Does anyone know anything about the Ousterhout family who went into the Wyoming Valley either from Orange County or Dutchess County, NY? I've heard both origins and maybe both are correct, indicating their migration. I am researching a Mary Osterhout born in PA in the early 1800s. None of the accounts I've seen are documented; they appear to be family legend. I'm looking for better evidence! Some accounts say Mary Osterhout was born in 1810, but have her married to John Buck in 1817! John was enumerated with a wife Mary in the 1850 census of Nicholson Township, Wyoming Co, PA, the same place he had lived in 1840 although it was then part of Luzerne County. In 1820 and 1830 he was in Lenox Township, Susquehannah County. He clearly had two wives, both of whom might have been named Mary. Or Mary Osterhout might have been the second wife and therefore not the mother of all the children. [John's first wife was born 1794-1800 (based on ages in censuses of 1820 and 1830). The Mary on the 1850 census was age 40, therefore born about 1810. In 1820 there are Osterhouts in Nicholson Township, Luzerne County, (Webster and Samuel) but none in Susquehanna County. In 1830 there are Osterhouts in Nicholson Township, Luzerne County (Webster and Hiram), and in Tunkhannock Township (David), but none in Susquehanna. In 1840, John Buck was living in Nicholson Township, Luzerne County, 3 doors away from Webster Osterhout. In 1810 John Buck was probably with his father Andrew in Clifford Township, Luzerne County. John's father Andrew Buck lived in Tuckhannock Township, Luzerne County in 1800, in the same neighborhood with John, Jeremiah, David, and Isaac Osterhout. Hence, he was living in close proximity to Osterhouts when he married both wives, and either could be the Mary Osterhout written into family records without documentation. Documentation of a relationship between Bucks and Osterhouts in any of these places would be greatly appreciated. Karen Karen Mauer Green 113 Pioneer St. Cooperstown, NY 13326 ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.