Leslie, I saw your response to the lister on GRIGGS, and wonder if it would be possible, if you still have the records available, to look for the SAVAGE surname on the taxpayers list for Ballston Spa. I have an ancestor, Hiel SAVAGE, who was in the 1790 Census in Ballston Spa. He was married in 1782, possibly in Ballston, and had 2 children by 1790. Hiel's grandson, William Corey SAVAGE married Juliet VAN SISE, in Brooklyn, my Dutch connection which I found a number of years ago. Growing up in Brooklyn I was always fascinated by the Dutch beginnings. I remember the series of booklets published by the Brooklyn Eagle on Breuklen(sp). Sure wish I had those today. So, finding my own connection to the Dutch heritage was a pleasant surprise. My three immigrant grandparents were from England, Ireland and Scotland, but it was my Brooklyn born grandmother whose ancestry goes back to New Netherland in 1654 and CT in 1650. Really neat! Sincerely, Barbara McC ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

The searchable files of the Brooklyn Eagle, from 1841 to 1902, are available, for free, at http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/eagle/index.htm Hugh MacDougall, Cooperstown, NY