To Rodney Jr.

Where did you find: 1750-1760 David Jay--Tioga County, PA Tioga, NY (brother of Joshua)
1764 Joshua Jay (from NJ. A descendant of Thomas Jay) (bro. Of David)
Before 1765 John Jay
If Jay's were in Tioga County this early, there is probably no need to look at the Gee's. Broome and Tioga are right on the southern border with Pennsylvania, and Tioga county Pennsylvania looks like it is right next to them. I think I need to look at Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. It would be much easier to go from Tioga Penn. to Tioga NY that from Mass, or even NY city. Could J. Hyrum Jay's first name be Joshua, named after his grandfather or great uncle? Isn't the oldest son most likely of the male children to be named after the grandfather. Peter Jay's children are J. Hyrum, Silas, David, Joseph, and John. The names David, John, and possibly Joshua all end up as names for Peter's children. I think you've made a breakthough here. I think this relationship is much more likely than anything else I have been looking at. Also that would tie us in with Thomas, and this line would go way back. Good work.

Love, Dad

Index of Deeds

I also found an entire page of transactions in a microfilmed Index of Deeds book, but I forgot to note the microfilm number. I was in a hurry. All the Jays on the page are Peter Augustus Jay, John Jay, William Jay, Peter Jay and one David Jay. the transactions run from 1806 to 1843. Fortunately I did photo copy the page.

Jays found on microfilm at BYU

Here are the items of interest I found on my trip to BYU

Marriage announcements published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860299 Items 6-7 ]
Page 107 In Conklin Cyntia Jay married Alfred J. Follet in her fathers residence.

Mortgages, 1791-1853; index to mortgages, 1791-1895Index to deeds trans. from Tioga County 1791-1801 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806385 Item 1
Peter A. Jay and John Jay to John Rutherford in volume 3 page 85

Mortgage index, mortagors 1-5 1806-1867 - FHL US/CAN Film [907698]
Jeremiah Gee -- George By___? Liber. 6 page 105 Dec. 27, page 817

Mortgage index, mortgagees 1-5 1806-1869 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807701 ]
Liber. 4 William Jay Esq. and Peter Augustus Jay page 75 Nov. 27 1826
William Jay page 397 October 5 1829

Liber. 18 Silas Jay page 18 April 19, 1852

Liber. 30 Onauda(?) G. Jay page 4, Dec 17, 1859

Liber. 31 John Jay page 426 Feb 29, 1861

Liber. 32 John Jay page 331 June 20, 1862

New list to check out

This is the abreviated list. I elimiated all those records that I found at BYU or that are of the wrong period of time. None of these were at BYU. I will have to go to SLC to check them out. Maybe next week.

Births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1850 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 811545 ]

Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 982213 Item 7 ]

Cemetery records and vital records from Broome and Rensselaer Counties - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1435238 Item 14 ]

Deaths and marriages from Broome Republican, 1828-1832, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 10-12 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Phoenix, 1815-1816, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 9 ]

Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 896899 Item 6 ]

Marriage announcements published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860299 Items 6-7 ]

Marriages & deaths, 1851-1864, abstracted from the Broome Republican newspapers on microfilm in Broome County Public Library 974.775 V2m - FHL US/CAN Book - Available
974.775 V2m v. 2 - FHL US/CAN Book - Available

Records of bapt., mar., & deaths, 1803-1860; Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1421864 Item 6 ]

Vital statistics, 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 Broome County [ 844579 ]

Death notices published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York, from 1831-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 3 ]

Deaths and marriages abstracted from the Broome Republican of 1850Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320994 Item 3 ]

Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 13 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Iris, 1843-1853 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 4-8 ]

Marriage and death abstractions from the Binghamton Standard, 1853-1854 Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320966 Item 6 ]

Marriage and deaths abstracted from the Binghamton Courier and Broome County Democrat Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320973 Item 5 ]

Death notices published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York, from 1831-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 3 ]

First Presbyterian Church of Chenango Point, Broome County, New York, now know as Binghamton, Broome County, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 4 ]

Revolutionary War veterans in Broome County - FHL US/CAN Fiche [ 6061656 ]

Index to Tree talks county packet, Broome County, New York : 9564 entries covering time period 1806-1918 974.775 B22k - FHL US/CAN Book

Broome County, New York State cemetery readings put to computer disk by Deborah J. Barnes Broome County, New York State cemetery readings Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1997. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1750832 Item 24 ]

Cemetery records of Broome County, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1435238 Items 12-13 ]

Deaths and marriages abstracted from the Broome Republican of 1850 Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320994 Item 3 ]

Records of bapt., mar., & deaths, 1803-1860; Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1421864 Item 6 ]

Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Chenango Point, Broome County, New York, later changed to Binghamton, N.Y. Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 851118 Item 2 ]

Marriages & deaths, 1851-1864, abstracted from the Broome Republican newspapers on microfilm in Broome County Public Library 974.775 V2m - FHL US/CAN Book

Broome County records, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, Binghamton, N.Y. Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 982213 Item 7 ]

Vital statistics, 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 844579 ]

Title Deed records, 1806-1877; index, 1791-1801, 1806-1962
Authors Broome County (New York). County Clerk (Main Author)
Notes Microfilm of original records in the Broome County courthouse, Binghamton, New York.
Subjects New York, Broome - Land and property
Format Manuscript (On Film)
Language English
Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by Reproduction Systems for the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969
Physical 109 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Mortgages, 1791-1853; index to mortgages, 1791-1895Index to deeds trans. from Tioga County 1791-1801 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806385 Item 1 ]

Mortgages, v. 1-2 1806-1819 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807629 ]
Mortgages, v. 3-4 1818-1830 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807630 ]
Mortgages, v. 5-6 1830-1835 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807631 ]
Mortgages, v. 7-8 1835-1839 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807632 ]
Mortgages, v. 9-10 1839-1843 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807633 ]
Mortgages, v. 11-12 1843-1846 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807634 ]
Mortgages, v. 13-14 1846-1848 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807635 ]
Mortgages, v. 15-16 1848-1851 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807636 ]
Mortgages, v. 17-18 1851-1852 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807637 ]
Mortgages, v. 19 1852-1853 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808812 ]

Probate records, 1806-1917 Guardianship v. M - N 1830-1881 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809373 ]

Orders, decrees, minutes 1806-1861 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810717 ]
Orders, decrees, minutes 1846-1859 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810718 ]


Cemetery records of Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 844651 Item 1 ]

Civil and military rolls, 1806-1832 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806817 Item 2 ]

Will books - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 17-19 ]

Records of Broome and Tioga Co's Contents: Records copied from the Union Weekly News, Asa Bennetts' day book, Union, New York, 1794-1802; Tioga County wills and letters of administration, book A, 1798-1808. 974.775 B3u - FHL US/CAN Book

Births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1850 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 811545 ]

County census 1820,1825,1830 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806800 ]
County census 1835,1843,1845 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806801 ]

Wills of Broome County, New York, 1806-1906
Note - Location [Film]
Wills, letters, v. A-C 1806-1852 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810455 ]
Wills, letters, v. D, I 1830-1854 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810456 ]
Wills, letters, v. N-O 1854-1864 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810457 ]
Wills, letters, v. 1-2 1864-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810458 ]
Decedents estate index 1806-1919 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809370 ]

Index to Revolutionary War veterans in Broome County : with index to ten year supplement Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 824279 Item 6 ]

Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 13 ]

Deaths and marriages from Broome Republican, 1828-1832, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 10-12 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Phoenix, 1815-1816, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 9 ]

microfilms I need to look at

Sorry, don't read all these. I expected to find two or three microfilms to search, but instead found hundreds. I'm, sure our ancestors are on these records. We owe a big debt to Sister Woodward,from Broome New York, who compiled much of these records.

