Folks My Juno E-mail service, the "main computer," turned its belly to the sun yesterday late afternoon, evening, and into the wee hours. One message from Jerry Davis made it though, but nothing else. So, if anyone else wrote yesterday, please try again. Among other things, Jerry points out that the happenstance of some of my great-great grandfather Benjamin Powers' kids being born at Pittsfield, but others at Atlas, could be because the doctor delayed the paperwork and misremembered the actual place. (Or the birth occurred away from home.) Thank you, Jerry. About my neighbors query yesterday, I did search the back issues of ILPIKE-L and found that the Barnett Willsey family was a pretty close neighbor. Barnett Sr came from New York state in 1837 (via Ohio). My Benjamin Powers came from New York state in about 1834 or 1835 or so. I'm just wondering what part of New York state Barnett Willsey Sr. came from (that's not in the March 2, 2000 post citing the Pike History book). I'm wondering if the Willseys and the Powers might have known each other in New York. My guy came from Alfred, Allegany County, NY. Also, I'm wondering if Barnett's son Barnett J. Willsey could have bought some or all of my Benjamin Powers' farm at section 29, Pittsfield township. Ben left for Oregon -- permanently -- in 1852, when Barnett J. was age 17 or 18, so maybe that's unlikely. (Ben's farm straddled sections 29 and 32.) I asked about possible mills. Jerry Davis thinks that Six Mile Creek at "1300 N" is kinda short on water. In the ILPIKE back issues, I noticed that the Pike History seems to cover the early mill owners pretty well, but omits Benjamin Powers, so maybe Ben had no mill. Oh well. Anyway, where did the Willseys come from in New York? Lester Powers lesterps@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.