In a message dated 09/07/2008 1:05:47 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, nybrooklyn-request@rootsweb.com writes: Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:29:59 EDT From: John961@aol.com Subject: [BKLYN] re Mother in law To: nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c26.42a3ee51.35f44247@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Terence, I would suggest the possibility that Abbie is the mother of Thomas' first wife. She lived with them and the wife died. Thomas then married Louise. Abbie is still Thomas' mother in law. John Yes, that would explain it, alright. However, I have Abbie's history from previous censuses and she only married and lived with Samuel Enderby. And if there is no blood or in-law relationship why, as a widow, did she move from Brooklyn to Manhattan? Thanks for your thoughts. Terence **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)