I am still seeking information on the Parents of Benjamin Hoyt who was born 18 March 1806 in maine and died 10 Feb 1884 in Dallas Co. Iowa and m. 1 Apr 1832 to - Abigail Emmons born 5 Jun 1810 Searsport, Waldo Co. ME d 20 Aug 1901 Dallas Co. Iowa and whos children included my Great Grandfather Alden George Hoyt b 15 Jun 1853 Mountville, ME and d 9 Nov 1945 Red Bluff CA (although he spent a time in Oregon) - ---------------------------------------------------------- Back to Benjamin's Parents - It has been sugested (I have lost the e-mail apparently from a person that can explain the following, far better than I) That Benjamin's parents names were probably - Thomas Hoyt and Adra ? Due to the fact that they followed the naming traditions of the time. And (I don't recall the order) but Abigails parents names were John Emmons and Lucy Huff and in the Exact position where you name the (second son maybe?) the mothers Fathers name . . . JOHN appears and where the mothers, mother is suppose to go LUCY appears . . . so . . . they appearantly were folloing the "Nameing Rules" So . . .where the fathers father goes . . .is the name "Thomas Hoyt" and where the fathers mother goes "Adra "A" Hoyt" is found . . . So . . . we are now looking for a Thomas Hoyt, married to Adra ? whos children include a Benjamin of the right time frame . . . in Maine . . . - ---------------------------------------------------------- Sound familiar to anyone? Jackie Whedbee - Grandaughter of Paul Benton Hoyt, son of George Alden Hoyt, Son of Benjamin Hoyt