hi Group , I have just signed on to this list , I am not a ' newbie ' !! , I am just expanding my Search Locations ....... I am looking for anybody that has a family connection to any ' POTTER ' in New York State in the time frame of 1825- 40 I have extracted every Potter out of the 1830 Fed Census , looking for the parents of my GG-Grandmother , And , to save me a lot of usless work I wish to eliminate those people on my list That I can find names of their children ...... So if you have any Potters that are know to you , I would like to ' talk ' to you ..... For the record ; I am looking for the ' record ' of birth for Emma Mira Potter ' born Feb 17 1829 ..... Don`t be going to the LDS site looking for me , All you will find is my ' correction submission ' which is NOT correct , It is a ' MERGED MESS ' ...... and I know that there are no civil records kept before 1880s , etc etc ..... thanks , Phil