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R.G.S. OFFICERS 1989 - 1990 | |
| Directors: | Julie Steitz (1990) & Bob Gustafson (1991) |
| President: | Ruth Metzler |
| Co-Vice Pres. & Program Chairpersons: | Letitia & William Welch |
| Recording Secretary: | Ellen Grabb |
| Corresponding Secretary: | Loretta Welch |
| Treasurer: | Herb Grabb |
| Membership Chairperson: | Richard Halsey |
| HEAR YE co-Editors: | Robert Hesselberth & James F. Roome |
| Rochester Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 92533, Rochester NY 14692 | |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Ruth Metzler When HER grandfather died, my maternal grandmother clipped a lock of his hair, tucked it into a black-edged envelope and carefully wrote upon that his full name, date of death, age at death, and his relationship to her. Little did she realize that, 100 years later, it would be Item #1 of primary proof of my Kimble Connection! We who enjoy the pursuit of elusive family lines with will o'the wisp nameless wives, seldom take the time to stop and examine the route by which we progressed along a lineage. Nor would I have taken the time, but for a question which reached me via a former student who was introducing the joys of genealogy to his Community Education students in February: Just WHERE had I looked to establish relationships for 57 generations? Where, indeed? The lineage under scrutiny, my so-called Kimble Connection, had been gathered at convenient moments, in unexpected ways over a period of 20 years. Once it was learned, typed, and filed away, it was all but forgotten in the pursuit of new goals. Where had I found those vital clues? And, if I could identify the sources, would they withstand the glaring light of unblinking examination? The question posed an irresistible challenge to review the entire trail of evidence. The black-edged envelope was retrieved from the archival "Kimble Family Documents" folio and laid upon the table--#l. Beside it was placed my grandmothers Birthday Book with its entry of June 9th: "My grandfather came from Pennsylvania with his brothers Moses, Abel & Henry." That one line carried us to Harrisburg in 1971, where with beginner's luck we found the Schneider's slim pamphlet of Kimble genealogy. It included Jacob Kimble, father of Walter, Moses, Abel and Henry, who had come from Connecticut. My photo-copies of it were Item #3. It helped to know the family was Quaker; my Mom once took me to the Society of Friends burying ground in North Collins, NY to read the grave-stones. My mom, her mother and grandmother, each of whom lived nearly 80 years were a trio of keepers and a formidable bulwark against the forgetters of family history. Edging back in time beyond the reaches of memory, I encountered a Register article: "Following Connecticut Ancestors to Pennsylvania; Susquehanna Company Settlers" by D. B. Munger. In October 1989, we did just that, trailing those Quaker Kimbles from Preston (thanks to Bailey's EARLY CONNECTICUT MARRIAGES which told us the town) to Scranton where they were taxpayers in the 1760s. Add Items #4, #5, #6. Item #7 was a photo-copy of those Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania tax-lists, obtained at the Wilkes-Barre Historical Society. In 1987 at NEHGS's fall book sale, I bought used copies of the 2-vol. seminal work on the Kimble Family by Morrison and Sharples, which expanded the Kimble line to the immigrant Richard Kimball of Ipswich. The Kimble line was complete, it had reached the shore in 12 generations and I left it resting there. It would still be there, but an Elderhostel week at Plymouth, Massachusetts, enabled me to browse through an antiquarian book shop; there I spotted and purchased the PARKE SCRAPBOOK NO. 2: Item #10. (The joy of owning a rare genealogical book is that it can be read and re-read. . .and checked against Torrey's N.E. MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1700, Washburns WITTER GENEALOGY, and my two Kimble genealogies.) The collateral names are now familiar to me, and it was easy to notice them in articles, i.e. THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST 13;1-8, the REGISTER 75;l33-l43, and THE GENEALOGIST v.4 (1983). (These periodicals are excellent for those "lost wives.") With these sources, Robert Parke's 2nd wife was identified as the widow Alice Freeman Tompson of Northamptonshire, England; her mother Margaret Edwards, her maternal g-mother Susanna Samwell, and back to Amy Gifford, Agnes Wynslow and Agnes Throckmorton of Burton, Oxford. By now we were over the Ocean and several generations into English families. Pile on Item #11-#13. The number of identified women was astounding--nearly half of the entire line back to Cerdic, King of the West Saxtons, 519-523. F.L. Weis' ANCESTRAL ROOTS guided me through musty centuries of English tax rolls and heraldic visitations with an occasional Inquisition Post Mortem (I.P.M.). Items on table - #22. There it is, the exposed evidence: The collected sources for the Kimble Connection to Cerdic in 57 generations. I could have read them in a few days, if they were together on one table. For me, it began with a lock of hair in a black-edged envelope, and in 20 year, it led to. .the making of an lineage.
