Could someone explain to me what the Flax List is, and how it can be used for information? I also keep seeing "Griffith's Valation" everywhere, and don't know anything about that, either. Any information or help, greatly appreciated. ----- Forwarded by Elizabeth M Burkhart/Headquarters/USS on 11/11/2002 12:50 PM ----- [email protected] otsweb.com To: [email protected] cc: 11/11/2002 03:08 AM Subject: SHAMROCK-D Digest V02 #321 Please respond to SHAMROCK-L MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain SHAMROCK-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 321 Today's Topics: #1 [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? [[email protected]] #2 [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massa ["David N Murray" <[email protected]] #3 [SH] Scally Family Roscommon ["Charles and Kathie Fechter" <cfec] Administrivia: **TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE LIST** send it to [email protected] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DIGEST or Change to regular mail mode, see the information on http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/subunsub SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS ______________________________ Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 08:10:21 EST From: [email protected] Subject: [SH] Affidavits & Cemeteries? To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Message: #1 Hi list, In the past, I have always asked, at the cemetery office, who pays for the perpetual care or for the upkeep of the graves. This helps you find other relatives, (mostly ones still living). Of course I would ask who purchase the lot & who now owns it. Now, I know to ask for affidavits, too! :) I sent to Woodlawn Cemetery, in the Bronx, for records. When I received the info I received something I never thought of pertaining to the owners of cemetery lots -- affidavits. The affidavits show who the cemetery lots were handed down to through the family -- giving the person's name(s) & relationships. Interesting! With genealogy you learn something new all the time. :) Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) ______________________________ Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:16:19 -0500 From: "David N Murray" <[email protected]> Subject: [SH] MURRAY Names Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883 To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by lists2.rootsweb.com id gAB881U1029053 Content-type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" X-Message: #2 List of Persons whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts 1780-1883. Published in Boston by Wright & Potter 15 Post Office Square Boston, Massachusetts 1885 ADOPTED NAMES - MURRAY County: Berkshire Date of Decree: February 3, 1880 Original Name: Delia JEANETTE Adopted Name: Delia MURRAY Residence: Adams Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: James MORONEY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 7, 1881 Original Name: Eliza MORONEY Adopted Name: Eliza MURRAY Residence: Waltham Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Lincoln Date of Decree: June 24 1806 Original Name: Robert CUNNINGHAM Adopted Name: Robert MURRAY Residence: New Castle "that Robert CUNNINGHAM, a minor and grandson of David MURRAY, of the town of New Castle, be allowed to take the name of Robert MURRAY". County: Suffolk Date of Decree: August 1, 1870 Original Name: Sarah Erving HUDSON Adopted Name: Sarah Hudson MURRAY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: November 21, 1854 Original Name: Thomas Francis MAGUIRE Adopted Name: Thomas Francis MURRAY Residence: Somerville Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Bristol Date of Decree: May 6, 1870 Original Name: John C. VALDANS Adopted Name: William C. MURRAY Residence: New Bedford ORIGINAL NAMES - MURRAY County: Suffolk Date of Decree: March 28, 1881 Original Name: Arthur MURRAY Adopted Name: Arthur Murray GROUT Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Middlesex Date of Decree: August 8, 1854 Original Name: Augustus P. MURRAY Adopted Name: Charles Fairbanks MORSE Residence: Hopkinton Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Suffolk Date of Decree: June 7, 1880 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Ellen O'NEIL Residence: Boston County: Essex Date of Decree: March 7, 1854 Original Name: Catherine MURRAY Adopted Name: Adelaide Herbert ROBINSON Residence: Lynn County: Berkshire Date of Decree: September 6, 1886 Original Name: Hattie Augusta MURRAY Adopted Name: Hattie Augusta FRENCH Residence: Pittsfield County: Essex Date of Decree: September 1, 1868 Original Name: John George MURRAY Adopted Name: George Murray FOSTER Residence: Peabody Note: Changed by reason of adoption. County: Norfolk Date of Decree: May 4, 1852 Original Name: Patrick MURRAY Adopted Name: James MURRAY Residence: East Bridgewater County: Suffolk Date of Decree: September 14, 1874 Original Name: Susan A. MURRAY Adopted Name: Susan A. LIBBY Residence: Boston Note: Changed by reason of adoption. Hope this helps someone. Dave Murray ______________________________ Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 13:52:00 -0600 From: "Charles and Kathie Fechter" <[email protected]> Subject: [SH] Scally Family Roscommon To: [email protected] Message-id: <[email protected]> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-Message: #3 My Grandfather, Thomas Scally was born on 10/20/ 1893 in Carrowbehy, which is in the county of Roscommon, in the Barony of FrenchPark, the Parish of Tibohine, the PLU Castlereagh and the Province on Connaught. From Thomas's birth certificate, I know his parents were William and Elenor Boyne. Birth was recorded in the District of Ballaghadeaaen, the registrar's District of Caskleea, in the county of Mayo and Roscommon. I am sure these spellings are incorrect. I also have a copy of the baptismal certificate, for the Diocese of Elphin, in the Parish of Longhglynn. The godparents were Hubert and Catherine Kane. I know from the 1901 census, that William was a farmer, Ann Regan, listed as mother lived with them and there were now four children. Thomas, Thady, Anne and Michael. From my grandfather Thomas, Elenor died young and William remarried. There were three more sons from the second wife. All four of the children from Elenor came to American in the 1920's and never went back to visit. The three sons from the second marriage did not marry and stayed in Ireland. This is all the information I have of my relatives in Ireland. I am coming to visit in early spring next year and would like to visit in that area and find out more about our Ireland family, but I really have no idea where to go and even where to stay. Any information you could give about the area, or the Scally family would be helpful.