Hi Frances, There are a couple of towns right on the border between Rhode Island and Connecticut that go over the border. I have some Dorrance ancestors who were caught like that. It might give you a clue as to the town, this one was Voluntown. In my notes on John Dorrance, b. 1671 I have written: “John and his brother George and their families settled in the extreme northeastern portion of Voluntown, CT, now the southwestern corner of Foster, RI, where they built a sawmill on the Quanduck River. They added a grist mill later. Voluntown at that time also included the present township of Sterling, CT, until May 1794. The boundary line between CT and RI was not settled until 1728 and it was then found that the part of Voluntown where the Dorrances had settled was Rhode Island property, and now lies partly in the town of Foster, RI.” Hope this helps, Mary in Greece You wrote: Yes, Diane, I have to agree with you there. Census information can be inaccurate in many ways. Not just the spelling of the names, but the place of birth, as well. I have one guy who is reported on one census as being born in Rhode Island, and another that says he was born in Connecticut. In this case, either the census taker just wrote the same thing, all the way down, because it was a large family, or the man was not at home, and just took down whatever he was told. Now I have to chase down two leads-I have to look for him in both places!