EDITOR'S COMMENT ON THE ABOVE ARTICLE
Well what do you know? Ruth and I are cousins! This is an example of what sometimes happens in genealogy. It so happens that my ancestor is also Richard Kimball of Ipswich. So what Ruth found out about her English line does not apply to me. Her English line is associated with the wife of one of Richard Kimball's grandsons as I understand it. Richard Kimball was my 8th great-grandfather. Richard Kimball's granddaughter, Abigail married into my mothers line, Isaac Esty, a son of Mary Towne who was executed as a Salem witch in 1692. |
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 PM (except as may be noted for special programs), followed by the business meeting at 7:30 PM and the main program at approximately 8:00 PM. Visitors are very welcome.
Thursday, April 19th
Mini-workshop: "Garage Sale" and "Problem Solving." Bring in your genealogical goodies that you wish to sell or trade. Please have prices marked on all items. For problem solving be ready to raise questions on those things that seem to have you stumped.
Program: "Plans for the future of the Monroe County Historian's Office." - Dr. Kenneth O'Brien, Monroe County Historian. Dr. O'Brien is a 20 year resident of the area and currently is Chairman of the History Department at SUNY Brockport.
Thursday, May 24th (NOTE change to 4th Thursday)
This is our annual joint meeting with the Kodak Genealogical Club, to be held at Kodak Park, Building 28. Meeting to start at 7:30 PM.
Program: "Writing your family memoirs" - Mrs. Barbara Murphy, who has 30 years experience as an English teacher. She currently is associated with Cornell Extension, St. John Fisher College and the Athenaeum Program at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Evening parking at Kodak Park is on the south side of Ridge Road, west of Lake Avenue across from Building 28 (Recreation Bldg) and not in the normal Visitors' Parking Lot. The entrance to the parking lot is between the Palm St. and Primrose St. traffic lights and is just west of Carol's Park Lounge. Look for the raised "arms" of the entrance gate.
Thursday, June 21st Picnic at Mt. Hope Cemetery
Tour of the cemetery guided by Stephen Thomas of the "Friends of Mt. Hope Cemetery" group. Meet at 6:30 PM at the gazebo for a picnic (bring your own). The walking group tour will start from there at 7:00 PM, featuring some of Rochesters history and famous residents.
JACK WILSON REMEMBERED
On 2 October 1989, Jack O. Wilson, a longtime member of the Rochester Genealogical Society, passed away. Jack was for several years the editor of the HEAR YE. Prior to that he had served as Program Chairman. Those who knew Jack will remember his cheerful participation and willing contributions of time and effort in Society activities and meetings.
Ruth Metzler (385), RGS President, is now teaching a course in Genealogy for the Community Education program at West Irondequoit. She recently completed teaching the same course at the Museum & Science Center.
Julie Steitz (25), is currently Vice President of the New York Chapter of Palatines to America, a national organization.
Jim Ault (351) has served for two separate terms as president of the Kodak Genealogical Club and was program chairperson for that group. Jim prepared a finding tool for the 1910 census of the City of Rochester and placed it in the Local History room of the Rundel Memorial Library. This guide has been a valuable aid to researchers helping them find individuals in the census.
Florence Field (8) has been doing genealogical research since 1954, mostly in New England. She has also accomplished much on her mother's Swedish ancestry. She is historian for the Town of Wheatland, Monroe County, NY, and a descendant of early settlers of Wheatland. She has given numerous talks on the history of Wheatland and has answered hundreds of genealogical inquiries.
Florence is chairperson of the Fund Development Committee of the Wheatland Historical Society. In this capacity she is responsible for drafting grant proposals for the presentation to corporations and foundations, requesting funding for restoration of an 1820 home in Scottsville. This home is to be a museum for children education. The home is unique in the fact that it is a typical middle class -- an ordinary home -- not a Victorian mansion.
Florence was also instrumental in establishing the Eugene Cox Memorial Historical room in the Scottsville Free Library. The Cox Room contains local history and genealogical records of the Town of Wheatland. In her spare time Florence has indexed all people buried in eight cemeteries in Wheatland and plans on compiling an index of them in the near future.
Jim Roome (335) is currently establishing a computer data bank containing records of the Sandhill Cemetery located in the Town of Seneca, Ontario County, NY. The first burials took place before 1800. Information includes a history of the land ownership on which the cemetery exists; a history of purchases made by the Cemetery Board of Directors through the years; records of the family lots including records of lot transfers and purchases. Also records of people buried, date buried, death date, name of funeral director, associated lot numbers, data inscribed on memorial stones etc. are recorded. Some time ago Jim came upon an old wooden cigar box full of official burial permits involving this cemetery. Ordinarily these permits are not accessible to the public. They contain much information which is of interest to the genealogist; age, deathdate and place, residence, place of burial, cause of death, etc. Permits from other states where also in this box as well as special requirements for transport of corpses with or without contagious disease. The box contained hundreds of permits covering burials between 1880s and the 1914. The computer record is designed so that printed sorts or reports can be made of most any field combination. Lists of veterans to use on the 4th of July when flags are placed on the graves; sort by burial date to help determine when more land must be purchased; lists by lot number to determine whether more people can be buried on that lot; lists by name of people buried to assist in finding a person that is buried in the cemetery.
This cemetery contains many of the first settlers of the Town of Seneca which is just west of the city of Geneva. There are many burials which are not recorded either on stone or paper in this cemetery and Jim has made arrangements with the Town of Seneca Town Clerk's office to review their records to see if gaps can be filled. Jim has a special interest in this cemetery as hundreds of his relatives are buried there and he is also a member of the cemetery's Board of Directors. Jim is also making detailed drawings of the Sandhill Cemetery.
VITAL RECORDS FROM THE BROCKPORT FREE PRESS, Brockport, NY
(continued from last issue)
Dick Halsey
(Note: Date refers to date that paper was published.
inst. = instant; ult. = ultimo = in or of the month before the present.)
Matrimonial Dissolution - My wife, Lucy and myself having mutually agred to dissolve our matrimonial engagements. This is to forbid all persons harbouring or trusting her on my accounts, as I shall pay no expenses nor debts of her contracting after this date.
James HAYWORD, Clarkson, July 7, 1832.
Died at Detroit, Michigan, about two weeks since, Mr. John H. HOWELL, formerly of this village.
Sept. 12, 1832: One Cent Reward: Ran away from the subscriber on the 7th inst., an indented apprentice to the tailoring business, by the name of Christopher WILDER. All persons are hereby forbid employing the said boy or trusting him, on my account, as I shall pay no debts of his contracting after this date. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension but no charges paid.
Frederick BELLINGER, Clarkson, Sept. 7, 1832.
Died in this town on the 4th inst., Miss Lucretia BALCH, aged 18 years, of consumption.
Married in Gaines on the 14th inst. by the Rev. C. HAMMOND; Mr. Jonathan SEORY of Clarkson to Miss Mary Ann FANNING of the former place.
Died in this village on the 26th inst. of inflammation of the brain, Mary Ann FULLER, aged 15, an inmate of the family of Dr. John B. ELLIOTT. For about a year past, the deceased had been a devoted and exemplory member of the Presbyterian Church.
Married at Batavia on Wednesday last, Chauncey STAPLES, Esq. of this town to Miss Elizabeth WARNER, dau. of Deacon Samuel WARNER of the former place.
Married in Gaines, Erastus WOODWORTH to Huldah D. BEACH.
Ran Away - the subscriber a few days since, an indented apprentice boy named Nathan G. CORNWELL, aged 15 years. All persons are hereby forbid harboring or trusting the said boy on my account as I shall pay no debts of his contracting after this date.
Wm. PERRY, June 8, 1833.
Married in Clarkson on the 14th inst. by the Rev. Mr. WOODARD; Mr. Orville BURROUGHS of Detroit (formerly of Clarkson) to Miss Sally HOSNER of Clarkson.
