| Name: | Donna Ruth Whitebird Baker |
| Email: | dbaker63{at}cox.net |
| Where are you from: | Topeka, Ks. |
| Comments: | My Dad was Peter L. Whitebird,Great Grandfather Peter Whitebird whose wife was Mabel, maiden name Pond... can you contact me for info on family ties to Peter Pond? Thank You |
| May 13, 2009 22:58:15 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Lynne (Ermatinger) Weaver |
| Email: | lynne.mackbands{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| Comments: | Hi Bill, Trying to return your email but your recent one indicates you did not receive mine. I don't want to put my phone number on here but I found your website and will contact you at that number soon so we can chat about our family connection. Lynne |
| April 18, 2009 15:32:40 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | J. Yonesawa |
| Email: | gyonesawa{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Las Vegas, NV |
| Comments: | My mother was Louise Ruth Pond. Samuel Pond/Sarah Ware were my 8-great grandparents. Recently uploaded data to GENI.com. |
| April 15, 2009 21:47:04 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Bob |
| Email: | Bob{at}rwginc.com |
| Where are you from: | Michigan |
| Comments: | Ottawa and Chippewa of Michigan Durant Roll (Pond) http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/mimack/native_american/miller/ottchippp6.asp |
| April 12, 2009 11:30:08 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Lynne (Ermatinger) Weaver |
| Email: | lynne.mackbands{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Sault Ste. Marie, Mi. |
| Comments: | My grandmother was born Marion Pond, Mackinac Island. Father William Archibald Pond married to Sheeley (Harriet Perault. Williams father Archibald Pond...I believe his father was Augustus Pond and his father Louis Pond, married to the mother of Amable Anse, indian chief. I am a member of the Mackinac Bands and seeking connections to the rest of my Pond family as well as Perault's. My great-grandfather drowned in his mid 30's and my great grandmother remarried...last name DeHetre who we know nothing of. |
| April 11, 2009 03:53:44 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Sondra L. Shinn |
| Email: | Sshinn39{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Dunnellon, Florida |
| Comments: | My husband's line back to Peter Pond is as follows: Emerson Pond - Grandfather George Washington Pond- Gr. Grandfather Griffin Pond Gr. Gr. Grandfather John Pond Gr. Gr. Gr. Grandfather John Pond was a brother to Peter Pond, who is the subject of the Peter Pond Society |
| March 30, 2009 13:20:36 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Darin and Destiny |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | Sylvan Lake, AB |
| Comments: | Just doing some history homework with my daughter on Peter Pond. Very interesting!!! |
| March 26, 2009 20:45:48 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Marilou Pond Hall |
| Email: | mmph19{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Scottsdale AZ |
| Comments: | My father, a UEL (Loyalist) from New Brunswick always told us as children that we shared common ancestors with Peter Pond. Some the Massachusetts Bay Colony Ponds remained in New England, some moved north to Canada after the revolutionary War, and others migrated west as pioneers, explorers, adventurers etc. A restless crowd indeed, since the name Pond is not common but widespread across the continent. Peter Pond's family left Massachusetts at the same time as other families who decided that the freedoms they had sought as pilgrims were not to be realized in the original colony. A bunch of free-thinking trouble makers I guess. We are working on our family tree trying to solve the family connection of John Pond b 1750 approx in likely PA, Connecticut with ties to Abel (Able) Pond. Any hints would be much appreciated. Thanks for the website. Peter Pond was a real adventurer. It's too bad his contributions have not been better recognized. Maybe if the Ponds could stay put in one part of t |
| March 5, 2009 23:16:11 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Mavis Rose Whitebird-Kingbird |
| Email: | Mkingbird{at}Ashland.k12.wi.us |
| Where are you from: | Bad River Indian Reservation - WI |
| Comments: | Wow! My colleague referred me to this link. She believes that I am related to Peter Pond. My father's mother (Mabel Pond) was from St. Ignatis, MI. Peter is possibly my great great grandfather? Mabel Pond married Peter Whitebird of Odanah, WI (Bad River Indian Reservation). We have a large extended family here. We don't know any relatives from the area in Michigan where the Ponds hailed from. Anymore research or anything new please, don't hesitate to contact me. Keep me posted...I am honored.. |
| February 19, 2009 21:37:48 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Harriet Grayson |
| Email: | grayzzz{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Westerly, RI |
| Comments: | It's important that people share historical info and not let it get lost |
| February 5, 2009 20:32:14 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Bob Berthelson |
| Email: | rbimages{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Trumbull, CT |
| Comments: | Hi Bill, I stumbled onto your PP site while looking for information on "Connecticut Inventors" fo a program I am working on. If I can find a way to invlude Peter, I will try. Bob Berthelson |
| November 16, 2008 22:58:08 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Merv Ahrens |
| Email: | mlahrens{at}sympatico.ca |
| Where are you from: | Lac la Pluie / Fort Frances, ON |
| Comments: | Enjoyed your site - very informative, diverse yet focused. PLEASE reply with your email address, Bill, thanks. |
| November 6, 2008 15:11:24 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Mark Zauder |
| Email: | retributive.justice{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Manitoba |
| Comments: | Excellent site sir. Very informative and well written. |
| October 21, 2008 14:15:57 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Cynther Greene |
| Email: | cyntherg{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Vermont |
| Comments: | My grandmother Nanine Woodward Pond's father was Nicholas Misplee Pond, after whom my father, Nicholas Misplee Greene, was named. Capt Charles Pond, 1744 - 1832 was my grandmother Nanine's great, great, great grandfather. One of my brother's names is Nicholas Pond Misplee Greene. My daughter's name is Nanine. I'm very pleased to have found this site. Am proud to be a Pond. |
| October 12, 2008 17:06:06 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Ed Egan |
| Email: | egans4{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Pequot Lakes, Minnesota |
| Comments: | My mother was Jean Pond a descendant of Samuel/Gideon Pond and I believe Peter Pond is a "distant" relative. |
| October 11, 2008 17:54:52 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Eugene M Pond Jr. |
| Email: | epond{at}bellsouth.net |
| Where are you from: | born: Kansas City MO. |
| Comments: | Descendant of Samual Pond, Windsor CT, 1630 |
| October 4, 2008 05:21:18 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Peggy Pond |
| Email: | ppond{at}umn.edu |
| Where are you from: | St. Paul, MN |
| Comments: | I'm a direct decendant of Gideon & Samuel Pond - brothers from CT who were missionaries to the Native tribes in MN - and am wondering if they were related to Peter Pond. I never knew of Peter Pond till someone from WI told me to check into this. Thanks in advance! |
| July 22, 2008 14:52:41 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Wendy Pond |
| Email: | wendypondstudio{at}charter.net |
| Where are you from: | Arroyo Grande California |
| Comments: | Hello to all the Pond's and related. My dad is Don Pond son of Kenneth Edward Pond. Greetings to all cousins and distant cousins. you can google my name to find about me a bit. I am a protrait artist and art teacher. I would enjoy e-mail greetings from all the related Ponds. |
| July 17, 2008 01:49:23 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Jack White |
| Email: | jacklwhite{at}cox.net |
| Where are you from: | San Diego, California |
| Comments: | This is an interesting accounting of Peter Pond, who was unknown to me until this very moment. I wanted to point out, however, that your statement that "Pres. Thomas Jefferson read the Mackenzie book, decided USA should have a presence out there before the British got much further, and launched Lewis and Clark" was definitely a factor, but Jefferson had a predisposition to explore the Missouri River region, and had instigated three plans to do so beginning shortly following the Revolutionary War. These early plans are conveniently discussed in Ch. 6 of Stephen Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage." This age of discovery was indeed an exciting period in the expansion of the United States. Your website is splendid! |
| March 27, 2008 15:08:07 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Harold Ball |
| Email: | harold.ball{at}torontohousing.ca |
| Where are you from: | Toronto |
| Comments: | Any idea where a copy of his book - Peter Pond - Fur Trader and Adventurer might be aquired? I beleive it was published in 1930 by H.A. Innis - Irwin and Gordon Ltd. - Toronto, |
| March 27, 2008 11:57:25 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | burhan |
| Email: | burhandossajee{at}shaw.ca |
| Where are you from: | edmonton |
| Comments: | hi |
| March 25, 2008 19:25:44 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Kathleen Kelly Coderre |
| Email: | kathcode{at}msn.com |
| Where are you from: | Originally, Milford,Ct. now Tucson, AZ |
| Comments: | I am not related to Pond. But an related to Platt and Beach. Found your info on Pond very interesting. Have heard of the name. Thank you |
| March 10, 2008 04:10:22 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | kelly mcneely |
| Email: | lovespizza77{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Comments: | i'm looking for information about my Pond ancestors... |
| March 2, 2008 18:59:46 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | tina pond |
| Email: | tina_p_36{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | agawam, ma |
| Comments: | very interested in more research due to question of related! |
| February 29, 2008 02:21:18 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Paul Kane |
| Email: | wogkane{at}tbaytel.net |
| Where are you from: | Thunder Bay |
| Comments: | In 1974 I along with 5 others from YMCA Camp Stephens followed in Peter Pond's footsteps. We canoed from Il a la Crosse to Great Slave Lake. Crossing the Methye Portage gave us a huge appreciation for the toughness of the people that opened up this area like Peter Pond. Great trip |
| February 7, 2008 22:17:19 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Chris Hiza |
| Email: | chris_hiza{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Milford, CT |
| Comments: | Great to see Pond's influence across the continent. |
| January 21, 2008 19:55:39 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Dave Skare |
| Email: | daveskare{at}hazco.com |
| Where are you from: | Ft.McMurray |
| Comments: | I went to the Peter Pond junior high school and was just wondering if there was any other classmates looking at your site Thanks |
| January 10, 2008 20:22:10 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Scott Miller |
| Email: | terminator_69{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Fort McMurray |
| Comments: | One of Peter Pond's homes stood standing in Fort McMurray until it was removed around 1988 and placed in Heritage park until someone decided to burn it down. Just thought I would add to the history. |
| January 5, 2008 16:41:19 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Tim Nimigan |
| Email: | tim.nimigan |
| Where are you from: | Ontario, Canada |
| Comments: | Hello, It may be of interest to folks interested in Peter Pond that I have just listed what I believe is a rare 1930 copy of Peter Pond Fur Trader and Adventurer by Harold Adams Innis on Ebay. I thought somebody might appreciate the heads up. Regards, Tim |
| November 14, 2007 17:53:41 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Robert W. Pond |
| Email: | kbpond{at}paulbunyan.net |
| Where are you from: | Pinewood MN. |
| Comments: | curious to know if we are related. |
| November 13, 2007 03:58:43 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Graham Pond |
| Email: | pondgraham{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Edmonton, AB formerly Ft.McMurray |
| Comments: | I believe that I am actually related to Peter Pond. I remember my dad talking about our ancestors being a part of the history of the settlers in Alberta. Could you point me in a direction where I might explore this further? Thank You, |
| October 17, 2007 21:30:01 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Graham Pond |
| Email: | pondgraham{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | born: Vancouver, BC |
| Comments: | I believe that I am actually related to Peter Pond. I remember my dad talking about our ancestors being a part of the history of the settlers in Alberta. Could you point me in a direction where I might explore this further? Thank You, |
| October 17, 2007 21:26:07 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Beth |
| Email: | jasiakba{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Little Chute, Wisconsin |
| Comments: | I am a descendant of Peter Pond. My great grandmother was Cecelia Pond of St. Ignace, MI, and we have her ancestry traced back to Peter Pond. |
| October 12, 2007 02:20:40 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Edward Pond |
| Email: | epond{at}austin.rr.com |
| Where are you from: | Texas |
| Comments: | I am the descendant of Peter's brother, Mene Mene. |
| October 8, 2007 18:45:31 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Kevin Pond |
| Email: | kp52{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Munising, Michigan |
| Comments: | I am the great great great grandson of Peter Pond |
| August 15, 2007 22:22:42 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Jan Lyon |
| Email: | carousel_of_colors{at}yahoo. com |
| Where are you from: | New Milford, CT |
| Comments: | I'm chasing my Baldwin who were settlers of Milford. However, other neat factoids of history such as those mentioned here catch my curiosity too. |
| August 10, 2007 04:14:55 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | mike fitzgerald |
| Email: | sarge300{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | lewiston, ny |
| Comments: | i can not believe that peter pond rests in a unmarked grave |
| July 31, 2007 00:40:10 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | claire dickens |
| Email: | cndnm13{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | New Mexico |
| Comments: | Have been out of touch with the world for awhile but would love to hear from you. Some interesting info in newsletters. Maybe I can add to it. |
| July 21, 2007 21:10:06 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Denise |
| Email: | flwrs44{at}optonline.net |
| Where are you from: | Milford, CT |
| Comments: | A friend of mine is into the history of towns in CT and asked if I knew of the history of Milford? I did not as I was busy raising children. I have been here since 1997; it's now 2007 and I am learning the history of Milford. |
| June 5, 2007 00:23:12 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Nick |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | |
| Comments: | It is awsome im doing a report on him |
| May 22, 2007 20:35:42 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Bob Pond |
| Email: | bobpond{at}sbcglobal.net |
| Where are you from: | Yorba Linda, CA |
