Just prior to the Rev. War and after, my Kingston families (Heimbach, Yaple, Dumond, Van Wagenen) were in the back country of what is now Delaware Co. NY, at Pakatakatan (present-day Margaretville and New Kingston). During the war, they were refugees back down in Kingston. But returned to Pakatakatan after the war. But, they considered their home church that of Kingston. They would have their children baptized "when they could" and marriages blessed "when they could." They just could not drop everything and bring a new baby the long trip over the mountains to get baptized as soon as it was born. Sometimes the marriages were performed at Kingston and sometimes by a traveling minister. By 1789, a group of these families moved to where Ithaca, NY is now as the first four families to settle that area. Peter Heimbach and his wife, Catherine Dumond, Catherine's brother, Peter's Yaple half-brothers were among those families. One brother made the long journey back to Kingston to marry is intended and they journeyed back to Ithaca. These families were very religious, but they had to do as best they could to carry out the ceremonies of the church. Thus, there are spotty records from many families that started moving into the back country at that time. Elsie Wilson Elsie H. Wilson 5620 Harris Cir. Fitchburg, WI 53575 (608) 835-6791 ehwilson@charter.net