Posted on: Columbia County NY. Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Columbia/11902 Surname: Shufelt Paddock ------------------------- Sometimes the only way documented proof is obtained is from Deeds or Wills.There is a History of Columbia Co which you may get through interlibrary loan. Land problems developed on both sides of the Hudson River because of holdings of the Livingston's. Also a History of Kinderhook.