This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kariscot Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.bergen/1527.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No I don't know, that's part of the problem. What info I have is from a History of Hillsdale County, Michigan which included biographical sketches of couty residents & in particular one of my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather, John Marvin. In it he says his wife was Bridget Connor "a native of County Louth, Ireland. She was left an orphan at an early age, and came to America with an uncle, settling in Patterson, New Jersey, whence she afterward removed to Cayuga County, New York, and from there she came west to Kendallville, Indiana." My Gr-Gr-Gr-Grandparents were married in 1854 in Indiana & moved to Hillsdale County, Michigan in 1856. Notes that I have from a "relative of a relative" says that she came to the US in 1840. Eventually all 4 Connor children moved to Hillsdale County, Michigan. I have their parents as James Connor & Elizabeth Rafferty but don't have any other information on them. That's why your posting caught my eye. The fact that there were both Rafferty's! & Connor's in Patterson, NJ seems to fit in with my family. Bridget was born in 1824, I'm not real sure about her siblings. I think I have some notes on them somewhere but can't put my fingers on them right now. I have always been frustrated in trying to trace Bridget & her siblingsd & parents back because of the lack of much to go on as well as the very common name of Connor. 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.