I just "discovered" the new website for American history and it has oodles of information on it.......check it out completely and bookmark it ! http://www.rootsquest.com/~amhisnet/index.html Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com

Looking for any info on Robert Campbell or Robert Campbell jr Children of Robert Campbell jr: Robert, Nehemiah,Catherine,Submit G,Artisma,Lucia,Rodney Morris,James B and Anderson Thank you John Campbell jodi@quiknet.com

Hello everyone---I have been subscribing to this list for some time now, and would like to post information on an ancestor whose roots have eluded me (and others) for some 25 years now. Perhaps someone may be able to recognize the names. ELISHA TURNER, born possibly CT (according to an old family tradition), say about 1763; died probably Hartland VT after 1803. He married, Hartland VT, 10 April 1788, BETSEY PAT[T]ERSON, probable daughter of Joseph and Lydia [----] Patterson, born possibly RI, say about 1767; died probably Hartland VT after 1820. Elisha and Betsey had two known children: Elisha, who may have married firstly a Penelope Jones before marrying Olive Banister; and Rev. Jesse, who married Huldah [-----]. Elisha and Betsey also had five other probable children, based on chronology, geographical proximity and naming pattern: Lydia ( married firstly Andrew Tinkham and secondly, Rufus Martin); Hannah (married John Patterson; Abigail (married Oliver Bugbee); Betsey (married Jason Banister); and Joseph (married Elizabeth Hoisington). The two earliest mentions of Elisha in VT was payroll list of Captain Martin Dudley dated 1781, and a tax list for Windsor VT dated 1786. Elisha may be related in some way to David or Nathaniel Turner of Norwich VT, Adam Turner of Woodstock VT (note that Adam Turner had a daughter named Hannah who may have married John Patterson, above), Ishmael or Joshua Turner of Chester VT. In addition, Elisha may also, in some way, be related to the Turner families who lived in the Connecticut River Valley towns of Deerfield, Hatfield, Whately, Chesterfield and Hadley MA. Thanks for reading...Rick ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.

It is lovely country.......was up there in October all over Windsor and Windham Counties. The mountains are steep and between the mountains are valleys and plains.......makes the towns look like they are sitting in large cauldrons with rings of mountains surrounding them. Your car better be in good condition.......... Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Bordenave <bborden@bellsouth.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > WOW! That sounds like fantastic country!! I get excited when I see a dip in the highway!! > With your descriptions I think about a friend who lives in the mountains on 35 acres of land > somewhere near Brandon, VT!! And it also reminds me of my ancestors who lived around there and > fought with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys!! For a while I felt as though I was there! I > enjoyed doing research and reading about that part of this country! I have almost worn out my map > of New England!! > > Lester M Powers wrote: > > > My thoughts have turned to travel again, this time > > the most probable route out of the Connecticut River > > Valley, from Hartford, VT, in east-central Vermont to > > Broome County, NY (or possibly Madison County, NY), in > > about the year 1800. > > > > Times change and dates matter. We're talking about > > the year 1800, maybe 1802, or maybe as late as 1810. > > > > I did see a satellite photo of the area at the local > > library the other day, and it impressed me that the > > problem of getting out of the CRV, west to New York state, > > certainly appears daunting. Those Green Mountains in > > Vermont look pesky. As I looked closer at the satellite > > photo, I did notice one interesting candidate, though > > an out-of-the-way, round-about candidate. This is the > > Winooski River, which runs more or less from Montpelier > > to about Burlington, VT. The whole route might follow, > > approximately, today's Interstate 89, from near Hartford, > > VT, where 89 crosses into New Hampshire, up the White > > River Valley to Montpielier, then northwest-ish along > > the Winooski River to near Burlington, VT. A traveler > > could then boat most of the way south down Lake > > Champlain, down Lake George, down the Hudson River > > to Albany, NY, then head west or southwest from Albany. > > > > A possible alternate route that I note in a tour > > book is over the Sherburne Pass. This would be more > > or less west across Vermont along today's U.S. Route 4, > > from near Hartford, VT, through Woodstock, VT, over > > the Sherburne Pass in the Green Mountains, through > > Rutland VT, into New York state, then south to Albany, NY. > > One problem here is that the Sherburne Pass has an > > elevation of 2200 feet, and there isn't much along this > > route that could go by water. I get a bit cold thinking > > of that 2200-foot-up pass. But, I don't really know > > anything about routes across the northeast in the year > > 1800 either. > > > > Just thought I'd ask if anyone knows which routes > > were popular at the time, about 1800, west across > > central Vermont. > > > > Lester Powers > > lesterps@juno.com > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Why pay more to get Web access? > > Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW! > > Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > (on first page,put in box: Ct-River-Valley and when query page comes up, list town and state) > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L/ > > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib.for Ct-River-Valley area) > > listowner: Cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > This list covers genealogy and history of The Connecticut River Valley > Accuracy is important--double check your spelling and dates . > Got information to share-----share them.....list sources > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib for Ct-River-Valley area) > list owner: cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

At 01:31 AM 12/10/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Jane: > What an interesting question.!!!!!! I am forwarding this to my >lists and lets see what they have to say...... > Lists: does any one have answer to the question below ?? >Cynthia [snip - "Junior" issue] >> > Now for the question - it appears that the marriages of many >> ministers were to women with the title Mrs. - for example, The Rev. >> Mr. Benjamin Bowers of Middle Haddam & Mrs. Ann Hosmer and >> Rev. Samuel Hull & Mrs. Hannah Butler married in Cromwell. >> Does anyone know if the Mrs. was a title of respect given to the >> bride of a minister or did ministers tended to marry widows more >> often than they married younger single women? >> >> Jane Hi, Cynthia and Jane: In my researches in New England spanning the time period 1630 to present, limited to my own families (which include many of the early Great Migration pioneers), I have never discovered an instance of a woman being called "Mrs." except when she had been previously married. It would be interesting to speculate (meaning, that's what I'm doing <grin>) that when a new minister arrived in town fresh out of seminary, one of the earliest issues to pop up would be the problem that so many of his congregation would be women and he was likely to be single. Hmmmm. But, of course, the Biblical admonition is to "take care of the widow and orphan." What better way to demonstrate one's practical religion than to select a widow to take care of? Of course, it is a pity that the new minister could only take care of one . . . And if she be of comely form, so much the better <big grin>. Seriously, I would imagine that it would have been VERY difficult for a minister to court, once he had been ordained and settled in a church. The infighting among the eligibles might have on occasions gotten way out of hand, and the resentments of the unchosen might have lasted for years. The selection of a widow could at least reduce the tension, even if it were unlikely to eliminate it. Darrell Darrell A. Martin formerly of Springfield, Vermont currently in exile in Addison, Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com

Jane: What an interesting question.!!!!!! I am forwarding this to my lists and lets see what they have to say...... Lists: does any one have answer to the question below ?? Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.co CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Devlin, Jane <JaneDevlin@netquest.com> > In transcribing all these records from Bailey's Early Marriages in > Connecticut, I run across a lot of men with Junior or Jr. following > their names. It's difficult to know if they are actually the son of a > father with the same name or if the minister used Sr. & Jr. to > identify two unrelated men in the same town with the same name > with the elder being designated Sr. and the younger Jr. > > Now for the question - it appears that the marriages of many > ministers were to women with the title Mrs. - for example, The Rev. > Mr. Benjamin Bowers of Middle Haddam & Mrs. Ann Hosmer and > Rev. Samuel Hull & Mrs. Hannah Butler married in Cromwell. > Does anyone know if the Mrs. was a title of respect given to the > bride of a minister or did ministers tended to marry widows more > often than they married younger single women? > > Jane > > > > ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Become a RootsWeb Sponsor > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Where else can you get so much value for so little? > >

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Hi, Maureen and everybody: I was talking with my mom this evening, and asked her about grampa's fence viewing. She said that he didn't have a lot to do as a fence viewer, but that the job involved a lot more than just inspecting the condition of fences. A little background. Midwesterners, for example, are accustomed to land boundaries being defined by survey: so many feet or rods or whatever from a surveyed baseline to the north or south, and likewise from a baseline to the east or west. The significant markers were set by the surveyors, and their locations are well known. In New England, land boundaries are much more likely to be along a brook, or "from the large pine tree north 13 yards to the granite boulder, thence due east to the roadway," or such like. Mom told me that she was talking once with grampa about a stone wall that was set out in the middle of the woods, probably on Mount Ephraim. She used the same phrase that Frost did in "Mending Wall," that the wall seemed unnecessary because "there weren't any cows there." He explained that the custom and the law was that, for quarter-sections at least, the lot lines had to be marked by stone walls, even where they didn't seem to have any practical use (as fences, that is)! ! ! . Mom told me one story about grampa and fence viewing. Someone who lived on the Brockways Mills Road decided that he wanted a certain spring to be on his land. Since it was out in the woods only a few feet from his property line, and nobody was using it at the time, he didn't think it mattered. He rebuilt the stone wall so it passed on the other side of the spring from his land. It was just a few yards . . . He got in a lot of trouble when it was found out. Mom didn't know how it came to light, but when it did, grampa was responsible to re-establish the property line and to assure that the stone wall was properly rebuilt. These are the moments that make genealogy worthwhile. On the one hand, that grampa was a fence viewer is a primary genealogical fact that establishes his residence in Springfield, Vermont as of a certain date. On the other hand, the reason for the existence of a stone wall in the forest sheds light on a poem that is a favorite of mine: "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost. But third and even more important, I suddenly saw my mother (now 71 years old and living in Michigan) in a completely different light; as a young girl growing up on a dairy farm, asking her father about a stone wall in the middle of the Vermont woods. Darrell Darrell A. Martin formerly of the Dutton District, Springfield, Vermont currently in exile in Addison, Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com

Darrell, thank u so much for that personal family accountng of the subject,which for some reason it gives me "goose bumps" ;perhaps it was so persoanly related. Actually I think one of my Hatches (John), who pioneered to Norwich,VT,that he was the first in that "village" :) Harriet Chase

At 02:06 AM 12/07/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Maureen: > I am posting your question to my other 2 list and lets see if anyone can >answer it for you. >Cynthia >Moderator of : >Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com >CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: Maureen Girard <maureen@redshift.com> >To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [CTHARTFO] Re: Odd jobs >> Does anyone know what a "fence viewer" was? I have several ancestors who >were >> identified as such, but I've never been quite clear as to what they did, >or why. >> >> Maureen Hi, Maureen: Unlike "hog reeve" or "sealer of leather" whose functions are quite obscure to us today, the "fence viewer" had a position that still makes sense. The duties were (and in many towns in Vermont probably still are) to view the condition of fences along property lines and the public highways, to ensure that whatever was supposed to stay in stayed in, and whatever was supposed to stay out stayed out. The usual issue would have been to prevent the wandering of livestock, of course. Cows and pigs are not finicky about whose corn they eat. A fence viewer is a government official whose duties are preventive, like a building inspector or health department inspector. I have always imagined that the best fence viewers used their position to "check up on" their neighbors, in the sense of looking out for them; or in the sense of keeping reasonable tabs on who was up to what, in case the question arose (for example): "Who's been making more hard cider than he and his family can drink, lately?" I don't think there were actual police powers attached to the job. As I said, though, these are my speculations. One of my prized possessions is a letter from the Town of Springfield, Vermont, in recognition of my grandfather's many years of service as a fence viewer for the town. He, Derrick Allen Dutton of the Dutton District in Springfield, was born in 1905 and died in 1985. I gather that the position was largely ceremonial in recent years, but it still remains true that "good fences make good neighbors," as Robert Frost wrote in "Mending Wall." Darrell Darrell A. Martin formerly of Springfield, Vermont currently in exile in Addison, Illinois darrellm@sprynet.com

List: FORWARDING...........(dont contact me as I dont have the information) MANY very EARLY Connecticut River Valley surnames listed below........it wouldnt surprise me if some of these same names migrated to Vermont and NH . at later dates: Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com From: Pat Mount <pmount@fnr.umass.edu> > FELLOWS, RICHARD, Hartford, 1643, rem. 1659, to Springfield, thence to Nh., > and in 1661 to Hat., where he d. 1663. M. Ursula, who d. Sept. 21, 1690. > Children--Richard, slain Aug. 25, 1675, at Swamp fight above Hatfield; Samuel, > d. unm.; Sarah, m. (1) abt. 1661, Samuel Billings of Hat.; (2) Oct. 9, 1678, > Samuel Belding, Jr., of Hat., and d. Feb. 5, 1713; John, bapt. Nov. 1, 1646; > Mary, bapt. Feb. 9, 1650, m. March 24, 1671, Joseph Leonard of Spr. > > 1. FERRY, NOAH, s. of Charles, Jr. of Springfield, d. in Gr., Nov. 4, 1798, > ae. 86. M. 1736, Experience Allis of Hat. She d. Nov. 4, 1794. Children--Noah, > m. Hannah, and res. in Gr.; Charles, b. Jan. 7, 1739; Daniel, b. Feb.15, 1743; > Rebecca, b. April 9, 1745. > > 2. CHARLES, s. of Noah, (1) Gr., d. Oct. 19, 1804, ae. 65. M. Mary, who d. > Nov. 22, 1789. Children--Charles, b. 1763; Mary, b. 1766; Experience, b. 1769; > Luther, b. 1773; Rhoda, b. 1776, d. 1777; Asa, b. 1779; Chester, b. 1782. > > 1. FIELD, ZACHARIAH, Hartford, 1639, rem. abt. 1659, to Nh., and as early as > 1663, to Hat., where he was buried June 30, 1666. M. Mary. Children--Mary, m. > Oct. 2, 1663, Joshua Porter of Nh.; Zechariah, m. Dec. 17, 1668, Sarah, dau. > of John Webb, res. in Nh. and Deerfield, and d. 1674; John; Samuel; Joseph. > > 2. JOHN, s. of Zechariah, (1) Hat., freeman, 1690, d. June 26, 1717. M. Dec. > 17, 1670, Mary, dau. of Alexander Edwards of Nh. Children--John, b. May 11, > 1672; Mary, b. Feb. 2, 1674; Zechariah, b. Aug. 1676; Benjamin, b. Feb. 14, > 1679; Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1681, m. March 6, 1701, Dr. Thomas Hastings of Hat.; > Bethia, b. abt. 1684, m.John Allis; Sarah, b. Feb. 2, 1687, m. 1709, Nathaniel > Peck of Swanzey, N. H.; Abilene, d. May 6, 1689; Ebenezer, b. July 2, 1690, > prob. slain by Indians, in Deerfield, Oct. 26, 1708, Abilene, b. July 2, 1690, > m. (???) Nash. > > 3. SAMUEL, s. of Zechariah, (1) Hat., slain by Indians June 24, 1697. M. Aug. > 9, 1676, Sarah, dau. of Thomas Gilbert of Springfield. Children--Samuel, b. > Sept. 27, 1678; Thomas, b. June 30, 1680; Sarah, b. June 30, 1683, m. Nov. 18, > 1702, Samuel Warner of Springfield; Zechariah, b. Aug. 29, 1685; Ebenezer, b. > March 17, 1688; Mary, b. July 23, 1690, m. June 26, 1712, Jonathan Hoyt; > Josiah, b. Nov. 5, 1692, rem. to Somers, Ct.; Joshua, b. April 9, 1695, rem. > to Springfield and Bolton. > > 4. JOSEPH, s. of Zechariah, (1) res. until about 1714 in Hat., when he rem. to > Sunderland, where he d. Feb. 15, 1736, in 78th yr. M. (1) June 28, 1683, > Joanna, dau. of John Wyatt of Hartford. She d. March 23, 1722; (2) Jan. 2, > 1723, Wid. Mary Belding. Children--Mary, b. July 18, 1684; Joanna, b. Dec. 9, > 1686, d. Aug. 30, 1689; Joseph, b. June 9, 1689; Daughter, b. March 15, 1691, > d. April 19, 1691; Joannah, b. Jan. 9, 1693, m. June 11, 1713, Thomas French; > Lydia, b. June 26, 1695, m. 1724, John Bliss of Springfield; Jonathan, b. Oct. > 13, 1697, and d. 1781. He m. (1) March 30, 1721, Mary Billings; (2) July 25, > 1739, Esther Smith; Martha, b. Oct. 19, 1699; Abigail, b. Sept.4, 1702, d. in > Sunderland, Jan. 10, 1721; Israel, b. June 29, 1705, d. July 16, 1705; > Thankful, b. Sept. 19, 1707, > d. Oct. 11, 1707. > > 5. JOHN, s. of John, (2) Hat., d. May 28, 1747, ae. 75. M. Sarah, dau. of John > Coleman of Hat. Children--John, b.Sept. 14, 1700; Sarah, m. Joshua Belding; > Hannah, b. July 8, 1704, m. Dec. 24, 1729, Samuel Dickinson of Deerfield; > Amos, b. June 24, 1708; Eliakim, b. Nov. 27, 1711; Mary, b. June 18, 1715. > > 6. ZECHARIAH, s. of John, (2) an early settler of Amh., where he d. abt. Jan. > 1738. M. May 25, 1705, Sarah, dau. of Dea. John Clark of Nh. > Children--Ebenezer, b. Aug. 8, 1709, prob. imbecile; Rebecca, b. abt. 1711, m. > Jan. 13, 1737, Joseph Hawley of Amh.; Sarah, b. March 18, 1714, m. abt. 1736, > Samuel Hawley of Amh.; Mary, b. Jan. 21, 1716, m. May 18, 1738, Moses Warner > of Amh.; John, b. Jan. 12, 1718. > > 7. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel, (3) rem. as early as 1720 from Hat. to Deerfield, and > d. 1762. M. 1706, Mary Hoyt, who d. 1747. Children--Elizabeth, b. April 16, > 1707; Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1709, d. 1726; Eunice, b. May 29, 1714, m. Joseph > Smead; David, b. Jan. 4, 1712, d. in Deerfield, 1792; Ebenezer, b. 1723. > > 8. THOMAS, s. of Samuel, (3) rem. after 1728 to Longmeadow. M. 1713, Abigail, > dau. of Hezekiah Dickinson. Children--Abigail, b. Oct. 5, 1714, m. Abial Abbot > of Windsor, Ct.; Samuel, b. May 10, 1718, d. Aug. 10, 1721; Moses, b. Feb. 16, > 1722; Simeon, a physician in Enfield; Samuel, b. Oct. 10, 1725, physician in > Saybrook, Ct.; Sarah, b. Nov. 28, 1728. > > 9. ZECHARIAH, s. of Samuel, (3) rem. first to Deerfield, and thence to > Northfield, and d. 1746. M. Sarah Mattoon. Children--Seth, b. 1712; Catharine, > b. 1715, m. (???) Willard of Winchester, N. H.; Gaius, b. 1716; Ebenezer, b. > 1717; Samuel, b. 1719; Paul, b. 1721. > > 10. EBENEZER, s. of Samuel, (3) Northfield, d. Sept. 12, 1723. M. Elizabeth, > who m. (2) Azariah Wright. Children--Ebenezer, b. 1715; Joanna, b. 1717, m. > Phinehas Wright; Moses, b. 1719; Aaron, b. 1722; Elizabeth, b. 1723. > > 11. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph, (4) deacon, Sunderland, d. 1754. M. Sept. 13, 1716, > Mary Smith. Children--Elisha, b. 1717; Mary, b. 1719, m. Daniel Clark; > Abigail, b. 1721, m. 1745, Samuel Field; Joseph, b. 1723, d. 1798; Thankful, > b. 1726; Martha, b. 1729; Experience, b. 1732, m. Elijah Clark; Sarah, b. > 1735, m. Simeon Lyman; Jonathan, b. 1737; Israel, b. 1741. > > 12. JOHN, s. of John, (5) Hat., d. May 26, 1762, ae. 61. M. (1) Editha > Dickinson, who d. 1740; (2) Ann Bagg. Children--Medad, b. Aug. 8, 1734; > Editha, b. June 15, 1737, m. (???) Fitch of Ct.; Hannah, b. Oct. 5, 1740, m. > Silas Graves. > > 13. AMOS, s. of John, (5) Hat., perhaps d. Oct. 10, 1759. M. Aug. 30, 1739, > Mehitable, dau. of Thomas Day of Hartford. Child--Zechariah, b. Jan. 6, 1744. > > 14. ELIAKIM, s. of John, (5) Hat., d. Feb. 8, 1786, ae. 75. M. 1752, Esther > Graves of Whately. Children--Zenas, b. Aug. 10, 1753; Sarah, b. April 22, > 1755, m. D. Scott; Zilpah, b. Nov. 13, 1756, m. Abner Loomis; Rhoda, b. Oct. > 26, 1758, m. Elisha Wait; John, b. Aug. 25, 1760, rem. to Conway; Abigail, b. > July 21, 1762, m. Roger Dickinson; David, b. April 11, 1764, rem. to Conway; > Esther, b. April 4, 1767, an invalid, d. unm.; Hannah, b. June 21, 1769, m. > (1) (???) Grimes; (2) (???) Cooley. > > 15. JOHN, s. of Zechariah, (6) Lt., Amh. M. July 10, 1739, Hannah, dau. of > Samuel Boltwood of Amh. Children--John, bapt. May 18, 1740, m. (1) Jan. 15, > 1767, Elizabeth Henderson; (2) Wid. (???) Wells; Abigail, bapt. July 11, 1742; > Martha Boltwood, bapt. Oct. 2, 1743, m. (1) Col. Nathan Allen; (2) Thomas > Bascom; Mary, bapt. July 27, 1746, m. Joel Billings of Amh., and d. Aug. 18, > 1813; Abigail, bapt. June 5, 1748, m. Gideon Dickinson, Jr. of Amh.; Sarah, > bapt. May 27, 1750, m. Timothy Clapp of Amh., and d. abt. Feb. 1799; Ebenezer, > bapt. March 22, 1752, m. Oct. 1, 1782, Sarah Gould; Samuel, bapt. Jan. 20, > 1754, m. June 15, 1779, Miriam Nash; Jemima, bapt. May 25, 1755, m. Jan. 15, > 1778, Oliver Bridgman; Jonathan, bapt Dec. 9, 1759, m. (1) Jan. 2, 1780, Sally > Smith; (2) (???) Johnson; Zechariah. > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. 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Maureen: I am posting your question to my other 2 list and lets see if anyone can answer it for you. Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Maureen Girard <maureen@redshift.com> To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [CTHARTFO] Re: Odd jobs > Does anyone know what a "fence viewer" was? I have several ancestors who were > identified as such, but I've never been quite clear as to what they did, or why. > > Maureen > > > ==== CTHARTFO Mailing List ==== > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHARTFO-L > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-binlistsearch.pl > listowner: Cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Thanks Jacq' for letting me know that the link: http://www.quadrangle.org/ is NOW WORKING ! For those who want to look up in the Connecticut River Valley Museum GENEALOGY-RESEARCH LIBRARY located in Springfield,Mass. Cynthia listowner: Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com From: Jacques Tucker <jacq@4u.net> To: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 10:10 AM Subject: Re: link not working Works fine for me... > -Cap'n Jacq' > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> > > Hi; > > The link to the museums is not working > http://www.quadrangle.org/ > > please check it and let me know when it's fixed as my > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com > > mailing list would like to access the site. > > Email me back at the Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com so we all > can see > > that its repaired. > > Thanks > > > > > > > ============================== > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > >

This was asked on the list few days ago.......and it is: " The general duty of hog reeves is to carry into execution the act for regulating swine." "By this act- Any person who shall suffer his swine to go at large out of his inclosure, incurs a penalty of 1 shilling each, to be recovered with cost of suit by a hogreeve or any other person who will sue for the same; of such swine may be impounded for the recovery of said penalty" "Any town, at the annual meeting in march or April, may give liberty for swine to go at large, provided they be sufficiently yoked from the 15th day of April to the 1st day of November, and constantly ringed in the nose all the time, they shall be permitted to go at large" " A yoke accounted sufficient in law, must be the full depth of the swine's neck above the neck, and half so much below the neck,and the foal or bottom of the yoke full 3 times as long as the breadth or thickness of the swine's neck upon which it be placed" resource: Digging for Genealogical Treasure in New England town records: Ann Smith Lainhart (can be purchased at most genealogical bookstores) Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com to research posted information on towns and counties in the mailing list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl (put name of mailing list in the first box and in the 2nd box put what you are looking for) http;//archiver.rootsweb.com/Ct-River-Valley-L/ http:archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWindso-L/ http//archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHartfo-L/

List: This was posted a few days ago........and I just found the answer ( knew I had seen it somewhere) " THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF SEARCHERS AND SEALERS OF LEATHER: " 1. They shall have two several marks or seals to be prepared by the town, with one of which they shall seal all such leather as they shall find well and sufficiently tanned, and with the other all such leather as they shall find wll and sufficently curried, according to the law. " 2. Sealers of leather have power ex officie to make search and view in any house,shop,warehouse, ot other places where they may conceive any leather to be, whether wrought into shoes, boots, or other wares or not, and seize all leather whether so wrought or not, which they shall find not tanned, curried,or sealed as the law directs; and may retain the same (if the owner submit not to their judgement) until trial thereof be had, and the judgement given....." "OF TANNING LEATHER" "It is provided by a law passed A.D.1698, and yet in force, that no person exercising this trade or mystery, shall put to sale any kind of leather which shall be insufficently tanned or which has been over limed, or burnt in the limes, or which shall not have been after the tanning thereof, well and thoughly dried, not set any of his fats in tan hills or other places where woozes or leather put to tan in the same, may take any unkind hears, norshall put any leather into any hot or warm woozes whatsoever, on penalty of 20 pounds for every such offense." "OF CURRYING LEATHER" No person exercising this mystery shall curry any kind of leather except it be sealed, nor any hide not thoroughly dried, after his wet season, in which wet season, he shall not use any stale urine, or any other deceitful or subtle mixture, thing, way, or means to corrupt or hurt the same, nor shall curry any kind of leather meet for outer sole leather, with any other than good hard tallow, nor with any less of that than the leather will receive, nor shall curry any kind of leather meet for upper leather and inward soles, but with good and sufficient stuff, being fresh and not salt, and thoroughly liquored till it will receive no more; nor shall burn or sealled any kind hide or leather in the currying, but shall work the same sufficiently in all points and respects, on pain of forefeiting, for each offense, every such hide marred or hurt by his evil workmanship or handling ....." Source: DIGGING FOR GENEALOGICAL TREASURE in New England Records; Ann Lainhart (this book can be bought at the New Eng.Historical Genealogical Society in Boston: http://www.nehgs.org Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com to research posted information on towns and counties in the mailing list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl (put name of mailing list in the first box and in the 2nd box put what you are looking for) http;//archiver.rootsweb.com/Ct-River-Valley-L/ http:archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWindso-L/ http//archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHartfo-L/

there has been alerts of virus warnings in our local newspaper......2 within the last week ! ANYONE who likes to use the internet should have a virus program on their computer to protect them from these kinds of problems........it's like having insurance on your computer ! I have the Norton (Symantec) Virus protection and I have it programed that its updated every 2 weeks ALSO....the Symantec company will send you email (if you register on line and ask for their email newspaper) and give you warnings as to what viruses are out there you need to know about. and what to expect to see if one shows up on your screen......and as Mimi pointed out.....it's attachments ( or a specific type of email message.......i.e.: the recent one was " I have pictures for you" )....dont open it UNLESS you know who it's from ! You can go to http://www.symantec.com and order the CD-rom or have it downloaded from the site. It cost around $30 +- but worth it........and updates are free just by going onto the site. Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mimi Taylor <myke20@netzero.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Chuck - what you did was attach or sign your email with > a card which will convert to a paper clip on the left > of our emails and a 'rolodex card ' type icon in > the email - to the right in the subkect line > > that itself opens with a virus warning - > > I think this is easy to correct - as no attachments should be > sent to list - > > Removing all tag lines and signatures is what will help you > get out of this - > > Mimi Taylor > > __________________________________________ > NetZero - Defenders of the Free World > Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at > http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://archives.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L/ > Conn.River Valley Genealogical research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > Listowner:Cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

Damn.....I dont know why I keep using the 1777 date !!!!!!! urgh !!!!!!!!!...........Joanne is correct is it 1791 ! (gotta get that in my head .....1791.....1791...1791...1791....1791...1791) <<hound dog look>> !!!!! Sorry Lists ! and thanks Joanne for keeping me on my toes when it comes to Vermont ! Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Joann H. Nichols <jnichols@sover.net> To: <CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Hi, Cynthia, > > Vermont did not become a state until 1791! Remember, the 14th state? > > Mt. Holly and Mt. Tabor are both in Rutland County, as is Tinmouth. > > Joann Nichols (born in Tinmouth!) > jnichols@sover.net > > Cynthia wrote: > > > > Myrth: > > > > Sharon has always been Sharon....it was formed in 1761 and granted by New > > Hampshire (no not Vermont until 1777 when Vermont became a state). > > > > Tinmouth was also formed in 1761 by granted by New Hampshire > > (Vermont-1777) > > > > Mt.Hope.....not a town and not in DeLorme's Atlas, not in "Redbook" by > > Ancestry, and nor is it in > > "Collecting Vermont Ancestors". Mt Hope could be an > > area or section of a town. > > > > there are several Vermonters here who might be able to help with Mt > > Hope........ > > > > Cynthia > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb. com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com----- > > From: Myrth Sunday <sundaym@win.bright.net> > > To: <VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 7:38 PM > > Subject: [VTWINDSO] Windsor vt > > > Hi, > > > After reading the explanation on how the towns were divided up I was > > > wondering if my Burt ancestor was born in MT Hope or Tinmouth and > > > registered in Sharon Windsor, VT., and why they left NY at all. Anyone > > have > > > any idea why these people moved around so much, or whether Sharon was > > > called something else in 1789? > > > Myrth Sunday > > > > > > > > > ==== VTWINDSO Mailing List ==== > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWINDSO-L/ > > > counties bordering the Conn River in Conn,Mass,Vt,NH > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > you can use either VtWindso-L OR Ct-River-Valley-L to search postings > > > > > > ============================== > > > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > > > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > > List your sources when giving information > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > http://www.quadrangle.org (Conn River Valley Gen.Library) > > Conn River Valley Genealogical Research library: http://www.quadrangle.org > > List owner: cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com. > > You are invited to search our massive collection containing over 500 million > > records, in over 1800 databases. Visit > > http://ads04.focalink.com/SmartBanner/page?16226.4 > > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > This list covers genealogy and history of The Connecticut River Valley > Accuracy is important--double check your spelling and dates . > Got information to share-----share them.....list sources > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > http://www.quadrangle.org (genealogical lib for Ct-River-Valley area) > list owner: cyndylou3@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Discover your ancestors and trace your family tree today at Ancestry.com. > You are invited to search our massive collection containing over 500 million > records, in over 1800 databases. Visit > http://ads04.focalink.com/SmartBanner/page?16226.4 > >

I feel it is important for those not currently living in Vermont to understand how important it is to know how TOWNS were made up in Vermont. It might be easier to know that, except in the case of mountains (see Baltimore and Cavendish) that got in the way, most TOWNS are/were six miles by six miles. These are those little squares on the map. Towns have many little villages, or settlements. For example, my home town of Weathersfield has villages of Perkinsville, Ascutney, Amsden, Downers, Greenbush, Weathersfield Center, Weathersfield Bow, yet they all vote in the town of Weathersfield and pay their property taxes to the Town of Weathersfield, the Town offices are located in Ascutney, and their mailing address is Ascutney, it is still the Town of Weathersfield town offices. Almost all the towns in Vermont, except the most populated ones, are like this, and were much more so in the past, for there were many more little settlements where people were born and lived. For Weathersfield there used to be and still is, but not so well-known, Kendricks Corners, Marsh District, Little Canada, Upper Falls. Now that I have named them, I am sure there will be people who will inquire about these names, having seen or heard of them on vital or tax records somehwere, because people used them to denote a precise location. Becky Tucker in Ludlow and Weathersfield Vermont

Below is the answer to Jane's question on the "sealer of leather".......see Dianne's message below. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dashmom@aol.com> Subject: Re: [VTWINDSO] Question: What was a 'Sealer of Leather' > > .....perhaps someone will know the answer to > > Jane's question: "What is a sealer of leather ? see full message > > below........ >Hi Cyndy ~ Ancestry's Concise Genealogical Dictionary say a sealer is a > person who inspects, tests and certifies weights and measures.......so I'm > guessing that a sealer of leather inspected and measured the leather > products. > > Dianne >

Myrth: Sharon has always been Sharon....it was formed in 1761 and granted by New Hampshire (no not Vermont until 1777 when Vermont became a state). Tinmouth was also formed in 1761 by granted by New Hampshire (Vermont-1777) Mt.Hope.....not a town and not in DeLorme's Atlas, not in "Redbook" by Ancestry, and nor is it in "Collecting Vermont Ancestors". Mt Hope could be an area or section of a town. there are several Vermonters here who might be able to help with Mt Hope........ Cynthia Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb. com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com----- From: Myrth Sunday <sundaym@win.bright.net> To: <VTWINDSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 7:38 PM Subject: [VTWINDSO] Windsor vt > Hi, > After reading the explanation on how the towns were divided up I was > wondering if my Burt ancestor was born in MT Hope or Tinmouth and > registered in Sharon Windsor, VT., and why they left NY at all. Anyone have > any idea why these people moved around so much, or whether Sharon was > called something else in 1789? > Myrth Sunday > > > ==== VTWINDSO Mailing List ==== > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/VTWINDSO-L/ > counties bordering the Conn River in Conn,Mass,Vt,NH > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > you can use either VtWindso-L OR Ct-River-Valley-L to search postings > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >