Hi Pam,   I'm sorry, I copied the refence without translating it.  The NYG&B Record established standard abbreviations for sources in 1933, I think, so in their publications,  REC always stands for The New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, and following this in parentheses is the (volume:page).  So REC (78:162), for example, would be the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Volume 78, Page 162.   I will do better with providing volumes instead of dates in the future.   Thank you,   Jan       --- On Sun, 5/30/10, Pamela J. Sears <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pamela J. Sears <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Pieter Outwater and Belitie Demarest To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 7:05 PM Hi Jan, Thank you for the additional information and source references. Could you please tell us what "REC 78:162" and "REC 73:229" reference? Those who wish to independently verify these records will appreciate the details. Also, > From "The Harris Family of Block Island and Dutchess County, N.Y." by > Roderick Bissell Jones, The New York Genealogical & Biographical > Record, July 1953 The above is from Volume 84 of the NYG&B Record (pp 134-148) > From "Additional Material Pertaining to the Harris Family of Block > Island and Dutchess County" by Robert H. Bowerman, New York > Genealogical & Biographical Record, October 1993, pages 222 - 224, The above is from Volume 124 of the NYG&B Record. > From "The Supposed Children of Thomas Harris of Dutchess County" by > Dr. Gale Ion Harris, The New York Genealogical and Biographical > Record, January 2002. The above is from Volume 133 of the NYG&B Record  (pages 3-18) Best regards, Pam Sears ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message