This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Simons, Gray Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iRB.2ACE/2237.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: "Thomas Gray--Duncan Gray and Hannah McBride, the parents of the subject of this sketch, were natives of Ireland. The latter came to America with her parents, who settled in Pennsylvania when she was very young. They came to Livingston County in 1806, and located in the town of Geneseo. "Duncan Gray enlisted in the service of the United State, arch to the front, took part in the Battle of Chippewa in the War of 1812, and was lost in that engagement; but in what manner he was killed is not known, as he has never been heard of since. His widow died July 14, 1847, aged eighty-one years. They had eight children, viz: Hugh, Daniel, James, Mary, Thomas, William and Jane, none of whom are now living except Thomas......" from Walbridges's History of Springwater, Livingston County, NY The Federal Census of 1830 taken in Lima, Livingston County, NY has: Andrew, Andrew, Arnold, Caleb, Ezra, George, Hannah, Hugh, James, James, Jennett, Jesse, John, Mahlon, Martha, Matthew, Richard, Sarah, Thomas, and 4 Williams The first marriage in Lima, Springwater was that of Simeon Gray and Patty Alger in 1793. I think Mary Gray, Thomas' sister, married Loten Simons, son of Alvin Simons and Betsy/Elizabeth Chandler. Alvin is on page 111 of that 1830 census with eleven in the household. Alvin was 60-70 and their were two children under 5. Loten was born in 1793. Loten applied for a land patent in Kent County, Michigan in 1839 which wasn't issued until 1841, the year Alvin died. Mary survived many years and was in Wexford County where there are many Snyders in the records. I think I read Snyder some place. I have not been able to find a stone for Mary. I did see her name on the death record for her son, Elihu Simons, in Cadillac, Wexford Co., MI. Elihu's daughter, Minnie, married Henry Day, son of Eri H. Day who was born in Springwater ~1815. They were married in Wexford County, Michigan. Elihu's wife, Caroline Henderson, lived on the land that was the subject of the above mentioned land patent in Kent County.