Jerry - I don't know anything about those families specifically, but the names look like Yankee names - New England Puritan descendants names. You may find out material about them in NH or MA databases. Many, many Yankees moved into upstate NY after the Revolutionary War when land formerly held by the Native Americans was made available for purchase at low prices. Many kept moving through as the economy changed - to Michigan, WI and Ohio. Typically families moved together - brothers and their families, fathers and almost grown children and all their families. So some of the many Sweet names may be relatives, or first generation born in NY state of earlier Yankee migrants. Good luck - Linda