Married at the same place and time, Mr. Harvey PIERCE to Miss Maria CAMEL, both of Clarkson.
GRANTEE LIST FOR EARLY LAND PURCHASES IN ONTARIO COUNTY, NY
Jim Roome
Grantor: Oliver Phelps, unless marked with *.
| DATE | NAME | LIBER-PAGE |
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| 1809 | BURT, Timothy | 14-39 |
| 1809 | LEMUNYON, Phillip | 14-5 |
| 1809 | ALDRICH. Bryce | 14-2 |
| 1809 | DWIGHT, Josiah | 13-719 |
| 1809 | COLLINS, Thadeus | 13-717 |
| 1809 | TIFFANY, Betsy | 13-715 |
| 1809 | CLEVELAND, Samuel | 13-694 |
| 1809 | DAILEY, George | 13 -673 |
| 1809 | ATWATER, Moses | 13-670 |
| 1809 | BISSEL Moses | 13-663 |
| 1809 | DEWEY, Jedediah | 4* 13-660 |
| 1809 | JACKSON, Mary | 13-657 |
| 1809 | FARRER, Ebenezer | 13-654 |
| 1809 | GORHAM, Nathaniel | 13-642 |
| 1809 | DETEROW, Michael | 13-639 |
| 1809 | HAWLEY, Moses | 13-635 |
| 1809 | GOULD, Solomon | 13-651 |
| 1809 | SHORT, Daniel | 13-603 |
| 1809 | GRIFFIN, William | 13-601 |
| 1809 | MILLER, Oliver | 13-591 |
| 1809 | HEDGES, Edward | 13-590 |
| 1809 | BISHOP, Isaac | 13-588 |
| 1809 | BRIGGS, Ezra | 13-585 |
| 1809 | CASE, Seba | 13-581 |
| 1809 | CASE, Seba | 13-580 |
| 1809 | WILSON, Thomas | 13-573 |
| 1809 | BENHAM, Ebenezer | 13-571 |
| 1809 | CANFIELD, Joseph | 13-570 |
| 1809 | PORTER, Peter B. | 13-562 |
| 1810 | SMITH, David | 15-7 |
| 1810 | SIMMONS, Richard | 14-632 |
| 1810 | BUTRICK, Oliver | 14-628 |
| 1810 | BUSHNELL, William | 6* 14-493 |
| 1810 | BELDING, Selah | 14-618 |
| 1810 | SMITH, Margaret | 14-429 |
| 1810 | REED, Rebecca | 14-370 |
| 1810 | TIBBITS, Oliver | 14-369 |
| 1810 | CODDING, George | 14-355 |
| 1810 | STRAIGHT, William | 14-347 |
| 1810 | SMITH, John | 14-339 |
| 1810 | HEDDEN, Samuel | 14-329 |
| 1810 | SHORT, Theophilus | 14-327 |
| 1810 | GRANGER, Gahagi | 14-325 |
| 1810 | CASE, Daniel | 14-311 |
| 1810 | CASE, Daniel | 14-309 |
| 1810 | HORTON, Cornelius | 14-306 |
| 1810 | ROBINSON, James | 14-298 |
| 1810 | CLARK, John | 14-277 |
| 1810 | MEAD, David | 14-261 |
| 1810 | STATE OF CONNECTICUT | 17-389 |
| 1810 | ROWE, San | 14-237 |
| 1810 | BARLOW, Abner | 14-219 |
| 1810 | GREEN, Richard M. | 14-203 |
| 1810 | THAYER, William | 16-189 |
| 1811 | GARDNER, George | 16 |
| 1811 | SMITH, Daniel | 16-156 |
| 1811 | COOLEY, John | 16-111 |
| 1811 | SPOOR, Abraham D. | 16-108 |
| 1811 | MC LOUTH, Cromwell | 16-59 |
| 1811 | HAZLEHURST, Isaac | 16-5 |
| 1811 | GANNET, Jacob | 15-357 |
| 1811 | ROSE, Jairus | 15-286 |
| 1811 | ROSE, Jairus | 15- 285 |
| 1811 | RIFFORT, Frederick | 15-188 |
| 1811 | LAPHAM, George | 15-167 |
| 1811 | GARDNER, George | 15-140 |
| 1811 | SIMMONS, Richman | 15-127 |
| 1811 | SIMMONS, Philip | 15-109 |
| 1811 | CRAIG, Alexander | 6* 18-86 |
| 1812 | MOOR, James | 6* 18- |
| 1812 | BUNNEL, Abner | 6* 17-524 |
| 1812 | BARLOW, Nathan | 6* 17-517 |
| 1812 | DAY, Liberty | 17-490 |