Marriage announcements published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860299 Items 6-7 ]

Births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1850 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 811545 ]

Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 982213 Item 7 ]

Cemetery records and vital records from Broome and Rensselaer Counties - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1435238 Item 14 ]

Deaths and marriages from Broome Republican, 1828-1832, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 10-12 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Phoenix, 1815-1816, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 9 ]

Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1972. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 896899 Item 6 ]

Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320973 Item 5 ]

Marriage announcements published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860299 Items 6-7 ]

Marriages & deaths, 1851-1864, abstracted from the Broome Republican newspapers on microfilm in Broome County Public Library 974.775 V2m - FHL US/CAN Book - Available
974.775 V2m v. 2 - FHL US/CAN Book - Available

Records of bapt., mar., & deaths, 1803-1860; Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1421864 Item 6 ]

Vital statistics, 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 Broome County [ 844579 ]

Death notices published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York, from 1831-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 3 ]

Deaths and marriages abstracted from the Broome Republican of 1850Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320994 Item 3 ]

Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 13 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Iris, 1843-1853 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 4-8 ]

Marriage and death abstractions from the Binghamton Standard, 1853-1854 Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320966 Item 6 ]

Marriage and deaths abstracted from the Binghamton Courier and Broome County Democrat Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320973 Item 5 ]

Death notices published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York, from 1831-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 3 ]

First Presbyterian Church of Chenango Point, Broome County, New York, now know as Binghamton, Broome County, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860279 Item 4 ]

Revolutionary War veterans in Broome County - FHL US/CAN Fiche [ 6061656 ]

Index to Tree talks county packet, Broome County, New York : 9564 entries covering time period 1806-1918 974.775 B22k - FHL US/CAN Book

Broome County, New York State cemetery readings put to computer disk by Deborah J. Barnes Broome County, New York State cemetery readings Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1997. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1750832 Item 24 ]

Cemetery records of Broome County, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1435238 Items 12-13 ]

Deaths and marriages abstracted from the Broome Republican of 1850 Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1320994 Item 3 ]

Records of bapt., mar., & deaths, 1803-1860; Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1421864 Item 6 ]

Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Chenango Point, Broome County, New York, later changed to Binghamton, N.Y. Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 851118 Item 2 ]

Marriages & deaths, 1851-1864, abstracted from the Broome Republican newspapers on microfilm in Broome County Public Library 974.775 V2m - FHL US/CAN Book

Broome County records, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, Binghamton, N.Y. Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 982213 Item 7 ]

Vital statistics, 1847-1850, 1865, 1875 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 844579 ]

Title Deed records, 1806-1877; index, 1791-1801, 1806-1962
Authors Broome County (New York). County Clerk (Main Author)
Notes Microfilm of original records in the Broome County courthouse, Binghamton, New York.
Subjects New York, Broome - Land and property
Format Manuscript (On Film)
Language English
Publication Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by Reproduction Systems for the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969
Physical 109 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Mortgages, 1791-1853; index to mortgages, 1791-1895Index to deeds trans. from Tioga County 1791-1801 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806385 Item 1 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagors 1-5 1806-1869 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807698 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagors 6-7 1870-1887 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807699 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagors 8 1888-1895 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807700 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagees 1-5 1806-1869 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807701 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagees 6-7 1870-1887 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807702 ]
Mortgage index, mortgagees 8 1888-1895 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807703 ]
Mortgages transcribed from Tioga County 1791-1806 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807628 ]
Mortgages, v. 1-2 1806-1819 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807629 ]
Mortgages, v. 3-4 1818-1830 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807630 ]
Mortgages, v. 5-6 1830-1835 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807631 ]
Mortgages, v. 7-8 1835-1839 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807632 ]
Mortgages, v. 9-10 1839-1843 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807633 ]
Mortgages, v. 11-12 1843-1846 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807634 ]
Mortgages, v. 13-14 1846-1848 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807635 ]
Mortgages, v. 15-16 1848-1851 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807636 ]
Mortgages, v. 17-18 1851-1852 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 807637 ]
Mortgages, v. 19 1852-1853 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808812 ]

Probate records, 1806-1917 Guardianship v. M - N 1830-1881 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809373 ]
Guardianship v. 3 1881-1894 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809374 ]
Guardianship v. 4 1895-1909 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809375 ]
Orders appointing guard. v. 2 1867-1894 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809376 ]
Orders appointing guard. v. 3-4 1895-1917 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809377 ]
Letters, orders, decrees 1851-1879 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809378 ]
Letters of administrat. v. 3 1879-1889 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810707 ]
Letters of administrat. v. 4 1890-1897 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810708 ]
Letters of administrat. v. 5-6 1897-1908 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810709 ]
Letters of administrat. v. 7 1908-1912 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810710 ]
Letters testamentary v. S 1860-1877 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810711 ]
Letters testamentary v. 3 1877-1888 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810712 ]
Letters testamentary v. 4 1888-1896 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810713 ]
Letters testamentary v. 5 1896-1902 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810714 ]
Letters testamentary v. 6 1902-1907 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810715 ]
Letters testamentary v. 7 1907-1912 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810716 ]
Orders, decrees, minutes 1806-1861 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810717 ]
Orders, decrees, minutes 1846-1859 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810718 ]
Orders, decrees, minutes 1859-1871 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810719 ]
Orders, decrees, minutes 1870-1888 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810720 ]

Cemetery records of Broome County, New York Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 844651 Item 1 ]

Civil and military rolls, 1806-1832 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806817 Item 2 ]

Will books - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 17-19 ]

Records of Broome and Tioga Co's Contents: Records copied from the Union Weekly News, Asa Bennetts' day book, Union, New York, 1794-1802; Tioga County wills and letters of administration, book A, 1798-1808. 974.775 B3u - FHL US/CAN Book

Marriage announcements published in the Broome County Republican, a weekly newspaper of Binghamton, New York - FHL US/CAN Film [ 860299 Items 6-7 ]

Births, marriages, deaths, 1847-1850 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 811545 ]

County census 1820,1825,1830 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806800 ]
County census 1835,1843,1845 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 806801 ]

Wills of Broome County, New York, 1806-1906
Note - Location [Film]
Wills, letters, v. A-C 1806-1852 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810455 ]
Wills, letters, v. D, I 1830-1854 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810456 ]
Wills, letters, v. N-O 1854-1864 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810457 ]
Wills, letters, v. 1-2 1864-1870 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810458 ]
Wills, letters, v. 3 1870-1872 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810459 ]
Wills, letters, v. 4-5 1872-1876 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810460 ]
Wills, letters, v. 6-7 1876-1878 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810461 ]
Wills, letters, v. 8 1878-1879 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810462 ]
Wills, letters, v. 9 1879-1881 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 810463 ]
Wills, v. 10-11 1881-1883 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808973 ]
Wills, v. 12 1883-1885 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808974 ]
Wills, v. 13 1885-1886 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808975 ]
Wills, v. 14-15 1886-1888 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808976 ]
Wills, v. 16 1888-1889 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808977 ]
Wills, v. 17 1889-1890 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808978 ]
Wills, v. 18 1890-1891 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808979 ]
Wills, v. 19 1891-1892 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808980 ]
Wills, v. 20-21 1892-1893 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808981 ]
Wills, v. 22 1893-1894 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808982 ]
Wills, v. 23 1894-1895 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808983 ]
Wills, v. 24 1895-1896 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808984 ]
Wills, v. 25 1896-1897 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808985 ]
Wills, v. 26 1897-1898 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 808986 ]
Wills, v. 27-28 1898-1899 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588292 ]
Wills, v. 29-30 1899-1901 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588293 ]
Wills, v. 31-32 1901-1902 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588294 ]
Wills, v. 33-34 1902-1904 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588295 ]
Wills, v. 35-36 1904-1905 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588296 ]
Wills, v. 37 1905-1906 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 588297 ]

Decedents estate index 1806-1919 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 809370 ]

Index to Revolutionary War veterans in Broome County : with index to ten year supplement Also on microfilm. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 824279 Item 6 ]

Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 13 ]

Deaths and marriages from Broome Republican, 1828-1832, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Items 10-12 ]

Deaths and marriages from the Phoenix, 1815-1816, Binghamton, N.Y.

Deaths and marriages from the Phoenix, 1815-1816, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 9 ]

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Woodward file.

I need to search eaverything on 1035592
Title
Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y.

Stmnt.Resp.
copied by Mrs. Gordon H. Woodward

Authors
Woodward, Gordon H., Mrs. (Main Author)

Notes
Microreproduction of original typescript (6 leaves).
Includes index and abstracts of deaths and marriages from the newspaper, Republican Herald, which is on file in the Broome County Historical Society Archives.

Subjects
New York, Broome, Binghamton - Vital records
New York, Broome, Binghamton - Obituaries

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
English

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983

Physical
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Deaths and marriages from Republican Herald, 1821-1823, Binghamton, N.Y. - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1035592 Item 13 ]

How to order from Cornell

The Gee Family Papers
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University - Ithaca, New York

In the words of the archivist at Cornell "A fascinating collection". Copies of some of the items are available at a cost of 20 cents/copy plus $5.00 postage and handling, but they do not routinely copy entire collections. Give the archivist your specific area of interest from the summary below.

NAME: Gee family.
TITLE: Gee family papers
DATES: 1777-1973.
QUANTITY: 1.2 cubic ft.
SUMMARY:
Orderly book, Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 1779, of Sullivan's campaign kept by Thomas Gee; correspondence, 1803-1934, concerning Thomas Gee, taxes, and his heirs; transcription, photocopy, and photos of the orderly book; photocopies and photographs of Thomas Gee's military service record and other legal documents; Gee family genealogy and family tree; correspondence with historical societies, libraries, archives, and genealogical societies concerning the compilation of the Gee genealogy, from Henrietta Gee McFarland; paper by Mrs. McFarland, "Frontier Fort,"; and photographs including Gee family gravestones and the graveyard at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Walden, N.Y., where many Gee family members were buried. Also, commission, discharge, and land grant, 1777-1790.

CITE AS: Gee Family. Papers, #4176. Division of Rare and Manuscripts Collections, Cornell University Library.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE:
Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.
Contact:

Elaine Engst
University Archivist
Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Binghamton and Broome County, a history

They have this book at BYU. I will have to go read it.author
"william foote seward" search found 2 titles.


#1 CS 43 .G46x LH3990 1988
Binghamton and Broome County, New York microform : a history
Seward, William Foote, 1853-1923.
1 copy available at HBLL in MICROFICHE


#2 900 no.280281 1924
Binghamton and Broome County, New York [microform] : a history
Seward, William Foote, ed.
1 copy available at HBLL in MICROFILM

History of the Town of Chenango, Broome County

CHAPTER XXX

TOWNS OF BROOME COUNTY



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C H E N A N G O

We have good authority for believing that the first settler in the township of Chenango was Thomas Gallup, who moved into the territory in 1787. He did not stay long, however. In the same year Col. William Rose, accompanied by his brother, established himself on the site of Nimmonsburg, acquiring title to land from the Indians then inhabiting that section.

Being a well favored country, with rich soil and pleasant surroundings, the valley soon began to fill up with a sturdy company of settlers, not a few of whom had been patriots of the Revolution. We shall tarry to name a few of these pioneers: William Hall, Jedediah Seward, John Newell, Jared Page, Stephen and Henry Palmer, Foster Lilly, James Temple, Nathaniel Bishop, Henry French, Nathaniel Lee, and Tyrus Page. Henry French in 1788 built a sawmill at Castle Creek and carried it on for some time. This was one of the first industries of the township.

Chenango township was one of the original towns of the county of Tioga. How extensive its lines then were, may be seen from the fact that it embraced all the territory now belonging to the townships of Windsor, Colesville, Sanford, Conklin, Fenton, Binghamtom and Dickinson. One after another these townships were cut off from Chenango, in the order named above, leaving the township robbed of its original territory; but in 1808 a section of Union was annexed to it, and in 1856 a large portion of Maine was added to it. As then constituted, Chenango had an acreage of 21,099. It is a fact of interest that the first settlers in Chenango had been settlers in Union, while those who came subsequent to 1808 with the exception of those which came in from Maine, were pioneers of Chenango. February 16th, 1791, the township of Chenango was established, and in April following the first town meeting was held. Because of loss of the original records it is impossible to give the names of the officers chosen at that time.

The fluctuations in population which have attended the progress of the township of Chenango are of historical interest, as showing the destiny of a town situated near to a growing city, without manufacturing resources, but exclusively engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1790 Chenango numbered 45 inhabitants. Ten years later its population had increased to 1,149; in 1810, 1,360; in 1820, 2,626; in 1830, 3,716; in 1840, 5,475; in 1850, 8,734; in 1860, 1,841; in 1870, 1,680; in 1880, 1,590; in 1890, 1,448; in 1900, 1,372; in 1910, 1,237, in 1920, 1,183.

Chenango provided educational facilities for its children at a very early date, as we conclude from the fact that in 1807 the township contained eighteen school districts. Mason Whiting and Oliver Ely were at that time school commissioners. In 1838 the number of children of school age was 1,372. Twenty years later the number of districts had been reduced to twelve, in which there were only 470 boys and girls of school age.

Chenango has a number of villages and hamlets to which we ought to give passing attention. Prominent among these is Castle Creek, located in the northwestern part of the township. It is probable that Josiah West was the pioneer settler here, he having migrated to this section prior to the beginning of the eighteenth century. The first mill here was built by Ira Keeler, and the first store by William West. A post office was established here through the instrumentality of Josiah West, and has been maintained since. The religious interests of the village have been and still are cared for by a Baptist and a Methodist church. A good common school is also supported at Castle Creek.

Glen Castle, Kattellville, Chenango Bridge and West Chenango are other smaller villages in Chenango township, and part of the village of Chenango Forks likewise lies in this township.

We find a number still living in the township of Chenango who trace their ancestry to pioneers of the Chenango valley. Among these are the Aldermans, the Dunhams, the Kattells, of Kattellville, the Norths and the Booths. In regard to the name last mentioned, we note that Hawley S. Booth is a direct descendant of one of the oldest families in the town of Chenango, and his mother one of the oldest surviving members of the family. Mrs. Booth, wife of Hawley Booth, says, "Grandfather Stone was one of the first if not the first settler in the town, and George Munsell and James Munsell were descendants of this grandfather Stone. They were my husband’s uncles." Mrs. Booth is now town clerk of Chenango, residing at Chenango Bridge.

At the present time the value of the real property of Chenango is $935,320, and the value of the franchises $102,548. The following are the present officers of the township: Supervisor, George F. Briggs; town clerk, Mrs. Lula M. Booth; assessors, Harry Mix, Henry M. Fuller, Anthony North; superintendent of highways, Ervin F. Swift; justices of the peace, Hawley S. Booth; Louisa Ross, Harry Peters; collector, William Minor; superintendent of the poor, Elmer Brotzman; constables, Harry C. Mix, Weldon Dowd, William Minor, Ralph Clark.

Ulster 1790 Census

1790 Census Ulster

Thomas Gee is found in the Ulster, New York, 1790 Census.

Tioga County 1800 Census

Tioga County 1800 Census

Sarah Jay and Children listed on the 1800 Census in Tioga County.

Thomas Gee died 1796

If Thomas Gee was husband of Sarah Jay and father of Peter, then his death in 1796 would have left Sarah a widow by the 1800 census. Also mentions a land grant. Maybe in Broome County??

Guide to the Gee Family Papers,
1777-1973
Collection Number: 4176
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
G. Solomon Date completed:
1985 EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, March 2004

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library


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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Gee family papers, 1777-1973.
Collection Number:
4176
Creator:
Gee family.
Quantity:
1.2 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Orderly book, correspondence, photographs, a genealogy, a commission, a discharge, a land grant, and other materials.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Papers of the family of Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, who was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.


