Ok, so digging around a bit more - Milton Maxson Main born March 6, 1802, 5th of 12 children of Deway and Lucinda (Colegrove) Main. It appears his family lived around Lincklaen, Chenango County, NY which is just south of DeRuyter. As an aside, in the 1869 county directory for Lincklaen there is this entry: Carpenter, Johnathan G., (DeRuyter, Madison Co.,) lot 113, farmer 195. For the 1868 county directory for DeRuyter there are these entries: Carpenter, Hannah Mrs., (DeRuyter,) lot 54, farmer 5. Carpenter, John, (Shed's Corners,) lots 29 and 28, farmer 147. This is all I can come up with at the moment. Tim At 11:24 AM 8/15/07 -0400, you wrote: >Thanks for responding Tim: >Theda was documented as being born in De Ruyter, N.Y., That is probably where she and Milton married, but no records found there for their marriage.? 1823 or so they moved to Chenango Co., NY and then on to Cattaragus county where with Milton's brother Sheffield founded the Main Settlement at East Portville New York.? A cousin has said that he found her parents being Joseph?Carpenter, and there is an H.C. Carpenter in the Main Settlement cemetery, which we believe is Harriett C. Carpenter, however no one can give me concrete documentation, or tell me anything about her family.? I do know she had a sister Anna or Keziah, (maybe Keziah Anna) who was one of the first teachers at Main Settlement or Portville.? There is also a Daniel Carpenter who served in the civil war, buried at Main Settlement who married a Mary Thompson, they had a daughter Anna, but I can't tie Theda to this family either.?? I have done all the reserach I can from here and have not been able to make the tri! > p to Portville or De Ruyter to do one on one research there.? However, maybe some of our good Carpenter cousins can give me some clues as to where I can do further research.? Thanks so much, > > >Always, Meralyn