Hi MaryKell, Saw your post. I am from this area originally and found it difficult also. I do have White's in my family. Email me and I will see if I can help. Pat -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [NYCLINTO-L] Vital Records Books for Clinton County >In a message dated 01/04/2000 11:21:02 AM Mountain Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > ><< Does Clinton County or any of the towns > in the county, maintain vital records books as do other counties and towns > in other states? >> > >Hi Sue, >As you know, I have searched faithfully for my ancestors in Clinton County, >NY, to no avail. The only thing I found in state records was Elijah WHITE's >deed, where his children sold his property after he died in 1877, but I had >to give them the exact page number, etc. in order to have them copy it. They >would not search for it. New York has got to be one of the worst state for >vital records and to search in. I found where Elijah was buried, by writing >to a Mrs. Zaumetzger who sent me some info on Elijah's grave. Luckily, I >found where Elijah, Jr. came from Whiting, VT and that he was born in MA, >(from his father's rev war papers.) When I got into the MA. sites, I found >tons of info on Elijah Jr, Elijah Sr and Sr's parents. I wish all states were >like MA. Almost all of Elijah WHITE, Jr's info in NY came from lookups that >kind people did for me or from the BABBITT Family Assoc. and Book. >marykell > >