> Do you have a Lemuel Lincoln in your lines? YES! (The problem is ... which one?) The Lemuel (in Genesee Co, NY) that I know most about is Lemuel Foster Lincoln. His parents were (Cornelius) Jones LINCOLN and Zoraida FOSTER. Lem was the eldest of six, born 29 Jul 1824 in NY (I'm "sure" Genesee....). He married on 10 Apr 1851 to Mary E. REID. He died in Bethany Twp, there, on 16 Sep 1870 and was buried there at Maple Lawn Cemetery. He died 'suddenly' at age 46, surrounded by his family and his wife's aged parents...according to the Batavia, NY, paper. In 1860 someone named Florilla T. REED was living with Lem and Mary. She was 41 yreas old...perhaps a sister or an aunt of Mary? Why the spelling difference? Is it significant or poor scholarship? My G-grandfather Royal Orlando (of Genesee) (and Rebecca COOK from IL) named their youngest son Lemuel Foster LINCOLN. He was born in Little Rock Twp, Kendall, IL, on 26 Nov 1872. He became an attorney, married, had a son, and died 10 days later of measles, at age 30. Lem and wife named the baby Lemuel Fuller LINCOLN. (His mother was Laura Sophronia FULLER (of Waterman, DeKalb, IL, and Plano, Kendall, IL, too--l think.) He was born 22 Dec 1900 in Plano. He died at age 82 (breaking the string of short lives) in April 1983 in Arizona where he lived and raised his family. I cannot imagine that a Lincoln in early Bethany isn't related...perhaps I just don't have the right information as yet. Royal Orlando's parents (John and Lydia GIFFORD-LINCOLN) and his grandparents (Sylvester and Desire BRIGGS-LINCOLN) removed from Castleton, Rutland, VT, to Bethany Twp, Genesee, NY, in 1804 and operated the first inn in the locale. His son, Royal Edgar LINCOLN, named one of his sons Walter...again a vague clue...but R.O. and R.E. were known for maintaining connections with New York and the relatives there. Family seemed very important to them. I've always felt, but not known, that the unusual names in the family probably had some significance in the family. The ones I know about were named for grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Does this information connect with something in your family? I hope so...and hope that I will hear from you too. Kristy in Plano