8 The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, August 12, 1998 Crispell (continued from page 1) for freedom to own our own homes and live in freedom. Knowing the hardship. they went through, gives me a great deal of admiration and pride,” she said. Post also mentioned how proud she is that her ancestors were honest when buying their land from Native Americans and therefore lived “together as brothers” with them. According to Post's history, From Whence We Came, “The settlers realized the Indians were the true owners of the land, and not the governments of Europe. (The Crispells) bar- gained with -the Indians and purchased New Paltz on the Wallkill River by contract with five chiefs of the Esopus Indi- ans on May 26, 1677 for 40 kettles, 40 axes, 40 adzes, 40 shirts, 400 fathoms white net- work, 300 fathoms black net- work, 60 pairs stockings, 100 bars of lead, one keg powder, 100 knives, 4 kegs wine, 40 oars 40 pieces of cloth, 60 blan- kets, 100 needles, tobacco, two horses, one stallion and one mare.” Jack Sidorek of Beaumont says thereunions are what keep the family connection vital. “The reunions keep the family life together. It's important to have a core of family. It's spiritually and morally the way things are supposed to be,” said Sidorek, who is a past president of the national Crispell Family Asso- ciation, Huguenot Historical Society. Antoine Crispell was a wine merchant and sold European lace. “He was one of the first uptown businessmen . in Kingston,” explained John Lois Post family association treasurer Crispell, Sr. Thomas Crispell was born in 1795 and is the direct ancestor of the Pennsylvania line of Crispells, many of whom live in and around Noxen. He was the first to settle in Wyoming County. At the Saturday reunion, about 50 family members en- joyed two tables topped with homemade cooking including barbequed chicken, macaroni and deviled eggs. One of the highlights of the feast was corn brought down from: one of the original Crispell farms in New Paltz, NY. Sharon S. Robinson of Tafton, PA, is the current fam- ily genealogist. She took over for her aunt Ella Crispell Cobleigh who stopped putting together the history in 1967. “I got tired of seeing every- thing get thrown into a box,” replied Robinson, when asked why she decided to take on the task of putting together the last 30 years of family history. “All the marriages, births and deaths between 1967 and 1994 were just put away. The his- tory needed to be updated. I enjoy doing it. It's like a jigsaw puzzle and I needed to see where all the pieces fit.” Robinson put her aunts two previous histories on computer and now enters all new infor- mation on a special program. “It took countless hours,” she . said, with a smile. The history is sold at the reunions and a supplement is added each year. This year’s supplement took up 26 pages and that is just the Pennsylva- nia Crispells. Robinson is now working on the family’s medical back- ground to learn what, if any, diseases follow the family line. Marilyn Crispell of Pittston, said the family is a warm one. She and her family, who did not realize they were related with the rest of the Crispells, started coming to the reunions about Lula Crispell Sickler and her daughter, Elva, enjoy the food and remember the huge family reunions of years past. GA” MEDICAL LABORATORIES (a =0 0] [oJoTo 8 (13 Ael=lg 1 (16S When you need blood tests, bring your prescription to OMEGA. Dunmore 347-5010 Comprehensive Health Services Center {1416 Monroe Avenue) Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 3 pm Also located in Wilkes-Barre COOK'S PHARMACY L e Computerized Prescription Service ® Russell Stover Candies ® Greeting Cards e PA Lottery Tickets e Newspapers ® Magazines 159 N. 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