This JOSEPH RICH, my GrGrGrandfather, reported to have been born in Germany, then turned up in Monroe Co. Illinois in an area called New Design. He married a RACHEL HILTON (my GrGrGrandmother) Oct 30, 1823 (where ?) - she died May 15, 183(?) and is buried in the New Design Cemetery. Joseph remarried to ELIZABETH JARRARD, March 4, 1843 (where ?). In a publication by the Monroe County Genealogical Society titled "Minutes of Fountain Creek Baptized Church of Christ - Friends to Humanity - Monroe County, Illinois, 1820 - 1870", Joseph RICH joined this church Sep 12, 1823 & was baptized Sep 21, 1823 and stayed active in this church, being called to act as Deacon Jun 12, 1841. In 1853, Joseph RICH was appointed as superintendent of the Sabbath School established there in New Design and remained until 1867 when he removed from and went to Missouri (where ?). Children of Joseph Rich & Rachel Hilton: ANDRESS (Andrus or Andrew) RICH (my GrGrandfather), born May 14, 1832, in Monroe Co. Illinois, left Illinois by wagon train in 1864, homesteaded in Chambers Prarie, Thurston County, Washington. He died Feb 4, 1906 in Washington. He was married to Margaret Hannah Francis. MARTHA RICH, born Feb 15, 1835 - died Sep 7, 1836 - buried New Design cemetery. RACHEL RICH, born Apr 19, 183(?) - died Nov 19, 1837 - buried New Design cemetery. Have information on descendants of Andress RICH, if interested, Email me at <dosandy@ite.net>. I am seeking further information on: JOSEPH RICH, RACHEL HILTON, ELIZABETH JARRARD (Note: the 1850 Fed Census for Monroe Co. has place of birth as Virginia for Eliz Rich, wife of Jos Rich. Thanks, and any info whatsoever will be appreciated. Andy - Guam USA [Where America's Day Begins] member - Rich Family Assoc

Helen: To this day the ancestry, origin and arrival date of Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod remains unknown. Craig Rich helen gregory wrote: > Dear Kinfolk, > It's been many years since I've contact with RFA. You printed an > article about our trip to Leez Priory, Vol. XX, Issue 2, 1985, page 17, > and another by my friend D. Eyde from the Smithsonian, about Uncle > William Rich, Botanist. > > Today, for an article I am writing, I need to know: > > The DATE that our first ancestor, Richard Rich, arrived in America; his > birth and death dates, where he lived and is buried. > ALSO, Was he born at Leez (Leighs) Priory, and is he the SON of Lord > Richard Rich(e), the man who founded Felsted School for Boys ? AND > what was Lord Richard to King Henry VIII? I need to know this very soon. > > I must have had the following information at one time, because I sent > this information to Julia Rich Hogan back in the mid-80's. Later, if you > can fill in the other birth, marriage, death dates, etc that I don't > have, I'd be most appreciative. > > Richard Rich and Sarah Roberts > Richard Rich and Anna Mulford > Richard Rich and Hannah Doane > Obadiah Rich and Pricilla Rich (a Rich by birth) > Obadiah Rich and Salome Lombard > Salome Rich and James Talbot Hutton(her bro. William is Botanist > William Rich Hutton & Mary Augusta Hutton (WRH-Civil Engineer) > b 3-21-1826 d 12-11-1905 m 8-21-1855 b 1-7-1826 d 1-6-1915 > Ellen Elizabeth Hutton and William St.Clair Caulfield > b 11-3-1865 d 12- -1960 m 1-26-1896 b d 5-26-46 > John Paul Caulfield & Helen Schaumann Schmidt > b 7-22-1902 d 12-28-1959 m 10-21-1936 b 9-20-1917 d 11-06-56 > **ME* Helen Caulfield * & James John Madine > b 8-10-38 m 11-30-57 b 7-17-33 d 11-26-93 > Helen Schaumann Madine & Everette Bruce Wilsie > b 9-25-57 m 5-20-78 b 5-11-50 > Ross Caulfield Wilsie b 3-24-79 (at VA TECH!!!) > Julia Hutton Wilsie b 6-17-82 (will go to UVA) > > Please let me know about our first ancestor, Richard Rich, and date of > his arrival in America,etc., as soon as possible. Thanking you in > advance I remain, > Helen Caulfield Madine Gregory (540) 473-2482 > (Mrs. Liniel G. Gregory, Jr.) I remarried 10-17-98 > "Forest Oak" > 911 Blacksburg Road > Fincastle, VA 24090-0526

I was wondering if anyone on the list knows of web site for descendants of Charles C. Rich the Mormon Pioneer and Apostle of the LDS Church. I was told there was, from someone in my family, but have had no luck finding it. They have a reunion every year, in fact, I used to attend them as a child, but my mother has lost track of everything and I am trying to pick up where she left off. Thanks in advance, Jill Holmes/CA

Hi, I haven't posted in quite a while so thought I would try again. I know VERY little about the RICH side of my family, but here goes. My G Grandfather was Alexander Robertson Russell RICH who married Mary Theresa Burke November 8, 1889 in Oil City, Venango, PA. They had 5 children, Fred, Edith, Katherine, Mary and Hannah. Hannah is my grandmother, marrying Frank Charles WALLACE. >From IGI records I find Alexander Robertson Russell RICH the son of John Street RICH and Hannah ROBERTSON. Alexander was born July 2, 1862 per the OGO record, in Fonthill, Welland, Ontario. If this matches with anything anyone else has I would very much appreciate hearing from you. Thanks, Hannah Sutton

looking for the family of paul and bethia rich marr. in mass in 1733, several of there sons migrated to new york state, 3 in particular william,jonathon and paul jr. had a son paul born around 1780-1790. my paul rich b-1790 married a mary odell around 1810,1815 in the same area as the rich sons lived ,hamilton co. n.y. im looking for someone who has record of a paul born to one of these sons and who married a mary odell there by lake pleasant hamilton,montgomery co,n.y. there all in cencus 1800.1810,1820 etc,etc,. dave. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

Can someone on the list give me information on Isaac Rich (died 1787) and his wife Margaret of Rowan/Davie Co., NC? Isaac's will named his wife Margaret and three children John, Ann, and Sarah. Isaac is buried in the Eaton's Church Cemetery in present day Davie Co., NC. This is what I need: 1) Isaac and especially Margaret's approximate birth date 2) Margaret's death date, place of death, and place of burial 3) Margaret's second marriage if she had one after Isaac died Isaac and Margaret's daughter Sarah and her husband John Bowlby Palmer came to Franklin Co., TN in the early 1820s. His is one of the two oldest tombstones in the Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Franklin Co., TN. John B. Palmer had come to Franklin County with his daughter Margaret Palmer Weddington and her husband Eli Bradshaw Weddington, who were married in Rowan Co., NC May 16, 1815. Eli B. Weddington purchased land not far from the Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in 1822 in FCT. These are the inscriptions on the two oldest tombstones (placed next to each other) in the Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery and the wording on these two stones is unique to them only (no others around them have this style wording): In memory of John B. Palmer who departed this life Oct 1825 Aged 54 years [born 1771] In memory of Margaret Pennington who departed this life May 1825 Aged 69 years [born 1756] John Bowlby Palmer made his will June 30, 1825 in Franklin Co., TN. In it he named his wife Sarah and three daughters Margaret Weddington, Eliza Palmer, and Hannah Weddington, his grandson John P. Weddington, and his granddaughter Sarah R. Weddington. Hopefully, someone on the Rich-list will be able to help me find who Margaret Pennington was. Thank you. Joy Q. Gallagher Winchester, Franklin Co., TN

I noticed Rootsweb has moved the RSL to a new server. Here's the new location: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi Just type in the RICH surname and you're off and running. -- Craig Rich

Greetings! The RICH-L list has been fairly quiet lately, but we've had 5 or 6 new members join just since the new year so I thought I'd welcome them and say hello to all the rest of you. I started this list in the fall of 1997 and for a few weeks I was the only member. (Boy, did it get boring!) Tonight, I went back and tracked our growth and it looks like this: 7 FEB 1998 -- 100 members 14 DEC 1998 -- 172 members 14 MAR 1999 -- 204 members 15 AUG 1999 -- 252 members As you can see we've leveled off a bit. We currently have 262 Rich researchers on the list, representing most areas of the US and other points on the globe. Many of us (like me) descend from Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod, while many others have southern Rich roots. I notice several of you are also checking out GenForum's Rich list at: http://genforum.familytreemaker.com/rich/ And several of you are listing your Rich surname and others at Rootsweb's Surname List Finder at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/rsl?rich And many of us are members of the Rich Family Association at P. O. Box 142, Wellfleet, MA 02667. If you're not a member, you should really consider it. It's only $20 for new members, then $15 annually. The RFA newsletter "Kinfolk" is worth the price of membership, not to mention the contacts, the information and the annual reunion. As a life member, I am especially proud that the RFA allowed me to design and maintain their official web page at: http://www.richfamilyassociation.org Watch the RFA web page in the future. Decisions are being made regarding content and links. Hopefully, some day it will be the quintessential resource for RFA members throughout the world. All of this amounts to a lot of work and effort going into the Rich line which will, undoubtedly, lead to new discoveries. Your contributions to this mailing list are a very important part of this camaraderie Please remember to continue to post your inquiries and answer each other's questions ON THE LIST, if appropriate, rather than by personal e-mail so all of us can share in the information. Also, if you've posted your Gedcom or put your ahnentafel (family tree) on a web page, please let us know so we can take a look at it. You may hold the missing link for someone! PS: here's my Rich line: Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod Thomas Rich John Rich James Rich Belden R. Rich Noah Rich Noah Rich (Moved to Michigan) Edward Belden Rich Charles Loase Rich Charles Edward Rich Craig Robert Rich (Me, still in Michigan) -- Craig Rich crich@macatawa.org (home) Hey, I finally redesigned my personal web page at: http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/ My ahnentafel is at: http://www.macatawa.org/~crich/famtree.htm Advertising Sales Consultant, Grand Rapids Business Journal Mayor ProTem/City Council Member - Holland, MI/USA Scuba Diver, Wreck Searcher, Researcher Genealogist, Listowner: MAYFLOWER-L and RICH-L mailing lists

to the Rich list: I am descended from John Rich born 16Jun1751 in Chatham, Ct. This family moved to Washington Co. NY and later to Reading Steuben Co. NY (now in Schuyler Co.) My problem is this: In all of the Rich Association papers I have gone through, I have found almost no mention of this branch of the family. We did not drop off the face of the earth, really. Another problem, my house burned on Xmas day of 1998 and with it nearly all of my genealogical records ie; correspondence, copies of wills, land records, cemetery records , etc. If there are any members of ths branch of the family on this mailing list, I would really appreciate hearing from you and, hopefully, help me to replace all these records. Thank you all and I am looking forward to hearing from you. Mary

>There are about 20 Rich (tto many to listhere) who sued to obtain >Cherokee citizenship in the late 1800's, claiming they were of Cherokee >descent! There is a huge, complete full name index of all these people >at http://members.aol.com/rarebk/ There were about the same number of RICH individuals who filed applications in 1904 to share in a fund provided by the government to compensate Eastern Cherokee Indians and their descendants, all claiming to be descendants of a Polly Hooker Rich. All were rejected because not enough documentation was provided. Most of these filings were from residents of Clay Co., Jackson Co., Overton Co., Tenn. and Monroe Co., Ky. These can be found in the LDS Family History Library Catalogue under United States, Cherokee, as I recall. These applications contain a wealth of genealogical information. Carl Cason, Bothell, Washington email: ccason@compuserve.com

Hello all, I am looking to corospond with others connected to: William Holmes b.1817 Ga. married: March 25,1842 in Habersham,Co.Ga. Lucy Ann Rich b.1826 Ga. William is said to possibly have been the s/of Ezekiel Holmes and Lavina___________? Who is Lucy's parents? Children of William and Lucy are: 1. Emilia b.1846 2. Sarah b.1848 3. Martha b.1850 4. Lavina B. b.Dec.1852 5. Amanda J. b.1854 6. James b.1859 Thanks for any and all help! Debra dcrowell@tvn.net

There are about 20 Rich (tto many to listhere) who sued to obtain Cherokee citizenship in the late 1800's, claiming they were of Cherokee descent! There is a huge, complete full name index of all these people at http://members.aol.com/rarebk/ I also found a surname index to another Cherokee book at the site, an old book, supposedly rare, called Old Cherokee Families and their genealogy, with a lot of English names. There is some Creek Indian genealogy info as well. If you go there to the sites main page, click on the Booklists page, and then slowly scroll down past some old genealogy book titles until you get to the Cherokee section. There are some Cherokee genealogy books there, and at least two of them has this complete index posted. Quite fascinating! Jeremy ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

looking for a paul rich b-1711 who married a bethia colburn 1714- in 1733 in middlesex,mass. paul was son of john rich. bethia was daughter of a daniel colburn. suspect paul and bethia had 5 boys. a william paul jr. thadeus jethmael jonathon-1740 all born 1730-1745. need to veriffy if these are coorct children for these parents. i believe the jonathon and william migrated to hamilton co. n.y. in 1805 from mass. need help!!! im trying to connect my paul rich b1790 n.y. to this family. dave... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com

Ihave rich relatives in michigan during that time frame and area as well. silas rich is in lapeer co. 1850- 1899. his wifes family the gorton's were in macomb co. i checked mich. 1870 cencus there's no aldis rich. also checked 1830 macomb co. and found none. the hyrum rich relative you mentioned is listed in new york state in 1811 in st. lawrence co. son of divan rich. town of norkolk in book Our county and its people, a history of st, lawrence co. by gates curtis page 625. i have traced my paul rich to hamilton co. 1820 there is a huge rich family there but no aldis so far. st. lawrence co. is just north of hamilton co. good luck...dave __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com

Looking for information on John Lewis Seur's Rich born in Mt. Vernon, ME in 1840, married Deborah C. Boynton. Children Aneurian, John L, Flora and Elsie (m. Louis Irish). Moved to Wisconsin. Any help appreciated. spence@ime.net

I am researching my family in the State of Michigan. One of our family lines is the RICH surname. Aldis Lowell RICH, was born on 18 Oct 1816 in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont. The 18 40 Census in Michigan shows an A. RICH living in Oakland County, Mich. I have an IGI Record which shows Aldis has a relative named Hyrum S RICH. I have another IGI record which shows that Aldis L. RICH married a Mariah FARR 4 May 1841 in Macomb County Mich. Another IGI record shows that my gggrandmother Laura Olivia RICH was b 26 May 1844, in Macomb County Michigan and shows her father as Aldis Lowell Rich Sr. and mother Meriah FARR. The 1850 Mich Fed. Census shows the Aldis L. RICH family still living in Macomb County, Mich. Can any one help expand on this RICH family line? Thanks. Bill.

I am still looking for info on Eliza (Lizzie) Jane Rich (Riche) Rogers. She was from the GA, NC, TN, area. The family was part Cherokee, Black Dutch from Holland. Father: ? Rich. She married a ? Rogers. Her children were Elizabeth Rogers Cook. My great grandmother. Her other children were Dempsy Rogers, Elvira Rogers, Ronnie Rogers, Eligar (Liga) Rogers, Amanda Rogers Fox Young. All from the East, TN, NC area. If you have any information on this line of Rich, Rogers anything will be deeply appreciate as I am at a brick wall. I would like to know of my great grandmothers family, who she married and so on. Thank you for your time, Jerry Nan E-mail JR Nan 1 @aol.com

Josiah Stone was m. to Elizabeth Stone and I am trying to find Elizabeth's parents. Can anyone help? sarahmck@bellsouth.net

Merry Christmas, all you Rich's and Rich Descendants! This year 1999 has been a wonderful one for us, and I hope for you, as well. We have had great luck (and the time to search) in tracing our Rich ancestors and, especially for me, finding out about living on the Cape 150 years ago! A hard life, but how tough they were just to survive the winters and the terrible storms. Best Wishes to All! FRICHJ

I am looking for Chester Harding Rich b 1871, Providence, RI. His father was Reuben Harding Rich b 1838 in Bath, Lincoln, ME. His mother was Freelove Augusta Scranton b abt 1843 CT. Chester m Margater and had a son...Chester Harding, Jr. b 1896 in RI. They are on the 1920 Providence, RI census, but I can find no information on their descendants from that date to this. Chester b 1871 had no siblings, not can I find any siblings for Chester b 1896. Reuben and his brother, Edward, each had one child. Edward was my GGrandfather and I am hoping to find the other side of the family. It would be wonderful to find another member of the oh so diminishing family. I don't want it to die away without making an effort. Thanks for your help. Katharine Rich Gilbreath [Thanos]