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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Thomas E. Gee, d.1796, was quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the Sullivan expedition.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Orderly book, Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 1779, of Sullivan's campaign kept by Thomas Gee; correspondence, 1803-1934, concerning Thomas Gee, taxes, and his heirs; transcription, photocopy, and photos of the orderly book; photocopies and photographs of Thomas Gee's military service record and other legal documents; Gee family genealogy and family tree; correspondence with historical societies, libraries, archives, and genealogical societies concerning the compilation of the Gee genealogy, from Henrietta Gee McFarlane; paper by Mrs. McFarland, "Frontier Fort,"; and photographs including Gee family gravestones and the graveyard at St. Andrew's Cemetery, Walden, N.Y., where many Gee family members were buried. Also, commission, discharge, and land grant, 1777-1790.

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SUBJECTS

Names:
Gee family.
Gee, Thomas E., d. 1796.
McFarlane, Henrietta Gee.
Daughters of the American Revolution. Major Molly Chapter.
United States. Army.
United States. Army--Order books.

Places:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States--History--Sullivan's Indian Campaign, 1779.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.


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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Gee family papers, #4176. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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CONTAINER LIST

Description Container
Typed transcription of orderly book, 1779, Aug.-Oct. Box 1 Folder 1
Photocopy of orderly book Box 1 Folder 2-3
Photocopies of Thomas Gee documents Box 1 Folder 4-5
Photocopies of Thomas Gee compiled military record Box 1 Folder 6
New York in the Revolution (and other notes) on Thomas Gee and the Revolution Box 1 Folder 7
Photocopies of Thomas Gee military service record Box 1 Folder 8
Chronology Box 1 Folder 9
Notes on Thomas Gee and the compilation of his service record Box 1 Folder 10
Artillery Officers Box 1 Folder 11-12
Legal documents - Wills, etc. Box 1 Folder 13
Thomas Gee - compilation of Revolutionary War service record Box 1 Folder 14
Maps Box 1 Folder 15
Thomas Gee's Land book Box 1 Folder 16
Gee Genealogy and Family Tree Box 1 Folder 17
The Gee family [ 1783 - ] Genealogy Box 1 Folder 18
The family of Thomas Gee and other Gee's Box 1 Folder 19
Thomas and Mary Gee Box 1 Folder 20
NY Genealogical and Biographical Society; and National Genealogical Society Box 1 Folder 21
NY Historical Society; NY Public Library Box 1 Folder 22
NYS, Albany, NY Box 1 Folder 23
Orange County Box 2 Folder 1
National Archives Box 2 Folder 2
Cortland County Historical Society - Mrs. Goetschous, Mrs. Paul Box 2 Folder 3
Cornell University and Hamilton College Box 2 Folder 4
Latter Day Saints Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City Box 2 Folder 5
Photocopy of paper by Henrietta Gee McFarlane, "Frontier Fort" Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence about "Frontier Fort" Box 2 Folder 7
D.A.R. - Washington Box 2 Folder 8
D.A.R. - Major Molly Chapter Box 2 Folder 9
Sons of the American Revolution Box 2 Folder 10
Brandon, Katherine Box 2 Folder 11
English Gee's Box 2 Folder 12
Garr - Yeager - Weaver - Brown Box 2 Folder 13
Gardner, Virginia Box 2 Folder 14
Gee, Adelbert E(dward) - Kirkwood, NY Box 2 Folder 15
Hamner, Margaret Box 2 Folder 16
Hasbrouck, Kenneth E. Box 2 Folder 17
McMaster, Harry Box 2 Folder 18
Peterman, Fred E. Box 2 Folder 19
Wheeler, Mrs. Walter - Cincinnatus, NY Box 2 Folder 20
Wyant, Willis Box 2 Folder 21
Correspondence Index Box 2 Folder 22
Secondary Research Material Box 2 Folder 23
Miscellaneous Box 2 Folder 24
Orderly book, Aug. 27-Oct. 26, 1779 , of Sullivan's Campaign, kept by Thomas Gee, quartermaster sergeant in Col. John Lamb's New York regiment of artillery, a detachment from which, commanded by Capt. Wool, was attached to Clinton's brigade during the expedition Box 3
Correspondence 1803-1934 , including:
Memorandum, 1886 [of Mr. Geo. W. Harris concerning Thomas Gee] Box 3 Folder 1
Tax receipt for taxes paid by George Gee (Heirs of Thomas Gee) for 1800-1802 inclusive dated Albany 23rd June 1803 Box 3 Folder 1
Two letters, 1887 , from Gen. John S. Clark to Geo. W. Harris relating to Thomas Gee Box 3 Folder 1
Letter, 1887 , from Geo. S. Conover to Geo. W. Harris relating to the Orderly book Box 3 Folder 1
Letter of Mrs. Frank E. Gee, May 7, 1934 , relating to Thomas Gee and the Gee family; with enclosures, 1934 , of copies of 18th century records Box 3 Folder 1
Also one clipping Box 3 Folder 1
Photographs of Graveyard at St. Andrew's Cemetery near Walden, NY where the Gee family was buried Box 4 Folder 1-2
Photographs of John M. Olin Library, Cornell University; a coach, unidentified; and a house, unidentified Box 4 Folder 3
Photographs taken 1973 of Patent Clock; 1 taken 1957 of patent clock advertisement Box 4 Folder 4
Photographs of orderly book Box 4 Folder 5
Photographs of gravestone and graveyard of Thomas Gee Box 4 Folder 6
Photographs of military service record documents Box 4 Folder 7
Photographs of John M. Olin Library, Cornell University Box 4 Folder 8
Photographs of scenes including Lambert Hitchcock chair factory and Old Riverton Inn, taken 1973 Box 4 Folder 9
Photographs taken Apr. 1975 of orderly book Box 4 Folder 10
Photographs of company muster roll and George Washington facsimile document Box 4 Folder 11
Photographs of military service record documents Box 4 Folder 12
Contact sheet Box 4 Folder 13
Negatives Box 4 Folder 14

Sarah Gee

Children of WILLIAM GEE and CATHERINE DE ROSSELLE are:
8. i. PVT. JOSEPH GEE, b. Bet. 1731 - 1732
9. ii. PVT. CORNELIUS GEE, b. Abt. 1735
10. iii. DEROSEL GEE, b. 1737
11. iv. 1ST MAJOR WILLIAM GEE, b. 1740
v. SARAH GEE, [perhaps a daughter] b. Abt. 1742; d. Orange, New York. York.

Notes for SARAH GEE:

Sarah Gee, aka "Sally" was a Revolutionary War patriot and at least six of her brothers were veterans of the war. Several histories relate the incident in which "Aunt Sally" Gee had 1/2 pound of tea, which was forbidden during the Revolutionary War. When Fort Montgomery was set afire announcing a British victory, Sally resolved to have her final cup of tea before abandoning her home. Being determined not to let the tea fall into the hands of the Redcoats she grabbed an old teapot and hastily dumped in all of the tea; the tea turned out so strong she couldn't drink it. The following poem was found among manuscripts at the Putnam County Historical Society, Cold Springs, New York.



Aunt Sally Gee

"Aunt Sally Gee had half a pound of tea
On the day the British stormed Fort Montgomery.

The beacon's fires flare, created such a scare
The women were aware they must at once prepare.

In case I have to flee my house, said Sally Gee,
I will not leave my tea to be drunk by the enemy!'

So in her pewter pot she quickly dumped the lot
Filled up with water hot and down in the chair she sot.

So bitter was the brew, was nothing she could do
But throw the stinking brew out where the daisies grew.

Good folks should be warned by the tale of Sally Gee,
To measure out the tea and keep from gluttony."



The History of Orange County NY Philadelphia 1881 relates a story of "Aunt Sally" who didn't want the hated redcoats to have her tea.

There is no direct evidence of the existence of any daughters of William Gee. However, the historical anecdote mentions "Aunt Sally Gee" living in Orange Co., NY during the Revolutionary War and was within sight of the burning of Fort Montgomery by the British in 1777. It is supposed that this "Aunt Sally" was an unmarried daughter of William Gee and was living with or near her two brother's Cornelius and John,she, also could have been a daughter-in-law by an unknown son.

Confused

Our Peter Jay disapeared from the Census records between 1840 and 1850. I found that his will, at least I think it is his will was entred into the county records on Mar 06 1843. However I have also found that Peter Augutus Jay (the son of John Jay)died in February of 1843. Maybe it is his will that was recorded. Or maybe it is just a coincident.

Posted by:Rod

Newspapers from Broome available at NY Library

I've highlighted the papers which seem to have copies available for Peter's Obituary of March 1843.

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Binghamton
The Binghamton courier, and Broome County Democrat.
Published 183u-1844 : Weekly : OCLC 12090130
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32491
F <1844:3:28-8:15>
Master microfilm
M2 <1844:3:28-8:15>
Binghamton courier.
Published 1844-1849 : Weekly : OCLC 22646950
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32491
F <1844:8:22-1846:11:18> <1847:1:6-3:17>
Master microfilm
M2 <1844:8:22-1846:11:18> <1847:1:6-3:17>
Binghamton phoenix.
Published 1816-1819 : Weekly : OCLC 12084510
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32492
F <1816:1:30-5:28, 6:11-7:16>
Master microfilm
M2 <1816:1:30-5:28, 6:11-7:16>
Binghamton press (Binghamton, N.Y. : 1904)
Published 1904-1905 : Daily : OCLC 11107715
NY 75 Binghamton 93-31497
F <1904:4:11-1905:9:17>
Binghamton press (Binghamton, N.Y. : 1927)
Published 1927-1960 : Daily : OCLC 22964242
NY 75 Binghamton 93-31498
F <1927:8:24-1960:9:22>
Binghamton press and leader.
Published 1905-1927 : Daily : OCLC 22754178
NY 75 Binghamton 93-31499
F <1905:9:18-1927:8:23>
The Binghamton standard.
Published 1853-1969 : Weekly : OCLC 11447580
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32380
F <1858:4:7-5:19, 6:16-30, 7:21-8:25, 9:8-11:10,24, 12:8-29> <1859:1:19-2:2,16-3:2,30-4:6,20-27, 6:15-22, 7:6,27, 8:17-31, 9:14,28, 11:9-23> <1860:2:15, 3:21-4:18, 5:9,30, 6:20-7:11,25, 8:15-19, 10:3,17,31, 11:7-13, 12:5-26> <1861:1:9,30-2:6,27, 3:13- 4:3, 5:15, 9:18> <1862:12:31> <1864:8:31> <1866:5:15, 10:3> <1867:6:5, 7:31, 10:2> <1868:2:19, 10:14>
The Broome County patriot.
Published 1812-1813 : Weekly : OCLC 09889926
071 E12 84-25695 N.Y. Binghamton
F <1812:11:10-1813:5:18>
Broome Republican (Binghamton, N.Y. : 1822)
Published 1822-1862 : Weekly : OCLC 09775849
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32215
F <1828:5:9-1829:12:30> <1830:5:6-1831:4:28> <1834:5:1-1839:7:18> <1841:1:21-1842:4:27> <1842:5:11-1852:7:21> <1852:8:4-1854:7:19> <1855:7:25-1856:7:16> <1856:7:30-1857:7:15> <1857:8:19-1862:7:9>
Master microfilm
M2 <1837:3:16-1839:7:18> <1847:8:4-1850:3:20>
Broome Republican (Binghamton, N.Y. : 1868)
Published 1868-1869 : Weekly : OCLC 22712770
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32215
F <1868:7:29-1869:1:13>
Broome Republican (Binghamton, N.Y. : 1870)
Published 1870-19uu : Weekly : OCLC 12113142
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32215
F <1871:7:5-1890:2:27> <1890:3:13-1909:12:25>
Broome weekly Republican.
Published 1862-1868 : Weekly : OCLC 09776007
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32215
F <1862:7:16-1868:7:1>
Evening press (Binghamton, N.Y.)
Published 1960-1985 : Daily : OCLC 05733104
NY 75 Binghamton 93-31500
F <1960:9:23-1985:9:29>
Phoenix (Binghamton, N.Y.)
Published 1814-1816 : Weekly : OCLC 24170719
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32492
F <1815:7:29-1816:1:23>
Master microfilm
M2 <1815:7:29-1816:1:23>
Political olio.
Published 1813-1814 : Weekly : OCLC 09920565
071 E12 84-25695 N.Y. Binghamton
F <1813:5:25-8:31> <1814:4:5>
Press & sun-bulletin.
Published 1985-9999 : Daily : OCLC 12636926
NY 75 Binghamton 93-31501
F <1985:10:1-
Republican and standard (Binghamton, N.Y.)
Published 1869-1870 : Weekly : OCLC 09749299
NY 75 Binghamton 93-32215
F <1869:1:20-2:24, 3:10-6:30>

Early Broome County Newspapers

Early Broome County Newspapers




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French's gazeetter, pages 179-80, contains information on the early newspapers of Broome County, including the 6 in operation at the time of publication (1860).

I have reproduced the data here, keeping the same conventions that French used. Names of newspapers in italics indicate that they were discontinued by the time French published; bold type indicates papers still being published in 1860. In addition, I have underlined the name of the papers to make them a little easier to read. Name changes are listed under the parent newspaper.



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The American Constellation was published in 1800, when Broome county was still part of Tioga County. The paper was headquartered in Union Village.
The Broome Co. Patriot started in Binghamton in 1812 by Chauncey Morgan. In 1815, the publishers changed to Morgan and Robinson and the name was changed to the The Phoenix. By 1819, the newspaper ceased publication.
The Republican Herald started in 1818 and continued until 1823. There were several different publishers: Morgan and Howard, Abraham Burrell and Dorephus Abbey.
The Broome Republican was started in 1822 in Binghamton. It was published by Major Augustus Morgan until 1824. Over the intervening decades, there were several different publishers: Morgan and Canoll until 1828, Evans & Canoll until 1835 and then Canoll and Cooke until 1839. In 1839, T. Cooke took over as publisher and continued to do so until 1848 and he pasted it on to E.R. Colston who published until 1849. The newspaper then became the property of William Stuart and as of 1860, it had both daily and weekly editions. For a while, The Evening Express, a daily published in 1848, was a second paper under the The Broome Republican banner. The Broome Republican also absorbed The Susquehanna Journal in 1855. It had been started in October of 1853 by W. H. Pearne. **** 83 vital records from "scattered issues" of this paper were included "10,000 Vital Records of Central New York". The time frame - 1842-45.
The Binghamton Daily Republican started out as The Iris, a semi-monthly paper started in 1839 by C.P. Cooke. In July of 1841, the paper was bought by Edwin T. Evans. He enlarged operations, changing the paper to a weekly, and in 1849, added a daily version The Daily Iris . Both the daily and weekly eventually changed their name to the above, and as of 1860, was still published by William Stuart, who also owns The Broome Republican above.
The Binghamton Democrat began publication with the name of The Broome County Courier. J.R. Orton was the first publisher and the paper continued as such until 1837. French's reports several different publishers for the paper after that time: Sheldon & Marble; E.C. Sheldon; E.P. Marble; E.P. Marble and J.W. Marble; and Marble and Johnson. In 1843, J.C. Orton took over the paper and changed the name to:
The Binghamton Courier and Broome County Democrat. In 1846, J.K. Dickinson took over and changed the name to the its "1860" name. As of 1860, it was published by Adams and Lawyer.
The Binghamton Standard was started in Nov 1853 by J. Van Valkenburg. It was still in operation in 1860.
The Binghamton Mercury was a semi-monthly paper published for a short time by Chester Dehart. No dates known at this time.
The Broome County American was started by Ransom Bostwick in May 1855. No ending date known at this time.
The Union News began publication in Union in 1851. Its first publisher was A.F. Quinlan, who sold out to Cephas Benedict and Ebenezer M. Betts. As of 1860, it was still in operation.
The Broome County Gazette was started G.A. Dodge in July 1858 at Whitneys Point. As of 1860, it was still in operation.





Follow this link for a list of Broome County papers available for rental from the NYS library system.

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This link presents the same information, but organized into town and village order for the entire state.

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Broome County Will Book C

I need to check out this microfilm number 1035592 See Jay name below
Broome County Will Book Testator Surname list C






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Mrs. Gordon H. Woodward was very active in the NYSDAC, serving as State Chairman at one point. As part of her service, she abstracted the probate records that appeared in the will book C of the county.

Below is a listing of the surnames of people whose wills were abstracted into that record.

Complete versions of these records are now part of the Woodward compilation database. Please follow the link just above the listing to access the database, which includes much more information on early Broome County families.


Woodward database front end





Abbott, Ackerman, Adams, Alden, Allen, Ames, Anthony, Atwater, Austin, Avery, Ayer,
Babcock, Badger, Baker, Belch, Banes, Barhyte, Barlow, Barnes, Bartholomew, Bartlett, Barton, Bayless, Beach, Beckwith, Beecher, Bekiloo, Bemis, Bennett, Berkelay, Berkelew, Bevier, Bills, Birdsall, Blatchey, Bostwick, Bostworth, Boswell, Bound, Boyington, Bradford, Bradley, Bragg, Brant, Briggs, Brink, Broas, Brockway, Brodt, Brown, Buckerlew, Buel, Bullock, Burghardt, Burt,

Cafferty, Calhoon, Carhart, Carmalt, Carman, Carmichael, Carrier, Case, Chamberlain, Church, Clark, Clinton, Close, Cole, Coleman, Collier, Collins, Comstock, Congdon, Cook, Corbett, Corby, Councilman, Couse, Cowdrey, Cowdry, Cox, Crain, Crandall, Crocker, Cronk, Cross, Culver, Cure, Curtis, Cushman,

Darby, Davis, Day, Dayton, Dean, Delano, Dewitt, Dibble, Dickinson, Dillon, Dimick, Dimon, Ditmars, Doolittle, Dorman, Doubleday, Dunbar, Durfee, Dusenbury,

Eaton, Edwards, Eggleston, Eldred, Ells, Ely, Esterbrook, Estes, Evarts,

Fairbrother, Fairchild, Farnam, Farnham, Farr, Finch, Fisher, Fletcher, Foot, Foss, Foster, Fox, Francis, Frazier, Freeman, French, Frost, Fuller,

Gates, Gifford, Gleason, Goodenow, Goodrich, Gould, Graves, Griffith, Griswold, Grub,

Hall, Hallenbeck, Hapson, Harrington, Hasbrouck, Hasson, Hathaway, Hawes, Hawley, Hayes, Henry, Higley, Hillock, Hinkley, Hinman, Hitchcock, Hogg, Holcomb, Holden, Holmes, Hoogland, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Houghtailing, Howard, Huddleston, Humiston,

Ingersol, Isbell,

Jay, Jennison, Johnson, Jones, Johnston, Julliand,

Keeler, Kellicut, Kent, Kimball, Knapp, Knox,

LaGrange, Landers, Lattourette, Lawrence, Layton, Leach, Leavenworth, Lee, Leonard, Lewis, Lilly, Livingston, Loomis, Lounsberry, Low, Luce, Lyon,

Main, Maning, Manville, Martin, Marvin, Mason, Mather, Mathewson, Matson, McArthur, McClure, McColl, McDowell, McKeets, McKinney, McNary, McNelly, Meloy, Mercereau, Merrill, Metcalf, Miller, Mills, Mirrill, Monfore, Morgan, Morris, Morriss, Morse, Morss, Munsell,

Nichols, Niles, Northrup, Norton, Nye,

Ockerman, Ogden, Olmstead, Orcutt, Osborne, Otis,

Page, Palmer, Park, Parker, Parsons, Paterson, Peet, Pellet, Philips, Pierce, Pine, Pomeroy, Porter, Potter, Pratt, Prentice, Price, Pumpelly, Purdy,

Quin,

Raidin, Randall, Raylea, Reeves, Richards, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson, Rockwell, Rogers, Roos, Rose, Roselle, Ross, Rounds, Rouse, Ruggles, Russell, Rutherford,

Sage, Sanford, Scott, Scoville, Seward, Seymour, Shaply, Sharp, Sheak, Shepard, Skillman, Slater, Smith, Southerland, Southword, Spencer, Spindley, Springer, Squares, Squire, St. John, Standley, Stephens, Steward, Stevens, Stiles, Stilson, Stocking, Stoddard, Stone, Stoughton, Stow, Strong, Stuart, Sutherland, Sweet, Sweetland,

Taft, Tarbell, Taylor, Terpening, Thompson, Thomson, Thurston, Tickner, Tilbury, Todd, Tompkins, Trowbridge, Tubbs, Tucker, Twining, Tyrell,

Vandewarker, Vaness, Van Name, Ventilbury, Vosburg,

Ward, Wasson, Waterman, Watrous, Wattles, Weed, Weeks, Wells, Wentz, West, Wheaton, Wheeler, Whitcomb, Whitham, Whitney, Wilcox, Wildy, Willard, Willis, Wimans, Wood, Woodruff, Woodworth, Woolsey, Wooster, Woughter, Wylie, Wright,

Yarrington, Yeomans, Young



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Transcribed by Dona Wade Harper from scanned images of LDS tape number 1035592, supplied by Vicki Hall Titus. Alphabetical order corrections by Dona Wade Harper and formatting done by Vicki Hall Titus.

Peter Jay's Will

A great find!! Peter jay's will. He died in march 1843

Will Book

19 C Jay Ezra In letter re Town of Maine Civil War soldiers, p.2 1972-04-00
4 B Jay Ezra Allen Settlement List yr 1972
13 L Jay Peter Letter being held at Chenango Point Post Office 1821-12-1
C P Jay Peter Dead; will recorded in Book I, page 20; Ezra Crocker and John Munsell, exec. 1843-03-06

Evergreen Cemetery (G) Tioga county

Evergreen Cemetery (G)

1826 1886 GEE MARTHA A E 4
1824 1885 GEE PHILEMAN D E 4

Online cemeteries is Tioga county

I checked all these online cemeteries for Gee, Jay, Joy.

Tioga Cemetaries
Tioga County Cemeteries
Cemetery Location
Anderson Hill Churchyard
Town Of Candor, NY
Arbor Glade Road
(Red Brush Road)
Cemetery

Arbor Glade Road, South of Owego,
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Baptist Corners (SPENCER)
Cemetery List
Spencer, NY
Barton Center Cemetery List
Barton, NY
North Barton Cemetery List
On Acme Rd. between Ackley Rd. and Edgecomb Hill Rd.
Barton, NY
Barton Methodist Church Cemetery List
Barton, NY
Broadway Cemetery
"ADDICKS to JOYCE" s
Broadway Cemetery, Owego, Tioga, NY is located on Day Hollow Road just past Gaskill Road on left when heading from West Corners to Owego.
Broadway Cemetery
"KELLOGG to ZIMMER"
Broadway Cemetery, Owego, Tioga, NY is located on Day Hollow Road just past Gaskill Road on left when heading from West Corners to Owego.
Brounell Family Plot
Flemingville, Town of Owego, NY
Brown Cemetery
East side of Brown Road in Berkshire, NY
Bushnell Cemetery List
Corner of Bushnell Rd. & Ketchumville Rd.
Newark Valley, NY
Campville Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co. NY
Cass Hill Cemetery
Town of Candor, Route 96 to Cass Hill Road. At the top of Cass Hill (stop sign), turn left onto Schumacker Road. After the 1st house on the right is a right-of-way that leads to the cemetery.
Chapel Hill Cemetery
Town of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
Congregational Cemetery
Richford, Tioga Co., NY
Richford, Tioga Co., NY
MORE
Congregational
Churchyard Cemetery
Richford, Tioga Co., NY
Crines Corners Cemetery
Town of Candor, NY
Doney - Settle Cemetery
Off Dodson Hill Rd.
near intersection of Markham Rd and Settle Rd
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
East Berkshire Cemetery
Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co. NY
East Newark Cemetery
(by the school house)
Town of Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
East Newark or McCullough Cemetery
2 Miles East of Newark Vally north of Rt. 38B.
Newark Valley, NY
East Newark - McCullough Cemetery
2 Miles East of Newark Vally north of Rt. 38B.
Newark Valley, NY
Ellistown/Emory Chapel Cemetery
Waverly, NY
Emory Chapel/Ellistown Cemetery
The Chapel is located on Rt. 17C,
about 2 miles east of the village of Waverly, NY,
on the south side of the railroad tracks.
The Cemetary is right behind the Chapel.
Evergreen (Berkshire)
Cemetery
"Ayers to Gummerson"
Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY
Evergreen (Berkshire)
Cemetery
"Hamilton to Witter"
Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY
Evergreen (Berkshire)
Cemetery
Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY
Evergreen (Owego)
Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Another Evergreen (Spencer)
Cemetery
Thanks to JanMarie.
Spencer, NY
Evergreen (Spencer)
Cemetery
Spencer, NY
Factoryville/East Waverly Cemetery
East Waverly, NY
Flemingville Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Forrest Home Cemetery
Waverly, Tioga Co., NY
Gaskill Corners
Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Gibson Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Glen Hope Cemetery
Approximately 2.5 miles south and
1 mile east of Speedsville, NY
Glenwood Cemetery
Located on Moore St., Waverly, NY by the Waverly Glen Park.
Halsey Valley Cemetery
Town of Barton, Tioga Co., NY
Going West on Rt. 96 between Candor and Spencer, NY, turn left on Halsey Valley Road.
Highland Cemetery
On the hill before Richford going east on Rt. 79 on the left side of the Road Richford, Tioga Co., NY
Holcombville Cemetery
Richford, Tioga Co., NY
Hollenbeck Cemetery
South side of road
Newark Valley - Maine Rd., near Broome Co. line
Hope Cemetery
On State Route 38, south of village of Newark Valley, east side of road, near intersection of Rt. 38B.
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
Jenksville Cemetery
Town of Berkshire, Tioga Co., NY
Ketchumville Cemetery
DAR List
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
Ketchumville Cemetery
Additional Listings
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
La Monte Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Lounsbury Cemetery
Nichols, NY
Maple Grove Cemetery
"Abbott to Hunt"
Town of Candor, NY
Maple Grove Cemetery
"Jennings to Yates"
Town of Candor, NY
Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Town of Birkshire, NY
Nanticoke Valley Cemetery
Union Center, NY
Nichols Cemetery
Nichols, NY
North Barton Cemetery List
On Acme Rd. between Ackley Rd. and Edgecomb Hill Rd.
Barton, NY
North Candor Cemetery List
Town of Owego, Tioga Co. NY
North Candor Cemetery List
near Snyder Station, Town of Candor, Tioga Co. NY
North Spencer Cemetery
Spencer, NY
Old John Steven's Farm Cemetery
Spencer, NY
Old Spencer Cemetery
Spencer, NY
Owl Creek Cemetery


Potter Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Presbyterian Churchyard
Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Rawson Hollow Cemetery
Berkshire Twp., Tioga Co., NY
Red Brush
(Arbor Glade Road)
Cemetery
Arbor Glade Road, South of Owego,
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Riverside Cemetery
Apalachin, NY
St. James Cemetery
Waverly, NY
St. John Cemetery
1 mile east on rock street from route 38
Newark Valley, NY
Searlstown Cemetery
Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Settle - Doney Cemetery
Off Dodson Hill Rd.
near intersection of Markham Rd and Settle Rd
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
Smith Valley Cemetery
Town of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
Smithboro Cemetery Smithboro, Tioga Co, NY
South Owego Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
Steele Cemetery
Town of Owego Tioga Co., NY
Tioga Cemetery
West of Owego on 17C, Owego, NY
Tracy Cemetery
Along East Marshland Road near
Apalachin, Tioga Co., NY
Upper Fairfield Cemetery
Town of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
Upper Lisle Road Cemetery
Town of Owego, Tioga Co., NY
W.B. Garrett Farm Cemetery
Spencer, NY
East Waverly/Factoryville Cemetery
East Waverly, NY
Weltonville Cemetery
Towm of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
West Candor Cemetery
Town of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
West Hill Burial Grounds
West Hill School Road, Richford, Tioga Co., NY
West Newark Churchyard
Cemetery
DAR Listing
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
West Newark Cemetery
Additional Listings
Newark Valley, Tioga Co., NY
Woodbridge Cemetery
Town of Candor, Tioga Co., NY
Whittemore Hill Cemetery
In a hay field near the intersection of Whittemore Hill Road and Walker Road in the town of Owego, NY
Wilawana Road Cemetery
This road is off the I-86 exit to Wilawana. When you coming east turn right off the exit to go to the Dandy Mini Mart ( a truck stop there) You will come to a 4 way stop. The road going right is a dead end road that says Route 56 White Wagon road. If you turn right the cemetery is at the end of the road. If you turn left the road will take you into Wilawana

Baptist Corners Cemetery

Baptist Corners Cemetery
Joy Florence A. Jan 1, 1864 4y4d d/o Daniel and Clarissa

GLENWOOD CEMETERY tioga county

glenwood
Gee, Anna E. Nov. 14, 1865 Tioga Center, N.Y. - May 23, 1929 Waverly, N.Y. Dau. of William and Sarah Cortright Ketchum. Wife of William Gee

Maple Grove Cemetery Tioga County

Maple Grove Cemetery
Gee Charles Nov. 7, 1838 18yrs. 5m s/o Andrew & Pernina

Online Cemetery listings, Broome County New York

These are the online cemetaries in Broome County that I checked out. Don't bother to read them.

Broas cemetery


Beaver Lake cemetery


Bemis cemetery


Bunn Hill Cemetery on Jensen Road


Cascade Valley Cemetery


Chrysler Road Cemetery


Crum Road Cemetery


Doolittle Cemetery


Dutchtown Cemetery


East Maine Cemetery


East Windsor Cemetery


Edwards Cemetery


Front Street Cemetery


Hale Eddy cemetery (Part 1 A-K)


Hale Eddy cemetery (Part 2 L-Z)


Hall private Cemetery


Harpur cemetery


Hazardville cemetery


Howland Hill cemetery


Laurel Cemetery


Lester Cemetery


Maine Village cemetery


McClure cemetery


McClure cem. - Alpha listing


Nanticoke Cemetery A-D


Nanticoke Cemetery E-O


Nanticoke Cemetery P-Z (special char)


Ninevah Plains cemetery


New South Windsor cemetery


Oakhill cemetery


Old South Windsor Cemetery (aka Wake)


Ostrander cemetery


Pine Grove cemetery


Pratt cemetery


Riley Farm cemetery


Riverhurst cemetery


Riverside cemetery-Union


Riverside cemetery-Windsor


Stow Cemetery (aka Lyons Farm)


Upper Lisle cemetery


West Windsor cemetery


Willis cemetery


Windsor Village cemetery - Older entries


Windsor Village cemetery - Newer entries


Vestal Center cemetery

RIVERHURST CEMETERY READING,

RIVERHURST CEMETERY READING,
ENDICOTT (UNION), BROOME COUNTY, NY
Riverhurst Cemetery
JAY, Olive V
1877 1929


JAY, Stephen T
1871 1951

Willis Cem on Old Vestal Road, Broome Co. NY

Willis Cemetery

Jay Mary E. Tucker 1844 1926 Wife of Rachel L. Jay
Jay Rachel L. 1841 1909

changes in Broome county

From: Ref "Historical Gazetteer and Directory of Tioga County NY, 1887" Initially Tryon County
1784 Name changed to Montgomery County
1791 Tioga County Formed
(included Chemung, Broome and Chenango Counties)
1798 NE corner given Chenango County
1800 Enumerated in Tioga County NY for census
1806 Broome County taken from Tioga
contained Newark, Owego, Richford and Berkshire.
1822 Broome reduced to current size3

Posted by: Rod

GEEnealogy

I found this at http://www2.arkansas.net/~mgee/genealo.html It is under the tittle the GEEnealogy. You might want to skip down to the highlighted part.

The name "Gee" appears to have originated with the Normans in England. A possible link to the pronunciation of the Norman surname Gui or Guy is expressed in the book The Norman People and Their Descendants. A small village in the English parish of Stockport, Cheshire - Gee Cross - appears to have taken it's name from the Gee family. There are possibly as many as three villages in France named Gee. One of these is in the Loire Valley area.

According to the book The Gee Family, copyright 1937 by W. J. Fletcher, the Gee surname cannot be directly traced beyond the 17th century, however the Gee name was prevalent, according to Fletcher, in Leicestershire from 1400, Nottinghamshire from 1460, and Lincolnshire from about 1340. I have seen unsubstantiated references to a southern Scottish origin of the Gee surname and links to such spellings as MacGee, MacGhie, MacGhee, and Magee derived from the Strathclyde Britons.

This ancient founding race of the north was a mixture of Gaelic/Celts whose original territories ranged from Lancashire, England in the south, northward to the south bank of the river Clyde in Scotland, but if this information is accurate it is almost certainly a group unrelated or at least far distant from my own ancestry.
In the 1700's Americans in New England continued to be heavily influenced by their British origins. There was a tendency to pronounce an "e" as though it was an "a". As a result the name Gee was often pronounced Jay. Since spelling at this time was not "fixed" and often a matter of personal preference the name Gee was often written, as it sounded in some dialects, "Jay". The family is definitely English and the spelling Gee is well documented in England as far back as the 1300's.

1830 Census

1830 Census

This is the Broome County 1830 Census. It shows Peter Jay and the number and relative ages of others in the household.

Posted By: Peter Jay

1820 Census

1820 Census

This is the Broome County 1820 Census. It shows Peter Jay, his wife, and the number of children living at home, along with their relative ages.

Posted By: Peter Jay

Broome County Map

This is a more detailed map of Broome County. There is a city called Chenango. That must be where Peter Jay lived. Notice the close proximity to the City of Colesville, where the Colesville branch of the Church was, and where Newell Knight lived.

Rod

1850 Census

1850 Census

This is the 1850 Census showing Hiram Jay, his Wife Elizabeth and several of their children, along with their exact ages.

Posted by: Peter Jay

Chenango

Hi, again,

I copied this from rootsweb.com according to the entry below on Chenango, Windsor, Conklin, Binghamptom and Port Crane were all part of the City of Chenango at one time. Also Kattleville is a small hamlet here. When reading in the Gee -- Jay book I found a note about a Gee being buried in the Kattleville Cemetary. Gee, maybe we are Gees. I should have looked at that Gee -- Jay book more closely.

Rod

CHENANGO–was formed Feb. 16, 1791. Windsor was taken off in 1807, Conklin in 1824, and Binghamton and Port Crane in 1855. A part of Union was annexed Feb. 26, 1808, and a part of Maine, Nov. 27, 1856. It lies upon the W. bank of Chenango River, a little W. of the center of the co. Its surface consists of the river intervale and several high ridges extending in a N. and S. direction and separated by the narrow valleys of small streams. The declivities of the hills are steep, and their summits are 300 to 600 feet above the valleys. Castle and Kattel Creeks, tributaries of Chenango River, are the principal streams. The former was named from the location of an Indian castle near its mouth, and the latter from a family of early settlers. The soil upon the N. hills is a gravelly loam mixed with disintegrated slate and underlaid by hardpan, but farther S. it becomes a deeper and richer gravelly loam. It is productive, but, from its moist character, it is largely devoted to grazing. Stock growing and dairying form the leading branches of agricultural interest. Castle Creek (p. v.) is on the creek of the same name, in the W. part of the town. Pop. 185. Glen Castle, (p. o.,) on a branch of the same stream, is in the central part. Chenango, (p. o.,) on Chenango River, is a station on the S. B. & N. Y. R. R. Kattelville is a hamlet on Kattel Creek. The first settlement was made in 1787, by Thos. Gallop. CH1 There are 4 churches in town. CH2

New York Counties

Here are the counties in New York. Broome is colored blue in this map, and is on the bottom on the border with Pennsylvania. Peter Jay lived in Broome and perhaps Chenango. Or maybe there is also a city called Chenango in Broome. Sarah Jay lived in tioga in 1880, but at that time Tioga included Broome and at least part of Chenango.

Rod

Peter Jay

25 October 2005

Hi Everyone, Peter and I went up to the Family History Library today to do some reasearch. Most things didn't pan out. I came up with a few things of interest that I will include in this blog. First of all let me tell you where things begin to fall apart. Our ancestor Henry Andrew Jay was born on the 18th of May 1831 in Broome County New York. His dad is J. Hiram Jay who lived in Broome County New York and was born about 1807. His Father is Peter Jay who was born about 1781 and is Of, Chenango, Broome, New York. I have no idea where Peter came from, before ending un in Broome County, or who his parents are. But here are a few things I found out today.
Montgomery County in New York was created in 1772. It was originally named Tryon, but was renamed in 1774 to Montgomery.
Tioga county was created in 1791 and was created out of Montgomery County.
Broome County was created in 1806 out of Tioga County.
Chenango, another County in New York was created in 1798 from Herkimer and Tioga Counties.
So it is possible to have lived in Tryon County, Montgomery County, Tioga County and Broome or Chenango County without ever having moved.
So it makes it hard to research Broome County when it was once Tioga, Montgomery and Tryon.

One person of interest I found today is Sarah Jay in the 1800 Census living in Tioga County. Six years before Broome County was created. It may be in the part of Tioga that became Broome. Sarah is between the ages of 26 and 46. She is listed as the head of the house, and has a male child between the ages of 10 and 16 living with her. She also has a female child under the age of 10 living with her. In 1800 Peter Jay would be about 18 or 19. Could this be his mom? Is she a widow? Where did she come from? For her to be here at this time I would think she must be related to Peter. With a child under the age of ten her husband was probably alive in the 1790 census. I'll have to look at that closer.

Also I found a Bartholomeus Jay who is married to Jannetien Post who had a child Maria baptized on 19 April 1768 in the Katbaan Church, in New York. Where did he come from? I never heard of a Bartholomeus Jay before, and did he have any sons?

There is no record of Frederick Jay (brother of Justice John Jay) having any children, but the 1790 census shows him having a male child under the age of sixteen living with him, and two white females no age listed. Does he really have children?

According to the newpaper "Republican Herald" Peter Jay had a letter at the Chenango Point Post Office on 18 Dec. 1821. Getting a letter was big news back in those days.

Some Jays changed the spelling of their names to Joy, and some Gees living in New York at this time changed the spelling of their name to Jay or Gay. Gee, it would be gay and no joy, if we were anything but Jays.

The books "The Jay -- Joy family of Norfolk" and "The history of the Gee, Jay Family : New York to Kansas, weren't any help. Our missing Jay anscestors just didn't make it into the books.

So my trip to get some answers left me with a lot more questions and one enticing lead with Sarah Jay. But who is Sarah's husband and where did he come from! And is she Peter's Mom?

Love, Rod