This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JANETB Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.bergen/3353.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Marilyn, you are welcome. I'd rather share the sources publicly because so MUCH is going online; I'm sure there are many that many people don't know about yet. Below are my sources; I put the free ones if possible. Barent Slaght's 1772/1774 will: http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=nys;cc=nys;q1=Barent Slaght;rgn=full text;idno=nys065;didno=nys065;view=image;seq=177 Peter Cole and Susannah Latourette's marriage license: http://books.google.com/books?id=t1fITOcnHZgC&pg=PT98&lpg=PT98&dq=peter cole susannah latourette&source=web&ots=H4M6-KTTdF&sig=wdCxWBP4HEpXPKVw_CUI4L6zHKk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result They baptized son Henry: St. Andrew's Church as per Staten Island Church Records, by Tobias A Wright. Book is $27.50 at http://www.heritagebooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=W0759&Category_Code= Sarah Latourette's will Staten Island Wills and Letters of Administration, by Charlotte M Hix CD is $15.95 at http://www.heritagebooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=CD3862&Category_Code= Book is $26.50 at http://www.heritagebooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=HBI&Product_Code=H0811&Category_Code= Mention of Henry Latourette's will: Annals of Staten Island by J J Clute, New York:Press of Chas. Vogt, 1877. p 400 http://books.google.com/books?id=FBQCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA400&vq=peter cole&dq=annals of staten island clute&source=gbs_search_s Similar: Morris' Memorial History of Staten Island, Vol II page 100 http://books.google.com/books?id=m-kTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA100&vq=peter cole&dq=morris' memorial history of staten island&source=gbs_search_s Now, let's hope RootsWeb doesn't delete me for advertising! {grin} Janet 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.