Hello Folks -- I'm trying to trace one Aaron NORTON. His descendants show up in the Western Reserve section of Ohio (Geauga County) about 1820. I'm fairly certain that his ancestors came from New England. They apparently lived in Hartwick, Otsego, NY for a while. There were other folks from Otsego County, NY who showed up in the same part of OH. Perhaps they migrated together. Much of the info I have came from the LDS web site, where there exists a maddening mixture of first class genealogy, and unsupported conjecture. So I don't trust what I have. Aaron NORTON apparently married Lydia RUTTY in Pittstown, Rensselaer, NY about 1798. Their eldest child, Lydia, was born in Pittstown in 1800. Child #2, Sawyer H Norton, was born in Hartwick, Otsego, NY in 1803. Child #3, William Aaron Norton, was born in Pittstown in 1806. Child #4, Horace, was born in Hartwick in 1808. I'm not willing to believe that they commuted between Pittstown and Hartwick. I am willing to believe that someone slipped some erroneous data into the IGI. Lydia NORTON married William Wait AYERS in Chester, Geauga, OH in 1824. From here to the present, the genealogical data are pretty solid. No further problems. The problems exist going back. I can't find anything about Lydia Rutty. There were lots of RUTTYs in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT, but I can't find a Lydia who fits. I found a transcription of Barbour's VRs of Killingowrth, Connecticut, but nobody named Lydia who was born about 1775-1780. Not even a Lydia ?? who married a Rutty, and became a widow. She was supposedly born in Pittstown, NY, or maybe Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA. I'm inclined to believe that the latter is a mistake. There were a bunch of Aaron NORTONs in CT. One, who was about the right age, was the son of Aaron and Martha (Foote) Norton. He was born in Goshen, Litchfield, CT, and ended up in Ohio. However, it appears that he made a stopover in East Bloomfield, Ontario, NY, rather than Hartwick. The elder Aaron was a Rev War vet, buried in Rice Cemetery, in East Bloomfield, NY. Another Aaron NORTON was born in 1751 in Durham, Middlesex, CT. He became the second husband of Eunice Kelsey. [She had been married to Samuel RUTTY -- in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT -- is there a concidence here?? Locale and surname?? Perhaps.] This Aaron died in Hartwick, NY in 1813. He also had a son named Aaron, but not until 1797. As they say, close -- but no cigar. Another Aaron NORTON was born in 1782 in Bristol, Hartford, CT to Aaron and Rhoda (Hinman) Norton. The father was the son of Isaac and Mary (Rockwell) Norton, born in Haddam, Middlesex, CT in 1749. I haven't found any mention of a wife or children for Junior. A fourth Aaron NORTON was born in 1750 in Guilford, or maybe in Middletown. I have nothing further from him. I am hoping that some kind soul has done some research on these various Aaron NORTONs, and might be willing to share the results with me. Thanks in advance for your help. Bruce Bardes Cincinnati