Cousin Pat Currigan snail-mailed me the following information - this is just a small portion...Ruby Ann VANDECAR in this data was later in Ionia and Kent Counties Source:  Book at Ft Wayne, IN library..."The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West - Gore District, 1842-1856.  NorSim Research and Publishing. [Al's note - both these terms mean "Ontario" in this period of time...] p. 126: Marriages by Rev'd Simon Huntington (Wesleyan Methodist) Minister:  William M. LOTT, to Mary COOPER, both of Onondaga, 23 Jan. 1854, by banns.  Rev HUNTINGTON. Witnesses Sarah E. Huntington and William E. Huntington p. 51:  marriages by Rev'd George POOL, Wesleyan Minister, Brantford:  Joshua EBSON [this is a transcription, so it is possible this could be ELSON, but I'm keeping an open mind] to Ruby Ann VANDECAR. 8 Feb 1846, by Licence.  Rev POOL.  Witnesses William VANDECAR and Gilbert CHURCHILL. Nelson VANDECAR, to Elenor COPE. 8 Feb 1846 [AD: same date!!] by banns.  Rev POOL.  Witnesses William VANDECAR and Gilbert CHURCHILL. p. 55 Marriages by Rev'd Alex'r Ritchie (Presbyterian) Minister, Dumfries:  William VANDECAR, of Blenheim [AD note: town Heman F. Dawson, future husband of Cynthia ELSON, daughter of Ruby, was born in!] to Jane COPE of Beverly. 8 Oct [no year!] by banns.  Rev Ritchie.  Witnesses Thomas PIER and Nelson VANDECAR. Al Dawson, Berea, Ohio - MA, History, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1973. My Webpage: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/w/Al--Dawson/ Surnames include ("Mary and John" passengers) GRANT, GILLETT, WOLCOTT, PHELPS, GRISWOLD, HOLCOMBE, FORD, COOK, CHARD ("Mayflower") FRANCIS COOKE, STEPHEN HOPKINS, JOHN ALDEN PRISCILLA MULLINS, THOMAS ROGERS and WILLIAM BRADFORD Al is a daily pilgrim to http://www.thehungersite.com/ - every click helps :) AND Proud member IBSSG- see http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/