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST690L> gives a > location in Marion County. Did the meeting or the county line move at some > point, or is one of these sources in error? Fairfield Monthly Meeting is located in Hendricks County--and has never been relocated that I ever heard of or could find anything about. The current Meeting house is old (1892)--and the building next door which used to be a school (now the parsonage) is older (1870). There is nothing in Heiss (Vol 6) or in "All Friends Meetings that are or ever have been in Indiana" (also by Heiss) to indicate a change of location. Hendricks County adjoins Marion Co, but am also not aware of a county line change that would change the county the Meeting was located in. Joyce Overman Bowman Indianapolis, IN

Following Willard Heiss' /Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana/, part 6, page 1, I have been citing Fairfield Monthly Meeting as being in Hendricks County. It has now been pointed out to me that Tom Hill's index at <http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST690L> gives a location in Marion County. Did the meeting or the county line move at some point, or is one of these sources in error? -- Dan Treadway P O Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

The January/February 2005 issue of The Penn Stater magazine (p. 25) includes an article about how attendance at morning and evening weekday chapel services, in addition to Sunday services, was mandatory for students at Penn State University [then, Pennsylvania State College] until 1927 [and Sunday services until 1930]. According to a letter written in 1924 by C. Mervin Palmer [my great uncle and a founder of State College Friends Meeting (which held its first business meeting January 17, 1925)], "the group of student Friends attending the Pennsylvania State College [had] been holding unofficial religious meetings on First-day during the college terms...". I'm curious what the Quaker students thought of the mandatory chapel attendance, how they coped with the conflict with Quaker discipline, and whether their Friends services were in addition to or in lieu of the mandatory services. Tina: Does the source for your article indicate whether attendance at other church services could substitute for the chapel services? Quaker-Rooters: Does anyone out there know of any Quaker Penn Staters who might remember those days? This could be useful for a piece I'm preparing about Mervin as part of a genealogical work about "The Descendants of Charles and Arletta Palmer", so any nuances or personal insights would be greatly appreciated! And long these lines... I've discovered that no official repositories seem to have the Friends Union's newsletters or other archives. [I've checked the Penn State library as well as the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore.] "Friends Union" was a sort of Quaker fraternity at Penn State started in 1920. I've seen a copy of one Friends Union newsletter and found it to be a unique source of valuable genealogical and historical information, but am afraid that a complete set may be lost to history. I'm certain that some members of this e-group must have inherited a set of these materials without recognizing their value... It would be of great service to the historical record if you could offer copies for donation to a library. I'd be very interested in receiving copies of whatever you might have which I would then be delighted to forward to the Penn State, Swarthmore and other Friends historical libraries! Jeff Palmer - jap@highstream.net * * * Quote of the Week: "A state too extensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism." -- Simon Bolivar, 1815 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/05

Also have to remind folks that the Quaker Meeting House is still there on Quaker Road (I think that's right). That was one of our favorite stops on Cape Cod while looking for traces of our Plymouth Colony ancestors Peter Gaunt and Thomas Butler who were in Plymouth about 1640. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Violet O. Guy" <vmguy@gmpexpress.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:57 PM Subject: Re: [Q-R] Records for MA > Stefanie: > > I have done research on Cape Cod; and Sturgis Library is a favorite! It > has the Lothrop Genealogy Room (Genealogy). and does have some of your > early colonist, some under the Mayflower Compact. We stay in Yarmouth, MA > and drive around and take the boat to the Islands. I have gone two times, > while my son has gone almost every year beginning in 1999. Most of our MA > ancestors are around Cape Cod and the Islands (Nantuacket & Martha's > Vineyard) > > http://home.capecod.net/~sturgis/ > Sturgis Library, Barnstable, MA (Cape Cod) > Lucy Loomis, Library Director > > Sturgis Library 3090 Main Street P.O. Box 606 Barnstable, MA 02630 > > PHONE (508) 362-6636 or 362-8448 or FAX (508) 362-5467 > > ****************** > > Most of my ancestors on Nantucket were Quakers, and we descend from > Tristram Coffin. The Libraries at Nantucket (NHA), Martha's Vineyard, and > Lyme are ones which we have used, also. We were even able to find our > ancestors in graves in East Lyme -- Sears & the Paddock, but some of the > very early are may at Plymouth, such as Richard Sears, the Pilgrim 1630 as > he is not in the Sears Graveyard in East Lyme. The Sturgis Library did > advise that we go to Plymouth for our Richard Sears to inquire about his > grave. > > I do have a CD "Early Vital Records of the Commonwealth of Massachussetts > to aboaut the year 1850 -- for Windows ann MacIntosh. It is cumberbsome, > so I have had it installed on the Hard Drive with an Icon. It is made by > Search-Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 I obtaind > mine through New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). > > http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ New England Historic Genealogical > Society > > http://www.nha.org/ Nantucket Historical Association > > QUAKER Meetings: Tom Hill, who on this mailing list will be able to help > you. He has published a book concerning the Quaker Meetings around the > country. > > Violet Moore Guy 02/08/2005 gis Library is an independent public library > in the Townstable, Massachusetts dedicated to serving local residents and > promoting the study of Barnstable County history, genealogy and maritime > c ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Stefanie" <CercaPenna@comcast.net> > To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:48 PM > Subject: [Q-R] Records for MA > > >> How would I find the records from the Dartmouth Massachusetts and >> Yarmouth Massachusetts area? Would Fall River, Massachusetts be part of >> the Dartmouth meeting in the 1700 and 1800's? In Yarmouth I am >> interested in the late 1600 to 1800. >> >> Thank you, >> Stefanie >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005 >> >> >> ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >> Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> >> > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Visit The Quaker Corner - http://www.rootsweb.com/~quakers > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005

Stefanie: I have done research on Cape Cod; and Sturgis Library is a favorite! It has the Lothrop Genealogy Room (Genealogy). and does have some of your early colonist, some under the Mayflower Compact. We stay in Yarmouth, MA and drive around and take the boat to the Islands. I have gone two times, while my son has gone almost every year beginning in 1999. Most of our MA ancestors are around Cape Cod and the Islands (Nantuacket & Martha's Vineyard) http://home.capecod.net/~sturgis/ Sturgis Library, Barnstable, MA (Cape Cod) Lucy Loomis, Library Director Sturgis Library 3090 Main Street P.O. Box 606 Barnstable, MA 02630 PHONE (508) 362-6636 or 362-8448 or FAX (508) 362-5467 ****************** Most of my ancestors on Nantucket were Quakers, and we descend from Tristram Coffin. The Libraries at Nantucket (NHA), Martha's Vineyard, and Lyme are ones which we have used, also. We were even able to find our ancestors in graves in East Lyme -- Sears & the Paddock, but some of the very early are may at Plymouth, such as Richard Sears, the Pilgrim 1630 as he is not in the Sears Graveyard in East Lyme. The Sturgis Library did advise that we go to Plymouth for our Richard Sears to inquire about his grave. I do have a CD "Early Vital Records of the Commonwealth of Massachussetts to aboaut the year 1850 -- for Windows ann MacIntosh. It is cumberbsome, so I have had it installed on the Hard Drive with an Icon. It is made by Search-Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 I obtaind mine through New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ New England Historic Genealogical Society http://www.nha.org/ Nantucket Historical Association QUAKER Meetings: Tom Hill, who on this mailing list will be able to help you. He has published a book concerning the Quaker Meetings around the country. Violet Moore Guy 02/08/2005 gis Library is an independent public library in the Townstable, Massachusetts dedicated to serving local residents and promoting the study of Barnstable County history, genealogy and maritime c ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefanie" <CercaPenna@comcast.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:48 PM Subject: [Q-R] Records for MA > How would I find the records from the Dartmouth Massachusetts and Yarmouth > Massachusetts area? Would Fall River, Massachusetts be part of the > Dartmouth meeting in the 1700 and 1800's? In Yarmouth I am interested in > the late 1600 to 1800. > > Thank you, > Stefanie > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005 > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >

How would I find the records from the Dartmouth Massachusetts and Yarmouth Massachusetts area? Would Fall River, Massachusetts be part of the Dartmouth meeting in the 1700 and 1800's? In Yarmouth I am interested in the late 1600 to 1800. Thank you, Stefanie -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005

On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 11:16:54 -0800 "Margaret Bates" <batescom@comcast.net> wrote: >Hello, > I'm new to the list and probably will be asking questions that >have been discussed before. Please excuse my ignorance. > Can anyone tell me how to research Quakers in Kansas? I've been >looking without success. > Many thanks for any help you can give me. > Margaret Margaret, Some suggestions: Jerry Richmond has a page listing published sources of Quaker records, including entries for several Kansas meetings: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jrichmon/quaker/qksrcsec.htm>. That will let you know what's available--then you can check your favorite libraries. Another way to find out what's available beyond the internet is to search the online catalogs of large genealogical collections, such as <http://www.loc.gov/>, <http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/>, or <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp>. There are several online search engines dedicated to genealogy. My favorite is <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi>. And there's always <http://www.google.com/>. Last but by no means least, if you haven't already asked on this list please do try that. There are nearly 800 subscribers to this list, so the chances are pretty good that someone here knows something. Give as much specific information as you can, and see who pipes up! -- Dan Treadway P. O. Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

Hello, I'm new to the list and probably will be asking questions that have been discussed before. Please excuse my ignorance. Can anyone tell me how to research Quakers in Kansas? I've been looking without success. Many thanks for any help you can give me. Margaret

Dear Fellow Searchers: Can you tell me what to do? I found what I believe is my 3 g grandfather-William H. Hopkins-I found him using genealogy .com. It says he is listed in the Index of Wills & Inventories, vol III, Salem Co. page 1183.522Q, Inv 1858 How do I get the information? Is this volume in big libraries like the Newbury in Chicago? Do I write the Historical Society in Salem, NJ? Thanks for any tips you can give me. Lost, E V Hoffman

Apologies to Elizabeth, to whom I sent this privately earlier, for the duplication. On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:37:46 EST DaveBetsiMcKay@aol.com wrote: >I knew my family had also stopped off in KY and that they had helped >found a >Methodist Church in IL; thanks to you I now appreciate knowing that >this was >typical of the resettlement there. How did you know that? >Do you know why they lapsed in KY after keeping their faith for so >many >frontier miles and decades? Quaker awareness of the evil of slaveholding expanded greatly in the 25 years leading up to the Revolution. Some Quakers who moved to North Carolina in the 1750s and 1760s held slaves. By the 1780s or so, when Kentucky was being settled, slaveholding was cause for disownment. Because of this, my guess is that they didn't especially value their Quaker membership at the time they moved to Kentucky, as there were no other Quakers there, nor likely to be while slavery continuted. As far as I know, there were no Quaker meetings in Kentucky until after the Civil War. (A quick search at www.quakermeetings.com shows three monthly meetings have existed in Kentucky, and none before 1960.) -- Dan Treadway P O Box 72 Gilbert IA 50105 treadway@netins.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/treadway/

Hello Mr. Standing-- You are absolutely right, as far as I know, in what you have corrected and expanded from my earlier note. I had send in a correction on the cemetery name being Dickerson which apparently did not get printed. I knew my family had also stopped off in KY and that they had helped found a Methodist Church in IL; thanks to you I now appreciate knowing that this was typical of the resettlement there. How did you know that? Do you know why they lapsed in KY after keeping their faith for so many frontier miles and decades? Is it acceptable to use this Quaker site for family heritage when the families are no longer Quaker? I am new here. The Dickinson Historical cemetery is still active; Lucille Mendenhall was buried there in 2003; the most recent Carr in 1997, and I plan to carry on that tradition. Thank you for sharing your information. Elizabeth Carr McKay

Abraham sounds to me like someone who was born a Friend, and still technically had a membership, but has taken up the ways of "the world." That might explain his use of "church" and his reference to his father (presumably) as "worthy Old Don. My sense is that a lot of young people who were birthright members didn't especially value their membership and rather enjoyed outraging their elders in some way and getting disowned. Tom Hamm >Dear Subscribers: > > > >I am new to genealogy and after reading the postings on his site for awhile >now, I see how knowledgeable folks are who subscribe here. Therefore, I >have a question for you. I have old letters from an ancestor-Abraham >Tuckniss , written in 1785, April 24, in Philadelphia. In the letter he >says : ". the reason for my embargo is because I did not go to Church this >Morng. & indeed my clothes are too bad to go-This excuse I pleaded to my >worthy Old Don but he is so overstock with Religion that it had no weight." >Now, when I went to the Burlington Historical Society to try to research my >NJ/Phil. Ancestors the kind librarian, Mrs. Hoffman, ( no relation to me) >told me that he could not have been referring to a Quaker service since they >did not use the word "Church." Now, I did find one reference to Abraham >Tuckniss in the Quaker records of Philadelphia and that was to his being >disassociated in 1787 because he wanted to "practice the art of war." So, I >know he was with the Quakers until then. Did Quakers attend other churches >while still Quaker members? The other letter passed down through the years >from him was written in 1790 from Demerera ( British West Indies). Was >there a big Quaker settlement there? I guess he went to fight for the >British but I have no idea. There is no mention of him again that I can >find. > > > >My 3g grandma was Ann Tuckniss. I assume Abraham was her much older >brother, but I do not know. His letters are addressed to a sister Mary, not >Ann, so that is curious. > > > >Anyway, I have enjoyed learning through this site and maybe someone can clue >me in as to why he used the word "Church"! > > > > > >E V Hoffman > > > >==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

There are many possible explanations. Tuckniss may have been a Quaker, but was no longer a member when he wrote that letter. It's true that "church" is not a word that Quakers used when referring to the building in which they worshipped, the congregation as a body or the religious services held in the meetinghouse on First Day (Sunday) or Fifth Day (Thursday). In all cases, the word "meeting" sufficed. But that might have varied when a Quaker was addressing a non-Quaker. I am a member of a Friends meeting myself and have had the experience of people saying "Huh?" when I made a reference to "meeting." I often use the word "church" because I know that will be understood. Early Quakers would not have varied their language that way, feeling it was important to be consistent no matter whom they were dealing with. But practice has relaxed a lot (a LOT!) over the centuries. Anyone else have another possible explanation? Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byron Hoffman" <bhoffman@nc.rr.com> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:09 AM Subject: [Q-R] re: the word "church" > Dear Subscribers: > > > > I am new to genealogy and after reading the postings on his site for awhile > now, I see how knowledgeable folks are who subscribe here. Therefore, I > have a question for you. I have old letters from an ancestor-Abraham > Tuckniss , written in 1785, April 24, in Philadelphia. In the letter he > says : ". the reason for my embargo is because I did not go to Church this > Morng. & indeed my clothes are too bad to go-This excuse I pleaded to my > worthy Old Don but he is so overstock with Religion that it had no weight." > Now, when I went to the Burlington Historical Society to try to research my > NJ/Phil. Ancestors the kind librarian, Mrs. Hoffman, ( no relation to me) > told me that he could not have been referring to a Quaker service since they > did not use the word "Church." Now, I did find one reference to Abraham > Tuckniss in the Quaker records of Philadelphia and that was to his being > disassociated in 1787 because he wanted to "practice the art of war." So, I > know he was with the Quakers until then. Did Quakers attend other churches > while still Quaker members? The other letter passed down through the years > from him was written in 1790 from Demerera ( British West Indies). Was > there a big Quaker settlement there? I guess he went to fight for the > British but I have no idea. There is no mention of him again that I can > find. > > > > My 3g grandma was Ann Tuckniss. I assume Abraham was her much older > brother, but I do not know. His letters are addressed to a sister Mary, not > Ann, so that is curious. > > > > Anyway, I have enjoyed learning through this site and maybe someone can clue > me in as to why he used the word "Church"! > > > > > > E V Hoffman > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Quaker-Roots Archives - Search List Messages From 1996 On > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

Dear Subscribers: I am new to genealogy and after reading the postings on his site for awhile now, I see how knowledgeable folks are who subscribe here. Therefore, I have a question for you. I have old letters from an ancestor-Abraham Tuckniss , written in 1785, April 24, in Philadelphia. In the letter he says : ". the reason for my embargo is because I did not go to Church this Morng. & indeed my clothes are too bad to go-This excuse I pleaded to my worthy Old Don but he is so overstock with Religion that it had no weight." Now, when I went to the Burlington Historical Society to try to research my NJ/Phil. Ancestors the kind librarian, Mrs. Hoffman, ( no relation to me) told me that he could not have been referring to a Quaker service since they did not use the word "Church." Now, I did find one reference to Abraham Tuckniss in the Quaker records of Philadelphia and that was to his being disassociated in 1787 because he wanted to "practice the art of war." So, I know he was with the Quakers until then. Did Quakers attend other churches while still Quaker members? The other letter passed down through the years from him was written in 1790 from Demerera ( British West Indies). Was there a big Quaker settlement there? I guess he went to fight for the British but I have no idea. There is no mention of him again that I can find. My 3g grandma was Ann Tuckniss. I assume Abraham was her much older brother, but I do not know. His letters are addressed to a sister Mary, not Ann, so that is curious. Anyway, I have enjoyed learning through this site and maybe someone can clue me in as to why he used the word "Church"! E V Hoffman

Chuck Robinson, West Branch MM in Oneida was formerly named New Hartford MM and included a New Hartford (originally Bridgewater) PM from 1828-1865: http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST1960L The records have been microfilmed in the LDS system, but I do not know if they have yet been indexed in the on-going New York YM project. If so, that would be in the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore. I cannot identify any meetings in Osceola or Oceana County, Michigan. Perhaps the monthly meeting was in a nearby county. Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.com www.quakermeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: Charles Robinson [mailto:charles2549@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Thursday, 03 February 2005 5:54 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Erastus Smith; Nancy Ella Smith Trying to find information on Erastus Smith from New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Born to Hamilton and Lucy Smith in the 1830s and died in Oceana County, Michigan. Nancy Ella Smith vanished or absconded from Osceola County. Michigan with another man in 1895. May have had one son, Will Smith, after her departure. I have Ella born in Franklin, Lenewee County, Michigan in 1860. She married Elon Boyce in 1873. In 1884 Elon and Ella were in Forest City, Iowa. In 1889 the couple was back in Evart, Osceola County, Michigan. I also have her on the Richmond Township, Osceola County Census for 1880. The household was Elon and Ella Boise. She states that she was born in Iowa, but her marriage license states Michigan. Thanks Chuck Robinson

Try my Index of Monthly Meetings in North America: http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_display?MeetingName=&County=lenawee &StateOrProvince=&generalSearchWord= [one-line web address for all Lenawee County meetings] I remind you that my database lists no individuals, but you can obtain LDS microfilm reel numbers for genealogy research through your nearest Family History Center or perhaps on-line. The Evangelical Friends of Raisin Quarterly Meeting have allowed most of their records to be microfilmed. Others on this list may have researched your family. Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.com www.quakermeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: Charles Robinson [mailto:charles2549@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Wednesday, 02 February 2005 5:31 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] MMs Held in Raisin Township Michigan Trying to find information on the Monthly Meetings held by the Quakers in Raisin Township, Lenewee County, Michigan. I'm looking for Isaac and Clara Boyce in particular. Elon Boyce, more than likely, became a member of either the Presbyterian Church or was affiliated with Pentecostal movement. Chuck Robinson

Fran West, My Index of Monthly Meetings in North America <www.quakermeetings.com> tries to identify every Friends monthly meeting for business that has ever existed in North America. I once tried to find some Quaker locations across the Lake from Vermont in Plattsburgh, NY, but I had not left enough time to run down the leads. About all I learned was that Peru MM had several locations south of Plattsburgh. The Hicksite branch of Peru MM <http://www.quakermeetings.com/viewRecord_display?anID=TST1422L> seems to have survived the longest. For Vermont meetings (settled from New York for the most part), follow this lead: http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_display?MeetingName=&County=&StateO rProvince=verm&generalSearchWord= For New Hampshire (settled from the south), see http://www.quakermeetings.com/search_display?MeetingName=&County=&StateO rProvince=hampsh&generalSearchWord= Tom Thomas C. Hill 425 Walnut Street, Suite 1800 Cincinnati, OH 45202 U.S.A. e-mail: tomhill@nuvox.com www.quakermeetings.com -----Original Message----- From: SwftOtter@aol.com [mailto:SwftOtter@aol.com] Sent: Monday, 31 January 2005 11:51 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Q-R] Quakers in NH and VT. Hi, after 15 years of searching for our Samuel West line in NY state and not getting anywhere we found out this Sat. that the family line that he has a DNA match to were Quakers that fought in the Rev. War. This might explain why we have hit so many dead ends. Would anyone happen to know the names of the Monthly Meetings that were in NH and VT in the 1700s to 1810? We know Samuel was born between 1755-1767 and he married a Quaker named Margaret Jenkins, she was dismissed in 1789 from the Oblong M.M. in Dutchess Co NY for her marriage to him and then she was reinstated in 1798 and she took a certificate to Danby M.M. in NY. The line that the DNA matched up to (actually he had 3 DNA matches) is a Daniel Gilman West b.abt 1747 in Kingston NH, he is son of Daniel West & Elizabeth Gordon. Many of the West families connected to these Wests were also Quakers that fought in the Rev. War. It was a very interesting book we found at the genealogy Library in Lansing MI. This is the "clue' we have been looking, now to find out what M.M. they belonged to is our next project. To the best of our knowledge Samuel was no longer a Quaker otherwise why would Margaret be dismissed for her marriage to him. We are working on this Daniel m. to Elizabeth as a possible set of parents as the list of their children is not complete. The names of children born between 1752 and 1769 are not known and that range fits with the approximate age of Samuel West and that of a William Barber West that he co-owned land with in Plattsburgh NY in 1792. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for listening Fran West Rockford, MI

Trying to find information on Erastus Smith from New Hartford, Oneida County, New York. Born to Hamilton and Lucy Smith in the 1830s and died in Oceana County, Michigan. Nancy Ella Smith vanished or absconded from Osceola County. Michigan with another man in 1895. May have had one son, Will Smith, after her departure. I have Ella born in Franklin, Lenewee County, Michigan in 1860. She married Elon Boyce in 1873. In 1884 Elon and Ella were in Forest City, Iowa. In 1889 the couple was back in Evart, Osceola County, Michigan. I also have her on the Richmond Township, Osceola County Census for 1880. The household was Elon and Ella Boise. She states that she was born in Iowa, but her marriage license states Michigan. Thanks Chuck Robinson