Elisha Tyler's household is listed next to that of Bodwell Huse in the 1790 Census of Freehold (then Albany Co) NY. I believe my 4th great-grandfather Israel Huse was the son of Bodwell (still looking for proof) and Israel married Abigail Tyler in 1792 according to Greenville Presbyterian Church records. Circumstantial evidence points to Phineas (son of David Tyler and Bethia Linsley/Lindsley) as the father of Abigail and I've been looking for his exact connection to Elisha for some time, possibly brother, uncle or cousin. Have you seen the Borthwick papers at the Greene Co website (rootsweb.com/~nygreen2)? He gives some information about the Tylers of Greene County. They came from New Haven Co CT (East Haven and Branford areas). Phineas moved to NY in 1788 and that might be of help to you, if he is closely related to Elisha. The website also contains a lot of information about the Hotchkiss family. For example, Borthwick's Article 11 says, in part: "The region about East Durham was settled by about twenty families from Cheshire and other places near New Haven, Conn., with a sprinkling of Dutch families from the valley of the Hudson among them. Hence we find the names of Robert, George and Samuel Hotchkiss, John, Barnard and Thomas Bagley, Phineas, David and Elisha Tyler, David, Francis, John, and Amos Cleavland, William and James Evory, Obed Hervey, Asa, Simeon and Asahel Jones, a family of Barkleys, Joseph Adams, Col. Ezra Post, a Mr. Boomhover and a Mr. VanLoan, Joel Lindsley, a Mr. Ecklor, and a Mr. Howel. . ." (Written by Joshua G. Borthwick and originally published on July 28, 1883, in the Catskill 'Examiner'. Copy provided by the Durham Center Museum and retyped by Annette Campbell) The Hotchkiss' were from New Haven County CT. They connect to my Wilmot family line of Cheshire, New Haven Co CT, but I haven't found specific links between them and my Tyler/Huse line in Durham yet. In Article 12 of Joshua Borthwick's Papers it says that Amos, son of Robert Hotchkiss, m. Elisha Tyler's daughter Lottie. Article 33 gives more detail about Lemuel Hotchkiss whose relationship to Robert is not given. A few years ago I was in Greene County and took photos of the lovely farm in Durham that was originally owned by some of the Tyler family. I'd be happy to continue discussion offline. Judy Davison From: "Dick Dodge" <rbdodge@sbcglobal.net> Date: 2005/06/10 Fri AM 09:22:10 EDT To: NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Elisha TYLER I am seeking any information about Elisha TYLER who is in the 1800 census for Freehold, Greene County. I am researching the HOTCHKISS family and have reason to believe that Augustus HOTCHKISS's wife Ann (Anna) is the daughter of Elisha TYLER. According to the 1875 NY state census, Ann was born in Albany County c1797 prior to the time when Greene County was formed in 1800. There are 7 heads of family in Freehold with the surname HOTCHKISS in the 1800 census. I believe that Augustus is the son of one of these families. Any help will be appreciated. Dick Dodge Houston, TX ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== Over 150 family bibles of Greene County families on-line now. Track down your lost ancestor! http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx