Hi I know that one of my ancestors arrived in FLint (Genessee County) area in 1835. According to the records I have their daughter was the first "white" child to be born in that area. Maybe that helps. Patti "J.M. (Jay) Ingalls" wrote: > Kevin, > > An interesting question. Maybe there is only a "first families of > Michigan"? > > My Ingalls ancestor arrived in Genesee County in 1835 from Clayton, > Jefferson county, NY. > > Jay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MILLERHK@aol.com> > To: <MIGENESE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 22 September, 2002 8:07 AM > Subject: [MIGENESE] First Families > > > I am writing to find out if anyone on the list knows of the first > families of > > Genesee CO. I believe that the Genesee CO. genealogy society would > be the one > > that handles it but am unsure who to contact. I was also wondering > when the > > family had to be in Genesee CO. to be considered to be a first > family? > > > > Kevin Miller > > Coleman MI > >