Laura and Sandra, I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, not intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you give, > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of 100 > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I know > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > me)....... > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; Alexander > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew of > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > where > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I got > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > have > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew Finley....my > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > family. > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander and > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > consider, too; > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter was > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named after > the > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. First > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after the > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > named > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. However, > they > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for apparent > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible avenues to > > explore. > > > > Sandra > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. Do > you > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John was > > orphaned > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > >

my address is ferg@intelos.net (with an i) I would certainly not purposely put an incorrect email address ANYWHERE or do anything to block getting email (the "life's blood" of internet researchers). Besides, all anyone has to do is hit the reply button on a posting to reach the individual who sent the email....... I really have NO idea what the problem could be, but since then Laura and I have "talked" using another of her email addresses, so the "problem" seems to be with her server. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tosca <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > Laura and Sandra, > I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, not > intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or > perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. > Tosca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM > Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you > give, > > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of 100 > > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I > know > > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > > me)....... > > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; > Alexander > > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew > of > > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > > where > > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I got > > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > > have > > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew Finley....my > > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > > family. > > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander and > > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > > consider, too; > > > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter was > > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named after > > the > > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. > First > > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after the > > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > > named > > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. However, > > they > > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for > apparent > > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible avenues > to > > > explore. > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. Do > > you > > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John was > > > orphaned > > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Sandra, Please forgive me? I thought I was being tactful in suggesting that perhaps there was a typographical error, but my comment apparently insulted you and I did not mean to do that at all. Just trying to be helpful. It was very presumptious of me to suggest what I did. I assumed incorrectly, and very much regret doing so. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] ferg@intelos.net > my address is ferg@intelos.net (with an i) I would certainly not > purposely put an incorrect email address ANYWHERE or do anything to block > getting email (the "life's blood" of internet researchers). Besides, all > anyone has to do is hit the reply button on a posting to reach the > individual who sent the email....... I really have NO idea what the problem > could be, but since then Laura and I have "talked" using another of her > email addresses, so the "problem" seems to be with her server. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tosca <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > Laura and Sandra, > > I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, > not > > intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or > > perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. > > Tosca > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> > > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM > > Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you > > give, > > > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of > 100 > > > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I > > know > > > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > > > me)....... > > > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; > > Alexander > > > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew > > of > > > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > > > where > > > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I > got > > > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > > > have > > > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew > Finley....my > > > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > > > family. > > > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander > and > > > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > > > consider, too; > > > > > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter > was > > > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named > after > > > the > > > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. > > First > > > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after > the > > > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > > > named > > > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. > However, > > > they > > > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for > > apparent > > > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible > avenues > > to > > > > explore. > > > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. > Do > > > you > > > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John > was > > > > orphaned > > > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >