----Original Message Follows---- Dear JoAnn, In response to the message of the FAY -D-Digest V. 99 #18 X Message #7 posted on 12/18/1999, with your original message below Bob Fay's text, I am providing you with an expanded version of Orlin P. Fay's entry for the above mentioned Fay's: ([OPF #] 370) WILLIAM [Fay 5] -- Elijah 4, Ebenezer 3, Samuel 2 John 1. He was b. Apr. 11, 1776, d. Jan. 25, 1850, m. Temperance Clark, dau.[ghter] of William and Rachel Clark, b. July 5, 1779, d. June 11, 1830. in Genesee, N.Y. He m. Hannah Mantle, b. Mar. 13, 1796, d. G.[enesee, NY], Jan. 5, 1830.[Typo in year date, possibly 1850/60/80?] His 2nd wife was a wid.[ow] Dodge. res. G.[enesee, NY] 9 chil. [By first wife, Temperance (Clark) Fay:] 1. William W. [Fay 6], b. June 10, 1804, d...m... 2. Lozinia [Fay 6], b. Oct. 10, 1856, d. 3. Vicenia [Fay 6], b. Nov. 17, 1807, d. 4. Rasafa [Fay 6], b Feb. 16, 1810, d. 5. Corydon E. [Fay 6], b. Dec. 19, 1813, d. 6. Mortimer D. [Fay 6], b. May 27, 1816, d. 7. DORCELINA [(Fay) Walker 6], b. Feb. 6, 1819, m. Mar. 2, 1837, Robert William Walker, b. Whitehall, N.Y., July 9, 1811, res. Bath, Steuben Co., N.Y., 6 chil. 1. Marion R. [Walker 7], b. May 19, 1839. 2. Helen T. [Walker 7], b. July 17, 1842. 3. William J. [Walker 7], b. Nov. 4, 1845. 4. Melissa R. [Walker 7], b. Apr. 25, 1849. 5. Rose M. [Walker 7], b. June 2, 1859. 6. Ida L. [Walker 7], b. Oct. 24, 1862 8. Napoleon R. [Fay 6], b. July 2, 1822, res. Chessanging, Mich. [By second wife, Hannah (Mantle) Dodge Fay:] 9. Samuel B. [Fay 6], b. May 29, 1834, res. Clio, Mich. A grafter and pruner. (Fay, Orlin P. FAY GENEALOGY: John Fay of Marlborough and His Descendants. Published in Cleveland, Ohio, Press of J.B. Savage.1898: page 191)[ Modified by M.F. Nelson 1/8/2000] It is my opinion that the informant was Dorcelina (Fay) Walker, as she is the only member of the family with a list of descendants and their dates. She probably sent one letter to Orlin P. Fay sometime after 1862 as that is the most recent date in the material. Since no marriages or deaths are cited after that time, I suspect that she only wrote one letter. You may find leads in the Census of 1870, 1880 1900, 1910 and 1920 in the towns mentioned for her parents and siblings. Be sure to look for others of the family in these towns. Samuel B. FAY was probably a specialist in agricultural as the terms given are for the propagation of fruit trees. I am related distantly to this family and I will check to see what else I have on this family. Please send me your snail mail address to my e-mail and I will try to get some other materials to you soon. Your distant cousin, Mary (FAY) Nelson 9 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com