Thanks, Beryl, for letting us know about GenBay. Two of the BLANCHARD items involve names that I am familiar with but are not in my line. I keep 'running into' Anthony BLANCHARD in Saratoga, Washington, and Albany Cos., NY. There are probably several of them but I have not traced their ancestry. One of them was appointed surrogate of Albany Co. in 1831 and 1844 and an Anthony I. was from the Town of Salem in Washington Co. and his will was probated in 1853. Still another was very much involved in the military and I believe had the title "General", and was involved in various activities after the Rev. War and may have been a veteran of the war. BTW, the info. at GenBay is a bit misleading where it says Union College, Mass. What they mean is that the item refers to Union College and the article appeared in a Mass. newspaper. We all know that there is only one "Union College" <G> and it has always been in Schenectady, NY, since 1795!! The other newspaper article makes note of lands in Isle a Mott(sic) on Lake Champlain in northern VT. I believe that these lands were grants made to Rev. War veterans and were often forfeited for unpaid taxes. I find this very sad since after the war, the soldiers were trying to re-establish their lives and many found it impossible to pay the land taxes that the new government had levied. William was a son of Thankful WEBSTER and William BLANCHARD of Killington, Windham, CT. My 4g.grandfather Abner, was a brother of William, and also had bounty land in Isle la Motte and Grand Isle, which he forfeited because of his inability to pay the taxes. The John R. (Ryan) mentioned, was the son of Abner and his first wife Ruth RYAN. William, Sr. was the g.grandson of the immigrant Thomas. This is more than most of you will want to know but maybe someone can use the information. I would not pay $100 for this 4 pg. newspaper, despite the free shipping!! Fletch