This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Blauvelt1620 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.minnesota.counties.faribault/1599.2.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: When I first encountered this branch of my ancestry, I specifically had the town clerk at Alburg read to me the "J. & S. Blackman" tag to Samantha's death entry at Alburg, and questioned whether the "J." could have been an "L", but with no positive reply. Yet, having someone read it to me versus myself reading the same record is not the same thing. The recent Town of Alburg town historian, also a descendant of Orlando and Samantha (Blackman) Bell from a different son, is adament that Samantha's father was Luke Sherman Blackman. Luke had an older brother Andrew, but apparently no one has spent any time on him. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.