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