| 1812 | TAYLOR, Thomas | 17-459 |
| 1812 | REED, John | 17-410 |
| 1812 | GRANGER, Gideon | 6* 17-386 |
| 1812 | MITCHELL, William | 17-383 |
| 1812 | GARLOCK, Peter | 6* 17-382 |
| 1812 | BEACH, Zaphar | 6* 17-374 |
| 1812 | KNAPP Jr, Samuel | 17-343 |
| 1812 | DECKER, Abraham | 17-327 |
| 1812 | BROOKS, Peter C. | 17-300 |
| 1812 | TUBBS, Seth | 17-265 |
| 1812 | VANDYNE, Abraham | 17-226 |
| 1812 | BOOTH, Sharon | 1* 17-212 |
| 1812 | NEWHALL, John | 17 |
| 1812 | HICKOX, George | 17-140 |
| 1812 | HOWELL, Nathaniel W. | 16-334 |
| 1812 | CLARK, Thomas | 16-315 |
| 1812 | STATE OF CONNECTICUT | 6* 16-284 |
| 1812 | SHEKELL, John | 6* 16-282 |
| 1812 | CASTLE, Lemuel | 16-268 |
| 1812 | CHRISLAR, Nicholas | 19-152 |
| 1813 | BROOKS, Peter C. | 19-50 |
The Executive Board of the RGS has again decided a gift of 1910 Census film (15 rolls) to the Rochester Public Library. This continues our on-going project, since 1986,of completing the libraries holdings of the 1910 census films, except the NY City area.
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BANCROFT . . GARDNER . . GOULD . . CHASE. Desire any information regarding Tellotsey, 1st wife of Thomas H. BANCROFT of Walworth, Wayne Co., NY. She is buried in Baker Cemetery on Rt. #441, Walworth. Died 26 Aug 1822, age 34-11-22da. Known children: George, b. 1810, Thomas b. 1811, Harry, Luther, Saloma m. ? Gardner, Sylvia m. Ebenezer GOULD and Orpha m. Charles CHASE. Orpha received the Family Bible in father's will. Anyone know anything about this Bible? Would appreciate information and contact with relatives.
Barbara K. TUCK, 28 Ruhlig Court, Saginaw, MI 48602 |
ROOT . . SPRAGUE . . FOOTE . . HINES. John ROOT, b. 15 Aug 1778 & wife Sally SPRAGUE, b. 1 Aug 1779, d. Brighton, 15 Sep 1828, came to Boyle/Brighton ca 1810, teamster in Rochester on North St. ca 1825-1830. Children: Simon Jones, b 3 Oct 1807, Vandosto SPRAGUE, b. 3 Mar 1810, Joshua, Nancy, Eliza, Lorenzo Dow, Sophia; Vandosto m. Rochester, 6 May 1830, Lovica FOOTE, b. 14 Dec 1803, widow of William HINES; all migrated to Ottawa Co., OH, 1832-1842.
Grateful for any information on these ancestors. Charles TIEMAN, 207 S. Stearns Rd., Oakdale, CA 95361 |
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VAN AVERY/EVERY . . POTTS. Henry VAN AVERY, b. Dundas, Ontario, abt 1867. Orphaned, placed in orphanage in Rochester abt 1867. Who were his parents? m. 1888, Jane (Jennie) Charlotte POTTS, b. Peterborough, Ont., abt 1853. She moved to Rochester abt 1863. What happened to her mother, Ann Jane ELLIOTT POTTS, and her brother and sister, James E. POTTS and Louisa Ann POTTS, who were taken from the Rochester Orphan Asylum by the poormaster on 24 May 1865?
Joyce Van Avery Franke, 4607 West Rovey Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 |
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