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Jefferson County Bulletin
January 2005
As editor of The Genealogical Journal* of Jefferson County, New York
(as well as for Jefferson County), editor Patricia R. James (Pat
or PJ) compiles this online Bulletin containing items found along
her route of discovery that don't fit into any of her newsletters. It is free
for the asking.
What's New from
www.NewYorkAncestry.com
Since the last Bulletin sent out in August, we have completed
The Genealogical Journal of Oswego County, New York (3 issues for the
year)
The Genealogical Journal of Jefferson County, New York (December 2004
issue).
Reprinted in soft-cover Three Centuries in the Champlain Valley (Clinton
County, NY) are now at work on The Genealogical Journal of Oneida County,
New York, 2004.
(Just a little behind, sigh…)
Surnames in the Dec issue of the Jefferson County newsletter are at the end of
this email.
1. Lost & Found – A novice researcher will always think to look in
surrounding counties (and in this case, another country!) that borders Jefferson
County. The following records are an example of why border counties should not
be overlooked when doing research:
Source: Parish
registers of Christ’s Church in
Gananoque, Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada
Earl COMSTOCK of Philadelphia, Jefferson County, NY and Jane Ann
THOMSON of Leeds twp, Canada were married on 28 December 1878. (No
witnesses recorded.)
Duncan MacDONELL Wolfe Island, Canada and Mary McCRAE of
Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson Co., NY were married on 10 February 1873.
Witnesses: Alex SKINNER and Flora McCREY.
F. R. FORSYTHE of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY and Henrietta
MADDOCK of Gananoque, Canada were married on 19 June 1860. Witnesses: __
GILLESPIE and P.C. MADDOCK.
2. Website WeView – America's First Families
www.linkline.com/personal/xymox
This is a lineage society with a great online presence. Established
in 1998, it honors our colonial ancestors that arrived in the 1600’s and settled
in the early American states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Go to their website and “view the
ANCESTOR ROLL OF HONOR biographies and the ANCESTOR DATA BASE with thousands of
proven 1600s Colonial Ancestors."
The two large databases have different focuses. The links in the first
database, Ancestor Roll of Honor, are submissions from descendants that tell the
ancestors' history. The second large database, "America's First Families Source
Files Updates" contain ancestors' genealogy. There are tables and tables of
generation after generation. Some are submitted by members; others are what was
submitted to the "Daughters of the American Colonists" back in 1929 and 1930,
(for the most part).
As a member of this Society, you may earn a certificate for submitting an
ancestor to the Roll of Honor. It is beautifully done. This site is highly
recommended.
3. Eye Spy - features rare (out-or-print or otherwise valuable) books
that have genealogical / historical Jefferson County interest and may be found
at bookseller websites…..The name of Harold Nestler may sound familiar to some
of you. He is the compiler of several editions of a bibliography of New York
historical publications of 19th century. Did you know that he sends
out a circular twice a year (January and September) with ‘stuff’ he’s found?
It’s called “New York State Americana.” You might want to get on his mailing
list. Here’s an example of his most recent offerings in January’s circular:
288. Missionary Work in NY State, early 1830’s. Education and Missionary
Society. First Annual Report … Protestant Episcopal Church. Annual Meeting.
Oct. 4, 1832. wrps. 39 pp. (Important: Reports by missionaries of the work they
had done in a number of counties in NY State. Some quite detailed.) lacks wrps,
foxed. $35.00
315. In 1836, Thomas F. Gordon published his fine Gazetteer of the State of New
York. He had a chapter on each County in the State with a small map of the
County. As a rule each chapter included: topography, data on each town,
statistics. We have acquired an incomplete copy…and are selling available
chapters separately:
324. Jefferson County 9 pp. $8.00
Mr. Nestler’s policy is “first come, first serve.” He has no website but does
take orders over the phone. His address is: 13 Pennington Ave. Waldwick, NJ
07463. His phone number is: 1-201-444-7413.
4. What's New
Topics of The Genealogical Journal of Jefferson County, New York (Dec
2004) are:
1) Famous Americans: Lydia Mantle Fox, first public stenographer in Washington,
DC
2) Black River Conference 1867 Missionary Contributors (of Jefferson County)
Part 3
3) Court Records: Civil Case participants, winter of 1843.
4) Index to the Photographic File at the Jefferson County Historical Museum.
Surnames in this issue
are:
ACKERMAN, ACKERT, ADAMS, ADDISON, ALDRICH,
ALLEN, ALLIS, ALTON, AMAN, AMBROSE, ANDREWS, ANDRUS, ANGEL, ANTHONY, AUGSBURY,
AUSTIN, BABCOCK, BACHMAN, BACKUS, BACON, BAKER, BALDWIN, BALL, BALLARD, BANK,
BANKS, BARLOW, BARNES, BARNEY, BARRET, BARTON, BATCHELLOR, BEAMAN, BEATLE,
BELLEW, BELLINGER, BENNETT, BICKFORD, BIDDLECOM, BIERDSLEY, BLACKMAN, BLATCHLEY,
BLODGETT, BOGARDUS, BONNELL, BOSTWICK, BRAINERD, BRAYTON, BRIANT, BRIDGE,
BRISTOL, BRONSON, BROWN, BROWNELL, BROWNING, BRUCE, BUEL, BURCH, BURCHARD,
BURDICK, BURHANCE, BURNHAM, BURROUGH, BURT, BUSHNELL, CALDWELL, CALKINS, CALVIN,
CAMP, CANFIELD, CARLTON, CARPENTER, CARVER, CASTLER, CASWELL, CHAMBERS,
CHESTERFIELD, CHILD, CHITTENDEN, CHITTENDON, CIRTWELL, CLARK, CLARKE, CLARKE ,
CLEMENT, COBURN, COFFEEN, COLE, COLON, COLTON, COLVIN, CONGDON, CONNELL,
CONVERSE, CONWAY, COOK, COOPER, CORBIN, COUNTRYMAN, COURT, COWAN, CRAIN, CRAMER,
CRAW, CROLY, CROOK, CROWLEY, CULTER, CURTIS, CUTLER, DAILEY, DANFORTH, DEALING,
DEANS, DENCY, DENISON, DEWEY (?), DIEVENDORF, DINGMAN, DODGE, DOE, DOLLEY, DORR,
DOUBLEDAY, DOUGLASS, DUNN, DUTTON, EDDY, EDGER, EDICK, ELLIS, ELY, EMERSON,
EMPEY, ERWIN, ESSINGTON, ESTES, EVANS, FAILING, FEISTEL, FELT, FERGUSON,
FETTERLEY, FIELD, FISK, FOBES, FORBES, FORD, FOSTER, FOX, FRADENBURG, FRANCIS,
FRAZIER, FREEMAN, FRIZZELLE, FROST, FRY, FULLER, FULTS, GAGE, GARDNER, GARLICK,
GATES, GAYUP (SP), GIBBS, GIBSON, GIFFORD, GILDEROY, GILLETT, GILLETTE,
GILLINGHAM, GLOYD, GOODALE, GOODENOUGH, GOODIN, GOULD, GRAHAM, GRANGER, GRANT,
GRAVES, GREENFIELD, GREENLEAF, GREMS, GRIDLEY, GRISWOLD, HADFORD (?), HAIGHT,
HALL, HAMMOND, HANNA, HANSOM, HARDY, HARRIS, HART, HARTLEY, HAWES, HAWKINS,
HAYES, HEATH, HEIL, HENDERSON, HENDIRCKSON, HENRY, HERKIMER, HICKS, HILDRETH,
HILL, HODGES, HODGKINS, HOLCOMB, HOLLISTER, HOOKER, HOPKINS, HORR, HOUGHTON,
HOUSE, HOWARD, HOYT, HUBBARD, HUGANIN (SP), HUNGERFORD, HUNTER ?, HURLBUT,
HURSLEY, INGALLS, ISDELL, JACKSON, JACOBS, JAQUAY, JEFFERS, JENNINGS, JOHNSON,
JONES, KELLOGG, KILBORN, KIMBLE, KIRBY, KIRKLAND, KLOCK, LA PLATNEY, LAFEVER,
LANE, LANSING, LASHER, LATHROP, LAWRENCE, LEAVENS, LEAVINS, LEE, LEHR, LEONARD,
LEWIS, LILLE, LOOMIS, LORD, LOUCKS, LOW, LOWE, LUTHER, MACK, MALLET, MANTLE,
MANVILLE, MAPEY, MARSH, MARVIN, MASON, MATTESON, MATTHEWS, MC COLLUM, MC CRAITH,
MC CULLOCH, MC DONALD, MC LYNN, MC NEIL, MEEKER, MERRILL, MERRILL (SP),
MIDDLETON, MILES, MILLARD, MILLER, MILLS, MONNAHAN, MORGAN, MORSE, MOSHER,
MOWER, MOYER, MULLEN, MULLIN, MULVANY, NELLIS, NEVILL, NEWTON, NILES, NORMANDER,
NORTHRUP, NORTON, NUTTING, ODBERT, ORMISTON, ORMSBY, OSBORN, OSBORNE, OSGOOD,
OTIS, PADDOCK, PADDOCK (?), PAIGE, PALMER, PARKER, PARNUM, PATCHIN, PATCHINS,
PENNELL, PEPPER, PERKINS, PERRINE, PERSONS, PETRIE, PETTIT, PETTY, PHELPS,
PICKERT, PIERPONT, PLANK, POOL, POTTER, PRATT, PRICE, PRIEST, PURRIMAN (?),
PUTNAM, RAMSDELL, RANDALL, RARICK, RAUGHT, REED, REEVES, REMORE, RESSEGUIE,
REYNOLDS, RICHARDSON, RISLEY, ROACH, ROAT, ROBERTS, ROCKWOOD, ROE, ROHR, ROOD,
ROOT, ROUSE, RULISON, RYDER, SALISBURY, SANFORD, SAROTELLE, SATCHWELL, SAUNDERS,
SAWYER, SCHEMERHORN, SCOTT, SEABURY, SEEBER, SELLECK, SEWALL, SHARPE, SHELDON,
SHERAR, SHERMAN, SHIMEL, SHULTS, SHURTLIFF, SILL, SIMMONS, SIZELAND, SKEEL,
SKINNER, SLACK, SLATE, SMEDLEY, SMITH, SNELL, SNIDER, SOUTHWORTH, SPALSBURY,
SPICER, SPRAKER, STACKHOUSE, STACY, STEARS, STEBBINS, STEINHILBER, STERLING,
STEVENS, STEWART, STILL, STINSON, STOCKHOUSE, STODDARD, STOUGH, STRATTON,
SWARTWOUT, SWEET, SWETT, TAYLOR, TERRY, THOMAS, THURMAN, TIFT, TIMMERMAN, TOOKER,
TOWNSEND, TRACY, TRIPP, TRUMAN, TUCKER, TURNER, TUTTLE, VAN AMBER, VAN BROCKLIN,
VAN CAMP, VAN COUGHNET, VAN DYKE, VAN PELT, VAN SCHAICK, WAFFLE, WAFUL, WAGAR,
WALRATH, WALTER, WALTS, WALTZ, WARDWELL, WARREN, WATSON, WEAVER, WEBB, WEEKS,
WEIR, WELLS, WERNER, WESCOTT, WESTCOTT, WHEELOCK, WHITE, WICKS, WIECHARD,
WILBUR, WILCOX, WILLARD, WILLIAMS, WILLIS, WILSON, WINEGAR, WINSLOW, WINTHORN,
WITT, WOOD, WOODRUFF, WOODWARD (?), WOODWORTH, WOOLEDGE, WRIGHT, ZENITH (?).
5. Your Corner --
The Clintsman Family: Five Generations from 1752. Larry D.
Brooks, author. Published 2003. 5.5" x 8.5", paper, index, 410 pp, ISBN#
1-58549-888-2. $35.50.
WillowBend Books.
The Clintsman family settled in the New York counties of Jefferson, Lewis
and St. Lawrence. Every Clintsman in the United States today is descended from
Christoph, one of the pioneers of Champion, Jefferson County, NY. This family
history includes 627 people spread over 5 generations. Female lines include
CROWNER and GATES. Chap. 1: Christoph Klinsman, progenitor; Chap. 2 - 5:
generations 2 - 5; Chap. 6: Sources and notes. "This is a book which deserves a
place in libraries specializing in genealogy or in the history of northern New
York state. There is a need for more family historians with Larry Brooks'
thoroughness and drive to see their family histories through to completion. We
will all be richer for the preservation of these histories." - Norm Young,
president of the St. Lawrence Valley (NY) Genealogy Society.
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2005's Bulletin had a 25 % discount on all NewYorkAncestry.com stock bought
before the end of January. In the future, look for more bargains such as
this.
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