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Volume 10, Number 2
Spring 1989

R.G.S. OFFICERS 1988 - 1989
Directors:	Peter Bush (1989) & Julie Steitz (1990)
President:	Judy Markham
Co-Vice Pres. & Program Chairpersons:	Letitia & William Welch
Recording Secretary:	Sheryl Weissert
Corresponding Secretary:	Loretta Welch
Treasurer:	Diane Partridge
Membership Chairperson:	Richard Halsey
Hear Ye co-editors	Robert Hesselberth James Roome
Rochester Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 92533, Rochester NY 14692

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Judy Markham

It was sometime in the mid-1970s that I first met Charles Shepard. I was taking a beginning genealogy course from Donna Chishoim, then president of this society and there he was, setting in the class. Donna couldn't hide her surprise.

"Mr. Shepard," she blinked. "What are you doing here?"

He smiled and told her his reasons: "I am always looking for inspiration and besides you can always learn something new."

It seemed that Charles Shepard was born to genealogy. His was an illustrious family that cared about its roots. He was inspired while still in college in the early 20's to begin research. It was tough then, not just locating sources, but reaching them. He often had to resort to "hoofing it," he once told us. And reaching New England took two days bouncing around in a Model-T.

He would admit to playing only "some small part" in persuading the president of the Rochester Historical Society to permit the formation of a genealogical section in 1938. But Sheldon Fisher insisted that his role was far more significant: "Without Charlie, there probably wouldn't have been a genealogical society."

For the better part of seven decades he pursued genealogy as a science and with an undiminished sense of joy. At our 50^th anniversary celebration he recalled with great feeling the thrill he felt when he first touched the pages from 400-year old English parish registers. "It was," he said, "a very exciting experience."

He rubbed shoulders with the leaders in the field. He acquired vast knowledge and experience that he was always ready to share. And when he died Feburary 27^th at the age of 88, he had not lost his willingness to learn and be inspired.

"My grandchildren well never realize what genealogy was like before the automobile. . .before the computer. . . before the microfiche and cross referencing and the wonderful Mormon church records," he once said. "People who are engaged in genealogy these days have mostly forgotten that we are all debtors to those who have preceeded us."

I'd like to think that we won't forget. Thanks, Mr. Shepard.

SPRING PROGRAM
William & Letitia Welch

The Rochester Genealogical Society will continue to meet the third Thursday of each month (except December, July and August), at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Avenue and Vick Park B. The mini-workshops will start at 7 P.M. (except as noted below), followed by the business meeting at 7:30 P.M. and the main program at approximately 8:00 P.M. Visitors are welcome.

Thursday, April 20th

Mini-workshop: "Researching your Irish Ancestors" - Tape.

Program: "INTERPRETING HANDWRITING IN GENEALOGY." - Jo-Ann Stellato

Thursday, May 18th

Mini-workshop: "Researching your Irish Ancestors" - Tape continued from above program.

Program: "EARLY ROCHESTER PHOTOGRAPHYS." - Robert P. Fordyce

Thursday, June 15th

Picnic at GANONDAGAN STATE HISTORIC SITE, located at Victor - Holcomb Road and Boughton Hill Road. A video tape will be presented at 5:00 pm.

PREVIOUS PROGRAM REVIEWS January & February
Sheryl Wiessert

January - "SEARCHING FOR FAMILY ROOTS IN 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SHIPPING RECORDS" - Ross Bower

Ross Bower, while in the Australian Army, stationed in England for three years, set out to trace his mysterious British sailor ancestor. His presentation featured slides of his family, their birth, death and marriage documents and a history of the settlement of parts of Australia. He also gave us a copy, complete with addresses and phone numbers, of the sources of his information. The sailor, it turns out, was not killed at sea on his way back to England as the family had reported. He went on to serve a long time in the navy. Relatives in other ports? Mr. Bower still has research to complete. (Some of the sources were: Lloyds Registry of Shipping, London; Newspaper section at British Library, London; Department of Transport - General Registry of Shipping and Seamen, Gabalfa Cardiff, Wales; Public Record Office, Registrar General of Births, Deaths & Marriages at St. Catherines House, London; National Maritime Museum, London and the Memorial University of Newfoundland - Maritime History Department, Shipping Records Archives, Elizabeth Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 557, Canada. British records are stored here. Ed.)

