[WED]Skaneateles, New York

[mcginnis]

Jim,
I'm not familiar with Port Byron or the county--what state is this in?  We had
Allens and I believe there was a Roper married to a Bunn.  May be another place
to look for ancestors!
Thanks,
Sandi McGinnis

James Ridley wrote:

> Mel,
>
> I know what you mean.  My Wedmore ancestors arrived in 1861 and migrated to
> Cayuga County.  They lived primarily in the Port Byron area.  The family
> surnames were Day, Willis, Bunn and Allen.
>
> Jim Ridley
>
> >From: lader <lader@gwu.edu>
> >Reply-To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org
> >To: "post, Wedmore list" <wedmore@lists.tutton.org>
> >Subject: [WED]Skaneateles, New York
> >Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:16:16 -0500
> >
> >Hello List,
> >
> >     One of my Lader/Larder cousins, Jan Larder-Davis and her family from
> >Kidderminster, England has been visiting us for the Christmas holidays.
> >We drove up to my hometown, Skaneateles, New York, where my great
> >grandfather Paul Larder and my grandmother Eliza Phippen settled in c.
> >1855-56.  Walking through Lakeview Cemetery, we were struck by the large
> >number of Wedmore names that appeared on the tombstones.  I've often
> >wondered why so many from the Somerset area were attracted to
> >Skaneateles.  Certainly the availability of the land, the abundance of
> >teasels grown there, the general "climate" of the area would be some
> >reasons.  But does anyone on the list know of any types of "advertising"
> >in the 19th century that would perhaps have mentioned this otherwise
> >quite small town?
> >     Best to all--
> >
> >Mel Lader
> >Alexandria, VA
> >
> >Larder/Lader/Leader, Phippen, Tincknell and others.
> >
> >
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