Thanks for your response Candee, My Coddington family is one person at the moment. She, Nancy, b c1788, m c1817, into the Rumsey family in Goshen, Orange Co., NY. The Rumsey's had come from Long Island and did not stay long but moved on to Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY. There the children were born and then they moved south to Tioga Co., NY. The next generation moved a little farther south into Sayre, PA. (off the farm, into the city) It seems there were a large number of families who moved together. I am also searching for Van Ripers. My Van Ripers, who married into the Rumseys, were also in Tompkins Co. (Danby) and moved south to Tioga. However Thomas & Mary Jane (Smith) Van Riper of Tompkins Co. were born in the Morris Co./Essex Co. area of NJ. There are a number of Coddingtons in the cemeteries of Goshen, Orange Co. area and the Tompkins Co. area. My theory is they may have moved together and may have originated from NJ, at least the Van Ripers and the Coddingtons. Pam Felton pofelton@cs.com Reisterstown, MD