Feburary - "FINDING PLACES OF ORIGIN OF GERMAN ANCESTORS" - Larry Naukam

Librarian Larry Naukam's presentation took us through the many sources he used to trace his German ancestors. Knowledge of the German language is a very useful tool along with historical background information. Because Germany was a collection of dukedoins prior to 1871 when it was united, records are scattered. This makes it important to know as much as possible about the town of origin of your ancestors. At the end of his talk, Mr. Naukam provided us with a packet containing the 24 sources he used, an overview of passenger lists and a bibliography for places of origin and ship passenger lists.

NEW BOOK LIST - GENEALOGY - ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

We thank Wayne Arnold and Deborah Jop of the Library for this information.

RGS Ref. Number	Author	Title
Gr 016.929 G326g	Ackerman, Karen T.	Genealogical Periodicals Annual Index, Vol. 24, 1985
Gr 974.02 B355p	Baxter, James Phinney	The Pioneers of New France in New England
Gr 974.44 Cl78r	Brandon, Edward J.	The Record of the Town of Cambridge (Newton) Mass. 1630-1703
Gr 929.2 B896j	Brunk, Ivan W.	Jacobs Ladder
Gr 929.1072 B959s	Burke, Kate	Searching in New York State
Gr 929.3747 H928b	Chase, Scott B.	Birth, Marriages, and Death Records of Early Residents of the Skaneateles Area
Gr 977.7 D238r	Daughters of the American Revolution Iowa Society	Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa
Gr 974.602 D381s	Deming, Dorothy	The Settlement of the Connecticut Towns
Gr 929.3744 F352s (oversize book)	Ferguson, Edith P.	Provincetown, Mass. Census Records, 1790-1840
Gr 929.3744 F352e (oversize book)	Ferguson, Edith P.	Provincetown, Mass. Census Records, 1850
Gr 929.3744 F352e (oversize book)	Ferguson, Edith P.	Provincetown, Mass. Census Records, 1860
Gr 929.1072 G449sp	Gibson, J. S. W.	A Simplified Guide To Probate Jurisdictions: Where To Look For Wills In Great Britain & Ireland (3rd ed.)
Gr 929.2 H823j (oversize book)	Jenks, Margaret R.	Thomas Horton of Milton & Rehoboth Massachusetts, v.2
Gr 929.1097 K82i (oversize book)	Konrad, J.	Italian Family Research
Gr 929.2097 L321L	Lareau, Paul J.	Lareau Genealogy: Descendants of a Carpenter, vol. 1 & 2
Gr 929.3748 R311r	Linn, John B. & Wm. H. Egle (eds.)	Record of Pennsylvania Marriages Prior to 1810, 2 v.
Gr 929.3747 L848L		Long Island Source Records; From the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record
Gr 025.171 M266m	Lytle, Richard, ed.	Management of Archives & Manuscript Collections for Librarians
Gr 929.3747; N532n; oversize		1860 New York Census Index - NY City #209d
Gr 929.3747; N532ns; oversize		1860 New York Census Index - South #209c
Gr 929.3747; N532nw; oversize		1860 New York Census Index - West #209a
Gr 323.623 N533a (oversize book)	Newman, John J.	American Naturalization Processes and Procedures, 1790-1985
Gr 929.3748; P415pc; oversize		Pennsylvania 1860 Central Census Index Cat. #221b
Gr 929.3748; P4lSpe; oversize		Pennsylvania 1860 East Census Index Cat. #221a
Gr 929.3748; P415pw; oversize		Pennsylvania 1860 West Census Index Cat. #221c
Gr 929.3748; P4lSpv		Pennsylvania Vital Records, 3 vols.
Gr 929.2 R 2723r	Raymoure, Dorothy	Raymoure-Hubbell-Franklin-Osborne
Gr 929.1089 S121g (oversize book)	Sack, Sally Amdur	A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel
Gr 929.2 M537s (oversize book)	Smith, Sidney D.	Mendall, Mendell, Mandell: Descendants of John Mendall, Sr.
Gr 929.2 5936s (oversize book)	Sturtevant, Robert Hunter	Descendants of Samuel Sturtevant
Gr 911.73 T498m (oversize book)	Thorndale, Wm. & Wm. Dollarhide	Map Guide to the US Federal Census, 1790-1920
Gr 973 W629d	Whyte, Donald	A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA, vol. 2
Gr 929.1089 B3SSig	Baxter, Angus	In Search of Your German Roots
Gr 929.2 B585b	Bidwell, Joan J.	Bidwell Family History
Gr 974.62 B636f	Blakely, Quincy	Farmington, One of the Mother Towns of Connecticut
Gr 974.8 B789s	Boyd, Julian	The Susquehannah Company: Connecticut's Experience in Expansion
Gr 929.105 J17d	Boyer, Carl	Donald Lines Jacobus Index to Genealogical Periodicals

GRANTEE LIST FOR EARLY LAND PURCHASES IN ONTARIO COUNTY, NY
Jim Roome

Grantor Oliver Phelps unless marked with *

Ontario County was formed from Montgomery County Jan. 27th, 1789. It included all the present counties now located west of Geneva and Seneca Lake. In 1787 Mass, sold the whole of this tract, containing 6,000,000 acres, to Oliver Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham, for one million dollars. All but 2,250,000 acres, known as the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, was later abandoned because of Indian title problems. The following people bought land from Mr. Phelps approximately on the date shown. Details of the deeds can be seen in the libers listed.

DATE	NAME	LIBER-PAGE
1791	MORRIS, Robert	01-153
1791	GARDNER, Caleb	01-187
1791	CURTIS, Ebenezer	01-192
1791	HUNT, Ebenezer	01-167
1792	GOOLD, David	01-225
1792	HATHAWAY, Thomas	01-233
1792	STONE, Israel	01-245
1792	DUDLEY, Marlin	01 247
1792	DUDLEY, Gideon	01-249
1792	PORTER, Augustus	01-253
1792	SMITH, John	01-290
1792	HICKOX, Levi	01-293
1792	STEWART, John	01-295
1792	COLE, Luther	01-299
1792	POMEROY, Eleazor	01-304
1792	WALBRIDGE, Ebenezer	01-307
1792	WALBRIDGE, Adolphas	01-309
1793	CHAPMAN, Hannah	02-10
1793	COLT, Judah	02-44
1793	BENTON, Caleb	02-57
1793	GARDNER, Benjamin	02-91
1793	WADSWORTH, Jerimiah	02-95
1793	WADSWORTH, William	02-96
1793	WADSWORTH, Jeremiah	02-99
1793	WADSWORTH, Jeremiah	02-401
1793	MORRIS, Thomas	02-110
1793	FISH, James D.	02-117
1794	COMSTOCK, Nathan	02-136
1794	CLARK, John	02-169
1794	CLARK, John	02-170
1794	DEANE, Seth	02-180
1794	MORRIS, Thomas	02-216
1794	FIELD, David	02-235
1794	CROSBY, Mary	02-237
1794	BACON, William	02-244
1794	MARKHAM, William	02-257
1794	BACON, William	02-263
1794	KEYES, Benjamin	02-265
1794	HATHAWAY, Isaac	02-301
1794	COMSTOCK, Nathan	02-340
1794	MAXWELL, Thompson	02-342
1794	MAXWELL, Thompson	02-345
1794	TAFT, Robert	02-366
1794	GANSON, John	02-367
1794	HALL, Amos	02-370
1794	COLT, Judah	02-396
1794	COLT, Judah	02-398
1794	COLT, Judah	02-400
1794	BARDWELL, Seth	02-449
1794	WILLIAMS, William A.	03-12
1794	DALTON, Tristam	03-35
1794	CLARK, John	03-54
1794	BRYANT, David	03-104
1795	HALL, Anna	03-133
1795	BALL, Jonathan	03-149
1795	ELLIOTT, Nathan	03-201
1795	ELLIOTT, Nathan	03-203
1795	DENNIS Sr, George	03-208
1795	MORRIS, Thomas	03-257
1795	WALKER, William	03-297
1795	GARDNER, Samuel	03-322
1795	JONES, Joseph	03-377
1795	BRACKELBANK, Samuel	03-409
1795	BARLOW, Abner	03-463
1795	BARLOW, Abner	03-465
1795	MORRIS, Thomas	03-509
1795	WICKHAM, John	03-512
1796	ATWATER, Moses	04-69
1796	ATWATER, Moses	04-77
1796	ATWATER, Moses	04-188
1796	ROBINSON, John D.	04-207
1796	GRIFFORTH, William	04-210
1796	MILLER, Samuel	04-212
1796	NORTON, Nathaniel	04-214
1796	STRONG, Elisha	04-219
1796	HYDE, Caleb	04-222
1796	CHAPIN, Israel	04-226
1796	CHAPIN, Israel	04-227
1796	NORTON, Nathaniel	04-237
1796	CHAPIN, Israel	04-245
1796	ATWATER, Moses	04-69
1796	ATWATER, Moses	04-77
1796	CHAPIN, Israel	04-247
1796	CHAPIN, Thaddius	04-249
1796	RICE, Oliver	04-253
1796	WILLIAMSON, Charles	04-256
1796	CHIPMAN, Cyrus	04-258
1796	CHIPMAN, Lemuel	04-260
1796	PITTS, Gidson	04-267
1796	PITTS, Gidson	04-269
