Dear Carolyn, Thanks so much for your helpful comments and suggestions. I, also, am enjoying the dialogue on this unique list. My love of history began long before my interest in active genealogy research; to me, the two are one. To answer your questions, my ancestor Weedom (or Weeden, or Weedon) Wilcox was born in Rhode island ca. 1784 according to the 1850 Census for Avon Township, Lorain County, Ohio. He first appears in Ohio in the 1830 Census, residing in Sheffield Tp, Lorain, Oh. These are bordering townships in Lorain County. The 1850 census showed one son living with him, John, b. ca. 1826 in Canada. Other children were born before and after that in New York State and one in Ohio in 1830. So a journey to Canada, or a border change? needs to be researched. My cousin tells me the Gillet line in Connecticut begins in France and my father told me he was "one-eighth" French. My ancestor is Gersham Gillet, born in CT. According to a historical narrative I read, a Wilkes Gillet arrived in Troy Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1814, and he appears on the 1820 Census for Troy. Troy Tp, was eventually incorporated into Lorain County and renamed Avon Tp. The narrative stated that Wilkes was son of Gershom Gillet and brother of Liberty Gillet Loomis, and he came from New York State. The LDS IGI shows Gersham Gillet married Betsey Moe (from New York State) in Lorain County in 1825. I believe my Gersham is the son of Wilkes. As you can see, I've been trying to combine the migration research with census and other sources. I've noticed that groups of families from different states arrived in Ohio (or Avon) via New York State: such as, the CT family names that arrived in Avon, Ohio were: Gillet, Case, Loomis, Fitch, Buell, Day, Rice. RI family names were: Wilcox, Sweet, Cahoon, Moon... One final comment is that several Rhode Island researchers have advised me to also look for clues to Weedom Wilcox among the Narragansett tribe. They tell me that Weeden and Wilcox are both Narragansett names. Thanks again, Richelle