Dear Carol, Well-you are correct: One ? might get many kinds of answers and you now have LOTS to work with. The northern line of Beekman Patent abuts Pleasant Valley, Washington; and Amenia where there were many Quakers. It would follow that some township-borders-- and neighbors--would have overlapped. Charlotte J.Sheldon On Jan 23, 2008, at 1:37 PM, cheap@simon.com wrote: Charlotte, "A suggestion to all of you researching in Duchess county--whether or not they were Quaker, and especially if you are not familiar with Duchess Co. reference books---Look for copies of the several VOLUMES of ' SETTLERS of the BEEKMAN PATENT' by DOHERTY, Frank J.. Vol.1 was pub. in 1990. I think Mr. Doherty is now on Vol. 6 or 7. This man will be or is already --a Duchess Co. HERO." Are you saying that many of the people in Beekman Patent were Quakers? I have 2 people buried in "The Friends cemetery" in Dutchess. Elizabeth & John DICKINSON, John died 1845 any suggestions on how to search for Quaker info for someone who has never had a Quaker in the family tree before? Thanks, Carol L. Heap Florida ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYDUTCHE- request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message