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Thursday, June 17, 2021

Brick Walls, If you Solve, I'll Pay you $250 or More

On October 13, 2010, I posted the below request. As yet, 10 7 big brick walls are still unsolved. I thought it was time to repost this in hopes somebody can help. Thank you.

Top Ten -- Brick Walls


My Brick Wall in Lowell, MA has lots of holes.

IF ANYBODY CAN SOLVE ANY OF THESE BRICK WALLS, ALL OF THEM WOULD BE GREAT, I WILL PAY YOU $250 or more FOR BREAKING THROUGH THE WALL.  PLEASE WRITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I ALREADY HAVE ON SOME OF THOSE MENTIONED BELOW.

ADAMS, JOHN (Parents information needed.)
Born abt 1757of Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), CT - LexingtonMA - HamiltonNY - ElbaNY
In LexingtonMA during the Revolutionary War
Died September 25, 1830, Elba, Genesee Co., New York
Married to HANNAH SMITH, dau. of Joseph Smith and Eunice Drake of  WindsorCT

FARMER, ALEXANDER “ALEX” (Parents information needed.)
Born March 05, 1814, in New York or Canada
Died January 27, 1864, Calhoun Co., Michigan
Married HULDAH LAY abt 1833 in prob. Niagara Co., New York
Children 5 born bet. NiagaraNY and LeroyMichigan

HAWLEY, BENJAMIN (Parents' information needed.)    SOLVED BY ME    DECEMBER 2017
Born abt. 1743
Died Jan. 25, 1831, Tompkins, Delaware Co., New York
Married February 05, 1778, to THEODOSIA FITCH at Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut  (Had 8 children)

HULLNANCY (Parents information needed.)
Born 1790, Woodbridge, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Married 1807 to JESSE WRIGHT, son of ASHER WRIGHT Prob. Killingworth, Middlesex Co., Connecticut
She and her husband both died February 07, 1878, one in New Haven, and the other in Killingworth

JAQUAYS, WILLIAM (Parents information needed.)
Born bet. 1784 – 1790, poss. CT or VT (No other information)
Married LUCY CROSS of Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut
Lucy died January 14, 1878 at Cowansville, Missisquoi Co., QuebecCanada
Children were: Louisa Jane / Elizabeth Jaquays, Thankful, Sarah, William Cross, and Harriet C. (all of AddisonVermont and Missisquoi Co., QuebecCanada

JOHNSON ELIZABETH / BETSEY  (Father was William, need more information and her mother's name)  SOLVED by a reader, AND PAID HIM.
Born November 07, 1751, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Died March 19, 1799, Dublin, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
Married October 21, 1773, DAVID MEAD / MEED at Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
(Two children born Lynn, Mass., one in New Ipswich, New Hampshire)

JOHNSONLYDIA (Parents needed, no other information.)
Born Abt. 1822, Vermont
Died March 22, 1858, Dunham, Missisquoi Co., QuebecCanada
Married WILLIAM CROSS JAQUAYS October 24, 1839, at Franklin Co., Vermont

MUNSON, ANNA or ANN (__) (Surname needed.)
Born Abt. 1731, Died April 18, 1772, Plainview, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Married WAITSTILL MUNSON (They had 2 children, Esther and Anna.)

RICHARDSON, ALMIRA “MIRA”  (Parents' names needed.) SOLVED BY ME MARCH 2019  I wrote a blog: ThruLines, and Wrong Assumptions Brought my "Brick Wall" Down This is my most popular blog, according to Google (see listed on the lower right side).
Born abt. 1798 of Orange, New Haven Co., Connecticut
She was adopted by JOHN BYRAN.
Died April 22, 1861, New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Was married to AARON KILBORN of Hamden Co., Connecticut

WYCKOFF, GERRITJE (Parents names needed.)
Died Abt 1725
Married JOHN (Jan) PIETERSE Van NESS (his 1st wife of 4 years)
Had son, JOHN (Jan) PIETERSE Van NESS born 1722 Readington, Somerset Co., New Jersey