This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mott, Dickens, Mitchell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/115.119.1.1 Message Board Post: Wouldn't it be nice if those old head of household census records listed the kids by name instead of number? I wish I had an answer for you. Have you checked the birth registers? Marriage registers? How about Jeff Howe, he is great on Rhode Island families, as he helped me. jeff50@cox.net Sandy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Haile/Bishop Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XcB.2ACE/34.3.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I read with interest your comments on Elizabeth Haile...we have an Elizabeth Haile m. Zadock Bishop on 6-16-1772 in Warren, Bristol, R. I., but it is stated that she was from Swanzey! Further accounts state that she was Nathan's sister...is there a Nathan (and other brothers) in the Haile family, along with this Elizabeth, who might possibly had a daughter Elizabeth in Swansea? We cannot find birth or death records and have been searching for some time now...She is not buried with Zadock that we can find, but they did have nine children, the last being born in 1796 or so...He (Zadock) d. around 1805, in Leeds Center, Maine.and is buried there. Any help for finding her 'roots?'

RIWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > On Roots Web World Connect I found a link to an Aaron Davis b. 1640 (believe might be 1649) in No. Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Can anyone verify this information for me? Either his birth in this town, or his existance in this town. Thank you so much. > > Marsha He centainly could not have been born in N Kingstown in 1640 as that was before the town was formed. In 1640 there were only 3 colonies; Providence, Portsmouth (1638), and Newport (1639). Warwick, the next town to be settled, was purchased from the Indians in 1643. In searching Arnold's "Vital Records of Rhode Island" I find an Aaron Davis apparently born 1670, died March 1729 in Little Compton, RI. Also a listing for Aaron and Mary Davis of Little Compton, having a daughter Abigail, born March 21 1697. Are these the people you are looking for? If this person was a Quaker, I have found that they would sometimes enter into the minutes of the Monthly Meeting they were attending, a record of their birth. It wouldn't say they were born there, but the fact that the record is in the minutes implies that they were born in that area, and it sometimes gets recorded in other documents and genealogies that way. Brad Knowles

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DAVIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/284 Message Board Post: On Roots Web World Connect I found a link to an Aaron Davis b. 1640 (believe might be 1649) in No. Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Can anyone verify this information for me? Either his birth in this town, or his existance in this town. Thank you so much. Marsha

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/283 Message Board Post: hi looking for info on a Richard D. Crum born 2.4.1763 in Westerly, RI. He moved to Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co, NJ and married Mary Brooks in 1831. His father was a William Crum(b) who married Jerusha Edwards. He was b. 1740 in Westerly RI. I have conflicting info that says Richards father may have been named Cornelius?? Any info on these ppl would be a great help, thanks very much Steven M. Crum

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//XcB.2ACE/282 Message Board Post: Looking for the descendants of John Meldrum, son of William and Helen Meldrum and his wife Mary Ann Cunnian, daughter of John and Margaret Cunnian. John and Mary were married in 1909 in Glasgow, Scotland. According to info on the Ellis Island site they came to Westerly, R.I. in 1921 with their son, John. I am trying to establish that this is the same family. Hopefully someone out there came break down my "brick wall" Thank you, Ann

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/72.74.1 Message Board Post: I am descedent of Greene family tree on my great grandfather Everett Whitman Roberts's family tree.

This may or may not help. I don't have the particular names you requested, although the names I have I suspect are related to yours. I have Peter Wells, born 1630, Colchester, England, married about 1665 to an unknown woman from Jamestown, RI. They had at least four children: Thomas, John, Peter Jr., Susannah. The only child on which I have data is John born May 1676 at Jamestown, married Elizabeth Congdon 1700 at North Kingstown, RI. They had at least six children, but no Peter. Also I have Elizabeth Sweet married to Benjamin Congdon November 22, 1722 at North Kingstown, RI. Benjamin died about 1777 in Windsor, Nova Scotia. I don't have their children.

Jim, That is interesting and useful. If sometime you find the list of buyers, I would really like to have it and it would be worth posting on this site. Ann Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: JamesHGibbs@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:09 PM To: RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIWASHIN] Shannock Purchase deed reference The c.1720 deed for the "Shannuck" (that was the spelling then) purchase, listing each of the twenty or so buyers (all part of "a company of residents of Westerle, Kingstowne, and Newport"), is on file in the land records at Westerly Town Hall. My ancestor Francis Colgrove (Sr.) was one of those, settling on the west bank of the Be(a)ver River in that part of Westerly that later became Charleston and still later became Richmond. Shannuck was in that part of Westerly that bordered on that part of Kingstowne that later became North Kingstown and still later Exeter. That is, Shannuck is in that part of today's Richmond that borders on Exeter. Looking at a map, look for the north-south portion of that border. The Be(a)ver River, which was part of Shannuck, is one of the headwater rivers of the Pawcatuck River watershed -- the Pawcatuck River empties into Fishers Island Sound at today's summer resort of Watch Hill, which is still in Westerly. It is helpful to remember that the area that was originally Westerly included ALL of the Pawcatuck River watershed, including the upstream Beaver River, Meadow Brook, and Wood River. The only other town in Kings (Washington) County in those days was Kingstowne, which included land east and north of the Pawcatuck watershed -- in today's towns of North and South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. Shannuck in those days was (and still is) a rural district lying north of today's village of Shannock, and should not be confused as being the same as that village, though they are in close proximity. The village of Shannock is a small 19th century mill village near the confluence of Beaver River and Pawcatuck River. I have all the deed reference information for the Shannuck Purchase, if anyone is interested, having looked it up last year. I wiil just need to dig it out. JIM GIBBS ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== RI Cemeteries Index http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/cemetery/ Visit RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

The c.1720 deed for the "Shannuck" (that was the spelling then) purchase, listing each of the twenty or so buyers (all part of "a company of residents of Westerle, Kingstowne, and Newport"), is on file in the land records at Westerly Town Hall. My ancestor Francis Colgrove (Sr.) was one of those, settling on the west bank of the Be(a)ver River in that part of Westerly that later became Charleston and still later became Richmond. Shannuck was in that part of Westerly that bordered on that part of Kingstowne that later became North Kingstown and still later Exeter. That is, Shannuck is in that part of today's Richmond that borders on Exeter. Looking at a map, look for the north-south portion of that border. The Be(a)ver River, which was part of Shannuck, is one of the headwater rivers of the Pawcatuck River watershed -- the Pawcatuck River empties into Fishers Island Sound at today's summer resort of Watch Hill, which is still in Westerly. It is helpful to remember that the area that was originally Westerly included ALL of the Pawcatuck River watershed, including the upstream Beaver River, Meadow Brook, and Wood River. The only other town in Kings (Washington) County in those days was Kingstowne, which included land east and north of the Pawcatuck watershed -- in today's towns of North and South Kingstown, Exeter, and Narragansett. Shannuck in those days was (and still is) a rural district lying north of today's village of Shannock, and should not be confused as being the same as that village, though they are in close proximity. The village of Shannock is a small 19th century mill village near the confluence of Beaver River and Pawcatuck River. I have all the deed reference information for the Shannuck Purchase, if anyone is interested, having looked it up last year. I wiil just need to dig it out. JIM GIBBS

Thanks to Mary Morgan I have determined that the southerly boundary of the Shannock Purchase was the Pawcatuck River which is the southerly boundary of present day Richmond, RI. The easterly boundary of the Purchase was the Beaver River and the easterly boundary of Richmond is the Usquepaug River. My ancestors owned property about 1/2 mile northerly of Shannock Hill Road and Beaver River Road ran through it. I would be interested in hearing from any descendants of William Bentley Jr. who lived on the Beaver River from 1719 to 1760. In particular descendants of his son John or any persons researching this Bentley family. Larry Bentley

Thank you; will be interested if you find your information. But I will write the Hist. Soc. and see whether a copy is possible. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: DonnaRNCEN@aol.com Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:41 PM To: RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RIWASHIN] Shannock Purchase Hi Ann, I found the map in a manuscript at the Rhode Island Historical Society. The manuscript contains the names of all the purchasers as well. I do not remember the exact name of the manuscript but will try to dig it out and see if I can find it. Donna Potter in RI ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== Scans of Rhode Island Maps are at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/maps/ Search the RIGenWeb Pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/search.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Ann, I found the map in a manuscript at the Rhode Island Historical Society. The manuscript contains the names of all the purchasers as well. I do not remember the exact name of the manuscript but will try to dig it out and see if I can find it. Donna Potter in RI

Where is this map to be found and is it possible to write for a copy? Ann Hayes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence H. Bentley" <larrybentley@csi.com> To: <RIWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: [RIWASHIN] Shannock Purchase > The land of the "Shannock Purchase", bounded easterly by the Beaver River, was located in Westerly when the Purchase was created. There is a plan on file in Westerly showing the various parcels, each owner and when each parcel was sold. The Purchase became part of Charlestown in 1738 and all or part of it became part of Richmond in 1747. > I am trying to determine if the entire area of the Purchase was in present day Richmond or if the Richmond-Charlestown boundary ran through the Purchase. If any person has knowledge of the relationship of the boundary of the Purchase to the town boundary or Rt. 138, I would appreciate hearing from you. Larry Bentley > > > ==== RIWASHIN Mailing List ==== > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > Kent County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rikent/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

The land of the "Shannock Purchase", bounded easterly by the Beaver River, was located in Westerly when the Purchase was created. There is a plan on file in Westerly showing the various parcels, each owner and when each parcel was sold. The Purchase became part of Charlestown in 1738 and all or part of it became part of Richmond in 1747. I am trying to determine if the entire area of the Purchase was in present day Richmond or if the Richmond-Charlestown boundary ran through the Purchase. If any person has knowledge of the relationship of the boundary of the Purchase to the town boundary or Rt. 138, I would appreciate hearing from you. Larry Bentley

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/278.1 Message Board Post: I'm searching for ancesters of my gggg-grandfather Barzilla Douglas born abt 1821 in Ga. Do you have the descendants of your Barzilla? With such an unusual name they might be related. Thank you for any help you can give in this matter. Toby

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WELLS/SWEET Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/281 Message Board Post: I'm posting this message for a dear friend that's 98yrs. young.She's been researching for 50years, but like all of us has a few brick walls. She doesn't due computer or email. She's looking for these ancestors: Caleb WELLS,b.18Jul 1743, ,N.Kingston,Rhode Island.marr. Naomi. father, Peter WELLS,b.1719, East Greenwich,Rhode Island,d.16 Sept. 1757, mar. 18 Dec. 1733,Elizabeth Sweet,b. 1723,d.13 Sept. 1757.Child: Caleb WELLS jr.b.abt.1765,Rhode Island,d. 29 Jul. 1813,Quebec Canada,mar.Rosanna. Any info. will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading this message. Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/XcB.2ACE/257.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: RI Births Name Parent 1 Parent 2 Birth Date Card Foster John Foster Marjory Foster 17 Apr 1725 Florida Death Index 1877-1998 Name: Foster L. Card Place: Orange Gender: M Race: W Volume: 1603 Certificate: 18682 Death Date: 1953 Social Security Death Index FOSTER CARD SSN 551-03-5523 Residence: 93105 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Born 5 Feb 1888 Died Jan 1973 Issued: CA (Before 1951) FOSTER CARD SSN 536-03-2910 Residence: 95901 Marysville, Yuba, CA Born 29 Apr 1905 Died Jun 1974 Issued: WA (Before 1951) MA City Directory Name Occ; Location 1 Location 2 City/State YR Foster B. Card 96 Park boards 77 Central avenue Chelsea MA Foster B. Card type finisher 96 Park boards Central avenue Chelsea MA 1892 1920 US Federal Census Card, Foster B Age: 28 Year:1920 Birthplace: Puerto Rico Roll: T625_1262 Race: White Page: 10B State: New York ED: 145 County: Schenectady Image: 1092 Township: Schenectady City PA 1910 Census Index Foster L Card Age: 28 State: PA Color: W Enumeration District: 0121 Birth Place: Pennsylvania Visit: 0137 County: Wyoming Relation: Head of Household Other Residents: Relation Name Age Birth Place Wife Clara W 28 Pennsylvania

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARD, KEITHLINE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XcB.2ACE/257.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Looking for Foster Card, Mehoopany, Wyoming Co., Pa. Married Mildred Keithline around 1950. Had a son, Freeman who's nickname was Bucky. Bucky was adopted out at the age of 10 yrs.old.