Have you tried Blauveldt spelling? That is common in Nova Scotia. -----Original Message----- From: FamChaser@aol.com <FamChaser@aol.com> To: NYCAYUGA-L@rootsweb.com <NYCAYUGA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [NYCAYUGA] CHAPIN,PHELPS >Marc: > I put a bulletin on the Board when I belonged to Prodigy. A gentleman >replied that I should write to the BLAUVELT family. I did so naming Sarah >BLAUVELT with year of birth and her daughter, Carrie CHAPIN with year of >birth. This was from my HALL family. John Hall, my grandfather, married >Carrie CHAPIN. > The Blauvelt family replied -- sending me my ancestry and noting Phillip >CHAPIN, Carrie's father was adopted. > I then went to Auburn,Cayuga,NY and found his gravestone. Seeing a DAR >flag, I wrote to the N.A.R.A. and got his Civil War papers. > That is how I obtained more. But, still, NO PARENTS. I have since found 2 >second cousins and they don't know the parentage also. > Aren't you glad you asked???? The search often takes one in various >directions. I am still searching. Good luck on your searches. >Evelyn in Ohio > > >==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== >Have you visited the Cayuga County NYGenWeb project home page lately? >Check out the changes at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycayuga > >============================== >The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! >http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > >