Hi Arthur Here is what I have on John Person and Sarah "Sallie" Layman. I am Shirley's "shirttail cousin". Judy in Va Descendants of JOHN PERSON 1 JOHN PERSON b: 1825 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY d: 1902 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY Burial: JEFFERSON RURAL CEMETERY, CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY . +SARAH "SALLIE" CATHERINE LAYMAN m: 1854 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY b: February 23, 1832 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY d: 1915 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY Father: WILHELMUS M. LEHMAN Mother: ELIZABETH WEBBER Burial: JEFFERSON RURAL CEMETERY, CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY .... 2 MARY PERSON b: 1856 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY d: 1920 in GREENE CO, NY Burial: NEW JEFFERSON RURAL CEMETERY, JEFFERSON, GREENE CO, NY ........ +UNKNOWN PALMER .... 2 WILLIAM "WILLIE" H. PERSON b: 1859 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY .... 2 JOHN H. PERSON b: 1862 in CATSKILL, GREENE CO, NY Shirley <maples1@hctc.com> wrote:Arthur, I haven't begun to enter the 500+ pages of Layman info I received from a shirttail cousin, and researched primarily by Sylvia in Greene County...but I do know my LEHMANN/LEHMAN/LAYMAN line settled there very early on. I'll keep your message on file and when I enter the info into my database, I'll let you know if we have a connection. shirley :) Arthur Hoey wrote: >I believe I am living in the house of John Person and Sarah Layman along >Kaaterskill Creek in Catskill. I have an old map and I am guessing that the >Abraham Layman noted on this map might be Sarah's father. He was living >across the road from John and Sarah and perhaps gave them the land to build >the home.....a wedding gift perhaps? > >1857-J. Person >John Person, son of Hezekiah and Margaret Person, was born at Catskill in >1825, and was married in 1854 to Sarah C. Layman of Catskill. They had two >sons and one daughter, Mary (b abt 1856), William H. (b abt 1859) and John >H. (b abt 1862). Family is found in the 1870 and 1870 census records. >1896 Greene County Directory: John Person---farmer 107 acres PO Catskill > >Any info on either family (and info on the Little Delaware Turnpike that >passed by the house) would be of interest. > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3-15-2005 ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 200 Greene County cemeteries fully transcribed - look up your ancestor! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx