At 08:23 PM 10/16/02 -0500, Zimmy wrote: >Looking for Leicester Emerson or Lester Emerson of the Reading area. I >have also some other Emerson's, John and Prudence. >But Lester Emerson is the hard one to find. Wondering if he is listed in >the probabe's. He had a farm out on the Brown schoolhouse road. > >-- >Regards, > >Jerry Hi, Jerry: No Leicester/Lester, unfortunately. But here are some other possible matches: EMERSON, John, residence Reading, probate district Windsor, type Testate, year 1835, page 14 EMERSON, John, residence Rochester, probate district Hartford, type Guardianship of a minor, year 1883, page 37 EMERSON, Prudence, residence Reading, probate district Windsor, type Intestate, year 1859, page 26 Darrell Darrell Allen MARTIN a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected] www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/

Darrell, looking for Pratt's in Windsor: Samuel, Mary, James, etc.. are there any listed in the probate index. Also, thanks for looking up the Emerson's. -- Regards, Jerry

At 08:36 PM 10/17/02 -0500, Zimmy wrote: >Darrell, looking for Pratt's in Windsor: > >Samuel, Mary, James, etc.. are there any listed in the probate index. > >Also, thanks for looking up the Emerson's. > > >-- >Regards, > >Jerry Hi, Jerry: I find no Samuel, and no etc. Here are the James and Mary entries: PRATT, James, residence Woodstock, probate district Hartford, type Guardianship, year 1876, page 33, note: "Insane" PRATT, James, residence Woodstock, probate district Hartford, type Intestate, year 1878, page 33 PRATT, Mary, residence "n/a", probate district Windsor, type Guardianship of a minor, year 1822, page 3 PRATT, Mary Ann, residence Bridgewater, probate district Hartford, type Guardianship of a minor, years 1840 1845, pages 13 16, note: "Of full age" PRATT, Mary B., residence Norwich, probate district Hartford, Intestate, year 1881, page 36 Hope there are some matches among them. Darrell Darrell Allen MARTIN a native Vermonter currently in exile in Addison, Illinois [email protected] www.darrell-martin.net/genealogy/

List, looking for some ideas on finding my lost ancestor.. Here is what I do know: Leicester Emerson or Lester Emerson of the Reading area. He had a farm out on the Brown schoolhouse road. He was born July 02, 1796 in Reading, the son of John and Prudence (Crowdrey) Emerson. He died according to the Crowdrey book on February 22, 1886 in Reading area and Lester is mentioned in Child's "Gazetteer of Windsor County, VT." with a farm, off route 29, in Reading, VT. He died alone on February 22, 1886. He was married to Olive Wood but family moved to Minnesota in early 1850's but Lester turned back (found him in the 1850 Illinois Census then he was in the 1870 Vermont census in Reading). I did find an old map when I was in Reading at the local hardware store (go figure).. But I have yet to find a death record or possible place he might be buried. There is a cemetery on the old homestead where John and Prudence are buried but no marker for Leicester (maybe noone put up a stone for him). I have looked in Middlesex at the Vital Records and Darrell did not come up with a probate record in the index. Any other possible places to look? Hope to get back there again next year. -- Regards, Jerry