Thanks for sharing that with us Robin ......... Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Forrest <rforrest@robforrest.com> To: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [CTHARTFO] Challenges Ear Marks > I have not read all of the items on Ear Marks but my my GGG Grand father James > WAITE is one of those ancesters you love because of the records he kept he was > the town clerk for Fayston, Chittendon, Vermont, from its beginning in 1804 > until he moved to Le Roy, Genesee, New York, in 1811. He started the town > records at the front of the book and starting on the last page he puts his > families information and for the rest of the town comming forward. It also > contains a page or two discribing earmarks and states that they were for > identifying the owners to help prevent russling and to know who to fine for > animals that got away if a fence were broken there are cattle pigs and sheep > listed. also some brands with irons listed. This is all very interesting as > all of the original settelers of Fayston were either Waites or Waite in-laws > or cousins. > Town moderator was James' brother Lynd town counsel had two more members a > brother in law and Joseph WILDER, Joseph's sister Phenice visited him in 1802 > and met James WAITE they were married in Brattlboro in 1803. thay had a > daughter that was born and died the same day in 1804. James also seems to > have interviewed all of the new commers to town and enumerated all of there > pertinant Genealogy facts in the town records. This particular town record is > a gold mine of information for genealogists. At least while James was town > clerk. > Robin Forrest > rforrest@robforrest.com > NEW SITE URL for Robin's Genealogy Page is http://www.robforrest.com > <a href="http://www.robforrest.com">New Page URL</a> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> > To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [CTHARTFO] Challenges > > > > Just sent one out "ear marks"........you should have seen it by now > > > > Cynthia > > Moderator of : > > Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com > > VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com > > CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Arlene Onken <ato@cis.net> > > To: <CTHARTFO-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 2:22 PM > > Subject: [CTHARTFO] Challenges > > > > > > > Hello to all on the List - I think the "assay master" was an excellent > > > puzzler. Many had ideas - some were close - some were not. But, we all > > > thought about it. I would like to see more of them. Arlene from Illinois > > > > > > > > > ==== CTHARTFO Mailing List ==== > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/CTHARTFO-L/ > > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > >