tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707274395945798604.post1874109674444902952..comments2023-10-17T06:06:31.285-07:00Comments on HEMPSTEAD FAMILY - BKLYN, NY: HERKIMER COUNTY HEMPSTEADS!K. Danielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08706053393073357950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707274395945798604.post-54794681068503584272012-03-03T21:20:06.293-07:002012-03-03T21:20:06.293-07:00Jim, thanks for the suggestion. I am aware of Jos...Jim, thanks for the suggestion. I am aware of Joshua Hempstead of diary fame; he was the great-grandfather of the Nathaniel who moved to Brooklyn and from whom I descend. "My" Nathaniel was age 5 when his great-grandfather died [1758], and didn't move to Brooklyn until the 1790's. Thus I haven't investigated the Diary for any immediate family details. However I was unaware of the blog, and will take a look. Thanks again.K. Danielsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706053393073357950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707274395945798604.post-66518432375493656172012-03-03T05:29:03.207-07:002012-03-03T05:29:03.207-07:00For your hempsteads have you tried contacting the ...For your hempsteads have you tried contacting the New London County Connecticut Historical Society? http://nlhistory.org/ They run a blog on their site called Joshua Hempstead blog.<br /><br />Regards, Jim<br /><a href="http://www.hiddengenealogynuggets.com/genealogyblog" rel="nofollow"> Hidden Genealogy Nuggets </a>Jim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493118494172970052noreply@blogger.com