Another point to consider is the large size of the families. Your chances of inheriting the family farm were small if you had 8 siblings! Here's a great site from the Bureau of Land Management where you can search your ancestor's name on land deeds and view a scan of the original deed. Very often it was the father that purchased cheap land in the territories for his children to settle. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Default.asp? Sherry ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Rosenbaum" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 5:24 PM Subject: [NYFL] Need a history lesson! > Hi researchers, > I need a history lesson. Why was there such a influx of settlers > into this area around the early 1800's? I have 3 families that > relocated from NJ to Ovid and Trumansburg right after the turn of the > century. > The families I am researching are; > Creque----Abraham b NJ d Trumansburg NY--Believe father of Frances > (need more proof) > Creque---Frances b 1807 NJ d 1871 Trumansburg NY > > DeMund/Demun/Demunn----Cornelius b 1805 NJ d 1881 Seneca Co. NY > Dunun---- John L. b 1829 NY d 1917 Ovid, NY (son of Cornelius) > > Bryant---- John K. b 1800 NJ d 1873 Seneca Co. NY > his wife > Thurston----Mary b 1822 Indiana or Ohio d 1896 > > If anyone can share more info on these families---I'm all ears:-) > > May God Bless > Deb >