Good morning - from Brookings, Oregon I am looking for the parents of my 3rd gr grand mother - Perhaps one of you will recognize the name of one of the spouses of the children - I sure do hope so. SALLY GRAVES [perhaps her name was Sarah?] born: 18 April 1800 VT. died: 22 April 1881 Hamburg, Erie, NY bur: North Evans Cemetery, Eden, Erie, NY md: 15 Oct 1819 Pittsford, Monroe, New York as 2/wf TO: Joseph 7) SHEPARD [have this line back to Eng.] bp. 26 Aug 1781 New Hartford, Litchfield, CT. d. 11 May 1858 Hamburg, Erie, New York widower of: Asenath 7) BAILEY b. 7 May 1777 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut d. 13 Feb 1819 Darien, Genesee, New York Joseph had 6 children by his 1/wf Asenath BAILEY- Joseph and Sally/Sarah had 10 more children - Sally/Sarah not only raised her 8 children, [two died in infancy] but the 6 children from her husband's 1/st Marriage - When Joseph and Sally were married, she was only 10 years older than her step daughter Ann SHEPARD b. 1810 - and the baby Asenath was about 1 year old when they were married. children by 1/wf Asenath 7) BAILEY all born Pittsford, Monroe, New York. 1. Ann 8) SHEPARD b. 1810 md a Mr. FARNSWORTH 2. Lois SHEPARD b. 1811 md Mr LEBARRON 3. Joseph SHEPARD b. 1813 md Ellen Placentia BAILEY 4. Alvin SHEPARD [twin] b. 1815 md Hannah GIFFORD 5. Alvina SHEPARD [twin] b. 1815 md Caleb MOORE 6. Asenath SHEPARD b. 1818 md Roswell GODDELL Children by 2/wf Sally/Sarah GRAVES -my 3/gm first 2 ch born Pittsford, Monroe, NY - The rest were born in Evans, Erie, New York - 7. Matthias 8) SHEPARD b. 1820 md Irene WOOD 8. Sarah SHEPARD b. 1822 d. 1850 9. xLuther SHEPARD b. 1825 md Emeline DIMMICK [2gp] 10. Laura SHEPARD b. 1828 md James BORELAND 11. George H. SHEPARD b. 1830 md Lavine EARL 12. Charles W. SHEPARD b. 1833 md Louisa DUKE 13. Jane SHEPARD b. 1835 md Joseph MOYLE 14. Oscar SHEPARD [twin] b. 1838 d. 2 Aug 1838 15. Orson SHEPARD [twin] b. 1838 d. Aug 1839 16. James M. SHEPARD b. 1840 md Abbie <Abigail?> BENTLEY / BENTLY Joseph and Sally lived in Hamburg, Erie NY - before 1825 to their deaths - I have about run out of looking / searching places. She has been a dead end for me for over 40 years - on my list of what to do, I have her under My "gotta find" file! Thanks for your help Wilma Fleming Haynes wilmahaynes@direcway.com