1796	BARLOW, Abner	04-273
1796	TAYLOR, John	04-290
1796	BOUGHTON, Hezekiah	04-292
1796	PHELPS, Luke	04-316
1796	VAN FLEET, Joshua *	04-328
1796	PHELPS, Nathan *	04-351
1796	SPELMAN, John	04-380
1797	BELDING, Lawrence	05-14
1797	TABER, Thomas	05-13
1797	TABER, Job	05-16
1797	ROSE, Jairus	05-30
1797	KING, Gideon	05-44
1797	GRANGER, Zadoc	05-452
1797	SMITH, Zalmon	05-63
1797	ADAMS, Williams	05-76
1797	WILLIAMSON,	05-105
1797	WILLIAMSON, Charles	05-105
1797	BIRDSEY, Joseph	05-132
1797	CLARK, John	05-146
1797	CHAPIN, Thaddeus	05-150
1797	CHAPIN, Thaddeus	05-152
1797	SHAW, William	05-188
1797	COLT, Judah	05-211
1797	COLT, Judah	05-212
1797	PRICE, Nathan	05-274
1797	GRANGER, Elisha	05-339
1798	BIRDSEY, Joseph	05-361
1798	READ, Philip	05-371
1798	BABCOCK, Lemuel	05-373
1798	CHAPLIN, Joseph	05-377
1798	PIERCE, Nathan	05-378
1798	SAWYER, Hooker	05-383
1798	ROWLEY, John	05-404
1798	GOODING, George	05-423
1798	HARMAN, Nathaniel	05-424
1798	CHIPMAN, Lemuel	05-425
1798	BLACKMAN, Levi	05-426
1798	WILLIAMSON, Charles	05-427
1799	ENGLE, William	05-433
1799	GORHAM, Nathaniel	05-435
1799	GORHAM, Nathaniel	05-437
1799	GORHAM, Nathaniel	05-439
1799	FOLLET, Frederick	05-440
1799	COLT, Samuel	05-444
1799	CARPENTER, Richard	05-452
1799	WILLIAMSON, Charles	05-456
1799	PHELPS, Ambrose	05-458
1799	COLT, Samuel	05-505
1799	FOWLER, Stephen	05-507
1799	GORHAM, Nathaniel	05-516
1799	MORRIS, Thomas	05-525
1799	GREEN, John	05-526
1799	PORTER, Augustus	05-527
1799	PITKIN, Samuel	05-530
1799	CANFIELD Jr, Joseph	05-563
1799	WARE, George	06-3
1799	WARE, George	06-3
1799	OGDEN, William	06-24
1799	BRADISH, Job	06-64
1799	JENNINGS, Rowell	06-65
1799	WHITES, Jacob	06-67
1799	BRADISH, Caleb	06-68
1799	PARNIELE, Reuben	06-68
1799	NOTTS, Epaphras	06-74
1799	BARNED (BARNEA), Thomas	06-75
1799	WEBSTER, Comfort	06-76
1799	CHIPMAN, Lemuel	06-85
1799	ADAMS, Isaac	06-86
1799	POTTER, Arnold	06-87
1799	WILLSON, George	06-89
1799	POTTER, Arnold	06-93
1799	DENISON, Asa	06-94
1799	PLATT, Ezra	06-97
1799	SPENCER, Thomas	06-98
1799	WALKER, Peria	06-101
1799	WALKER, Peria	06-102
1799	ROBISON, John	06-106
1799	TRUMAN, Deborah	06-116
1799	GOOLD, Thomas R.	06-128
1799	MORTON, Jacob	06-147
1799	FASSETS, Jonathan	06-153
1799	ELLSWORTH, Oliver	06-164
1799	DILLON, Mapaca	06-174
1799	WADSWORTH, William	06-236
1799	TALLMADGE, Benjamin	06-251
1799	TALLMADGE, Benjamin	06-252
1800	WHEELER, Aaron	06-266
1800	SHORT, Abel	06-267
1800	SIMMONS, Richmond	06-268
1800	MARVIN, Ezra	06-276

VITAL RECORDS FROM THE BROCKPORT FREE PRESS, Brockport, NY (continued)
Dick Halsey

Note: Date refers to date that paper was published.
inst. = instant; ult. = ultimo = in or of the month before the present.)

April 6, 1831: Married in Warsaw, Mr. Cyrus WARDEN of Middlebury to Widow Abigail FRANCISCO, late of Clarkson.
Died in Barre on the 27th ult., Miss Ann LEONARD, aged 19.
May 4, 1831: Married in Stafford, Genesee County on the 20th ult. by the Rev. Mr. HUXLEY; Mr. H. BACKUS of this village to Miss Elizabeth RANSON.
May 11, 1831: Died on Friday last, Caroline, infant dau. of Mr. J. GREENLEAF, aged 11 months.
May 18, 1831: Married in Clinton, Oneida County on the 4th inst. by the Rev. A.S. NORTON, D.D.; Mr. James BRONSON of this village to Miss Hannah HALLECK of the former place.
Died in this village on Thursday the 12th inst. in the 15th year of his age, John Gould, eldest son of George ALLEN, merchant of this place.
July 21, 1831: Died in this village on the 9th inst., Eliza Manora, dau. of Samuel and Betsey NICHOLS, aged 19 years.
July 27, 1931: Died in this town on Wednesday last Lodisa TABOUR, aged 24 years, wife of Jabez C. TABOUR.
Aug. 3, 1831: Married at the Baptist Church in this village on Sunday evening last by the Rev. H. DAVIS; Mr. Samuel S. PYATT to Miss Lydia B. TYLER, all of this place.
Aug. 24, 1831: Married in Augusta, Oneida County on the morning of the 15th inst. by the Rev. Mr. WATTERS; Mr. Harris CLEMENT, merchant of Clarkson to Miss Clarissa TILDEN, dau. of Dea. P. POND of Augusta.
Sept. 7, 1831: Married in this village on Monday last by the Rev. H. DAVIS; Mr. H. H. HATCH to Miss Phebe Adelaide WOODRUFF.
Sept. 14, 1831: Married in Wheatland on Monday the 5th inst. by R. HARMON, Esq.; Mr. Charles G. PERKINS of this village to Miss Caroline WELCH of the former place.
Oct. 12, 1831: Died in this village on the 30th ult., Mrs. Mary HEATH, wife of Mr. Sandbory HEATH, aged 34 years.
Died in this town on Saturday last, Mr. James M. DAVIS, aged ? years.
Oct. 19, 1831: Married on the 19th inst. at Rochester by the Rev. Dr. COMSTOCK; Mr. Moses TRUE to Miss Ursula PETTENGILL, both of Brockport.
Sept. 9, 1831: Married on the 27th inst. at New York by the Rev. Dr. MILNOR; Theron T. POND, merchant of Clarkson to Mary VAN RANST of the former place.
Nov. 16, 1831; Married at Sheldon, Genesee County, on the 10th inst., Mr. T.J. LITLE, merchant (of the firm of Pettengill, Little & Co. of this village) to Miss Sally Ann PERSONS, both of Sheldon.

(to be continued)

QUERIES:

TOMPKINS . . . BLOW Researching John TOMPKINS and Elizabeth BLOW. They arrived in New York in 1828 with children Mary, Jane, Thomas, John and Sarah. Five more children born to this couple either in Lincolnshire, England or New York. Would like names of them these children and deathdates and locations for John and his wife, Elizabeth. Who did the children marry? John THOMPKINS was naturalized in the Town of Pittsford. He is listed in the 1840 census for that town.

Blanche Tompkins, 360 West 20th Street, San Barnardino, C A 92405

WALLS . . . RUNNING . . . HAMILL James Humphery RUNNING married Ann Jane HAMILL in lreland in 1844c, both were born in Ireland in early 1800 and emigrated to the USA in 1845 with two children. Francis RUNNING was born in 1853; need all his records. Catherine Jane RUNNING, born 1845 in NY married Thomas Henry WALLS, my grandfather, in 1875 at St.Paul's Church in Rochester, NY. The RUNNING family is noted in the 1850-1860-1870-1880 Federal Census for Rochester, NY. Need to know names of parents and family on the HAMILL side.

Bertram S. Walls, 554 Woodstock Avenue, Stratford, CT 06497

FAMILY MEETING AND REUNION NOTICE

THE TOWNE FAMILY ASSOCIATION, annual meeting and reunion to be held at Nigara Falls, NY, September 21,22,23,1989 at "Red Jacket" Best Western. Please write or call Emma Mosher, Pres., P0 Box 1991, FL 34216, (813) 778-2007 or after May 1st call (603) 675-5643. The Towne Family Association consists of descendants of William Towne and Joanna Blessing and collateral lines, including Esty, Nourse, Cloyes, Perkins, Cummings, Nichols etc. Three of the Towne daughters were involved in the witchcraft delusion in Salem in 1692.

James F. Roome, 6835 Fisher Road, Ontario, NY 14519-9709

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