if anyone cares to read the attached mail it concerns a registry system used by this country for sailors. it contains the name, port of registration, place of birth and age of the mariner. the documents that were issued were in essence citizenship papers. during the age of impressment mostly by the Brits we started giving credentials to the sailors defining their allegiance to this country. the sailors often lost the papers and had to renew their registration which is why they appeared registering numerous times and a different certificate number. not all sailors registered but those that did world wide sailing were apt to get them. i was able to find my ancestor in 1845 and three of his brothers - i got their ages and confirmed their birthplaces and actually found a brother i didnt knew exist and was able to locate them as residents in places i had never dreamed they had lived at. i closed some missing locations gaps. the mystic seaport site has the registry - its online, free and searchable. jack hanover,pa ----- Original Message ----- From: Inquiries To: 'Jack Scott' Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: RE: Seamans Protection Registers Dear Mr. Scott, The original documents from which the data were taken are not in our possession, but reside with the National Archives Boston branch, which actually is in Waltham, Mass. However, to the best of my knowledge all the information that is on the original certificates is repeated in the registers. You will have noted that Mathewsons' ages are given as well, if that detail helps you at all. Wendy Schnur Reference Manager G. W. Blunt White Library Mystic Seaport The Museum of America and the Sea 75 Greenmanville Avenue PO Box 6000 Mystic, CT 06355 tel. 860.572.0711 x5052 fax 860.572.5394 inquiries@mysticseaport.org -----Original Message----- From: Jack Scott [mailto:squirejack@suscom.net] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:18 PM To: inquiries@mysticseaport.org Subject: Seamans Protection Registers I was able to find three of my relations in the Seamans Protective Registry. William, Asa and Philip Mathewson from Newport. aside from the data which shows the date that the cert was issued to - is there more personal data to be found on these persons aside from their birthplace ??? any info would be very much appreciated. jack scott hanover,pa

Hi Jack, Do you have the URL? Thanks, Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Scott" <squirejack@suscom.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] Fw: Seamans Protection Registers @ Mystic Ct > if anyone cares to read the attached mail it concerns a registry system > used by this country for sailors. > it contains the name, port of registration, place of birth and age of the > mariner. > the documents that were issued were in essence citizenship papers. during > the age of impressment mostly by the Brits we started giving credentials > to the sailors defining their allegiance to this country. > the sailors often lost the papers and had to renew their registration > which is why they appeared registering numerous times and a different > certificate number. not all sailors registered but those that did world > wide sailing were apt to get them. > i was able to find my ancestor in 1845 and three of his brothers - i got > their ages and confirmed their birthplaces and actually found a brother i > didnt knew exist and was able to locate them as residents in places i had > never dreamed they had lived at. i closed some missing locations gaps. > > the mystic seaport site has the registry - its online, free and > searchable. > > jack > hanover,pa > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Inquiries > To: 'Jack Scott' > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:54 AM > Subject: RE: Seamans Protection Registers > > > Dear Mr. Scott, > > > > The original documents from which the data were taken are not in our > possession, but reside with the National Archives Boston branch, which > actually is in Waltham, Mass. However, to the best of my knowledge all the > information that is on the original certificates is repeated in the > registers. You will have noted that Mathewsons' ages are given as well, if > that detail helps you at all. > > > > Wendy Schnur > Reference Manager > G. W. Blunt White Library > Mystic Seaport > The Museum of America and the Sea > 75 Greenmanville Avenue > PO Box 6000 > Mystic, CT 06355 > tel. 860.572.0711 x5052 > fax 860.572.5394 > inquiries@mysticseaport.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Scott [mailto:squirejack@suscom.net] > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:18 PM > To: inquiries@mysticseaport.org > Subject: Seamans Protection Registers > > > > I was able to find three of my relations in the Seamans Protective > Registry. William, Asa and Philip Mathewson from Newport. > > > > aside from the data which shows the date that the cert was issued to - is > there more personal data to be found on these persons aside from their > birthplace ??? > > > > any info would be very much appreciated. > > > > jack scott > > hanover,pa > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > RIGenWeb Archives Search http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > >

http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/initiative/ProtectionSearch.cfm ----- Original Message ----- From: "elainedecker" <elainedecker@frontiernet.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Fw: Seamans Protection Registers @ Mystic Ct > Hi Jack, > > Do you have the URL? > > Thanks, Elaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Scott" <squirejack@suscom.net> > To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:57 PM > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Fw: Seamans Protection Registers @ Mystic Ct > > > > if anyone cares to read the attached mail it concerns a registry system > > used by this country for sailors. > > it contains the name, port of registration, place of birth and age of the > > mariner. > > the documents that were issued were in essence citizenship papers. during > > the age of impressment mostly by the Brits we started giving credentials > > to the sailors defining their allegiance to this country. > > the sailors often lost the papers and had to renew their registration > > which is why they appeared registering numerous times and a different > > certificate number. not all sailors registered but those that did world > > wide sailing were apt to get them. > > i was able to find my ancestor in 1845 and three of his brothers - i got > > their ages and confirmed their birthplaces and actually found a brother i > > didnt knew exist and was able to locate them as residents in places i had > > never dreamed they had lived at. i closed some missing locations gaps. > > > > the mystic seaport site has the registry - its online, free and > > searchable. > > > > jack > > hanover,pa > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Inquiries > > To: 'Jack Scott' > > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:54 AM > > Subject: RE: Seamans Protection Registers > > > > > > Dear Mr. Scott, > > > > > > > > The original documents from which the data were taken are not in our > > possession, but reside with the National Archives Boston branch, which > > actually is in Waltham, Mass. However, to the best of my knowledge all the > > information that is on the original certificates is repeated in the > > registers. You will have noted that Mathewsons' ages are given as well, if > > that detail helps you at all. > > > > > > > > Wendy Schnur > > Reference Manager > > G. W. Blunt White Library > > Mystic Seaport > > The Museum of America and the Sea > > 75 Greenmanville Avenue > > PO Box 6000 > > Mystic, CT 06355 > > tel. 860.572.0711 x5052 > > fax 860.572.5394 > > inquiries@mysticseaport.org > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jack Scott [mailto:squirejack@suscom.net] > > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 8:18 PM > > To: inquiries@mysticseaport.org > > Subject: Seamans Protection Registers > > > > > > > > I was able to find three of my relations in the Seamans Protective > > Registry. William, Asa and Philip Mathewson from Newport. > > > > > > > > aside from the data which shows the date that the cert was issued to - is > > there more personal data to be found on these persons aside from their > > birthplace ??? > > > > > > > > any info would be very much appreciated. > > > > > > > > jack scott > > > > hanover,pa > > > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > > The RI Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ri/rifiles.htm > > RIGenWeb Archives Search http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ri/risearch.html > > > > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Visit and/or join our Rhode Island off topic Mail list > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhode_Island/?yguid=86367525 > Subscribe: Rhode_Island-subscribe@yahoogroups.com >