Hello and thank you, Howard Minch, Is there any chance that Charles Marchant could lead me to records of marriages in Jamaica? I've never checked out the marriage of Samuel Stephen Perry and Martha Mahala Wilkins, supposedly occurring there May 17, 1860. These are my great grand parents. Thanks, Martha Parker

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith/Lawrence Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1637.1 Message Board Post: John, What Smith/Lawrence families are you looking for? My lines are from the Windham/Grafton, VT area.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: SMITH/LAWRENCE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1637 Message Board Post: Does anyone out there have a list and location on Cemetaries in and around Grafton, Vt. Thanks, John

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/2AC.2ACI/1636.1 Message Board Post: Hi Delmer, The cemetery book that I have for all of the state of Vermont lists only two cemeteries on the West Jamaica Road and they are,The Sage Hill Cemetery and The West Jamaica Cemetery. It is possible that if you called or wrote Charles Marchant in Townshend,VT that he would know more about what you would like to know, his phone # and address are as foiiows, 1-802-365-7937 mail address Mr Charles Marchant 965 Grafton Road Townshend,VT 05353-9786. there is a total of sixteen cemeteries in Jamaica,VT Howard Minch Keene,NH

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kenyan, Kenyon, Morey, Mowry Classification: Death Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1546.1 Message Board Post: From Whitingham Town Clerk's records in Book C, Deaths, page 35: Desire Kenyan Morey died July 5, 1872, 65 years, 4 months, 27 days, inaction of the heart, female, married, born Leyden (MA), daughter of Paul & Phalla Kenyon. ____________________________ The handwriting is poor, so it could be Kenyan or Kenyon; Morey is another spelling of Mowry. Desire was my 3 great grandmother. THANKS :) to Emily for this lookup. Jan

Were there any dates on the stones? Karen -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of jtibbits2@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 7:46 AM To: VTWINDHA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VTWINDHA] Graveyard in Jamaica, VT This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tibbits/Tibbetts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1636 Message Board Post: We found a graveyard on the W. Jamaica Road, Jamaica, Winham county, Vermont, beyond the Riverside Stone mounds and would like the name of this particular graveyard. It is on the left side of the road on a hill. One of the stones was marked Joann S. Tibbits, wife of John H. Tibbetts. Does anyone have any information on John or his wife or the name of the graveyard? Thank you for your help. ==== VTWINDHA Mailing List ==== Windham Co.Local Hist. Soc. http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/lhs/windham.htm#Windham Gen. Soc. of VT http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtgsv/ ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

In a message dated 8/22/2005 4:42:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, randy9294@hotmail.com writes: > Any information on Whitneys in Windham county in the early 1800's would be > very welcome. > Census Index for 1771 VT lists 3 Whitneys: Amos in Guilford County Ephraim in Cumberland County Michael owned property but lived in Rhode Island ---------------------------------------------------- Now that doesn't mean she is related to any of these but, it is a place to start. Also, Cumberland County originated out of Albany County New york /so if Ephraim's family was there that early, records are either not recorded or not well documented, etc., or divided geographically (before borders were formulated) Windham County was formed (1781) out of Cumberland and this was before the time Jerusha was born

In a message dated 8/22/2005 4:42:51 AM Eastern Daylight Time, randy9294@hotmail.com writes: > > I'm seeking info on a Jerusha L. Whitney, born about 1829 in Stratton, > Windham, VT. I'm trying to find out who her parents might be. > In the 1820 census for Windham County VT Series: M33 Roll: 128 Page: 154 WHITNEY JERUSHA VT WINDHAM WESTMINSTER 1820 ------------------------------------------------------------- It could be possible that this is Jerusha's mother living alone ???? of course, that is conjecture. The Jerusha McAlister is on the top of the census page ( I just forwarded) alone so I looked back at the previous page and didn't see any other there. ---------------------------------------------------------

