At 02:05 PM 11/26/01 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >In a message dated 11/26/2001 3:43:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > >>2 mentions of CUSHMAN in the index, and 25 of MINARD > > >No Cushings ? >Ok, on the Minard's I am looking for anything on someone that would have >been born before 1783. You think that is ok to narrow it down ? William >Minard is my biggest interest, but then again, there is a chance I am >following the wrong person. I am very interested if you see anything on a >Thomas Minard also. George is who I descend from and there are several >George's in the family. Those would be the names I would be most >interested in. > >I was sent copies of the info from the Vitals of Rockingham recorded by >Bellows but not the church records; it's so weird that the dates are >different in the single copy versus the double copy of the records. I am >going to have to have the museum recheck the record they sent me. > >Thanks so much for your help and insight. There is a large group of us >working on this together. > >Lori Minard Harvell Hi, Lori: Massive brain cramp on my part. Don't know where the "CUSHMAN" came from, there are no CUSHMAN entries at all in the index to the GSV combined volume of Rockingham records. The correct information is: 2 mentions of CUSHING If you have a connection to a Daniel CUSHING that might have died about 1876, get back to me. I have a probate index record for Springfield (Windsor County, next town north of Rockingham) that might be of some interest. Also, if you can wait until tomorrow evening, I will dig through the index for the names you mentioned and send you what I find. It would be very difficult, given the number of MINARD entries (multiple page references for many of the 25 given names), for me to cover ALL the MINARD ground. A matter of time rather than anything else. Darrell Darrell A. Martin a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected]

Greetings: The following are the entries found in the GSV combined publication of the Rockingham records, for surname MINARD, given names George, Thomas, and William. Note: -- Entries have NOT been selected by date. All for each given name are included. -- Pagination is per the combined volume. Also, unless otherwise noted, all entries are from the town records section. -- Volume and page references in quotation marks are in the published text, and refer to the original handwritten record books. With that sole exception, spelling and punctuation have not been changed from the published text (except in error, which is always possible even though I have tried to be careful). -- Matter in square brackets [thus] in the body of an entry appears that way in print, and is *not* my editorial comment. -- An ellipsis ( ... ) *is* my indication of deleted material. -- I have triple/quadruple checked the spelling of names and all dates. -- A careful researcher will note that a list of children *DOES NOT* necessarily imply that the children were all born in Rockingham. It only means that at the time the list was entered into the records the parents *resided* there. (Of course, it doesn't mean the children *weren't* born in Rockingham, either <grin>.) -- "Warnings out" have been often discussed on this list. Suffice it to say it was a legal fiction, implying nothing about the activities or social standing of those so warned out except that they were recently arrived in, or had recently returned to, town. -- Note finally that the context of the entry for the marriage of William and Abigail, pg. 261, makes it nearly completely certain that the year 1797 is correct, and that these are *NOT* the same William and Abigail who were so prolific in their production of children from 1759 to 1784. ======================================================= George --- pg. 97 (see also William, below) "VOL. IV., PAGE 53." The following are the births of the Children of William and Abigail Minard of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont (viz.) William, born on the 5th day of September, 1759. Abigail, born on the 18th day of March, 1761. Elenor, born on the 14th day of February, 1763. Charlotte, born on the 15th day of March, 1765. Betsey, born on the 9th day of March, 1767. Polly, born on the 5th day of April, 1769. Ichabod, born on the 30th day of August, 1771. Isaac, born on the 30th day of March, 1773. Susanah, born on the 9th day of April, 1775. Miriam, born on the 1st day of June, 1777. Malon, born on the 5th day of October, 1779. George, born on the 4th day of October, 1784. --- pg. 184 September 19, 1832. George Minard of Hume, in the State of New York, and Maria Stearns of Rockingham, married by Solomon Wright, Justice of the Peace. ====== Thomas *no entries* ======= William --- pg. 1 "VOL. I., PAGE 67." Warterborough March 22 1769 These may certify any person or persons who it may concern that William Minard of Warterborough has joined to the Church and doth administer thereto to the support of the gospel in this place ELISHA [ILLEGIBLE] pastor GEORGE N. [ILLEGIBLE] Committee the above is as near a Coppy of the original as I can write ELIJAH KNIGHT T Clerk --- pg. 97 (see two entries under pg. 97 for George, above) --- pg. 101 "VOL. IV., PAGE 73." ... The following are the births of the Children of Ichabod and Lydia Minard of Rockingham in the County of Windham and State of Vermont (viz.) Harriett, born on the 28th day of January 1798. Mariah, born on the 12th day of April 1803. William, born on the 8th day of June 1806. --- pg. 144 "WARNINGS OUT OF TOWN FROM VOL. VI." ... October 30, 1815. ... William Minard and Clarissa Minard, his wife ... --- pg. 261 (church records section) 1797 ... Sept. 7. Married William Minard & Abigail Cushing -- ================== W[illia]m Jun[ior] --- pg. 29 "PAGE 452." Rockingham, May 24th, 1797 The following names were voters at a Special Meeting for the choice of a Representative for Congress held at said Rockingham on the 22d Day of May 1797 -- by order of the Chief Magistrate of the State of Vermont ... Wm Minard Jun ========================================================= Hope this is helpful. Darrell Darrell A. Martin a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected]