Bill, Yes, you are right. That particular grandma lived to be 102 and wrote a beautiful poem the year she died and she wrote it after she walked to the cemetery to visit her husband's grave. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Waterhouse" <wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:28 PM Subject: Re:Re: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Book on Mystic > Elaine: I believe this is the way-walking-that most of our ancestors > traveled to their newly adopted homestead sites. Walking several > hundred miles was no great burden to those of "pioneer stock" & it > undoubtedly contributed to their longevity. Unlike today when many > cannot go across the street without getting in the car. God Bless > them & the memory of their sacrifices. > BILL in CT > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Jean, > All my ancestors walked here along side their wagons full of goods to > start a new life. Sometimes a husband would come with a son or brother > to clear the land and put up a shelter and then go back to RI and pick > the rest of the family up. My Phillips ancestors came here with their > wagon and oxen when they were in their 60's. > > Elaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Quiggle" <quiggs03@yahoo.com> > To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:51 AM > Subject: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Book on Mystic > > >> Hello folks, >> >> I am very interested in this particular route and any ships that may >> have >> sailed it. We think that my husbands ancestor may have traveled this >> route in the late 1700's/early 1800's. Perry Peckham is suppose to have >> been born in Tiverton RI. We have found him in Charleston, Montgomery >> Co, >> New York in 1801 when he marries Statira Topping. So far, we have >> nothing >> in between. It seems to us that most folks migrating from RI to upstate >> NY >> probably to a sea route as opposed to a land route. Is there a good >> source of information on this migration that any of you highly recommend? >> >> Thanks for any insights and suggestions that you can share. >> >> Jean Q >> >> Bill Waterhouse <wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com> wrote: >> >> Arlene: There are several "Allyn's" listed, but no "Allen's." Also no >> vessel named Albany Trader.The book lists only the ships BUILT in >> Mystic between 1784-1919...which I suspect the Albany Trader wasn't >> as you state 'most were from RI.' >> Thanks for your inquiry regardless. >> BILL >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> Bill, would your book have anything about a Thomas >> Allen from R.I? Some of the ships he captained were >> from CT. Most were from R.I. His last boat was the >> "Albany Trader" which ran from Narragansett Bay >> (Allen's Harbor) to Albany, N.Y. >> >> Thank you for your time. >> >> Arlene Clarke Haddock >> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> WorldConnect Project -- Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time >> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ >> Submit your Rhode Island Query at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! Mail >> Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ >> Submit your Rhode Island Query at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.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 > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > RI Cemeteries Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ > >

Hello Elaine, Do you have the poem and are you willing to share? I would love to read it if so. Thanks to all who have responded to my query. Your insights, thoughts, information, and leads have been very helpful and inspiring. I am really looking forward to some free time this weekend to pursue what you have offered today. Jean Q elainedecker@frontiernet.net wrote: Bill, Yes, you are right. That particular grandma lived to be 102 and wrote a beautiful poem the year she died and she wrote it after she walked to the cemetery to visit her husband's grave. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Waterhouse" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:28 PM Subject: Re:Re: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Book on Mystic > Elaine: I believe this is the way-walking-that most of our ancestors > traveled to their newly adopted homestead sites. Walking several > hundred miles was no great burden to those of "pioneer stock" & it > undoubtedly contributed to their longevity. Unlike today when many > cannot go across the street without getting in the car. God Bless > them & the memory of their sacrifices. > BILL in CT > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Jean, > All my ancestors walked here along side their wagons full of goods to > start a new life. Sometimes a husband would come with a son or brother > to clear the land and put up a shelter and then go back to RI and pick > the rest of the family up. My Phillips ancestors came here with their > wagon and oxen when they were in their 60's. > > Elaine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Quiggle" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 5:51 AM > Subject: Re:Re: [RIGENWEB] Book on Mystic > > >> Hello folks, >> >> I am very interested in this particular route and any ships that may >> have >> sailed it. We think that my husbands ancestor may have traveled this >> route in the late 1700's/early 1800's. Perry Peckham is suppose to have >> been born in Tiverton RI. We have found him in Charleston, Montgomery >> Co, >> New York in 1801 when he marries Statira Topping. So far, we have >> nothing >> in between. It seems to us that most folks migrating from RI to upstate >> NY >> probably to a sea route as opposed to a land route. Is there a good >> source of information on this migration that any of you highly recommend? >> >> Thanks for any insights and suggestions that you can share. >> >> Jean Q >> >> Bill Waterhouse wrote: >> >> Arlene: There are several "Allyn's" listed, but no "Allen's." Also no >> vessel named Albany Trader.The book lists only the ships BUILT in >> Mystic between 1784-1919...which I suspect the Albany Trader wasn't >> as you state 'most were from RI.' >> Thanks for your inquiry regardless. >> BILL >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> Bill, would your book have anything about a Thomas >> Allen from R.I? Some of the ships he captained were >> from CT. Most were from R.I. His last boat was the >> "Albany Trader" which ran from Narragansett Bay >> (Allen's Harbor) to Albany, N.Y. >> >> Thank you for your time. >> >> Arlene Clarke Haddock >> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> WorldConnect Project -- Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time >> http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ >> Submit your Rhode Island Query at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! Mail >> Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. >> >> >> ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== >> Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ >> Submit your Rhode Island Query at >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.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 > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Bristol County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ribristo/ > RI Cemeteries Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ > > ==== 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 --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates.