This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WBROWN Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blakesley/35.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a deed of 1780 in which an Abijah Deming sells a 50 acre piece of land in East Dorset, Vt. to Matthias Marsh. The Marsh land had the lands of Eli Deming to their north and Eliakim to the south. I know Eli had children, but had seen no evidence that Eliakim did, but he may have had such. If this is the same piece of land the Marsh family had owned previous to 1780 and then sold off, the earlier sale was to Eliakim. So it is possible that your Sarah was a sister to an Abijah. I've been looking for Abijah, but the only one I find on the Internet was still in CT. (of course he could have been there an inherited land). Eliakim's mother was Susanna French, daughter of Samuel French (Samuel French, the Joiner, as were most of his neighbors. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.