Hi Madison County researchers, I am new to this list and am researching my Tucker family from Smithfield, Madison County. My ancestor, Moses Tucker, was in Smithfield around 1805 as his son, Chauncey Tucker, was born there according to information on his son's death record and obituary. The death records and his obituary for Chauncey (he died in LaSalle, New York and I have requested a copy of his death record, if it exists) says that he was born in Smithport, Madison County, New York on 10 January 1805. I know that there is no place called Smithport in Madison County and since it is not close to the sea, there is no port. Since Chauncey was no longer around to correct what his family said about him after he died, I think that the family must have misremembered his birth place and should have said Smithfield and not Smithport. As I study more about Smithfield, I see that it was not organized until 1807. I imagine that it may have existed as a place before it was "officially" organized in 1807. Does anyone know if this is true? Moses Tucker migrated to Chautauqua County by 1809 where he purchased land from the Holland Land Company. Actually, he steadily purchased land in Chautauqua from 1809 up until 1835 when he died sometime before the 1840 census was taken as his wife, Elizabeth, appears as head-of-household. I have him pretty well pinned down in Chautauqua. Where Moses was born and who his parents were is still a mystery to me. A descendant of his daughter (my ancestor Nancy) says that Moses married Elizabeth Cable and they had the following children, Nancy Tucker b. 1801, Chauncey Tucker b. 1805, Harriet Tucker no birth info, James Tucker b. 1814 in Chautauqua County, NY, and Moses Tucker Jr. born in 1815 in Chautauqua. Two of Moses' sons married into the Risley family and I know the Risleys were in Madison County in the early days. Chauncey married Florella C. Risley, the daughter of Elijah Risley, Jr and Abigail (Nabby) Bringham, in about 1833 in Chautauqua and James Tucker married Emeline Risley in 1840 in Chautauqua. I don't know who Emeline's parents were. I have been working on this Tucker Family research for a number of years but haven't gotten very far. I have the summer off from my job so I have devoted full time to this research and started three weeks ago when I went to Salt Lake City to work in the Family History Library and since then for the past three weeks I have worked full time on it from home. I live in Phoenix, Arizona and am not able to travel to New York to do research. I am about to order several rolls of microfilm but wanted to introduce myself to the list. Is there anyone researching the Moses Tucker family in Madison County? I know there was a James Tucker in Smithfield around the time Moses was there but I have not been able to tie them together. Here is what I have found so far: a Moses Tucker appeared on the 1790 census in Otsego, Montgomery County, NY. He was a free white male 16 years and upward, and head of the household. According to the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Chautauqua County (assuming they are correct), Moses was born between 1770 and 1780. So, this could be my Moses at a very young age. In 1790 Montgomery county encompassed a huge area including the Madison County area. Moses Tucker was listed on the Town of Cazenovia Road Book compiled by Daniel H. Weiskotten in 2000. In 1805 and 1807 he was listed as the path master for the road. A Moses Tucker was listed as a Smithfield juror in 1807according to William H. Tuttle's Names and Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison County, New York. As I mentioned above, I will be ordering land, court, and probate records for Madison County for the early years to see if Moses is mentioned. I will also order the early records of Chenango County from which Madison was taken. I am also interested in Moses' wife's family, the Cable family. I have not found a trace of them in anything I have read about Madison County. Any help you can give me with this research would be very much appreciated. Sincerely, Daniela Moneta