Hi All! I am a descendant of the Allisons/Ellisons of Orange County, NY. My Carpenter line is not as "easy". there have been a couple of books written on this line. THE HISTORY OF THE ALISON OR ALLISON FAMILY IN EUROPE AND AMERICA, 1135 TO 1893, by Leonard Allison Morrison. Chapter 12 deals with the Orange County, NY line. As this book was written in 1893, I have found some errors in the book. Many ALLISON researchers consider this the foundation book for Allison research. >From page 210 "1304. Martha Allison, m. Mr. Carpenter. child: Richard Allison Carpenter 1305. Margaret Allison, m. Nathaniel Roe. Child: William Allison Roe. 1306. Elizabeth Allison, m. Mr. Carpenter. Child: Benjamin Carpenter. She was living Jan. 19, 1797." Martha, Margaret, and Elizabeth are the daughters of Richard Allison. I don't own the book and the copy of the pages I have were written all over by an eager cousin. I find this line to be very difficult without a lot of documentation and repeated names. I hope this helps somewhat. Betsy McGee Rice Riceys5@aol.com