Thanks for the suggestion. The PELTON family, starting with John PELTON, (1709-1786) who married Elizabeth CHAMPION (1709-1755) (daughter of Thomas), had 9 children. I know that at least 3 of the children, Nathan, Ithamar and John all served in the Revolutionary War, while Josiah (my 4th great grandfather) stayed home and took care of his father. I am trying to prove that Josiah was active in the war. Ithamar owned privateer ships and Josiah was a shipbuilder. I'm also looking for any info on a PELTON Plantation. These folks lived around Lyme, Saybrook, Killingworth from around 1709 until 1790's when Josiah moved to VT then to OH. Other names possibly associated with this family are Lemuel STORRS, BREED, and KELLEY (of East Haddam or East Hampton). As for the BURNHAM's. All I know is that Minerva BURNHAM was born in NY (or CT?) in about 1812 to Reuben BURNHAM and ?. This is all I know. I've found a Reuben Burnham in Genessee County land records for 1820 and 1830 but nothing else. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Susan K. Spies