I am new to this list as of today. However I have been working on a possible link for my family to New Marlborough, Berkshire County, MA as a cemetery there has just shown up thus possibly clearing up one of my brick walls. In 1790 the US Census shows that my fourth great grandfather and his wife Amos Nahum and Hopestill (Haskins/Hoskins) King were or could have been due to similar names residing in New Marlborough. My previous records only showed that they left New Salem, Franklin County, MA in 1785 with two small sons Nahum Amos born 25 July 1783 and William born 1785. The next time that they show up is in the US Census for 1800 in Columbia County, Lebanon Springs Valley, New York where he is listed as a Revolutionary War Veteran with a pension. The pension is a separate issue with separate source material that was used by the DAR to verify his status as a War Veteran. I found a letter from one of their sons Luther written to a brother in Ohio saying that "father intended to cross the great lake to Hillsdale County, Michigan but mother disapproved of the idea. Therefore father then marked his land for a donation land claim by marking trees with an ax at Hastings". I always asked myself if they had come directly to Hastings from New Salem or if they had been in other places considering the wildness of the area. Now I find that there is mention in the Daughters of the American Revolution of the gravesite for Amos King in New Marlborough found in 1956. I am beginning to think that his body might have been returned to be buried next to or near his wife's grave that is assuming neither were buried in New York. They have not been found in New York Bye the Bye. I don't have a death date for Hopestill.. Amos died in Columbia County, New York in 1839. All his children had removed previously with the exception of Luther who then moved on to Michigan as previously planned. The DAR say that he is buried in the Center Cemetery in New Marlborough. Is anyone familiar enough with the area to help me locate the grave and possible tell me if Hopestill was returned to be buried there too. What about any of the children? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -- Daniel David Lewis Frommherz Come visit my web site www.McKenzieValleyMarket.com please write and tell me what you think of it. I am the List Administrator for: FROMMHERZ-L@ROOTSWEB.COM The surnames connected to my paternal and maternal grandfathers are: Lounsbury; Pennoyer; Busse; Pribbernow; Lauber; Bachle; Baier; Schlageter; Gerspach; Matt and KINGE-SALEM-MA-L@ROOTSWEB.COM The surnames connected to my paternal and maternal grandmothers are: Allen; Bangs; Howe; Norton; Haskins or Hoskins; Caswell; Cole; Windthrope; Andrews; Higginson; Cooke; Birdsall; Goldthwaite; Scudder; Browne; Tuthill; Swayze; Dibble Wise men who refuse to participate in the affairs of government are punished by being made subject to the rules of fools - Abraham Lincoln.