From: Ludden, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] _____ From: Ludden, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 5:27 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Coons/Cummings question Dear Berkshire County researchers, My name is Paul Ludden. I live a huge distance from your wonderful area (I'm in Los Angeles) and saw your helpful information on the genealogy site: http://www.treetracingcom/berkshirec.htm <http://www.treetracing.com/berkshirec.htm> To be honest, my very specific interest surrounds the Coons and Cummings families of your area, and especially the Nassau/Renssalaer counties of NY. (But I think they came from Mass!) I'm quite stuck trying to find out about the ancestry of an Eli Cummings and his wife Eurania (Coons). I think Eli's father (and son, for that matter) were given the name, Peter. So, I am looking for information on the Coons/Cummings family 18th century and backwards. A brief list of known relatives follows: 1. Peter Cummings (and other spellings: cummin, cummins, cummings, etc) from Nassau Cnty, NY, married Hannah 2. Eli Cummings (1806-1886) (wife: Eurania Coons) 3. Peter Cummings (1852-1902) (wife: Ida Cornell) & bro.Thomas (wife:Sarah & son:William) moved to Blackhawk County, Iowa. Later Minn. 4. Owen Webster Cummings (1875-1964) 5. Elna Cummings (1905-2005) son Robert Ludden (1929-) grandson Paul (1956- ME!) and then my sons: Michael, John, & Peter. It's too bad that very little is known to us of our branch of the Coons/Cummings family. We do know that they lived around Albany/Nassau/Renssalaer, New York, in the mid-19th century. Some of them moved to the Midwest, where my branches of the family propagated. Anything you can do for us would be much appreciated. Thank you, Paul Ludden Paul R. Ludden, Doctor of Arts Orchestras, Chamber Music, Theory & Composition The Harvard-Westlake Upper School 3700 Coldwater Canyon, N.Hollywood, CA 91604 (818) 487-6518