Hi Sandi, While there is bound to be some kind of family relationship between Josiah (b.abt 1791, NY) and Jedediah (b.1773, MA, d. Bliss, Wyoming Co., NY) I have no idea what it is. These are the notes I have for Jedediah: Lived for awhile in Shoreham, Addison Co., VT. Beer's History of Wyoming County, 1880 (relating to history of Town of Eagle) P.183. Jedediah Dutton, another Vermonter, in 1831 settled on lot 15." (This would be also northeast of "Bliss village, just to the east of lot 24). Jedediah & Parmilla were living in the household of their son Ebenezer in Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY in 1850 census. These are the notes I have for Josiah: !CENSUS 1860 Iowa, Delaware County, Delhi Twp., 25 July 1860 page 155/395 dwg 1168 family 1077; Josiah DUTTON age 69 farmer born New York; John age 33, Horace age 30, Mary Jane age 25, Phil (Philetus) male age 23, and female Francenia age 20--all born New York. FHL 803318. These are the notes I have for Jed's son Ebenezer: Beer's History of Wyoming County, 1880 (relating to history of Town of Eagle) P.183 "Ebenezer Dutton also came in 1821 from Vermont with a horse team, and settled on lot 24. The Bakers, Grovers, Duttons and Hamiltons were all connected by marriage." (Lot 24, Range 2 is northwest of present Bliss Village, in what may be known as the "Hillside" district. In 1866, one G. Dutton was resident there). Page 188 - "Ebenezer Dutton was also a soldier of 1812." Josiah is about the right age to be the son of Jed but if the data I do have is correct then that would be impossible since Josiah was supposedly born abt 1791 in NY and Jed did not enter the state until 1831. Plus, I have 9 children for Jed & Parmilla, the eldest, Orrin, b. abt 1797 and his brother Ebenezer b. 1798, VT. All of the children, for which I have vital statistics, were b. VT. That is about the best I can do for them. They both are still in my "Not yet connected DUTTONs" file. I would dearly love to be able to connect Jed to our main family tree. Dick Dutton Researching my family tree! Trunk: DUTTON Major branches: ALLEN, BARTLETT, CUTLER, DOGGETT, DUNTEN, DUNTON, JENSON, LAKE, METCALF, PALMER, PARTRIDGE,REYNOLDS, RICHARDS, SAWYER, SMITH, TRACY,TURNER, WEDGWOOD. Minor branches: ADAMS, ALDEN, BALL, BLACK, BLANCHARD, BREWSTER, BRIMHALL, CARY, COLBURN, HATCH, HOPKINS, HYDE, KIDDER, PERKINS, WARNER, WILLIAMS. Smaller Limbs: ALGER, ANDERSON, CLARK, DAVIS, FRENCH, FULLER, HALL, HARRIS, JOHNSON, KNAPP, McMILLAN, MERRICK, MILLER, MOORE, NELSON PARKER, TUTTLE - And many more. ================================== Sandi Pope wrote: is Josiah any relation to Jedidiah..born 1773 d. in Bliss, Wy co., NY Jeds son David had son George Henry who moved to Gravity, Taylor Co., IA....Fort Walton Beach is a really neat place was there last Dec., son stationed at Hurlbert AFB...SAn