I have written in the past for help with no luck. Now I have new information. My maternal family is a real mystery to me. Brick walls all over the place. I found some new stuff here it is. John Lewis Sr. was born 13 February 1771 in a place called Llandeilo, (Parish of the Blessed St. Teilo) Abbercywyn, Carmarthenshire, South Wales United Kingdom. He is the son of William Lewis and was baptized at the church in the village on 15 February 1772. At some unknown date he came to the USA. His family makeup on arrival in the USA is unknown. He is buried at Greenwood-Union Churchyard in Rye, Westchester County, New York. I only know that his wife is named Sarah (maiden name unknown) and she is buried near or next to him according to the book by Francis Spies named Inscriptions on the Stones dated 1931. They have at least one son who is named John Lewis Jr. he married Cynthia (maiden name unknown) They are also buried at Greenwood-Union in the Lewis family area. They had three known children, Anna born in Connecticut about 1843, Cynthia Ann also in Connecticut 1846, and Ella born between 1849 and 1851 her place of birth is either Connecticut or New York City. Cynthia Ann died at the age of 7 years in New York City where the family moved. The child is buried at Greenwood-Union as well. I do not have the date or place of John Jr.'s death. Now for the new information that has just come my way...both of John Jr. and Cynthia were according to the 1870 and 1880 New York Census born in Connecticut taken from the census of their children. It is for this reason that I am now looking for John Sr. and Sarah Lewis in Connecticut even though they are or were taken to Rye at the time of their deaths. However it is the parents of Cynthia who were born in Virginia. Since I now know that both John Jr. and Cynthia Lewis were born in Connecticut (Cynthia was born somewhere in Connecticut on 28 March 1807) and died in East Chester, Westchester County, New York on 3 February 1889. She was living and listed as head of household in 1860 and then with daughter Anna as a widow and mother in law to the family in both 1870 and 1880 she remained in that household at the time of her death in Westchester County, New York. I believe that the marriage of John Jr. to Cynthia would be about 1840 to 1842 probably in Connecticut the town and county are unknown. Thank you in advance for your input and help Daniel David Lewis Frommherz