| Comments: | As a descendent of both Daniel and Samuel Pond, I find the Pond studies fascinating. Thank you for this. |
| May 20, 2007 19:08:55 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Elinor B. Gregory |
| Email: | egregory{at}ci.milford.ct.us |
| Where are you from: | Milford, Connecticut |
| Comments: | Great job, Bill. Thanks for letting me know about it. Now, I understand how Peter Pond fits into our history. Thanks. |
| May 11, 2007 17:57:23 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Carol Hassemer |
| Email: | chassem1{at}usa.net |
| Where are you from: | Wisconsin |
| Comments: | I'm a descendent of Jean Etienne Wadden and his daughter, Marguerite Wadden McKay McLoughlin. Guess that each family has a perspective on history! Cheers |
| May 10, 2007 19:39:32 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | M.D.Mcfadden |
| Email: | mdmcfa{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Needham MA |
| Comments: | I was a member of the Peter Pond Patrol in Minnisota with Outward Bound (M-5)in the 1960's |
| May 4, 2007 21:53:18 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | liam |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | |
| Comments: | it is cool |
| April 23, 2007 20:04:04 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Roger Crossland |
| Email: | Limpet6{at}aol.com |
| Where are you from: | Fairfield |
| Comments: | Why should anyone be surprised that paddlers rise to greatness? |
| March 27, 2007 10:31:33 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Jennifer House |
| Email: | bibble_hottie14{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Wingham, Ont |
| Comments: | wow this is some boring load of crap. hee haaa tee lmao but i guess it helping me.A LIL!!!! |
| March 20, 2007 15:53:44 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | John Shinn Jr. |
| Email: | jshinn{at}usaband.com |
| Where are you from: | Celina, OH now live in Dunnellon, FL |
| Comments: | My fourth great grandfather was John Pond and according to Betty Pond, who published the Pond Famiy Book, Peter Pond would be my 5th Great grandfather. I would like to cleartfy this or be able to prove this. |
| March 15, 2007 00:55:15 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | David Silverglade |
| Email: | davesilverglade{at}email.com |
| Where are you from: | Easton, Connecticut, USA |
| Comments: | Historical Research: Never ending questions, never ending answers. |
| March 13, 2007 02:02:20 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | P. Hopkins |
| Email: | imhoppy2{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Illinois, USA |
| Comments: | My mother was a Pond. Her lineage is of the southern branch in the USA. My uncle is running his DNA to see if we can link to the northern branch of Ponds. |
| March 9, 2007 16:51:19 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Anonymous |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | America |
| Comments: | Who was Peter Pond? Why is there so many arguments over his history? Did he have a more sinister history... |
| March 6, 2007 18:35:01 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | brendan |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | toronto |
| Comments: | im doin my epoler thing on u!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| February 21, 2007 18:12:12 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | brian pond |
| Email: | bpond420{at}hotmail.com |
| Where are you from: | vancouver b.c canada |
| Comments: | hi iam told that i am related to peter pond |
| February 13, 2007 05:00:06 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Don Cameron |
| Email: | don.cameron{at}c-core.ca |
| Where are you from: | St. Philips, Newfoundland |
| Comments: | Always digging deeper into North American history |
| November 26, 2006 15:36:31 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Christine Anne Pond Dodge |
| Email: | cdodge{at}tampabay.rr.com |
| Where are you from: | Florida (Illinois originally) |
| Comments: | I was researching Betty Pond Snyder and found this web page. My father's family is the Samuel Pond of Windsor line. Thanks for the indormation. Crissy |
| November 7, 2006 20:56:28 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | R.bruce Shepard |
| Email: | bshepard{at}manitobamuseum.ca |
| Where are you from: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Comments: | I am interested in the American presence in Western Canada, and Peter Pond is one of the "originals." |
| November 1, 2006 23:00:14 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Peter Reynolds |
| Email: | preyn{at}wcvt.com |
| Where are you from: | Bristol, VT |
| Comments: | My connections with the Voyageur OUtward Bound School have me writing about the brigade names there, one of which is Pond. I'm glad to see others have kept up with Peter Pond. |
| October 23, 2006 03:36:30 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Walt Woodward |
| Email: | Walter.Woodward{at}uconn.edu |
| Where are you from: | Hartford |
| Comments: | Nice job |
| October 19, 2006 11:03:01 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Bill |
| Email: | |
| Where are you from: | |
| Comments: | This is a test. |
| October 5, 2006 23:58:49 (GMT Time) |