Hello list! I am brand new to this list, having just discovered the maiden name of my ggggmother was Anna ("Nancy") HOUSE. Nancy House married John PHILLIPS, probably in the Town of Danube, Herkimer Co., NY around 1800-1810. Family lore says there were five children of this union. The only one I know of is my gggmother Lucinda PHILLIPS, born in 1817. On one NYS census, Lucinda indicated that her mother was born in HOLLAND, but I *suspect* that both the Phillips and House families were actually Palatine emigrants, and that possibly the House surnme was originally HAUS. Lucinda goes on to marry into another Palatine family, namely the NESTLE clan. There may also be some association with the COUNTRYMAN family, clearly a German and Palatine family. I am in the process of putting together a small data base of Haus/House families in NYS from about 1700-1800. These are essentially all descend from Christian and Maria Catherine Becker Haus/House who were wed at the West Camp Lutheran Church on 27 Sep 1710 and contains a good deal of "speculation only" material. If anyone here would like a copy, though, I would be happy to share. Looking forward to hearing from more NYS House descendents! Marsha Strong Gainesville, FL