Hi again Judy, I just looked at the 1830 and 1840 New York Census indexes, which I can access on-line. Newburg is indeed in Orange County, but there do not seem to be any Clarks recorded there. However, there are Clarks in Deer Park and Minisink -- two areas that I've recently been led to in my research. I will check to see how close they may be to Newburg. Its possible that in reporting or recalling a birth, someone could have simply named the nearest large town. In the back of my mind, I believe I was led to Newburg in one of my vast sweeps of the 1840 census of New York State. My McM... ancestor (nine different spellings of the surname) who married Catherine Clark is missing in 1840, though the reports on births of children suggest they lived somewhere in New York at that time. I recall one or more McM... families in Newburg that looked like they could conceivably fit the profile (as you may know, the 1840 does not give any names, except for that of the head of the household.) In another coincidence (?) Catherine Clark, like your ancestor, lived in New York City (circa 1839-1850) before moving to the Summit area. All of the above has me fairly excited. Will check further and get back to you. Dave