Does anyone know in what town in Cortland county this Hamm family resided? I'm going to start checking census record this coming week and would like to be able to narrow down the search. Thanks much, Roger Smith Descendants of Michael Hamm Generation No. 1 1. MICHAEL3 HAMM (JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born 1772 in Germantown, Columbia, NY, and died February 3, 1865 in Cortland Co., NY. He married MARIA HERDER April 21, 1805. She was born Abt. 1785 in Ghent, NY. More About MICHAEL HAMM: Baptism: May 3, 1772, Germantown Reformed Church Sponsors: Michel Schmit and Marytjen Schmidt More About MARIA HERDER: Aka (Facts Pg): Maria Harter Children of MICHAEL HAMM and MARIA HERDER are: 2. i. JACOB4 HAMM, b. November 16, 1807, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY; d. June 26, 1865, Wycoff, Fillmore, MN. 3. ii. WILLIAM HAMM, b. January 6, 1811, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY; d. June 16, 1876, Elwood, Atlantic, NJ. iii. JOHN HAMM, b. March 27, 1814, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY. iv. MARGARETHA HAMM, b. February 8, 1817, Claverack, Columbia Co, NY. v. CATHARINE HAMM, b. April 17, 1820, West Copake, Columbia, NY. vi. PETER HAMM, b. June 20, 1822, West Copake, Columbia, NY. vii. HENRY HAMM, b. May 31, 1824, West Copake, Columbia, NY. viii. MARIA HAMM, b. Abt. 1828, Cortland Co., NY. Generation No. 2 2. JACOB4 HAMM (MICHAEL3, JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born November 16, 1807 in Claverack, Columbia Co, NY, and died June 26, 1865 in Wycoff, Fillmore, MN. He married (1) JULIA ANN. She was born 1811 in NY. He married (2) JO ANN HOWE November 24, 1834 in NY. She was born October 11, 1809 in NY, and died November 21, 1894 in Marshall, Lyon, MN. Children of JACOB HAMM and JO HOWE are: i. JULIA ANN5 HAMM, b. Abt. 1836. ii. JOHN MARTIN HAMM, b. January 10, 1838, Cortland Co., NY; d. July 5, 1920, Preston, Fillmore, MN; m. HANNAH B. WATSON, Abt. 1860; b. July 7, 1840, Indiana; d. May 11, 1925, Preston, Fillmore, MN. iii. ANDREW J. HAMM, b. Abt. 1840, Cortland Co., NY; d. April 11, 1908, Canby, Yellow Medicine, MN; m. MARY JANE HOWARD, Abt. 1860, Madison, Wisconsin; b. November 15, 1839, Louisville, Jefferson, KY; d. March 1892, Marshall, Lyon, MN. iv. SARAH E. HAMM, b. Abt. 1843, NY. v. MARGARETE JANE HAMM, b. Abt. 1846, Marengo, MN. vi. GEORGE ALBERT HAMM, b. March 29, 1850, Marengo, MN; d. June 14, 1937, Forest Grove, Washington, Oregon; m. MARION ROSE DOUGLAS, June 14, 1870, New York; b. July 27, 1854, Schayzee, NY; d. May 8, 1931, Oregon. vii. SANFORD HERBERT HAMM, b. August 21, 1857, Wycoff, Filmore, MN; d. April 30, 1945, Corvalis, Oregon; m. HARRIET CAINE, Abt. 1878; b. November 1859, Illinois; d. West Chicago, Illinois. 3. WILLIAM4 HAMM (MICHAEL3, JACOB2, CONRAD1) was born January 6, 1811 in Claverack, Columbia Co, NY, and died June 16, 1876 in Elwood, Atlantic, NJ. He married MARY ANN WRIGHT Abt. 1848, daughter of DANIEL WRIGHT and MARY PRATT. She was born Abt. 1820 in NY. Child of WILLIAM HAMM and MARY WRIGHT is: i. HARRY L.5 HAMM. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com