At 09:20 PM 9/15/99 EDT, you wrote: >Hello. >I am looking for information on the name of Heath. >Tamara Heath married Moses Huckins. >This is all I know >Does anyone know if the name Heath is English, Irish, or Scottish? Art, As far as I know Heath is English. Heath appears as an early settler in Essex County MA, a witness to a will in 1658. I have one Heath entry with a birth in Newbury Essex MA, 1643. Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listowner MAESSEX Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Rootsweb.com Donor NH native living in MD

Robert, I have quite a bit of info on the Page and Heath families from Vermont. I haven't loaded this to my web page yet but will do it soon. In the mean time if you want info from Jesse Heath/Phoebe Straw or from William Page/Janet Emerson let me know and I'll send you a register report. Don (If you haven't visited already, please stop by my Web Site at http://www.donsmitty.com) -----Original Message----- From: Robert H Goss [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] Bailey - early Peacham I have just completed adding five descendency reports (Abbott, Bailey, Goss, Heath, and Page) to my FamilyTreeMaker home page at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/o/s/Robert-H-Goss/ There is a limit of five reports that can be linked to that page so the reports may disappear and be replaced by others. Eventually the information will be submitted to both the LDS and FTM databases. Robert H. Goss

Hello. I am looking for information on the name of Heath. Tamara Heath married Moses Huckins. This is all I know Does anyone know if the name Heath is English, Irish, or Scottish? Thanks Art Kay

I have just completed adding five descendency reports (Abbott, Bailey, Goss, Heath, and Page) to my FamilyTreeMaker home page at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/g/o/s/Robert-H-Goss/ There is a limit of five reports that can be linked to that page so the reports may disappear and be replaced by others. Eventually the information will be submitted to both the LDS and FTM databases. Robert H. Goss

Diane; I can tell you a little bit about your James Bailey, but I am afraid that this is going to debunk some of the family stories. First, James was born in Bradford, Mass (it was his son, also named James, who was born in Newburyport, Mass) on 11 Feb 1722 (not Feb 11 1720/1721). He had 11 children The two you did not list are Abigail who was born in Newburyport about 1746, and Charles. His birthplace and date are unknown to me. James was not one of the first settlers of Peacham, but he was an early settler. He was not there during the French and Indian War, however. In fact, Peacham was not there! The French and Indian War began in 1754. Peacham was founded by Deacon Jonathan Elkins in 1775, and the first (only?) blockhouse was built shortly thereafter, during the Revolution. James was a "town official" but I can not find out what office he held in the records that I have. Hope that this helps a little. Vincent Falter

Hi everyone, Is anyone working on the Willards? Reuben Willard married Abigail Nelson, the daughter of Samuel Nelson and his wife Abigail Tasker in or around Barnstead, NH in 1806. He is in Barnstead in the 1810 census. Presumably he died around 1818/19, when Abigail moved lst to Wheelock and then to Sheffield, where she had family, and her youngest child is reported as being born about 1818. Among their children were sons Samuel (b.1808), Paul and Richard. (I'm descended from Samuel who married Margaret Gray (dau. of Henry--and that's another story.) For years I'd assumed that Reuben was the son of another Reuben Willard(I) of the Lancaster, MA area and his wife Catherine Parkhurst. Now it appears that their son Reuben (II) is someone else entirely, and MY Reuben appears to have just magically appeared, married, fathered 6 children and disappeared in the margin of less than 15 years! How he got to Barnstead to meet Abigail is unknown, since there are no Willard families in the general area of Barnstead according to the 1790 & 1810 Census records. I made a trip from California to VT for a family reunion in July, but due to family illnesses got ONLY 1 HOUR of genealogy in, and that in the Cobleigh Library where I saw the Mathewson papers on the Willards. He hadn't been able to trace/place Reuben either. Thanks in advance for any suggestions, comments or ideas. Deborah Deborah J. Hutchins Main Library-Current Periodicals/Microforms University of California, Irvine (949) 824-7056 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. ------------------ attributed to Edmund Burke

The book can be purchased from Delores Ham, Sheffield Historical Society, Sheffield, VT 05866. The cost is not on the binding. The book is not indexed, so it is difficult to look for names, but I do see the following: p. 8 John Willey was among the organizers of the town in 1796. I scanned through some other sections, and don't see anything. Certainly I could have missed something. For some of the smaller cemeteries, burials are listed. I don't see any Willeys or Pipers, however. Have fun on your trip. It's pretty country. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie S. Dannenberg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] 1800 census - Sheffield At 08:30 AM 9/14/99 -0400, Cindy Walcott wrote: >John Willey, 9 Cindy, is there any more info about John Willey, or any other Willey's? Do you know if the book can be purchased? I plan to visit Sheffield cemeteries this fall in search of Piper's, but Willey's are on my list also. Thank you, Bonnie - <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> E-Mail - Bonnie S. Dannenberg <[email protected]> Visit my Home Page - http://www.capital.net/~bonnie/ USGenWeb Project; Walden, Vt. http://www.genweb.net/~bonnie Clough-L Web pages; http://www.genweb.net/~clough <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

At 09:15 AM 9/15/99 -0400, Cindy Walcott wrote: >p. 8 John Willey was among the organizers of the town in 1796. > >Have fun on your trip. It's pretty country. Thank you for the information, Cindy. I'm looking forward to the excursion. Bonnie - <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> E-Mail - Bonnie S. Dannenberg <[email protected]> Visit my Home Page - http://www.capital.net/~bonnie/ USGenWeb Project; Walden, Vt. http://www.genweb.net/~bonnie Clough-L Web pages; http://www.genweb.net/~clough <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

Diane; I can tell you a little bit about your James Bailey, but I am afraid that this is going to debunk some of the family stories. First, James was born in Bradford, Mass (it was his son, also named James, who was born in Newburyport, Mass) on 11 Feb 1722 (not Feb 11 1720/1721). He had 11 children The two you did not list are Abigail who was born in Newburyport about 1746, and Charles. His birthplace and date are unknown to me. James was not one of the first settlers of Peacham, but he was an early settler. He was not there during the French and Indian War, however. In fact, Peacham was not there! The French and Indian War began in 1754. Peacham was founded by Deacon Jonathan Elkins in 1775, and the first (only?) blockhouse was built shortly thereafter, during the Revolution. James was a "town official" but I can not find out what office he held in the records that I have. Hope that this helps a little. Vincent Falter

At 11:06 AM 9/14/99 -0400, you wrote: >I'm always looking for connections (direct or collateral) to my BAILEY of >Vermont family (the different family groups lived in different counties). >The James Bailey family were residents of Peacham, Caledonia Co. Hope this helps...I can provide ancestry of James, but it is non-Caledonia, so would be off-topic for the list<g>. Mariana >James BAILEY, b. Feb 11, 1720/1721, in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. James Baly, s/of James and Hannah, born 11 FEb 1721/22, Bradford Essex MA, Bradford VR p 19 "He was a sawyer, and lived in Newbury as late as 1760; and is called a yeoman of New Gloucester ME, in 1769; and died in Peachem VT, about 1807. He married Rachel _____ before 1748, and she was his wife in 1760." Children: Hannah, born 28 March 1746, Bradford VR p 18 Rachel, born 20 Feb 1748, Newbury VR 1:33 James, born 24 Oct 1750, Newbury VR 1:32 Esther, born Jan 1753, Newbury VR 1:32 Joshua, born 5 Sept 1755, Newbury VR 1:33 Abijah, born 3 Sept 1758. Newbury VR 1:47 Benjamin, born 25 May 1760, Newbury VR 1:47 Luther, born abt 1762 Anna Mary Charles "Rachel m John McFarland James, soldier to the Revolution; lived in Peachem VT, m Polly Bailey; was a Baptist minister and had two children. Esther married David Bailey and lived in Bath. Abijah married Mary (Butterfield) Sawyer; Revolutionary soldier; farmer; lived in Peachem and died March 6 1842. Benjamin, farmer; lived in Peachem, captain of militia; married Polly McCawber, and had children. Luther, farmer; lived in Peachem; daptain of militia; married Anna Kincaid, and had children. Anna married _____ Davenport Charles married _____ Johnson Source: All VR from: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to about 1850; Search & Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, 1998 available at http://www.essexbooks.com everything else The Essex Antiquarian 5:6:7 Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listowner MAESSEX Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Rootsweb.com Donor NH native living in MD

I'm always looking for connections (direct or collateral) to my BAILEY of Vermont family (the different family groups lived in different counties). The James Bailey family were residents of Peacham, Caledonia Co. James BAILEY, b. Feb 11, 1720/1721, in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. James d. Apr 24, 1808, in Peacham, Caledonia Co., VT. The 1st spouse of James was: Rachel BERRY, and they married about 1745 in Greenland, Rockingham Co. NH. Their children:Hannah, Rachel, James. Mary, Esther, Joshua, Abijah, Benjamin, Luther The 2nd spouse of James was: Mary KINCAID, and they wed sometime after 1762. He was one of the first settlers of Peacham, Vermont. During the French and Indian War, his home in Peacham was the only Block house in town. James was supposedly a Town Official in early Peacham. I have no proof that any of the above is true :) Please contact me if you can "relate" to this family unit or provide directions for obtaining documentation. Thanks. Diane Decker-Warneke

Hopes, Dreams and Evergreens, the history of Sheffield, contains sketches of the following people: Hannah (Eastman)(Ayer) Barber Perry T. Barber, son of Asa and Amanda (Jones) Barber Jesse Arthur Bates, son of Gardner and Elizabeth (Sanborn) Bates Raymond L. Berry, son of Willis Warner and Esnas (Gibson) Berry John Blake who m. Lydia Simpson Elder Moses Cheney Harry E. Davis, son of Selma and Mary (Ingalls) Davis Samuel Drown who m. Mary Seavey Albert Griffin Maolcome Goldstein James Gray Albertus Hall Clair Holbrook Joseph Ingalls who m. Comfort Weeks Rikcahrd Jenness and wife Martha Galway Kinnell Ezekiel Miles Thomas and Anistasia Mosher William Pearl Herman Sheldon James Sherburne Herman Simpson Saniel and Sarah(Jenness) Twombly Paul Willard Theda (Sheldon) Wood, wife of George Wood Most of these people lived in Sheffield in the 1800's - some more recently. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT

Information summarized from "Through Hopes and Dreams and Evergreens" published by the Sheffield Historical Society, September, 1993: None of the original grantees of Sheffield settled there. The first settlement was in 1794. The families were from Barrington, NH and settled in the southern part of town - they were the families of John and Richard Jenness, and James and Jonathan Gray. They were soon joined by Moses Foss, Ardchelaus Miles, Daniel Heard, and Stephen and Samuel Drown. Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT

Since there has been so much conversation about Sheffield lately, I borrowed the town's history from the library today. As someone mentioned earlier, this book does not contain much in the way of genealogy. However, here is some information about early settlers. List of the heads of households in the 1800 census, with # of family members (page 3) Joe Allard, 4 Samuel Daniels, 6 David Drown, 2 Enoch Drown, 3 Joseph Drown, 7 Stephen Drown, 7 Benjamin Durbin, 4 Moses Foss, 10 James Foy, 7 Henry Gray, 6 James Gray, 6 Jonathan Gray, 5 Jonathan Gray, 11 Moses Hall, 4 Wm. Hawkins, 11 Daniel Heard, 4 Caleb Heath, 5 James Hodgdon, 4 David Jenness, 6 John Jenness, 9 Isaac Keniston, 5 Archelaus Miles, 6 Archelaus Miles, Jr., 4 Rueben (sic) Miles, 7 Isaac Pearl, 8 Sam Twombly, 3 John Willey, 9 Cindy Walcott Grand Isle, VT

R & R Kinerson wrote: > >Can anyone tell me if in the town libraries in your area of Vermont if > there > >are yearly town reports for each year showing the town budget. > >These books usually show all birth, marriage, & death names & dates. > >I visit Massachusetts about every 5 years & have acquired B,M &D from > >1887-1971 for one of the towns I visit. > >Thank you > >Art Kay > >[email protected] > > Hello Art Kay, > I know Barnet Public Library has the town reports from 1900 to present. It > only has 2 prior to 1900. I think Danville, Peacham and Lyndonville > (Cobleigh Library) have their respective towns. I'm not sure on the years. > Rose Rose: How do I obtain the town reports from Barnet and Peacham, Vt.? Please contact me at watsonm2.nevada.edu.

You are going need to wait until 2002 to get at it but the 1930 census may be a help as he would be listed living with either his parents or grand parents as you indicate..with that you should be able to find the parents and g.parents in the 1920, 1910, 1900 census james At 03:52 PM 09/13/99 -0000, you wrote: >Dear List, >I notice more traffic on this line in the last few weeks. > >If I can, I'd like to post my request once again. > >I'm looking for someone who might know the person or surname >of Gerald E. THURSTON, of Hardwick, Vermont. >He was born in 1924 (stories are conflicting as to where) >but spent his childhood and adolescent years in Hardwick, >living with either his parents or his grandparents. >They eventually sent him to a military school for a few years. >(Is there a military school around this part of the county?) >One night, in the middle of the night, all the students were >rousted out, told they had 1 hour to get their duffle bags packed, >they were going to fight the war (WWII). Gerry was sent to Ft. >Benning, in 1941, as soon as he finished a short boot camp, and >he told me he became one of our county's FIRST paratroopers. >He made his first jump over Italy, I think, and was shot almost >immediately, sent to England to recouperate, then sent back >to the front, where his patrol was wiped out, except for >3 men, who were all captured and were sent to one POW camp >after another, tortured, and used as guinea pigs. The Russians >were the first to free him in 1945, and he spent time in Tampa >Florida. He and his wife, Carita, raised 9 kids, and Gerry became >a Fire Captain around Zephyrhills, (Tampa) the 60's. > > The rest of the story is too sad, and in 1998, he died in >Pensacola, FL, leaving a sad split with most of his 9 kids. >One brave daughter is trying to "re-discover" her Dad, learning >genealogy the hard way. > He had once told me that his kids wanted nothing to do with him! >Actually, it seems that HE just didnt want the kids worrying about >HIM! > >Now, here we are in Florida some 55 years later, and I meet Gerry >about 1982 or so---and he told me this story, above. > >Daughter Melanie wants desperately to "know more about her Dad >and his family." All we remember is Hardwick was his home, and >either his parents or grandparents raised him, until they put him in >the military school, and he went off to war! > >Anyone have any ideas?? I know, I know, it would help if we came >up there. I'm her Dad's brief friend, in Pensacola, and she lives >another >500 miles away in Tampa---travel for her right now is impossible. >We have written for Social Scty application---guess we should try for >his military record. > >Thanks, if you have any ideas! He may have been born in Germany! >Evan R. STROHL > > > > SJ

We also have the census records which would have him listed. My husband was in the 101st Airborne, training at Fort Benning, GA., during WW2. His place of battle was in Holland and Belgium, during the "Battle of the Bulge". Your Gerry Thurston must have been very young, as my husband born 1919 was young and he was older than your boy. I understand the Paratroopers were among the most gallant and brave men in our service. My husband was wounded once, and then went back again after recovery, and was dreadfully wounded again.......at which point he was not useful to fight. I don't know about your person, but my husband had no "Psychological therapy" whatsoever, after returning, and the impact of the war experiences has had some devistating effects upon him and his life. The same may have been true for yours. Whatever his kids might think, he was a good man, among the BEST. The Veterans Administration may be able to help also, in that they may have some history on him. Good Luck, Sincerely, Gloria Daum ---------- > From: Joyce Bard <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VTCALEDO] THURSTON surname > Date: Friday, February 13, 1998 8:46 PM > > > > Evan R. Strohl wrote: > > > Dear List, > > I notice more traffic on this line in the last few weeks. > > > > If I can, I'd like to post my request once again. > > > > I'm looking for someone who might know the person or surname > > of Gerald E. THURSTON, of Hardwick, Vermont. > > He was born in 1924 (stories are conflicting as to where) > > but spent his childhood and adolescent years in Hardwick, > > living with either his parents or his grandparents. > > They eventually sent him to a military school for a few years. > > (Is there a military school around this part of the county?) > > One night, in the middle of the night, all the students were > > rousted out, told they had 1 hour to get their duffle bags packed, > > they were going to fight the war (WWII). Gerry was sent to Ft. > > Benning, in 1941, as soon as he finished a short boot camp, and > > he told me he became one of our county's FIRST paratroopers. > > He made his first jump over Italy, I think, and was shot almost > > immediately, sent to England to recouperate, then sent back > > to the front, where his patrol was wiped out, except for > > 3 men, who were all captured and were sent to one POW camp > > after another, tortured, and used as guinea pigs. The Russians > > were the first to free him in 1945, and he spent time in Tampa > > Florida. He and his wife, Carita, raised 9 kids, and Gerry became > > a Fire Captain around Zephyrhills, (Tampa) the 60's. > > > > The rest of the story is too sad, and in 1998, he died in > > Pensacola, FL, leaving a sad split with most of his 9 kids. > > One brave daughter is trying to "re-discover" her Dad, learning > > genealogy the hard way. > > He had once told me that his kids wanted nothing to do with him! > > Actually, it seems that HE just didnt want the kids worrying about > > HIM! > > > > Now, here we are in Florida some 55 years later, and I meet Gerry > > about 1982 or so---and he told me this story, above. > > > > Daughter Melanie wants desperately to "know more about her Dad > > and his family." All we remember is Hardwick was his home, and > > either his parents or grandparents raised him, until they put him in > > the military school, and he went off to war! > > > > Anyone have any ideas?? I know, I know, it would help if we came > > up there. I'm her Dad's brief friend, in Pensacola, and she lives > > another > > 500 miles away in Tampa---travel for her right now is impossible. > > We have written for Social Scty application---guess we should try for > > his military record. > > > > Thanks, if you have any ideas! He may have been born in Germany! > > Evan R. STROHL > > What about seeing if you can find school records from his early days in > VT, before being sent to the military school. Maybe in with those will > be some more hints as to where he was originally from. You could also > check into churches in the area to see if they have records of this > family. Have you done an online phone search for this surname in VT to > see if there is anyone still there with the name who may be related? > Hope these help to get you going! > > Joyce in MA

At 08:30 AM 9/14/99 -0400, Cindy Walcott wrote: >John Willey, 9 Cindy, is there any more info about John Willey, or any other Willey's? Do you know if the book can be purchased? I plan to visit Sheffield cemeteries this fall in search of Piper's, but Willey's are on my list also. Thank you, Bonnie - <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> E-Mail - Bonnie S. Dannenberg <[email protected]> Visit my Home Page - http://www.capital.net/~bonnie/ USGenWeb Project; Walden, Vt. http://www.genweb.net/~bonnie Clough-L Web pages; http://www.genweb.net/~clough <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>

Norwich University in Northfield VT was and is a military school. You might want to check and see whether he was enrolled there. If so there might be some information available. Mariana Mariana Bean Ruggles [email protected] http://www.pieces-n-time.com Listowner MAESSEX Mail List Listowner Essex-Roots Mail List Rootsweb.com Donor NH native living in MD

Harmon, Do you see any Pipers buried in Sheffield? Thanks, Bonnie - <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*> E-Mail - Bonnie S. Dannenberg <[email protected]> Visit my Home Page - http://www.capital.net/~bonnie/ USGenWeb Project; Walden, Vt. http://www.genweb.net/~bonnie Clough-L Web pages; http://www.genweb.net/~clough <*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>