Jerusha Whitney: This is a family that moved to Vermont early; perhaps your Jerusha is related to this group? It is one of the families "Most Wanted" on the research of this grouping from MA to NH or VT http://www.whitneygen.org/families/unconnw/benjaminw.html a quote of the first paragraph is here: Capt. Benjamin Whitney - Most Wanted by Colleen Knights > > >> Captain Benjamin Whitney lived most of his adult life in Westminster, >> Windham Co., VT. His marriage to Jerusha Brockway, daughter of Wolston and Anna >> (Brooks) Brockway, is certain. Though no record of this legal bond has been >> found, a Petition for Alimony was heard on August 1, 1809 at Newfane in >> Windham County, Vermont. Benjamin "Wheetney" was amongst those who petitioned Governor Wentworth > >> to form the new town of Surry in Cheshire Co., NH on July 4, 1768, >> proposing to join the westerly part of Gilsum and the northeasterly part of >> Westmoreland. History of Surry indicates that Benjamin Whitney was of the >> Westmoreland leg. This petition was granted, and on March 9, 1769 the Charter of >> Surry was issued. >> >> >> > As another hint, I don't have Hemenway's Gazetteer of Vermont but she does list family surnames and what counties they appeared in early in VT. If I had a copy I would look up Whitney for you. j

Jerusha Whitney, ca 1830s, daughter of Viletta Pierce and Leland Whitney. http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=swpierce2&id=I0786 Benjamin Whitney family in Windham county in the early 1800s. My line is from Leland Whitney. http://www.whitneygen.org/families/unconnw/benjaminw.html You can go to the root of the URL for a lot more information about the Whitney families. http://www.whitneygen.org/ Ray Bland The Woodlands, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <randy9294@hotmail.com> To: <VTWINDHA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 3:40 AM Subject: [VTWINDHA] Whitney family in Windham Co., VT early 1800's > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Whitney > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1635 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi there, > > I'm seeking info on a Jerusha L. Whitney, born about 1829 in Stratton, > Windham, VT. I'm trying to find out who her parents might be. > > I do know that on 4 Nov 1849, she married Daniel McAllister Jr. in Warren, > Washington county, Vermont. > > Any information on Whitneys in Windham county in the early 1800's would be > very welcome. > > Thanks, > Randy Moulton > randy9294@hotmail.com > > > ==== VTWINDHA Mailing List ==== > General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, early to 1870 > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymondfamily/VermontVRto1870.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tibbits/Tibbetts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1636 Message Board Post: We found a graveyard on the W. Jamaica Road, Jamaica, Winham county, Vermont, beyond the Riverside Stone mounds and would like the name of this particular graveyard. It is on the left side of the road on a hill. One of the stones was marked Joann S. Tibbits, wife of John H. Tibbetts. Does anyone have any information on John or his wife or the name of the graveyard? Thank you for your help.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Whitney Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1635 Message Board Post: Hi there, I'm seeking info on a Jerusha L. Whitney, born about 1829 in Stratton, Windham, VT. I'm trying to find out who her parents might be. I do know that on 4 Nov 1849, she married Daniel McAllister Jr. in Warren, Washington county, Vermont. Any information on Whitneys in Windham county in the early 1800's would be very welcome. Thanks, Randy Moulton randy9294@hotmail.com

Folks, Sorry- the previous version of this email was a little confusing because of the interjection of URL addresses- here is the cleaned up version. Much information about Grafton is available through your local LDS Family History Center (FHC). You can order films of Grafton records through them (typically a $3.25 fee per film to cover costs) then look at the films using the film readers at the Center. I checked listings for Grafton at familysearch.org and the following general listings show: _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs_ _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - History_ _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Land and property_ _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Maps_ _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Town records_ _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Vital records_ The land and property records are mostly the deed records. The film covering the deeds for the time frame you are interested in is Index to deeds, 1781-1952 -- Deeds, v. 1-2, 1781-1794 FHL US/CAN Film 28286 The index which is at the front of this particular film will likely show all the deed transactions that your GGGgrandfather was involved in. The back part of the film shows the deeds for the time frame you are interested in (1787). If the index is set up like most indices in this part of Vermont, you will want to look at both the grantor index and the grantee index to pick up all the transactions that may involve your GGGgrandfather. Other people of the same surname may also occur in these records and may be relatives of your GGGgrandfather. You can determine where the closest FHC is to your home by going to familysearch.org and then click on the second item down in the right hand column. This will give you a page that you fill out to find the nearest FHC to your location. BTW, the Grafton town and vital records films alluded to above may also show whether your GGGgrandfather was involved as a town officer, may show his tax records, may give records of births, marriages, and deaths within his family, and much other interesting info. Good searching! Jim Otton Lakewood, Colorado FHC

Folks, Much information about Grafton is available through your local LDS Family History Center (FHC). You can order films of Grafton records through them (typically a $3.25 fee per film to cover costs) then look at the films using the film readers at the Center. I checked listings for Grafton at familysearch.org and the following general listings show: _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Archives and libraries - Inventories, registers, catalogs_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=388786&subject_disp=Vermont,+Windham,+Graf ton+-+Archives+and+libraries+-+Inventories,+registers,+catalogs) _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - History_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=446738&subject_ disp=Vermont,+Windham,+Grafton+-+History) _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Land and property_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=47191 8&subject_disp=Vermont,+Windham,+Grafton+-+Land+and+property) _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Maps_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=746854&subject_dis p=Vermont,+Windham,+Grafton+-+Maps) _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Town records_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=402005&sub ject_disp=Vermont,+Windham,+Grafton+-+Town+records) _Vermont, Windham, Grafton - Vital records_ (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=402004&su bject_disp=Vermont,+Windham,+Grafton+-+Vital+records) The land and property records are mostly the deed records. The film covering the deeds for the time frame you are interested in is Index to deeds, 1781-1952 -- Deeds, v. 1-2, 1781-1794 FHL US/CAN Film 28286 The index which is at the front of this particular film will likely show all the deed transactions that your GGGgrandfather was involved in. The back part of the film shows the deeds for the time frame you are interested in (1787). If the index is set up like most indices in this part of Vermont, you will want to look at both the grantor index and the grantee index to pick up all the transactions that may involve your GGGgrandfather. Other people of the same surname may also occur in these records and may be relatives of your GGGgrandfather. You can determine where the closest FHC is to your home by going to familysearch.org and then click on the second item down in the right hand column. This will give you a page that you fill out to find the nearest FHC to your location. BTW, the Grafton town and vital records films alluded to above may also show whether your GGGgrandfather was involved as a town officer, may show his tax records, may give records of births, marriages, and deaths within his family, and much other interesting info. Good searching! Jim Otton Lakewood, Colorado FHC

I believe the original name of Grafton was "Tomlinson". Land records for Windham County, Vermont townships reside with the town clerks. [Except for some from the grants period when the area was Cumberland County, New York] The year 1787 should be on file in Grafton. Good luck in your search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Deed Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1634.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Duane, Contact Gregory Sanford, State Archivist, gsanford@sec.state.vt.us for a lookup in the Vermont card index for a petition. Good luck & happy searching, Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mead, Stowell Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1634.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Duane, Stowell/Mead House Museum, Main Street, Grafton, VT Mailing Address: PO Box 202, Grafton, VT 05146 Web Site Address: http://www.graftonhistory.org E-mail Address: grafhist@sover.net Museum: 802-843-2584; or 802-843-1010 or 802-843-2489 The museum occupies a seven-room 1845 house with attached barn. The permanent, Grafton-based exhibits are of 18th- and 19th-century furniture, textiles, toys, household utensils and tools, bottles, costumes, fire-fighting equipment, paintings, prints, historic documents, Civil War memorabilia, soapstone objects, writing implements, early inkwells, calligraphy, and alphabets, as well as an outstanding collection of photographs. Contact Person: Eli Prouty, Curator, 802-843-1010, eli@sover.net or Thelma Zak, President, 802-843-2489 Hours and Admission: Memorial Day until Columbus Day, Weekends and holidays, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; Daily during Foliage Season and By appointment. Admission $3, Children under 12 free. Accessible to the disabled. Good luck, Jan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1634.2 Message Board Post: Hi Duane, Contact 1) Townshend Town Clerk, Anita Bean, PO Box 223, Townshend, VT 05353 Tel: 18023657300, ext. 2. 2) Grafton Historical Society Tel: 1802843258_ [I'll get back to you on missing no.]. 3) Grafton Town Clerk, Cynthia Gibbs, PO Box 180 Grafton, VT 05146 Tel: 18028432419. Good luck & happy searching, Jan

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/2AC.2ACI/1634.1 Message Board Post: sorry, both dates should be 1787

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Matthews, Page, Moore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2AC.2ACI/1634 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where I would look for land records in Grafton in the year 1787. I believe it was known as Townsend then. I would like to trace a piece of land my GGG Grandfather deeded in 1887